Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe

Enjoy great view at a hotel with long & royal history!

Takako Sakamoto May 07, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Heart-shaped bathtub in motion...how about a morning bath looking out at the beautiful bridge through a big glass window?</p>

<p>The view of the Great Akashi Strait Bridge in the morning</p>

<p>The main building of the Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa</p>

<p>Romantic night view of the lit-up Great Akashi Strait Bridge</p>

<p>Heart-shaped bathtub with glass window overlooking the lit-up Great Akashi Strait Bridge</p>

<p>This bathroom has a separate shower booth</p>

<p>Hotel lobby has red-carpeted stairs...you might feel like Scarlett O'Hara of 'Gone with the Wind' if you ran down these stairs...or not?!</p>

<p>Pretty stairs leading to the hotel reception area</p>

<p>Terrace Restaurant 'St. Tropez' has, of course, a great view of the bridge and the sea  </p>

<p>Entrance of onsen (large public bath)</p>

On the way to Tokushima, we stopped over at the foot of the Great Akashi Strait Bridge in Maiko, Kobe, and stayed for the night there to enjoy the view of the beautiful bridge. Although we chose the hotel just because it was still available (we made a reservation at the last minute) and the location was convenient (the highway bus for Tokushima departs from the bus stop close to the hotel), it turned out that the place was once the villa of Prince Arisugawa and quite historical. Here, you can enjoy the romantic view of the bridge and its history at the same time. For more information on the hotel and the neighboring area please see my other articles.

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...