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Shizuoka City hotels near the station and Shimizu: 5 from 108
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Five Shizuoka hotels near a station, from a 1-minute walk to a 15-minute walk
- Orain and Kur Hotel have hot-spring baths; Prive has a top-floor spa
- Toyoko Inn is the Shimizu base; Presso has a convenience store downstairs
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated of the 17, with a natural hot-spring bath — if you can’t decide | Hotel Orain Shizuoka Check price |
73/100 | ¥7,000–8,000 | ¥12,000–17,000 |
| One minute from the station, with a top-floor spa | Hotel Prive Shizuoka Check price |
69/100 | ¥7,000 | ¥9,000–14,000 |
| A Shimizu base, five minutes from Shimizu station | Toyoko Inn Shizuoka Shimizu-eki Mae Check price |
66/100 | ¥5,000 | ¥6,000 |
| Two minutes from the south exit, a convenience store below | Shizutetsu Hotel Prezio Shizuoka Ekinan Check price |
64/100 | ¥6,000–8,000 | ¥8,000–13,000 |
| 20 baths including hot-spring open-air, free station shuttle | Kur & Hotel Suruga Kenko Land Check price |
61/100 | ¥7,000 | ¥9,000–11,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-04 – 2026-12-26, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-10-25). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Top-rated of the 17, with a natural hot-spring bath
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.58/5 (3,189) · Agoda 9.3/10 (1,980) · 5,169 in total
- The hot-spring water is sodium chloride
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
- Free parking, first come first served; no reservations
Why it made the five
- About ten minutes on foot from JR Shizuoka Station.
- A natural hot-spring large bath, an open-air bath and a sauna.
- 4.58 across 3,189 reviews — the highest of the 17 that qualified.
- Pillow bar and coin laundry; 230 rooms.
Getting there: About ten minutes on foot from JR Shizuoka Station (Tokaido Shinkansen and Tokaido line).
Language and payment: Rakuten’s listing says a few staff speak a little English. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and others are accepted. The hot-spring bath is communal and nude in the Japanese way — if you have a tattoo, ask the hotel first. Parking is free, first come first served. Check-in from 15:00 is busy until about 17:00.
- Right for: Staying in town but soaking in hot-spring water, with the surest reviews here.
- Not for: A ten-minute walk from the station, and the dearest of the five on a Saturday.
Score breakdown — 73/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.59 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥7,000–8,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 97% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about ten minutes on foot from JR Shizuoka Station; a natural hot-spring (sodium chloride) large bath, open-air bath and sauna; pillow bar and coin laundry; a few staff speak a little English; 230 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.58 across 3,189 reviews (Rakuten Travel 3,189) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Walkable from Shizuoka Station with a natural hot-spring open-air bath, and its 4.58 average is the highest of the 17 that qualified. |
One minute from the station, with a top-floor spa
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.45/5 (2,857) · Agoda 8.1/10 (20) · 2,877 in total
- Rakuten’s listing calls the Sky Spa the only top-floor sky spa near the station
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
Why it made the five
- One minute on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station.
- Top-floor Sky Spa with a large bath, open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge.
- Opened in September 2020; breakfast in your room or the restaurant.
- 4.45 across 2,857 reviews; 170 rooms.
Getting there: One minute on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station; about ten minutes by car from the Tomei Shizuoka interchange.
Language and payment: English support is not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club are accepted. The Sky Spa is communal and nude in the Japanese way — if you have a tattoo, ask the hotel first. Parking is ¥1,430 a night, 20 spaces, first come first served. Minors staying without an adult need a signed parental consent form.
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Right for: Stepping off the train and into a big bath within minutes.
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Not for: The spa is communal, so ask first if you have a tattoo.
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Worth knowing: The front door is locked from midnight; arrive later and you ring the intercom to be let in.
