I stood in this hotel for 9 nights. It is situated on an island and one needs to take a Rokko Liner, an automatic, driver-free, elevated train to the main land. The liner was a fun on itself, it was a short distance to the mainland and the trains were coming very often. One needs to take another train to reach the downtown of Kobe, but this was not a problem, as the transportation in Japan is extremely convenient. The Rokko Island where the hotel stays is nicely planed, pleasant to stroll, has a lot of green areas. The hotel itself has very helpful personnel. Comparatively to other Japanese hotels, Sheraton was rather inexpensive. I did not take a breakfast. I was a bit too much: 28,- Euro for a buffet. There were many possibilities to get authentic Japanese food anywhere for less money. The hotel was clean and I got every day a Japanese paper in English, so I could stay informed. There was a CNN in English available. From the experience in other hotels, I know that this is not always the case in Japan. All over, Kobe Sheraton was a pleasant experience.