Hotel Nikko Kanazawa
Our own footage from this stay. The walkthrough plays without sound.
The short versionGuests rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 6,760 Google and Tripadvisor reviews; the lowest-rated category is value, at 4.2. The least you'll pay in the next six months is ¥15,480 (about $98), on 13 Dec 2026. No points program, so it is cash only.
What guests like
- Location next to Kanazawa Station, reached by a covered underground walkway; easy for Shinkansen arrivals
- Friendly, helpful front desk and concierge (restaurant bookings, luggage forwarding)
- Large rooms by Japanese standards with high-floor city, mountain or sea views
- Breakfast buffet with local Kanazawa ingredients, plus the top-floor bar
- Good value for the price
What guests flag
- Rooms dated and worn: tired cabinetry, stained sofa, caulking, mold in the shower, carpet not clean
- Breakfast crowded at peak times, and heavy on fish for Western tastes
- Some rooms small with little space for luggage, and toilet and bath not separate
- About 2 km from the castle, Kenrokuen and Higashi Chaya, so a taxi or bus for sightseeing
- No in-house gym: guests pay about 2,300 yen for the fitness center next door
What comes up most in recent Google and Tripadvisor reviews (Tripadvisor reviews dated Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 (20) plus 6 Google reviews dated 2 weeks to 5 months ago).
The stay
- Nights
- 2
- Traveled as
- Couple
- Paid
- Cash
One Harmony member rate, free to join, 60-day advance, room only, free to cancel until two days out. Non-member 17,200 yen
- Room
- 4.4
- Bed and sleep
- 4.5
- Value
- 4.2
- Service
- 4.5
- Cleanliness
- 4.6
- Location
- 4.8
- Star rating
- 4-star an OTA listing, Japan has no official system
- Michelin Keys
- Not in the guide
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Not rated
- Last renovated
- 2022: Executive floor guest rooms
Rates move. The figure above is the cheapest night we found on okura.com, reading every night in the window on 22 Sep 2026. The conditions and taxes are under the rate.