Hotel New Otani Hakata

8.2
Excellent
(3315 reviews)

1 Chome-1-2 Watanabedori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0004, Japan

+81 92-714-1111

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Hotel Description

Hotel New Otani Hakata, located at 1 Chome-1-2 Watanabedori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0004, Japan, offers a refined and polished experience amidst the vibrant heart of Fukuoka. Situated near a bustling mall on the Naka River, the hotel is within close proximity to key cultural and recreational attractions. Guests can enjoy a scenic stroll to the lush botanical gardens, the historic Fukuoka Castle ruins, and the PayPay Dome, a hub for baseball enthusiasts. The hotel’s location makes it an ideal base for exploring the lively central district, ensuring both convenience and a tranquil retreat from the urban buzz. The hotel’s design reflects a blend of contemporary elegance with subtle nods to traditional Japanese aesthetics, creating a calm and inviting atmosphere for all visitors.
The rooms at Hotel New Otani Hakata are designed to offer comfort and ease, with a mix of simplicity and modern touches. Down-to-earth accommodations feature minibars, refrigerators, and complimentary Wi-Fi, ensuring that guests feel right at home. Larger rooms come with sitting areas for added space and relaxation, while upgraded rooms include tatami floors, traditional short-legged tables, and living/dining areas, providing an immersive Japanese-style experience. For those seeking extra luxury, the airy suites offer separate living and dining rooms, making them perfect for families or those looking for a more expansive stay.
In addition to its comfortable rooms, Hotel New Otani Hakata is equipped with several notable amenities, including high-speed internet, banquet halls, and concierge services to meet the diverse needs of its guests. The hotel is particularly known for its seven on-site restaurants, including a modern Chinese eatery, offering a wide variety of culinary options for every palate. Whether you’re in the mood for a Japanese or Western-style breakfast buffet, a lavish dinner, or a casual bite at the bar, you’ll find something to satisfy your cravings. For added convenience, the hotel provides services such as bicycle rental, full-service laundry, and meeting rooms, ensuring both leisure and business guests have everything they need during their stay.
Transportation options are incredibly convenient, with multiple public transport stations just a short walk from the hotel, including Watanabe-Dori Station (2 minutes on foot) and Hakata Station (8 minutes by taxi). For international travelers, Fukuoka Airport is only a 17-minute drive away, while other nearby airports, such as Kitakyushu Airport and Kumamoto Airport, are easily accessible by taxi or public transport. This makes Hotel New Otani Hakata a great option for both short-term stays and longer explorations of the region.
Health and safety are top priorities at Hotel New Otani Hakata, with the hotel adhering to strict cleanliness protocols to ensure the well-being of its guests. Enhanced hygiene measures, including contactless check-in, are in place to give guests peace of mind during their stay.
Guests are encouraged to explore the local area, with numerous activities and attractions nearby. Shopping enthusiasts can visit the vast Canal City Hakata mall, just a 9-minute walk from the hotel, offering a variety of brand-name stores and entertainment options. Nature lovers will appreciate the nearby Ohori Park, where they can enjoy a relaxing walk around the large lake or rent a boat. For history buffs, the Fukuoka Castle Ruins and the Kushida Shrine provide a glimpse into the city’s rich past, while the iconic Fukuoka Tower offers panoramic views of the city and the bay.
The hotel's central location also provides access to a variety of excellent dining options. Nearby restaurants such as キッチンREST, Pizzeria Farina, The Castillian Room, 洋食 八坪亭, and Kagen serve a range of cuisines, from Italian and Western to Japanese, allowing guests to indulge in authentic local flavors just minutes from their doorstep.
Whether you’re in town for business, leisure, or a combination of both, Hotel New Otani Hakata promises to deliver an unforgettable experience. Its strategic location, exceptional service, and array of top-tier amenities make it an ideal choice for travelers seeking a comfortable and convenient stay in Fukuoka. We invite you to experience all that this beautiful hotel has to offer and enjoy the warmth and hospitality that has earned it such high praise from past guests.

The Most Outstanding Trait

1. The down-to-earth rooms have minibars and refrigerators

2. Walking distance to Sumiyoshi Shrine and the Canal City Hakata

3. 17 min drive to Fukuoka Airport

4. Guests praised the service, which has a concierge

5. Guests mentioned 'Japanese cuisine' 24 times

6. Guests liked the breakfast

7. Seven on-site restaurants including a modern Chinese eatery

8. Bicycle rental available for guests

9. Banquet halls and meeting rooms for business needs

10. Full-service laundry and parking facilities


8.6 Excellent

Location rating

Top sights

CANAL CITY HAKATA
9 min
Ohori Park
10 min
Fukuoka Castle Ruins
11 min
Fukuoka Tower
16 min
Kushida Shrine
8 min

Nearest locations

ななつの鐘
1 min
キッチンREST
2 min
Pizzeria Farina
2 min
The Castillian Room
2 min
洋食 八坪亭
2 min
Kagen
2 min
オマール家 プートゥリェー
2 min
五島列島の旬魚×イタリアン〜よし家〜
2 min
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Good to know

