A favorite hotel in the Kobe/Hanshin area.
Brilliant service from friendly, efficient staff.
Room decor is a little dated, but always clean.
An array of restaurants offers various cuisines, some a little expensive, but in line with international hotel prices.

Located on Rokko Island, about 6 kilometers from downtown Kobe. A shuttle service leaves the hotel, every 15 minutes to Sannomiya Station (downtown). Fare: 360 yen (one-way) per person in 2006.
This shuttle also picks up and drops off at Shin-Kobe (the Shinkansen Station) every half hour. Fare: 420 yen (one-way) per person in 2006.

Airport Shuttle picks up from the hotel at various times during the day. And staff can handle bookings for you. Connects to Kansai Airport in Osaka, and takes about 1 hour.
Shuttle also drops off at this hotel, (though check the schedule as not all Kobe Airport Shuttle services stop at Rokko Island.) About one shuttle per 1-2 hours.

Nearby to various restaurants if hotel fare is not what you are after.

Very good room rates are often available via the hotel's website.

Have stayed here more than 8 times and find it hard to fault. (Apart from having to pay to use the pool!)

Highly recommended.