Hotel Metropolitan Akita
Directly connected to the Shinkansen platform
About this stay
Hotel Metropolitan Akita is directly connected to JR Akita Station, the closest a hotel gets to the platform in this city, and offers free WiFi throughout the property alongside two restaurants and a bar. Rooms are carpeted and equipped with a flat-screen TV, refrigerator and electric kettle, with some rooms including a seating area for extra comfort, and the private bathroom comes with a bathtub, free toiletries and a hairdryer. The 24-hour front desk offers laundry, dry cleaning and luggage storage services, useful for a longer trip or a same-day return journey. Dining Manyo serves cuisine built around fresh local produce, and the shopping and dining arcade inside JR Akita Station itself adds further options without leaving the building. Akita Akarenga Kyodokan is an eight-minute drive away, and Omoriyama Zoo is eighteen minutes by car, while Senshu Park is within easy reach for anyone exploring on foot.
- Direct station access
- Multiple restaurants
- Laundry service
- Bar on site
Our take
For anyone whose Akita stay revolves around the Shinkansen schedule, this is as close to the platform as it gets, and the two restaurants plus laundry and dry-cleaning services make it a genuinely practical base for a longer trip rather than just a station stopover. It's a strong all-round choice for both business and leisure travellers who value that direct connection.
- Use the direct station connection on a rainy or snowy day, when not stepping outside at all makes a real difference
- Try Dining Manyo for a meal built around fresh local Akita produce rather than a generic hotel restaurant menu
- Take advantage of the laundry and dry-cleaning services if you're partway through a longer Japan trip
Why we love it
- Direct connection to JR Akita Station, the closest in the city
- Two restaurants including Dining Manyo's local produce menu
- Laundry and dry-cleaning services at the 24-hour front desk
- Access to the station's own shopping and dining arcade
Why guests love itWe stayed here specifically for the direct station connection during a trip with an early departure, and being able to walk from the lobby straight to the platform made checkout genuinely stress-free. Dining Manyo's local produce menu was a highlight one evening, and having laundry service available meant we could pack lighter for the rest of the trip. The rooms are comfortable rather than luxurious, but the location alone makes this an easy recommendation.
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