Check-in14:00
Check-out11:00
Location rating8.6
Nearest airportFukuoka Airport
Travel time to airport17 min

Nightly price (Only for reference price for sample day)

Check-in: Sun, Nov 17
Check-out: Mon, Nov 18
    Official Hotel

    $197

    Agoda

    $131

    Bluepillow.com

    $134

    Vio.com

    $132

    ZenHotels.com

    $136

    goseek.com

    $132


Location

1 Chome-1-2 Watanabedori, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0004, Japan

Airports:

Yamaguchi Ube Airport

Transit: 1 hr 52 min

Taxi: 2 hr 2 min

Nagasaki Airport

Taxi: 1 hr 49 min

Transit: 3 hr 26 min

Fukuoka Airport

Taxi: 17 min

Transit: 33 min

Kumamoto Airport

Taxi: 1 hr 41 min

Transit: 2 hr 3 min

Kitakyushu Airport

Taxi: 1 hr 14 min

Transit: 2 hr 5 min

Transit:

Yakuin Sta.

Walking: 6 min

Tenjin Station

Walking: 17 min

Watanabe-Dori Station

Walking: 2 min

Watanabe-dori 1-chome(Denki Bldg. Kyosokan-mae)(A B)(bus)

Walking: 2 min

Hakata Station

Taxi: 8 min

Walking: 26 min


Nearby locations

8.6

Excellent Location

Chuo Ward

Leafy central ward with botanic gardens, castle ruins in Maizuru Park & baseball at PayPay Dome.

Top Attractions

Top Restaurants


Amenities and Facilities

Activities

Bicycle rental

Banquet hall

Boutique shopping

Parking & transportation

Parking

Services

Front desk

Concierge

Currency exchange

Full-service laundry

Elevator

Wake up calls

Pets

No pets

Accessibility

Accessible

Wheelchair rental

Business & events

Meeting rooms

Food & drink

Restaurant

Wellness

No fitness center

No spa

Hair salon

Children

Kid-friendly

Internet

Wi-Fi

Pools

No pools

Rooms

Air conditioning

Refrigerator

Minibar in some rooms


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JooYoung Kim

5/5
Close to Watanabe-dori Station, friendly staff, quiet rooms, decent bedding, well cleaned.

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鈴木富士雄

5/5
Hotel management is well trained and you can stay comfortably♪

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5/5
Everything is top notch.

