Daiwa Roynet Hotel Sendai
by the TopOfHotel team
Daiwa Roynet is the chain Japanese business travellers reach for — 20-sqm-plus rooms with a 1.2-metre desk, a wall of sockets and USB ports, and three restaurants without leaving the building.
Daiwa Roynet is the chain Japanese business travellers reach for — 20-sqm-plus rooms with a 1.2-metre desk, a wall of sockets and USB ports, and three restaurants without leaving the building.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Sendai belongs to Daiwa House, one of Japan's big property developers and the company behind 200+ Daiwa Roynet hotels nationwide. It scores around 8.5/10 overall. The 14-floor white-and-grey modern block sits about a 9-minute walk southwest of Sendai Station's West Exit, near the Sendai Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall. Most guests book the Moderate Twin at 22 sqm for about $77 — bigger than the usual 18-sqm Japanese business room, with a 1.2-metre desk you can spread a laptop, papers and coffee across at once. You get two 110×200cm twin beds, feather pillows and cotton sheets. The 4-sqm unit bath has a Toto Washlet, heated seat, rain shower and a 1.6-metre tub, with Mikimoto green-tea toiletries. There's an empty fridge and a small Tiger kettle, but the standout is the wiring: 6 universal sockets and 8 USB-A ports, enough for two phones, a laptop, a camera and a power bank together.
Food and amenities
The building holds 3 restaurants — a Japanese restaurant on floor 1 (gyutan, tempura, sushi), a Western cafe on floor 2 for the breakfast buffet, and a bar lounge on floor 13 for cocktails and Sendai craft beer — running 06:30 to 23:00, so you can eat every meal without leaving. The floor-1 set dinner built around Sendai gyutan runs ¥3,200 (about $22) and comes with grilled tongue, tongue soup, tempura, miso, Hyogo rice and tsukemono. Up on floor 13, a Sankt Gallen Sendai craft beer is ¥800 and a snack ¥600. When your clothes run out, the floor-2 self-laundry is open 24 hours — ¥200 a wash with free detergent and ¥100 per 30-minute dry, so a full cycle is about $2.70.
Location and getting there
From Sendai Station's West Exit it's a 9-minute, 700-metre walk southwest, or a 3-minute taxi at roughly $5.40; Hirose-dori subway is closer at 3 minutes. The handiest nearby draw for families is the Sendai Anpanman Children's Museum & Mall, a 9-minute walk, where entry is ¥2,200 (about $15) and there's a playground, character shows and 50-plus Anpanman shops — enough to fill a couple of hours with a young child. Five minutes on lies Sunmall Ichibancho for Uniqlo, Daiso, Loft and a food court, which makes the hotel a workable base for a family Sendai trip.
Things to know before booking
The 9-minute walk from the station is the main trade-off — manageable in good weather, harder with heavy bags or in winter snow. There's no pool, spa or fitness centre, so this is a practical business hotel rather than somewhere to unwind. And breakfast isn't free: the floor-2 buffet is ¥1,800 (about $12) a head, though Sendai Station's food court has ekiben from ¥800 if you'd rather save. If you want more room, the 24-sqm Premium Twin costs about $14 more a night and runs roughly 20% larger.
Our take
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Sendai is the 3.5-star pick for business travellers and families — 20-sqm-plus rooms, a wall of sockets and USB ports, 3 restaurants, free self-laundry and the Anpanman Museum nearby, all from about $74 a night. Its 8.5/10 from 2,400+ reviews backs up the Daiwa House reliability. Land here if you're on a mid-range budget, want a comfortable place to work, or are travelling with small kids — it sits at #8 on our list.
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Part of the Daiwa House group, which runs 200+ hotels across Japan to one consistent standard.
- Rooms start at 20 sqm, larger than the usual 18-sqm Japanese business room — the Moderate Twin runs 22 sqm with a 1.2-metre desk you can spread a laptop, papers and coffee across at once.
- 6 universal sockets and 8 USB-A chargers per room — enough to charge two phones, a laptop, a camera and a power bank at the same time, which is why business travellers like it.
- Three restaurants under one roof — a Japanese spot on floor 1, a Western cafe on floor 2 and a bar lounge on floor 13 — so you never have to step outside for a meal.
- Free self-laundry on floor 2 (detergent included), open 24 hours — a washer is ¥200 a cycle and a dryer ¥100 per 30 minutes, so a full wash-and-dry runs about $2.70.
- It's a 9-minute, 700-metre walk from Sendai Station West Exit — fine in good weather, less fun in the snow or with heavy bags, though Hirose-dori subway is closer at 3 minutes.
- No pool, spa or fitness centre — this is a practical business hotel, not a resort, so look elsewhere if you want to swim or sweat after a day out.
- Breakfast isn't included: the floor-2 buffet is ¥1,800 (about $12) a head, and Sendai Station's food court has ekiben from ¥800 if you'd rather save.
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Insider Tips
- Pay the extra ¥2,000 a night (about $14) for the 24-sqm Premium Twin — it's roughly 20% bigger than the standard room.
- Skip the ¥1,800 breakfast buffet and walk to the Sendai Station food court instead, where ekiben start at ¥800 (about $5.40).
- Use the floor-2 self-laundry — washers are ¥200 with free detergent, and it's quietest in the evenings.
- The Sendai Anpanman Children's Museum is a 9-minute walk away, ideal if you're travelling with kids aged about 3 to 8.