Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Kagoshima

This is our second stay at this Solaria Hotel. We booked the larger room with a view of Sakurajima Island which made a big difference. The room itself is perfectly laid out with separate rooms for toilet, bath and vanity sink. There’s plenty of storage, shelves and ledges, for all of our travel accessories which we really appreciated. The location is ideal, across the street from Kagoshima Chuo Train Station with direct underground access to the other side of the street. The bus from Kagoshima Airport (40 minute ride), is behind the hotel, around the corner. We love Kagoshima and love this hotel. We would definitely stay here again.

Environment: The room was tidy and clean, with a good view of Sakurajima. However, the double room with two separate beds felt a bit small. The bathroom featured a large bathtub and a separate shower area. Staff: The front desk staff's performance was adequate. The cleaning staff did an excellent job keeping the room neat and tidy. Self-service check-in and check-out are available via machine in the lobby. Transportation: Direct airport bus to the hotel is frequent and very convenient. Location: The hotel is centrally located with a direct tunnel to the JR station. It's also conveniently situated opposite to the main bus terminal, making it easy to access buses for sightseeing. The surrounding area is filled with shopping centers, making it ideal for shopping, snacks, and souvenir purchases. Pricing: The pricing is reasonable, given the central location, the great view of Sakurajima volcano, and the convenient access to transportation.

Beautiful view of the volcano and city from our 14th story window! Room was small, but pretty well-organized, so we were comfortable.. Very quiet. No English by the staff, who were not very familiar with restaurants and travel connections.. What you'd expect from a business hotel.. No real coffee, only a kettle and coffee tea bags in the room. None in lobby.. Starbucks or Lawsons are only a couple elevator and escalator rides away. You barely need to walk. Good restaurants in the next door Amu Pkaza 5th floor. Especially Tanro Tanto, Italian. Huge Italian wine list with bottles of excellent wine at very low prices. And the food was superb! Nice river walk from the hotel to the Meiji Restoration Museum. Their animatronic show is very worthwhile and very informative! The rest of the museum displays are mostly in Japanese.. Not sure why cocktail bars that serve dinner time drinks are so rare. But continue walking along the river past the museum a km or so to the Sheraton and you'll find one on the top floor. Beautiful views of the city and relatively inexpensive drinks and appetizers. Sit at the far end of the bar which opens to the outside. We'd stay at the Solarium again for the views and location

The staff were so very kind an helpful. They arranged for 2 early taxis for my family. I loved the location and the cleanliness of the facilities. It was right next to a big shopping mall and main train station. It was 15 minutes from the ferry port that I needed to get to the next morning. And it had a great view of the mountain!

1. Super location if you take public transport to the airport and around Kagoshima. The hotel lobby is located on the 7th floor whereas the airport bus is on the ground floor of same building. The airport bus runs frequently and only takes 40 min to the airport. The train station and other city buses are all within few minutes walk. There are many choices for food around the hotel. 2. We had twin room on the higher floor with mountain view. We can view Sakurajima mountain through the big window. The view from the room is not bad comparing the view from Shiroyama Park Observation Deck. 3. The room is spacious.