Score breakdown — 69/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.49 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥7,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 97% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; breakfast can be taken in the room or the restaurant; one minute on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station; top-floor Sky Spa with a large bath, open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge; grand opening in September 2020; 170 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.45 across 2,857 reviews (Rakuten Travel 2,857) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Rakuten’s listing calls it the only hotel by the station with a top-floor sky spa — an open-air bath and sauna one minute from the train. |
A Shimizu base, five minutes from Shimizu station
Toyoko Inn Shizuoka Shimizu-eki Mae
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.13/5 (472) · Agoda 8.5/10 (897) · 1,369 in total
- S-Pulse Dream Plaza is ten minutes by car
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 10:00
Why it made the five
- About five minutes on foot from the west exit of JR Shimizu Station; three stops, about twelve minutes, from Shizuoka.
- About ¥5,000 per person with breakfast on a weeknight — the cheapest of the five.
- Free breakfast; children of primary-school age and under stay free sharing a bed.
- 34 free lockers for guests; 244 rooms.
Getting there: About five minutes on foot from the west exit of JR Shimizu Station; three stops and about twelve minutes by train from JR Shizuoka Station.
Language and payment: Rakuten’s listing says a few staff speak a little English. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and others are accepted. No shared bath, so tattoos do not come up. There is no hotel car park; the hotel points you to a partner coin car park. Check-out is 10:00.
- Right for: Using Shimizu’s port side as a base, cheaply, or travelling with small children.
- Not for: No bath house, check-out at 10:00, and Shizuoka Station is a train ride away. Its 472 reviews are the thinnest sample of the five.
Score breakdown — 66/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★☆☆☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.08 |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥5,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 64% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | About five minutes on foot from the west exit of JR Shimizu Station, three stops and about twelve minutes by train from Shizuoka; free breakfast, and children of primary-school age and under stay free sharing a bed; ten minutes by car to S-Pulse Dream Plaza; 34 free lockers for guests; a few staff speak a little English; 244 rooms. |
| Trust | ★☆☆☆☆ | 4.13 across 472 reviews (Rakuten Travel 472) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | One of the few of the 17 that qualified within walking distance of Shimizu Station — a base for sightseeing on the port side. |
Two minutes from the south exit, a convenience store below
Shizutetsu Hotel Prezio Shizuoka Ekinan
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.30/5 (3,453) · Agoda 8.6/10 (2,254) · 5,707 in total
- Breakfast is a buffet in the restaurant
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
Why it made the five
- Two minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station.
- A convenience store on the ground floor.
- Seismically isolated building with floor-by-floor security; bed guards lent for small children.
- 4.30 across 3,453 reviews; 185 rooms.
Getting there: Two minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station.
Language and payment: English support is not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club are accepted. No shared bath, so tattoos do not come up. Last check-in is 1:00. There is no hotel car park; use the paid car parks nearby. A bottle of mineral water per guest and a welcome drink are included.
- Right for: Arriving late and wanting a shop downstairs.
- Not for: No bath house.
Score breakdown — 64/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★☆☆☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.26 |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥6,000–8,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 89% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; two minutes on foot from the south exit of JR Shizuoka Station, with a convenience store on the ground floor; seismically isolated building with floor-by-floor security; bed guards lent for small children; buffet breakfast in the restaurant; 185 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.3 across 3,453 reviews (Rakuten Travel 3,453) |
| Only here | ★★☆☆☆ | Two minutes from the station with a convenience store downstairs, and it advertises a seismically isolated building and floor-by-floor security. |
20 baths including hot-spring open-air, free station shuttle
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.26/5 (4,679) · Agoda 8.1/10 (889) · 5,568 in total
- Attached to a kenko land, a Japanese bathing complex
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
- Free parking for 537 cars
Why it made the five
- 20 baths, including hot-spring open-air baths, and saunas, free to guests.
- Free shuttle bus from JR Shimizu and Okitsu stations; fifteen minutes on foot from Okitsu.
