Sanco Inn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi
by the TopOfHotel team
Sanco Inn is a Greens Hotels business hotel with a top-floor Daiyokujo communal bath — a city soak you can have on a roughly $57 budget.
Sanco Inn is a Greens Hotels business hotel with a top-floor Daiyokujo communal bath — a city soak you can have on a roughly $57 budget.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
The 198 rooms run about 14–17 sqm, the usual size for a Japanese business hotel, finished in Modern Japanese style with easy-on-the-eye brown and white. Every room has an air purifier and a humidifier, free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, a fridge, and a standard Japanese bathroom with a bidet — though some Single rooms have a small bathroom. The room also stocks small and large towels, a yukata, and body wash and shampoo for use at the bath, so you don't need to pack any of that.
Food and amenities
The feature that lifts this place above its price tier is the top-floor Daiyokujo. It is a large communal bath in the Japanese onsen (sento) style — not a real mineral hot spring, but a big heated pool with separate men's and women's sides, waist-deep, with showers to rinse off before you get in and a hot pool around 41–42°C. It is open 15:00–02:00 and 06:00–10:00 and free for every guest, which after a full day on your feet is hard to beat at this price. Breakfast is a buffet at about $8, with a simple spread of Japanese and Western dishes.
Location and getting there
Sanco Inn sits on the Taikodori (west) side of Nagoya Station, a 5-minute walk from the shinkansen exit. The route runs past a convenience store and along Sakurabashi-dori to a lobby done in warm brown and beige. It belongs to the Greens Hotels group, a mid-tier Japanese chain known for affordable rooms with a soaking bath.
Things to know before booking
The rooms are smaller than the Daiwa branches, about 14–17 sqm against 18-plus. Breakfast is not included — it runs about $8 on top of the room rate. And the bath shuts overnight from 02:00 to 06:00, so if you're back very late you'll miss the soak. The Single Standard starts at roughly $37, the best-value room here.
Our take
Sanco Inn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi suits solo travelers, business travelers and small budget-minded families who want value plus a big free bath — especially anyone who likes a sento or onsen soak but doesn't want to head out of the city for it. With a Trip.com score of 8.8/10 and rates from about $57 a night, we rate it the best value on the list.
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A top-floor Daiyokujo bath in the Japanese onsen style, with separate men's and women's sides, free for every guest.
- Part of the Greens Hotels group, a mid-tier chain known for pairing value rates with a soaking bath.
- A 5-minute walk from the shinkansen exit on the Taikodori (west) side of Nagoya Station.
- Rates start at just about $57 a night, the cheapest on this list.
- Every one of the 198 rooms has an air purifier, a humidifier and free Wi-Fi.
- Rooms are smaller than the Daiwa branches, running about 14–17 sqm versus 18-plus.
- Breakfast costs around $8 extra and is not included in the room rate.
- The bath closes overnight from 02:00 to 06:00, so a very late night out means you miss it.
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Insider Tips
- Hit the Daiyokujo bath around 19:00–21:00 to unwind after a full day of walking.
- The Single Standard room starts at about $37 — the best value of the bunch.
- Take the towels from your room to the bath; the hotel already stocks them in the room.