Hotels in Nagoya, Japan

PLACES TO STAY

Budget

• Kyoya Ryokan: Possibly the best cheap hotel in the entire city. Though near the Nagoya Station, the hotel is very peaceful. Visitors especially love the onsen and the garden. Can be a little hard to locate without Google Maps.
• Viainn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi: This is a typical business hotel, close to Nagoya Station. Not exactly luxurious, but very functional and clean.
• Super Hotel Nagoya-ekimae: You can’t miss the huge SUPER HOTEL sign. Excellent value for money. In a good neighbourhood. Healthy, tasty breakfast. Try to get a view over the rail tracks.

Mid-range

• Dormy Inn Premium Nagoya Sakae: Free hot spring public bath. The ramen is delicious. Very popular with couples. Ten minutes away from shopping strip.
• Hotel MyStays Nagoya Sakae: Get a room called the ‘corner queen unit if you’re travelling with a kid.’ There’s a terrific diner right across the street, and lots of simple restaurants besides. Rooms are small, which is normal for Japan.
• Richmond Hotel Nagoya Nayabashi: Functional in every way. Breakfast buffet is supposed to be lovely. Japanese style bath on third floor.

Luxury

• Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel: Great views. Sensational breakfast. Close to Sakae underground station. Terrific lobby bar. Lots of great restaurants and stores nearby. Best place to stay.
• Hilton Nagoya: Try and get a room on a higher floor for the views. Train station is a 5 minute walk away. Spend some time in the Diamond lounge on the 26th floor.
• The Westin Nagoya Castle: The main attraction is right there in the name: the Nagoya Castle is the view right outside the window. Free shuttle to the station. Choose rooms higher up. Everything is beautifully decorated.

PLACES TO EAT

Nagoya is a big enough City that you'll find most international cuisines served if you look for them. However you should definitely try out the local delicacies. Sushi is a given. These include miso (fermented soybean and grain sauce), misokatsu (fried pork cutlet served with miso), shrimp tempura, uiro (multi-flavoured rice and sugar confectionery, and hitsumabushi (an eel and rice concoction that can be easily paired with other items). The best restaurants in town are:

• Aikyou: Famous for it its wild turtle hotpot and Aigo Nabe, which is a bouillabaisse of local meat and seafood.
• Garden Restaurant Tokugawaen: Upscale French and Japanese dining
• Horaiken: The best place in town to try the hitsumabushi. You get your dine in your own private tatami room.
• Vabel: A nightclub and dining bar with terrific Italian food and an even better wine selection. Reserve ahead of time.
• Sekai no Yamachan: Japanese style chicken wings
• Nanpu: Okinawan cuisine with some grilled food options with Okinawan beer.
• Yabaton: Best place in town to have Misokatsu