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Centurion Hotel Grand Kobe Ekimae
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.27 out of 5 (1,652 reviews). Guests praise how friendly the front desk and breakfast staff were and how kindly they treated their children, and mention that the family room is divided into two rooms, a bedroom and a living room, which let them relax. On the other hand, some found the walls thin and felt anxious about their children's voices and other noise carrying to nearby rooms.
Kids Facilities
Premium Family Room
Premium Family Room
A spacious room of about 39 sq m with four semi-double beds (120 cm wide) and two sofa beds (100 cm wide). With an extra bed it accommodates up to 6 guests, making it suitable for a family stay.
- •With an extra bed, the room can be used by up to 6 guests.
Overview
Centurion Hotel Grand Kobe Ekimae is a designer hotel a 1-minute walk from JR Kobe Station, close to Harborland. Alongside its polished, adult-oriented atmosphere, it has a Premium Family Room for up to 6 guests, and child rates are available. The breakfast buffet serves a number of dishes in small bowls, so you can take small portions at a time, which makes it easy to use with young children. Every room has an air purifier, and children aged 14 and under can stay when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Rooms
Room types include Superior Single, Superior Double, Superior Queen, Standard King, Superior King, Standard Twin and Superior Twin, along with the Premium Family Room for up to 6 guests. The Premium Family Room is about 39 sq m and has four semi-double beds (120 cm wide) and two sofa beds (100 cm wide); with an extra bed it accommodates up to 6 guests. The Standard Twin has two semi-double beds (120 cm wide), while the Superior Twin adds a sofa bed to those same two beds and can also be used by 3 guests. Every stay plan has child rates.
Dining
Breakfast is served buffet-style at Asage, the breakfast restaurant on the second floor, from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. (last order 9:30 a.m.). Local dishes rotate daily, including Kobe's soul food bokkake (simmered beef tendon and konjac), akashiyaki (soft egg-batter octopus dumplings) from the city of Akashi, and Chinese rice porridge and boiled dumplings familiar from Nankinmachi. Buffet staples such as rolled omelet, curry, bread, salad and grilled fish are laid out as well. Some dishes are served in small bowls, and small bowls are provided as serving dishes too, so you can take just the amount you want, a little at a time.
Family-friendly points
The hotel has rules for guests who are minors. Guests aged 14 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (or an equivalent supervising adult) and cannot stay on their own. If a booking is for guests aged 15 or over but under 18 only, or if a group includes a guest aged 15 or over but under 18, a consent form from a parent or guardian must be submitted. Stay plans have child rates. Guest rooms are fitted with an air purifier to keep the air in the room comfortable. The in-room television also receives Kids Station (anime) among its free channels.
Access
The hotel is a 1-minute walk from JR Kobe Station, 4 minutes from Sannomiya by train and 5 minutes from Shin-Kobe by subway (from Okurayama Station), with Harborland close by. Harborland is a 5-minute walk away, and the Anpanman Museum is also within walking distance. There is no parking on the property, but the nearby affiliated P-CLUB Kobe Station North Parking can be used from 2 p.m. until noon the next day for 1,700 yen. Rates may vary during festivals. A late checkout plan is also available that moves the usual 11 a.m. checkout to 12 noon.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 2-3-7 Aioi-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0025 |
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| directions_carAccess | A 1-minute walk from JR Kobe Station, with Sannomiya 4 minutes away by train, Shin-Kobe 5 minutes by subway (from Okurayama Station), and Harborland right nearby. |
| trainNearest station | Kobe Station |
| local_parkingParking | Affiliated parking is at P-CLUB Kobe Station North Parking, 1,700 yen from 2 p.m. until noon the next day, with rates that may vary during festivals. |
| callPhone | +81-78-599-6120 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, UFJ Card, Mastercard, Discover |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.centurion-hotel.com/kobe/open_in_new |
Reference price as of August 28, 2026 (stay date 2026-09-19). Please check the booking site for actual rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can children stay at Centurion Hotel Grand Kobe Ekimae?
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Guests aged 14 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (or an equivalent supervising adult) and cannot stay on their own. If a booking is for guests aged 15 or over but under 18 only, or if a group includes a guest aged 15 or over but under 18, a consent form from a parent or guardian must be submitted.
Is there a room big enough for a family of five or six?
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The Premium Family Room is about 39 sq m, with four semi-double beds (120 cm wide) and two sofa beds (100 cm wide), and with an extra bed it takes up to 6 guests. The Superior Twin has two semi-double beds plus a sofa bed and can be used by 3 guests.
Are child rates available?
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Yes. Child rates are set on every stay plan.
Is breakfast easy to manage with young children?
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Breakfast is served buffet-style at Asage on the second floor from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. (last order 9:30 a.m.). Some dishes are served in small bowls, and small bowls are provided as serving dishes as well, so you can take just the amount you want, a little at a time. Local dishes such as bokkake, akashiyaki, Chinese rice porridge and boiled dumplings rotate daily, alongside staples like rolled omelet, curry, bread, salad and grilled fish.
How do we get to the hotel, and where can we park?
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The hotel is a 1-minute walk from JR Kobe Station, 4 minutes from Sannomiya by train and 5 minutes from Shin-Kobe by subway (from Okurayama Station). Harborland is a 5-minute walk away, and the Anpanman Museum is within walking distance. There is no parking on the property, but the affiliated P-CLUB Kobe Station North Parking nearby can be used from 2 p.m. until noon the next day for 1,700 yen, with rates that may vary during festivals.
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