- Eight restaurants in the building (paid), a year-round pool and a gym.
- 4,679 reviews — the most of the 17 — averaging 4.26; 417 rooms.
Getting there: Fifteen minutes on foot from JR Okitsu Station; free shuttle bus from JR Shimizu and Okitsu stations; about fifteen minutes by car from the Tomei Shimizu interchange.
Language and payment: Rakuten’s listing says no staff speak a foreign language, and all guidance and announcements are in Japanese. Guests with tattoos, or tattoo-like stickers, are refused entry. Rooms have no bath of their own — you use the communal baths, which close for cleaning for an hour in the early morning (men 4:00–5:00, women 3:00–4:00). A bath tax of ¥150 is charged on top for guests aged 13 and over. The swimwear zone opens on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and debit cards are accepted. Parking is free.
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Right for: Trying a Japanese bathing complex, with twenty baths to work through.
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Not for: No bath in the room, Japanese only, and no entry with tattoos.
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Worth knowing: No staff speak a foreign language — everything is in Japanese. Guests with tattoos or tattoo-like stickers are refused entry. Rooms have no bath; you use the communal baths.
Score breakdown — 61/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★☆☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.21 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥7,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 101% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; free shuttle bus from JR Shimizu and Okitsu stations; fifteen minutes on foot from JR Okitsu; 20 baths, including hot-spring open-air ones, and saunas free to use; eight restaurants in the building (paid) — Japanese, Chinese, soba, yakiniku and more; year-round pool and a gym; 417 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.26 across 4,679 reviews (Rakuten Travel 4,679) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Twenty baths, hot-spring open-air ones among them, plus saunas, all free to use — and its 4,679 reviews are the most of the 17 that qualified. |
Know before you book
- Shizuoka is a Tokaido Shinkansen stop between Tokyo and Nagoya. The Hikari and Kodama trains stop here; the Nozomi does not, so check which train you are booked on.
- The north exit of JR Shizuoka Station leads into the city centre and towards Sunpu Castle Park, where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his retirement; the south exit is the quieter side, with several of the hotels below.
- Shimizu is the harbour district, three stops and about twelve minutes from Shizuoka on the JR Tokaido line. S-Pulse Dream Plaza is by the port, and the Miho no Matsubara pine grove, with its view across the bay to Mt Fuji, is reached by bus.
- Nihondaira, the plateau between Shizuoka and Shimizu, is the classic Mt Fuji viewpoint. It is reached by bus or car rather than on foot from a station, which is why its hotel did not make this list.
- Shizuoka grows more green tea than anywhere else in Japan, and Shizuoka oden — simmered in a dark broth and sprinkled with fish powder — is the local thing to eat.
- Prices here are per person with breakfast, for two sharing. At some of these a Saturday costs up to twice what a Wednesday does.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Shizuoka listed on Rakuten Travel — 108
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 39
- Met every condition below: 17
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- In Rakuten Travel’s Shizuoka and Shimizu district, Shizuoka prefecture
- At least 100 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥4,000 and ¥30,000 per person per night
- The listing gives a walking time from a station
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality20 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money25 pts
- The cheapest breakfast-inclusive rate against the median of the hotels we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- Minutes from the station, a bath house, and check-out time.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this hotel has that the other 16 do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| Kuretake Inn Premium Shizuoka Annex | Runner-up (59/100) | Scored 59 against 61 to 73 for the five. Its stars almost match Suruga Kenko Land’s; what separates them is the ‘only here’ score — twenty free baths are something no other hotel here has, while Kuretake’s large bath overlaps with Hotel Orain’s, which is hot-spring water and scores 4.58. |
| Hotel Associa Shizuoka | Runner-up (58/100) | Scored 58 against 61 to 73 for the five. It has the strongest English claim of the 17 and is a minute from the north exit, but at about ¥14,000–24,000 per person on a weeknight — 190% of the median — it gets one star for value. |
| Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka | Runner-up (55/100) | Scored 55, the lowest of the eight we shortlisted, against 61 to 73 for the five. The high floors and the deck to the station are real, but about ¥10,000–14,000 per person on a weeknight is 134% of the median — one star for value — and there is no bath house. |
| Nihondaira Hotel | Outside the theme | 4.71 across 1,110 reviews and a famous outlook over Miho to Mt Fuji, but its listing gives only a bus (about 40 minutes), a taxi or a shuttle from Shizuoka Station — no walking route from a station. |
| Ryokan Toro | Outside the theme | 4.55 across 482 reviews, but the walking time in its listing is to the Toro archaeological site next door, not from a station; it is about twenty minutes by bus from Shizuoka Station. |
| Hotel Quest Shimizu | Outside the theme | 4.45 across 2,544 reviews and one minute from the west exit of Shimizu Station, but its cheapest rate fell below the ¥4,000 floor of the mid-range band this guide covers. |
| 69 hotels | Below the floor | Fewer than 100 reviews, or an average below 4.0. |
Questions visitors ask
I arrive at Shizuoka on the Shinkansen. Which of these is closest?
