Name: Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel
Address: Nishinomachi Sanzaemonbori, 210, Himeji, JP

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2026

Anna

Delicious buffet breakfast with both Japanese & Western options. Onsen was fantastic. Room was small but enough for the two of us and our luggage. Staff were very helpful. Luggage storage available after checkout - definitely recommend this hotel!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2026

Sze Wan

Hotel a bit dated

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Damon

Onsen was great. Breakfast was good. Room was tiny but clean and quiet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Garry

Hotel east wing is slightly dated but still a really nice hotel. Onsen superb, best we have had in many hotels. 3 baths, 3 tubs, sauna, mist room and cold plunge pool. 9am closure for maintenance could be moved to 11am so guests could use it before going out. Good location and courtesy bus to and from Himeji station great, if you spot it... maybe mention it in ads? Room spotless, amenities first class, we enjoyed our stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

Phillip

None

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2024

Sammy K

Great hotel, I would stay again when in the area.

Only thing I would ask is to have shuttle bus service to the train station in the morning OR at least around check out time. Other than that the breakfast and onsite \"real\" onsen were great to mention. The almond french toast is a special mention. Staffs were very friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Sudeep

Amazing stay. Very Clean

Business

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2024

Ying Leung

Great public bath

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2024

Vincent

The room was a bit small but ok for 1 night

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2024

Valentine

Friendly staff and nice public bath.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

06 Apr 2024

Christine

The room was very hot and couldn't be cooled. The bed snd pillow were very hard

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Suwit

Love this hotel

Clean and comfortable. Plus with onsen

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2023

Steve

Friendly staff

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

The room was so small and hardly can move. There were no place to put suitcases.
No A/C. They brought us a fan.
The public bath was nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2022

Mitchie

nice place

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2020

Verified traveler

Cheap

It was always good value but the atmosphere is now cold. The hotel is completely inflexible about check-in times but has removed the lobby chairs. The staff are not very friendly. I don't think Covid19 warrants that. However, it is still a cheap hotel.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

The room was non-smoking and fine, but the corridor smells smoke. It would be nice to have designated floors for smoking and non-smoking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2019

Steven

Was really lovely place to visit Himeji from , local to all of local attractions .
Staff very friendly and helpful . Mainly Japanese guests but staff did speak some English to us to help . The relaxation room was fab and you could go there in your hotel pjs and relax and read . The spa was great too we went in the private spa which was lovely as we were a little anxious about completely stripping off ! We asked for a upgrade as the first room
Was smoky and very small and for A very small charge the staff did this so easily for us . Would recommend getting the larger room if you like some extra space

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2019

Noel

Dated but okay

All good except for
Smoking room in corridor didn’t vent and the corridor was very smoky.
Mould in bathroom. Hotel is dated but okay. Shuttle bus to station.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Easy 10-min walk from Himeji station or there is a free shuttle bus that runs on a regular schedule. Staff speak some English. Hotel looks impressive but internally seems to be a mix of old and new. Our room, while perfectly adequate, seemed a bit tired and dated. In contrast, the spanking new luxurious onsen on the ground floor was a real treat (free to hotel guests). We treated ourselves to the breakfast buffet which was huge and varied, and had a nice supper in the cafe/dining restaurant on the second floor the first night. The area around the hotel is mostly offices and other hotels so not many dining options, better to return to the station area for those. My only complaint would be that Housekeeping did not pull our door closed so the room was unlocked all day (luckily nothing was taken and anyway we had our important valuables on us). When I tried to report this to the front desk as feedback, their English was not up to understanding my meaning at all.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Rude receptionist, dirty, small room, nothing nearby, bad parking and terrible pillow (1 only)

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel is a lil outdated, but I really like the bed and breakfast, and fragrance in a hallway.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2018

Jack

Good sized rooms and great onsen.

Pleasantly large room with twin beds. Very good onsen with multiple baths. Breakfast was good. Only drawback is location - about .5 k south of the train station and that much further from the castle. The hotel does have a shuttle, which we used a couple times.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

A twin room is quite small with few sockets. It's not very convenient for 2 tourists who have chargers of mobile phone, powerbank and camera batteries.