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⭐️ Where did the cancellation fee disappear?Cancellation due to natural disaster. Call 2 days in advance to cancel. The hotel does not charge a cancellation fee. However, since the reservation was made through agota, whether there will be a refund or not depends on agota.Regarding the above, the reply email from agota is,[Thank you very much for your continued support.We will contact you regarding your reservation ID, so please check the details below.Accommodation: Hotel New Otani HakataCity: FukuokaCountry/Region: JapanArrival date: 29 August 2024Departure date: 30 August 2024We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are unable to cancel your reservation for free as the property did not respond to your cancellation fee waiver request within 48 hours. Additionally, we will temporarily stop responding to this request at this point. We will contact you again once we receive a response from the accommodation.Therefore, if you cancel this reservation, a cancellation fee will be charged according to the cancellation policy. The cancellation policy is stated in the reservation confirmation email sent to you, so please check it.Please note that the cancellation policy for this reservation is set by the accommodation facility and is also stated at the time of making the reservation and in the reservation confirmation email. If you wish, you can request accommodation from us, but please note that we cannot guarantee changes to our cancellation policy. ]Where did the amount deducted from my credit card go?It seems that the middleman is traveling to Japan, but is the income from traveling to Japan? There was a cancellation request by Norshore and the first email from agota, but since we have informed both parties of the cancellation, it is not Norshore. I didn't know that Japan Travel was involved until I heard on the phone this time. Now, what will happen?Different day, different matterThis time, there was a lack of confirmation, so it was a somewhat problematic stay😔. I wonder if the receptionist's response is expected for a long-established, first-class hotel...As someone who provides customer service, I also think this is ❓❓.New Otani Hakata is one of the best hotels in Fukuoka when it comes to food, and they often hold restaurant events, as well as cakes similar to [Satsuki]. It is a long-established hotel where people from the entertainment industry used to always stay at New Otani Hakata when they came to Fukuoka.Now, what is the problem...(This is my personal opinion, as hotels are comfortable, stress-free, and places you can trust when choosing a place to stay.)I took advantage of Ikkyu this time.I also use Ikkyu points (because I'm a platinum member, I get discounts and I can earn Ikkyu points.Currently, Ikkyu is a very important travel advisor for me, even more than JTB). Ikkyu Co., Ltd. is listed on the internet as a company that operates Ikkyu.com, a reservation site specializing in luxury hotels and inns.I booked Ikkyu this time in a hurry, and perhaps due to lack of confirmation, I was not aware that the travel discount had started. (Since it includes the Shinkansen, I made a reservation with JTB...) I was aware that I could use Ikkyu's platinum points to stay cheaply. ) I didn't understand that the price was that National Travel Assistance was used.Also, I didn't have my vaccine passport, which I usually keep in my travel bag, because I had changed my bag, but I did bring a photo email and my number card with me, but from check-in to going to my plans. I only had 20 minutes to go, so I didn't have time to look for it. I've taken the risk of getting vaccinated over three times, so I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't take advantage of it somehow.I understood at the front desk that travel assistance could not be used because the vaccine passport could not be presented at check-in, and I checked in at 7pm, but I have a photo of the vaccine passport and my number card, but I am currently looking for it. I told you that I don't have time.I was wondering if I had used Travel Discount for this reservation, so when I checked the email I received the other day, I found that the price may change if National Travel Discount is applied. ) characters.When I showed the email again to the front desk and had them confirm it, I was told that the Ikkyu application had now been canceled and the price had changed to that of a direct contract with the hotel. I think the payment amount is something like that, but since I applied at Ikkyu, I have not made a direct contract with the hotel, and there was no explanation given to me.If you apply for Ikkyu, you will also receive a point discount.When I asked the front desk for details, they told me, ``My application for travel assistance with Ikkyu was canceled, so of course I would no longer be able to use Ikkyu, so I made the transaction directly.''Here, the part that I, a hotel freak, don't agree with is that [staying at a hotel is a contract, so transactions through Ikkyu are based on the premise that you bring your vaccine passport for travel support, and if you forget it. Although it is common knowledge at hotels that all cancellations and contract changes may occur, customers may not be aware of this, so changes to the contract must be properly explained at check-in. ]That's what it means.When staying at a hotel, we believe that trust, safety and security are our top priorities, so we usually stay at regular hotels or at high-quality hotels.At foreign hotels, some people may find the front staff to be rude, but they do explain the contract fairly well.I rarely stay overnight in Hakata. But from now on, with the opening of a new hotel, I'm going to enjoy hotel life.Things to check this time○Make lots of copies of your vaccine passport, put them in various places in your suitcase, and always bring them with you.Save it as a photo. It is OK to bring your My Number card.○The more urgent your trip, the more you can check the contents in your free time. I think that in the future, more and more people will travel online, where there are many discounts and no human intervention. It is important to read the contract. It is self-contained as there is no human error.○Customers and hotels are now choosing each other. Find hotels around your destination that match your policies. The front desk is an image of a hotel. First of all, look at the front man.However, this time, check-in was at 7:00 pm, and I had plans starting at 7:30 pm, so I didn't have time to check the photo, but when I went back and looked it up, I found that I had proof of vaccination. It is better to take a photo, and there is also a My Number card.It was late at night, so I decided to go back to sleep tomorrow morning.I don't know if Tabiwari will be available in the future, but if Tabiwari is applied to reservations on sites such as Ikkyu, it will be possible to send it as an attachment to accommodation facilities in advance. I don't think there is any such waste.You can also check your vaccination status using your My Number card, but it will take a long time if you do not install the government app in advance.【lastly】I wonder what kind of response the front desk person who was initially in charge of this time would have made the customer satisfied...I learned later that if I had completed the procedure by 24:00 and the hotel had not canceled my Ikkyu reservation without permission, I would have been eligible for the travel discount.I arrived at 7:00 PM and had an appointment for 7:30 PM.I said, ``I should have taken a photo, but I don't have time to look for it right now. , I think God's response is, ``I will be available until 24 hours after you return, so I will be waiting for you.'' What do you think?Also, if you called your office and canceled your Ikkyu reservation without permission and changed it to a hotel contract, you should explain the situation properly, either by leaving a note in the room or by phone.Travel discounts are not a system of discounts from hotels, but are issued by the government to attract tourists.Of course, this cannot be done without following proper procedures, but didn't we have until 24 o'clock to get the travel discount applied?The front desk staff who wanted to hurry were probably bound by working hours, but it seems that some arrived at 11pm, so it would have been possible to proceed with the process from there.When I told him that I had a photo email and my number card, he may have thought that I was lying and trying to force him to apply for the travel discount, but in the morning I showed the person at the front desk a photo of my vaccination certificate and my Individual Number card, and received the explanation, ``I was able to apply until last night, but the time has run out, so I can't apply.''What do you all think?Fukuoka will soon have several foreign hotels.Finally, it will become a city where you can enjoy a variety of hotel life.Actually, I wanted to stay at ⭐️⭐️ this time, but in the morning, while I was installing my vaccine passport from my My Number card, I was sitting on a sofa next to the front desk, and an elderly hotel employee, a long-time customer, was sitting on the sofa next to the front desk. I had a very friendly conversation with an elderly person, and I felt that the gentle expression on his face was a sign of the hotel's continued trust.⭐️⭐️⭐️ I made it.