Art Hotel Kagoshima

I had business at the nearby Kagoshima Prefectural Office just before our wedding anniversary, so my wife and I stayed three nights and celebrated our anniversary. The room was small but cozy. The internet was great. The room was clean. Breakfast was excellent. The bed was just right. Everything was clean. Parking was extra, but reasonable and convenient. I will stay here again if I have more business at the prefectural offices. My wife was happy we stayed here instead of at a cheaper place like I usually stay. The views of the Sakurajima volcano are superb. The Nishimuta supermarket and three convenience stores are close by.

There are not very many restaurants close by (in walking distance) during cold winter or hot summer days. Plenty of restaurants if you drive your own car. There are no microwaves in the rooms.

The view of Sakurajima from the lobby and dining hall is positively stunning. The room was comfortable, and even though I wasn't on the bay side, the view of the city was quite nice. Staff were very helpful, and were able to call a taxi for me at checkout. Breakfast was very good, being able to see the volcano as you dine. Additionally, they were able to accommodate me with a re-schedule for my stay after my initial trip was delayed a month due to a medical emergency, which was greatly appreciated.

As mentioned in other reviews, the rooms have central heating/cooling, so temperature regulation was a little tricky. I went in December, so the heat was on, but tend to keep my room cooler than most. This was easily remedied by simply cracking the window.

I liked the location and the staff and facilities really nice, restaraunts great staff and food

I accidently booked smoking room. I'm quite surprised smoking is allowed in public hotels. I went for lunch after 13'00 on 1st floor and the restaurant close at 14'00 but I was refused service, even befre the last order time. Was really hard to understand why. The front desk staff ensured the outdoor hot bath jacuuzi was40 degrees and above. It was actually cold water in the jacuuzi and cold water pouring into the jacuuzi ... really dont understand why claim its so nice when was actually very cold

We didn't try to the breakfast, but we had dinner the first night at ニホンリョウリテッパンヤキミナトrestaurant and enjoyed it very much. Good food, gracious service, comfortable quiet ambience. We also loved the view of Sakurajima from our 10th-floor room. It was very nice to wake up to the sun rising over the volcano, and the changing weather over Kinko Bay.

We didn't like the onsen. It was difficult to access, requiring walking down two flights of outdoor stairs, and the water was dangerously hot. We tried getting into it but probably would have incurred burns if we'd actually submerged.

We LOVED the view from our room, looking out to Sakurajima. The room was spacious,clean and had a nice bathroom. Staff were friendly and helpful. Buffet breakfast was tasty with lots of choice. Plenty of combinis and food places nearby.

The location is quite far away from the main tourist attractions - about 30-50 mins by tram/bus to Kagoshima Chuo station, Sakurajima ferry port etc. It was a shame the pool wasn't open, but I suppose it's still early in the season. We really loved the hotel though, so these things didn't matter too much!

I contacted the property to see if we could drop our bags about 5 hours early as we were traveling with 2 young kids and a lot of luggage to make our day easier, when we arrived to the hotel to drop our bags they had our room ready and let us check in early. Staff were so nice and helpful. They organised taxis for us and nothing was to hard for them to help us. Great place to stay.

The reason you stay in this hotel is for the view of Sakurajima — and it didn’t disappoint. We slept with the curtains open and woke up to sun rising behind the volcano which was breathtaking.

The location is quite far from the main city of Kagoshima (about ¥20,000 in a taxi or 35 minutes by bus, and a bit far from the tram line). The bed was very firm which was fine for us but might not be good for others.

Fabulous view of Sakurajima from room balcony. Very good breakfast with variety. Sufficient paid parking lots. Delicious and affordable Japanese restaurant on reception floor. 7Eleven across the road. Next to ferry terminal to Tarumizu.

Furniture is old and room has dated look. Does not provide bottled water. Far from shopping streets, but ok if prefer quiet and serene seaside location. Inconvenient if not driving. Rather pricey rates for twin room with Sakurajima view

The room has a wonderful view on Sakurajime. There is a intercontinental and traditional japanese (Kagoshima region) brrakfast as buffet. The staff was friendly and helpful.

The air extraction in the bathroom was a bit weak. Without car and only using the Japan Rail Pass there is a 20-25 min walk from the station Minami-Kagoshima to the Hotel. The hotel is a bit outside from the main attractions of the city.

Incredible views of the volcano, ocean, and ferries docking. The views DID NOT DISAPPOINT! The staff did everything to make our stay memorable…and they succeeded.

The property is a little dated and the carpets are worn but these were minor compared to the rest.