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2018

Christopher

English spoken by staff was very basic, eventhough they claim to have the skill. But hotel was good. Nowhere near the castle.

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2018

Natalia

This is a mediocre hotel at best. Seriously, there’s NOTHING special about it. Rooms are super small, building is old and smells funny, staff is probably the rudest we’ve met in Japan, and the only positive thing we were looking forward to, the bathhouse, has “no tattoos allowed” plastered all over the place, so we couldn’t even go in. That’s just an ignorant and discriminatory policy. Would not recommend this place at all.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2018

Minh

Good place to stay.

Exellent

Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Close to the train station.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2018

Beth

Hot water wasn’t great, took forever to come on.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, a bit out of the way, but compensated by having a shuttle bus to the station.

4/10

Poor

05 May 2018

Gal

does not worth the money ...
wifi was not working at all

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2018

Li

The location is near the castle. We can get the shuttle bus to himeji station twice a hour and we can borrow the free bicycle from front desk.

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

The bed was a bit of a rock but other than that it was a great hotel. The only problem we had was the air conditioner smelt like cigarettes when we turned it on so we left it off for the night we were there.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2018

k

The staff were very nice. However, the room advertised as good for 2 adults and 1 child was very misleading. The website picture and the actual room very different. It was VERY small and inconvenient. We chose from the picture. Shocked by the tiny size. Closet sized! All furniture was jammed in. Will NOT recommend to ANYONE.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

Marek

Nice hotel with a spa

Bathroom is kind of challenging in terms of size.

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2018

Donna

Great place to stay for short term

The hotel was great and the Onsen sensational. The only issue I had was the distance from everything touristy.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent Hotel Choice for Himeji Castle Visit

Excellent value. Compact, clean, quiet room. Bathroom had a slight smell but as I used the superb Spa it was not an issue. Free bike rental, nice helpful staff. Very good buffet breakfast included.
On the opposite side of the station to the castle but a reasonable walk or public buses.
Hotel courtesy bus to the station

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Facilities were great, includes a large spa.

Single room is much smaller than expected however, even for Japan, but otherwise it's pretty clean and beds comfy overall.

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Comfortable hotel but a bit far from station

Hotel has a popular onsen bath area, with a number of different baths. It is 15 minute walk from the station on the south side of Himeji station, and away from restaurants/nightlife. So many guests seemed to be arriving by car etc.

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Overall nice hotel with great Japanese baths. The breakfast was good with a large selection of different food.

Family

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Dated hotel with great onsen

We booked this hotel as a last-minute trip to Himeji, and chose it largely because it was the only non-love hotel available. We had to take a smoking room due to this.

Hotel staff was nice. The entire place stank of cigarettes, however. If you're allergic, don't go here. Even the lobby stinks. Our room stank so we opened the window and kept it open our entire stay. Other than that, the room was clean but really dated.

The onsen on the other hand was amazing. They have several different baths including a cold bath, and saunas. Tattoos are not allowed, but the onsen staff was really nice when I asked them about it: I have a couple small-ish tattoos so they just gave me some bandaids and let me in.

This hotel is about 7-10 minute walk from the station, maybe 30 from the castle depending on how fast you walk. Would recommend the onsen but not the hotel itself.

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2017

Iain

Staff are understanding my to foreign guests.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

good value for miney ;
The hotel is'nt so close to the castle ..

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2017

Chris

Nice hotel with awesome onsen facilities

This hotel has interesting onsen facilities that it has various types of pools/ponds, indoor and outdoor, which are good for your health in different ways according to the onsen descriptions.

It provides free shuttle service to Hemeji Station. It will take you around 15 mins to talk to Hemeji Station.

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2016

Simon

This hotel is a good value for 1 night stays. The rooms are small, so 2 people staying more than one night together in one room would feel uncomfortable. The amenities are all in excellent condition, fast internet and a comfortable bed. The staff are great. However like with many hotels, this the rooms feel generic. The best feature of the hotel is the onsen spa.

