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Stay kobe

Google (15) 2.6
Tripadvisor (2647) 4.3
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Visitors praise Stay kobe's convenient location in the Motomachi shopping street with nearby amenities. However, a significant recurring complaint is the lack of hot water after midnight, with some guests also mentioning poor service and unpleasant smells.

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Japan, 〒650-0022 Hyogo, Kobe, Chuo Ward, Motomachidōri, 4-chōme−6−5 アパルト・ロア

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About this place Stay kobe

Stay kobe is a small apartment-style lodging in the Motomachi area of Chuo Ward, central Kobe, close to Motomachi shopping arcade, Chinatown (Nankinmachi) and the harbourfront. It is a mainstream property listed as gay-friendly, not a gay hotel as older text claimed. Google reviews are few and poor (2.6 from 15), and there is no phone or website on file, so check recent feedback and check-in arrangements carefully. Kobe has a small gay bar scene; Osaka's much larger Doyama district is about 25 minutes away by train.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Mixed LGBTQ+ WiFi Year-round Gay-popular Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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2.6
★★★☆☆
15 reviews

Based on 15 Google reviews.

Stefan Lang May 2026
★★★☆☆

An apartment right in the middle of Motomachi's shopping street (arcades), (a bit hard to find). Everything would have been fine up to that point. But the service was extremely poor. We arrived to find the doors locked and hadn't received any message with the access code. We tried calling but couldn't reach anyone, and eventually we got the access code (which was wrong). After hours, someone happened to go out, and then we were able to get in. From then on, everything went smoothly.

ym May 2026
★★★★☆

It was compact, clean, and comfortable. However, I was bothered by a slightly unusual smell at the entrance.

t. mayu Mar 2026
★★☆☆☆
Tony Tang Jan 2026
★★★★★

Located in the fourth section of the Motomachi Shopping Street, with 100-yen shops and convenience stores nearby, it's very convenient to have such a space in the city center. Our family of four stayed for five days, and we even had a bathtub; we didn't have any problems with running out of water.

Mayara Takeguma Dec 2025
★☆☆☆☆

Horrible! How absurd is it to want to take a hot shower and not have hot water after midnight! There was no information about this! I do not recommend it!

Greice Morimoto Dec 2025
★☆☆☆☆

The apartment I rented had no hot water after midnight, so I contacted the owner and he told me to take a bath at the spa. There's no point in renting a place that doesn't even provide the basic necessities of life. The apartment I rented had no hot water after midnight, so I contacted the owner and he told me to take a bath at the spa. There's no point in renting a place that doesn't even provide the basic necessities of life.

Luis Ivassaki Dec 2025
★☆☆☆☆

I would not recommend this hotel as the hot water supply is cut off after midnight, I contacted the hotel and they told me there was a spa nearby where hot water was available.

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Last updated on 12 November 2026

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