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About the Hotel

Chuo-Ku Shinshigai 7-2, Kumamoto, Japan, 860-0803

Rooms with Comforts

Ref Kumamoto By Vessel Hotels features 229 rooms, each equipped with laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning. Rooms include free WiFi, a flat-screen TV, an electric kettle, pajamas, and heating. Bathrooms have a bath, shower, bidet, hairdryer, and slippers. Available room types include double, triple, and twin rooms. Select twin rooms offer a private open-air bath and tatami mats.

Dining at REF Kumamoto

Breakfast is available at REF Kumamoto, featuring local Kumamoto ingredients and original menu items. Breakfast includes Higo no Go red eggs and dried fish from the Amakusa Sea. Guests can sample the stir-fried Takana and Kumamoto rice, called 'Kumasan in the forest.' Kakemoto rice, Kumamoto rice, Kuma no Mori, and soy sauce from Kumamoto Brewery are recommended. You can also try Amakusa paste and hot lotus root. Breakfast costs JPY 700 per child per day. Taihei Tsubame noodles with vermicelli are also available. A mustard lotus root specialty store provides Kumamoto's local cuisine with lotus root from Kumamoto Prefecture.

Leisure and Wellness

Guests can relax in the public bath, which includes an indoor bath and an open-air bath with a wood scent. The men's bath has a dry sauna and a water bath, while the women's bath is equipped with a mist sauna. A sauna is available for guests, providing warmth, sweating, and moisturizing effects. Accommodations also feature a spa center and a wellness center.

Location and Proximity

Ref Kumamoto By Vessel Hotels is in the heart of Kumamoto, within a 15-minute walk of Shinshigai Shotengai. The property is 2.1 km from Minami Kumamoto and 20 km from Kumamoto. Shimada Museum of Art is 2.9 km from the hotel. Nearby landmarks include Kumamoto City Museum (2 km), Sakuranobaba Johsaien (1 km), and Kumamoto City International Center (0.5 km).

Hotel Services

Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free WiFi is accessible. Children 18 years and under stay free in existing beds with parents or grandparents. Guests are required to provide an estimated check-in time prior to arrival. A card key is required to enter the hotel past 1 pm. A security system is installed. Rental items for women, such as curling irons, are available. The hotel includes a vending machine.

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Getting around

A list of all available modes of transport

City Centre
Kumamoto400 m
Airports
Kumamoto (KMJ) 18.1 km
Nagasaki (NGS) 98.4 km
Train
Minami Kumamoto Station 1.7 km
Kumamoto Station 1.9 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Wheelchair access
  • 24-hour security
  • Luggage storage
  • Locker room
  • Lift
  • Vending machines
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning

Business

  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Baby pushchair
  • Children's buffet

Facilities for people with disabilities

  • Toilet for disabled
  • Bathroom for disabled

Spa & Leisure

  • Leisure/ TV room
  • Spa & wellness centre
  • Sauna
  • Back massage
  • Full body massage
  • Foot massage
  • Open-air bath
  • Public Bath

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Trouser press

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock
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Location

Chuo-Ku Shinshigai 7-2, Kumamoto, Japan, 860-0803
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Chuo-Ku Shinshigai 7-2, Kumamoto, Japan, 860-0803
Nearby
Museum
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
590 m
2-6 Ansei-machi
Lafcadio Hearn's Former Residence
590 m
3-34 Kamitoricho
Catholic Tetori Church
590 m
Shinshigai
Shinshigai Shotengai
20 m
4-18 Hanabatacho
Kumamoto City International Center
590 m
2-15 Hanabatacho
Ichizo Hayashi Bust Statue
370 m
2 Shimmachi
Fureai Oyako Tanuki Statue
570 m
1 Chome-3-10 Shimotori
Shimotori Shotengai
590 m
1 Rempeicho
Higo no Satoyama Gallery
190 m
1-1-1 Ninomaru
Wakuwakuza History and Cultural Experience
530 m
Mall
Kamitori Shopping Street
590 m
Chuogai
Kagomachidori Shotengai
480 m
1 Karashimacho
Karashima Park
80 m
Public Building
Kumamoto City Hall
500 m
Restaurants
Katsuretsutei Shinshigai Honten
100 m
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Gansokumamotoramen Akanoren
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Hunk&Betty
80 m
8-9 Shinshigai Chuoku Valeur Shinshigai 1F
Freshness Burger Sun Road
80 m
8-2 Shinshigai
Sumo Sushi Taihou Heya
150 m
1-9 Shinshigai
syaraku
130 m
2-8 Shinshigai Chuo-Ku The Orange Shinshigai Parking 1F
Suganoya Variety Meat
160 m
2-10 Shinshigai
Nangoku Shokudo Yashinoki
140 m
9-4 Shinshigai
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