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2016

Bill

Interesting alternative to an 'onsen'

More commonly referred to as the Himeji Castle Hotel, my wife and I enjoyed our stay here. They have an opulent bathing facility on the 1st floor and the breakfast's incredible. People with a a lot of luggage or very limited Nihongo may not care to stay here but the staff's quite friendly and they have quite a few guests who just come for a long bath. Be sure to ask about the hotel shuttle that stops near the station by Hotel Nikko Himeji as it's not a short walk from the station. Also note that if you use online booking you probably won't get a room with a view -- the name of the hotel's a bit deceiving that way.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

This Hotel needs a lot of updating. Carpets in dining area were disgusting and needed clean We were very disappointed in this hotel

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2016

Robert

Nice place

The onsen (hot springs) area of the hotel is really nice, very relaxing and many tubs to choose from.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2016

Haley

The beds were incredibly firm. Room was small but okay for one night. Dinner at the restaurant was great and the staff was very nice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2016

Dermot

Typical Japanese style room

More catering for the Japanese business man it seemed. Shuttle bus service to Statiom useful as it felt like Hotel removed from everywhere

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2016

Verified traveler

Clean, convenient location next to Himeji castle and train station. Parking included. Did not like that hotel only allows one small child in a room and I was travelling with my family of four with two small children, each of whom can share a bed with a parent.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2016

Elizabeth

Himeji

We enjoyed our stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2015

Michael

A very small bathroom

I know that bathrooms in Japanese hotels are small, but this one was tiny which made it very difficult to use.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Nov 2015

sally

Tiny hot room

Great Onsen makes up for small room, in which we couldn't swing a cat. good position for sightseeing, helpful staff even though limited English. Some good local cheap restaurants close by.

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

My stay in Himeji

The stay was ok. There was a toilet leak in my room and dirty tablecloths in the breakfast room. Apart from that, the hotel was good. The Japanese style dinner was heavenly.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2015

robert

'Flying Crane Castle!

I had never heard of Himeji before going there but once there I was happy with the hotel and the city. The Himeji Castle is very impressive, either the best castle or one of them in Japan.
I enjoyed the hotel, staff was pleasant, spoke enough English and provided a well-run shuttle back and forth to the 'upscale train station area many times a-day, easy to use. Not much 'near the hotel, but access via shuttle puts you in active area. There is a nice supermarket just down street from hotel; tip, market reduces prices on many items in the evening. I would recommend the hotel and the city...nice combination.

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2015

Verified traveler

Cheating customers, Making more profit.

one of employees tried very hard to up the rate, lot more than we have already made the reservation for. When we did not agree, He gave us two rooms, very small, with no aircondition, and smelly. the situation got corrected, after his shift got ended,the next person came to front desk. I explain to her what happened, she checked in to it, Correct the problem, Gave us proper rooms.

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2015

Jeff

A little out of the way but they do have a shuttle bus. If you are looking for quiet, it is the place to go. Decent breakfast and Lawson's within walking distance.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

Takahiro

めちゃくちゃ良いホテルなのですが近くに飲食店が無いので施設内の飲食店の営業時間をもう少し長くしてほしいです。また温泉も最高ですがこちらも営業時間が短いのが残念でした。朝食も最高でしたが連泊の場合同じメニューなので変わり映えがほしいかなと感じました

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2026

REIKO

初めて利用しました。
少しベットが硬かったですが、でも、よく休めました。フロントの方も親切でした。お風呂も大きく気持ちよかったです。
1番よかったのは、朝のビッフェです。ビジネスホテルなのに種類がとても多く美味しくてとても満足しました。
また、価格もとてもリーズナブルでした。
ありがとうございました。

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Eero

Nice hotel only 800m from railway station. Hotel has a shuttle bus service from rw station. Rooms quite small but works. The point is that there is excellent spa with two different saunas and several tubes . Breakfast was good with japanese cuising. Finally the H castle only about 20 min walking from the H.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

MISAKO

今回も岩盤浴等お風呂も楽しめました。
又、来ます。

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2026

TOMOO

スタッフさんの対応が良い

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Hiroshi

駅からは5分くらい歩く。シャトルバスが出ているが朝の早い時間の送迎はない。朝食は充実している。お風呂は立派です。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2026

Masami

仕事で宿泊しました。家族旅行でも泊まりたいです。

Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 May 2026

hiroshi

特に無し

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2026

M isa

何回か利用させていただきました。
岩盤浴があるので姫路で泊まる時はお勧めです。
ホテルの朝食も美味しいそうなので、次回は是非朝食付きにしようと思います。

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2026

kanako

温泉は大満足｡駐車場も無料と良い点が多かったのですが、マットレスがくたびれた感じだったのが残念でした。

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2026

ATSUSHI

朝食はご当地ならではの食材を楽しめました。

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Jan

Goede bedden, ruime kamers, heerlijk ontbijt, vriendelijk personeel, fijne onsem, goed gelegen...