Hotel Prive Shizuoka, one minute from the south exit, and Shizutetsu Hotel Prezio Shizuoka Ekinan, two minutes from the same exit. Of the runners-up, Hotel Associa Shizuoka is a minute from the north exit and Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka is joined to the south exit by a deck. Hotel Orain is about ten minutes on foot. Remember that the Nozomi does not stop at Shizuoka — you need a Hikari or Kodama.
Can I get into a hot spring in Shizuoka city?
Yes, at two of the five. Hotel Orain, ten minutes from Shizuoka Station, has a natural hot-spring bath with an open-air section and a sauna. Kur & Hotel Suruga Kenko Land, on the Shimizu side with a free shuttle from Shimizu and Okitsu stations, has 20 baths including hot-spring open-air ones — but it refuses guests with tattoos and its staff speak Japanese only. Hotel Prive’s top-floor spa has an open-air bath and sauna one minute from the station. All of these are communal and nude, so if you have a tattoo, ask first.
Should I stay in Shizuoka or Shimizu?
Shizuoka if you are coming and going by Shinkansen or want the city centre — four of the five are walkable from Shizuoka Station. Shimizu if your days are on the port side: the harbour, S-Pulse Dream Plaza and the bus to Miho no Matsubara. Shimizu is three stops, about twelve minutes, from Shizuoka on the JR line, and Toyoko Inn Shizuoka Shimizu-eki Mae is five minutes from its west exit.
Which hotels have English-speaking staff?
Hotel Associa Shizuoka is the one whose Rakuten listing says most staff handle everyday English, and Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka says a few speak English to a near-native level — both runners-up here. Hotel Orain, Toyoko Inn Shimizu and Kuretake Inn Premium list a few staff with a little English. Suruga Kenko Land says plainly that no staff speak a foreign language. The others do not publish it, so ask when you book.
How much do these cost?
The table shows the cheapest price per person with breakfast, for two sharing, from Rakuten Travel’s availability search for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 4 November and 26 December 2026, checked on 25 October 2026. Weekdays run from about ¥5,000 to ¥8,000 each across the five; Saturdays from about ¥6,000 to ¥17,000. Prices move with the date, so check the hotel’s page before you book.
Which one would you book?
Hotel Orain Shizuoka: a natural hot spring ten minutes from the station, and 4.58 on Rakuten, the highest of the 17 that qualified, at about ¥7,000–8,000 per person on a weeknight. If the cost matters most, or your plans are in Shimizu, Toyoko Inn Shizuoka Shimizu-eki Mae is the cheapest of the five at about ¥5,000. If you would rather not deal with Japanese at the desk, Hotel Associa Shizuoka is the runner-up to look at.
Changes
- 2026-10-29 First published. Scored from 108 candidates.