APA Hotel Kanazawa Chuo

APA Hotel Kanazawa Chuo is a hotel in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. With chic interiors and 513 guest rooms, it’s lively with many tourists. The hotel features an open-air bath with a view over Kanazawa City and a top-floor natural hot spring (sodium chloride spring). There is also a stone sauna (ganbanyoku), making it a comfortable hotel where you can soothe travel fatigue. It’s a bit farther from the station (about 8 minutes by car or bus), but that often means you can stay at a lower price. Despite the distance from the station, access to sightseeing spots and restaurants is excellent, and there’s also a convenience store nearby—sometimes making it feel even more comfortable than being right next to the station. Breakfast is buffet style with items like freshly baked bread and yudofu (hot tofu), so you can choose what you like. A coin laundry is also available, and the “free checkout” system allows you to check out in just one second. Access: from JR Kanazawa Station, about 10 minutes by bus; get off at Katamachi bus stop, then 1-minute walk.