Accommodations

A WIDE RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND WARM JAPANESE HOSPITALITY AWAIT YOU!

The Kobe area boasts more than 7,000 rooms in a myriad variety of hotels, from deluxe to budget properties. A wide range of official accommodations will be reserved in advance especially for Congress participants by our official travel agency JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc. For those with budgetary concerns, there are plenty of comfortable and pleasant economical accommodations ready to welcome you to the Kobe area!

You may also wish to consider a stay at one of the hot springs in the mountains around Kobe, such as Arima Spa, where you can experience the ultimate in Japanese hospitality at a Japanese “ryokan.”

Japan is known all over the world for its generous hospitality. Whatever type of accommodation you choose, your hosts will extend a warm, traditional welcome!

Please use the information below as a reference in planning your trip to ICI 2010. The complete range of available accommodations with details, as well as an on-line hotel reservation system, will be available on this website as the Congress date grows closer.

HOTELS
A range of hotels from budget to deluxe will be available for participants during the congress period.
We will provide you with a special rate as soon as it has been determined.

■Class L
Hotels in Japan are known for their excellent service and cleanliness. Luxury hotels in the larger cities can compete with the best hotels in the world and offer a wide range of services, from health clubs and massage services to business centers and restaurant and shopping arcades.

Daily rates: 150USD–450USD

■Class A
Moderate hotels in large cities catering to tourists come with standard features such as a minibar, bilingual cable TV with pay movies and English channels such as CNN and BBC, clock, radio, cotton kimono, hot-water pot and tea (and occasionally coffee), a hair dryer, and a private bathroom with a tub-and-shower combination.

Daily rates: 100USD–200USD

■Class B
Hotels in this category are no-frills establishments with smaller rooms, yet they are furnished with everything you need such as private bath, air-conditioning, TV and telephone. They are the hotels of choice for budget travelers.

Daily rates: 70USD–90USD

■Class L ■Class A ■Class B

1	Kobe Portopia Hotel	17	Holiday Inn Express Shin-Kobe
2	Quality Hotel Kobe	18	Sun Members Kobe*
3	Hotel Pearl City Kobe	19	Hotel Okura Kobe
4	Sannomiya Terminal Hotel	20	Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland*
5	Kobe Tokyu Inn	21	Kobe Plaza Hotel*
6	Hotel Monterey Kobe	22	Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel
7	The b Kobe	23	Chisan Hotel Kobe
8	Hotel Tor Road Kobe*	24	Kobe Luminous Hotel
9	Kobe Sannomiya Union Hotel*	25	Hotel Kobe Shisyuen
10	Hotel Piena Kobe*	26	Hotel Granvia Osaka
11	Hotel Sunroute Sopra Kobe	27	Hotel New Hankyu Osaka
12	Sanside Hotel*	28	Osaka Daiichi Hotel
13	Hotel Viamare Kobe	29	Hearton Hotel Nishiumeda
14	Hotel Monterey AMALIE	30	Umeda OS Hotel
15	Crowne Plaza Kobe	31	Hotel Monterey Osaka
16	Greenhill Hotel Kobe
*Service available in Japanese only.

YOUTH HOSTELS
Japan’s youth hostels are very well maintained, clean, economical and best of all, friendly! Shared rooms start from about JPY2,500 (USD25) per person.

RYOKAN (Japanese inn)
You have no doubt read about the traditional inns of Japan and their attentive hospitality. Most such “ryokan” are built of wood in traditional architectural styles, and guests sleep on smooth “tatami” (woven straw) mats between cozy quilts. A dinner featuring Japanese delicacies is usually served in your room. Near Kobe, hot spring areas such as Arima Spa (26km, or 16miles from venue, approx. 1 hour drive) and Takeda-o Spa (44km, or 27miles, and approx. 2 hours drive) have many ryokan where visitors can enjoy the atmosphere, hospitality and relaxing hot springs.
The price range for a traditional ryokan is between JPY15,000 and JPY50,000 per person, per night, including dinner and breakfast.

Note: Prices are current as of March 2009 and are subject to change.
As of March 2009, USD1.00 = JPY100.