The Knot Hiroshima

This was the second "The Knot" hotel we stayed in on our trip, and along with the one in Shinjuku, this place well exceeded our expectations. We booked these as "budget" options, but the facilities, location, design and layout of the rooms of the hotel felt anything but cheap. We had a triple room, and although it didn't have loads and loads of space, it didn't feel cramped. The rooftop bar and reception on the 14th floor is gorgeous, and the Knot dollars given on arrival were a fun and clever way to get you to spend some time and money there. The staff were all super friendly and helpful, especially with sorting out luggage forwarding on the day we left. We didn't get the chance to sample the restaurant, for breakfast or dinner, but on Friday evening it seemed to be very popular with both tourists and locals. Location wise, if you're there as a first time tourist, you'd struggle to find a better option. The Peace Park/Museum/Dome are a short and pretty walk away down the riverside, as is the jetty to catch the boat to Miyajima. I can also recommend Okkundou Mazemen nearby for a great meal. Turn left out of the hotel doors, second left and it's on the right. All in all, an exceptionally good hotel.

The place is hip. There's an excellent Italian restaurant on the street's level (connected with the hotel) - we had amazing dinner there. The location was great for us - 5 minutes walk to the peace museum, and from there we took a direct fast ferry to Miyajima island and back. Staff had wonderful attitude. There's a bar on the 14th floor, its nice to chill there. Room itself was very simple, but nothing was missing. Excellent shower with very strong water pressure. Enjoyed it a lot.

Incredible value for money with an awesome location! I loved the styling and vibe of the place. The reception was on the 14th floor which was different but it had an awesome view and a connected bar. The amenities were great, the room was spacious with an awesome view of the peace park. It was easy to get to from Hiroshima station with a street car stop right out the front. It was just across the road from the A-bomb museum. Cleaning services were daily and decent, although they didn’t make the bed. Two bottles of water provided daily. I loved the addition of getting 6 coins per person to spend at the bar. The ground floor restaurant (Italian cuisine with Japanese flare) was phenomenal too.

We had a superior twin room with panoramic view. Amazing, modern and well equipped room, very large and spacious with a small couch and window seat (!!) and enough floor space to have two suitcases open and still be able to walk easily around them. This was such a luxury after a few weeks in the standard size of (quite compact) rooms in Japan. Amazing view. Beds and pillows very comfortable. It had a separate hallway with the toilet, shower room and a space to hang jackets and being able to close the bedroom off from these parts just felt so wonderfully private. Receiving tokens to use at the rooftop bar was such a treat, very modern and cool vibe up there. Delicious sake cocktail in particular. The staff were kind and helpful and dinner at the ground floor restaurant was great (2 nights in a row!).

Location was great. The triple room on the 13th floor room view was amazing. The top floor where you spend your Knot Coins are a great space to relax and have a drink while enjoying the view. We got there right on check in but had we arrived early that would be a great place to relax. I also liked the fast check out where you can drop your key card in the elevator box. Such a short walk to everything convenient and due to being there in November we got to enjoy the christmas lights nearby. There's a 7 eleven across the street and many restaurants all within walking distance. We only stayed 2 nights and were so happy with this location. Very short walk to the Peace Memorial museum and then a few minutes walk over to the A-Bomb Dome. We could also see both of these from our room.