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

masako

フロントのスタッフがとても親切でした。

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

masami

お風呂が良かったです。

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2026

MASAHIRO

良かった

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Takamichi

露天風呂が工事中で残念でした

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

takanori

風呂がとても気持ちよかったです

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

sijgeharu

宿泊30日以上の常連です。お風呂の室内及び、湯加減等の温度管理は、全国no.1だと思います。但し今回は、有料ムービーチケットの機械が壊れていて、残念でした。珍しいチェック漏れ。

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Ryoko

建物は大分前に建てられていますが
客室は清潔にされていました。
朝食が種類も豊富で美味しかったです。

Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

yuriko

丁寧に対応されていた

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Masaki

朝食の種類も豊富、大浴場も大満足でした。
また姫路に来ることがあれば宿泊したいですね。

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2025

Shigeaki

客室の照明の点灯方法がわかりにくい。客室ドアが電子キーで開かず、再発行してもらったが、それも次の機会では開かなかった。でも大浴場と朝食はよかった。

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2025

yuki

お風呂を溜めて流したら下から親があふれた

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2025

MASAE

大浴場の終了時間を理解してなかったのが悪いのですが…せっかく朝風呂と思って楽しみにしてたが終了間際ということで入ることが出来ませんでした！残念！出来たら9時半終了にして欲しい！

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Natsuko

お風呂が良かったです

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Nami

お風呂も気持ちよく最高でした。スタッフの方も対応よくしていただき感謝してます。

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Masayoshi

朝食メニューの種類が多くて迷いました。

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Shigeyuki

スタッフの対応がよかったです。

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Miki

お部屋も大変綺麗に清楚されていました。
フロントの方々も常に丁寧で笑顔で接してくださり、とても心地よく過ごさせていただきました。

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

Akemi

今迄4〜5回利用してますが温泉も食事もいいのですが今回はツインのへやですがベッドが簡易ベッドみたいでシーツもダランとした感じでベッドマットが薄くて硬くて少しガッカリしました。寝心地悪かったです。

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2025

YUICHI

ホテルから、ピストン輸送でバスを出してくださってたので利用させていただきました

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

Anne-Louise

Bon hôtel pour visiter Himeji

Très pratique par sa situation proche de la gare, cet hôtel propose de nombreuses chambres et une grande variété de services. Le onsen, la laverie, la petite épicerie en bas sont très pratiques.
La décoration est à rafraîchir et les serviettes de douche un peu courtes mais ce n’est pas très grave.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

SUSUMU

無し

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Katsuko

以前にも利用して良かったので、今回も家族で２室予約しました。温泉も心地良く朝食も美味しかったです。
忘れ物をしたので連絡したら直ぐに送っていただき助かりました。フロントの対応に感謝します。

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

KEIKO

今回で2度目の利用です。
また姫路へ行く時も利用する予定です。
温泉も清潔で良かった

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2025

Hiromi

いつも朝食は大満足です。
暑い時期でしたので送迎バスは助かりました。

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

sachiho

フロントスタッフの方の対応がよかった。

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Tomoya

快適に過ごせました。大浴場もあります。姫路駅までシャトルバスも頻繁に出ており、便利です。

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Ken ichi

全体的にとても綺麗で、スタッフの方の対応もとても丁寧でした。シャンプーやトリートメントを選べたり、リラックスルームで漫画が読み放題だったり、カラオケルームがあったりと宿泊以外にもたくさんの工夫があって、子どもも満喫できました。お風呂もサウナや壺風呂など工夫があったし、綺麗で気持ちよく入れました。とても満足です。

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

????

いつも快適です

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

AYA

お風呂が良かったです