Description of hotel: Takarazuka Washington Hotel in Kobe

Featuring a shabu-shabu restaurant, hot-spring bath and sauna, Washington Hotel is just a 2-minute walk from Hankyu Takarazuka Train Station. Rooms have free internet and a private bathroom with bathtub. The air-conditioned rooms at Takarazuka Washington Hotel have an air purifier and fridge. Guests can make fresh green tea and enjoy satellite TV channels. Some rooms overlook the Muko River. The hotel is about a 10-minute walk from Takarazuka Garden Fields, Takarazuka Theater and Osamu Tezuka Memorial Museum. It is a 30-minute bus ride from Itami Airport. Aesthetic Salon La Rutile offers massages and beauty treatments. Laptops can be rented from reception, for a fee. Coin-operated laundry machines are provided. Gas Light Restaurant and Bar offers a variety of Western foods and drinks on the 8th floor. Champs-Elysees Restaurant serves pasta dishes and French-inspired cuisine. Shimaya has kaiseki and other Japanese dishes.