Nagoya JR Gate Tower Hotel

Almost everything to like, very few to dislike.

This is our absolute favorite place to stay in Nagoya. We are travel bloggers and have a Youtube channel exclusive to Japan, and we travel to Japan for extended periods multiple times a year. We LOVE Nagoya and the JR Gate Tower is the best hotel in our opinion. Rooms are very well designed and bedding very comfortable. I love the views out over the station tracks and the desk area with a view. Also like the built in sofa in some of the rooms, and sitting area in the corner rooms. My wife loves all the drawer space. These rooms have more drawer space than a lot of hotel rooms with much larger rooms. This allows us to unpack our roll on bags and feel like we are home at the end of the day. The large closets are also a nice touch. The bath and dressing areas are spacious and in room amenities are plentiful. When we've stayed in a corner room, there are large floor to ceiling windows in the dressing area and shower/bath area. Fun to look down below at night (with the room lights off), although my wife prefers the blinds to be closed. A nice touch in the corner rooms is that the toilet is in its own water closet room. One very important reason we like the JR so much is the breakfast. This isn't the largest breakfast buffet we've encountered, but it is absolutely one of our top two favorites in all of our travels. The food is widely varied and delicious, and the atmosphere of the dining areas is wonderful. There is one large room with big windows looking out over the city. Another more intimate room is more like a library with casual seating. Then during the warmer months, there is a large open are garden/patio area which is very nice during good weather. Finally, we love the proximity to Nagoya Station. Only the Marriott Associa hotel has a comparable location (and it is more expensive). You can walk from your train to your room without having to be in the weather. Outstanding shopping within steps of the hotel.

I chose the hotel as it was right above the Shinkansen station. I was expecting maybe a slightly tired station hotel as per the UK!! But this hotel was really nice, very very clean, great staff, new modern hotel, nice breakfast ideal for us. Easy to catch the train each day to go to Suzuka for the F1. Also ideal for travelling on using the Shinkansen (bullet train). The hotel reception is on floor 14, which also has a small supermarket, a chemist and a starbucks. Also up on floors 12 and 13 are two big restaurant floors with maybe 30ish restaurants.

The hotel is in a great location, above the main train station in Nagoya and pretty easy to find. The facilities are modern and super clean. I booked two rooms for our family of five. They set up three beds in the corner room for our three children, which accommodated them well. Our rooms were beside each other on the 20th floor and the view was fantastic. The reception staff were very friendly and accommodating of our luggage storage before and after our stay. The surrounding area is great to walk around and see the sites of Nagoya.

Hotel is located beside the Nagoya station and bus terminal where you can take JR trains and buses to other places. It is a short distance walk to the hotel. There are plenty of food choices and there is a Takashimaya mall for your last minute shopping. Check-out is quick n easy where you can just drop off the card into their key box. Hotel staff were very kind to allow us to deposit one of our luggage as we head to Takayama before coming back again.