Location. Hotel Monterey Amalie is located in Kobe, Japan One half kilometer from ... more
Chinatown One half kilometer from Kitano Ijinkan One kilometer from Nunobiki Herb Park Hotel Features. Complimentary weekday newspapers Dry cleaning services 24 hour front desk Guestrooms. Complimentary high speed Internet access Cable television Refrigerators
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Location. Hotel Monterey Amalie is located in Kobe, Japan One half kilometer from ... more
Chinatown One half kilometer from Kitano Ijinkan One kilometer from Nunobiki Herb Park Hotel Features. Complimentary weekday newspapers Dry cleaning services 24 hour front desk Guestrooms. Complimentary high speed Internet access Cable television Refrigerators
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: It ensured protection for the future Disadvantages: It was a worldwide disaster
** The Geography of Kobe **
The Kobe earthquake happened in Kobe is Japan (shown on the map to the right).
Kobe has the the sea on one side of the city and big mountains on the other side creating a lovely post-card views.
The most common nationality of Kobe is Korean, the second most common nationality is Chinese, third is Vietnamese and the forth is American
The city has an average temperature of 17.1°C.
Kobe currently now has a population of 1,533,852 with over 658,876 households. There is a population density of 2,769 people per square kilometre. The majority of the city (67%) is made up of people aged 15 to 64, 20% or aged 65 or over and the other 13% are aged 0 to 14 years old.
Kobe also has a very good economy with having one of the busiest shipping ports in that area. Kobe is also home to many headquarters of big companies ...
mad.man.560 14.03.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Kobe
Advantages: New,lots to do.Not too westernised Disadvantages: Helps to be able to speak Japanese
To get to Kobe flying into Kansi is the easiest route from the West. The Airport is very user friendly and easy to navigate.Never seems busy within the terminal although immigration can take a while. Customs are always polite but be prepeared to be searched if flying in from Schipol :). Buses are available to take you into Kobe or Osaka and the bus station attendants all speak english.As with most things in Japan helpfulness extends to baggage handlers to load your suitcase onto the buses.
Kobe was flatten in the ninties by an Earthquake. Today building still goes on in the recovery process. Kobe looks new because of this . There are few buildings that are old. For the westerner Kobe offers a good insight into Japan but is not as westernised as say Tokyo.There is a youth movement there that is in some ways like Osaka but more ...
Bigglesworth 08.10.2001
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Kobe
Advantages: Stunning area, peaceful Disadvantages: Not a lot to do except relax
I visited Monterey last May whilst on a trip touring California. I had read all about the area in various guidebooks and decided it was worth going out of our way to stay there for a few nights. I reasearched the hotels myself on the internet and found the Monterey Bay Inn being one of the most popular so booked ahead. Be warned it is expensive but OH so lovely. More about the hotel below.
We had been staying in san francisco for 4 nights before picking up our hire car and setting off along the coast for monterey. The drive alone was well worth it as there was stunning views around every bend.
We arrived at the hotel (Monterey Bay Inn) at 4pm just in time for them to be bringing out the cookies and coffee provided free of charge to guests. I had booked the coastline view rather than the park view (the cheapest) or the full bay view ...
![1963 Monterey Jazz Festival [Digipak] - Modern Jazz Quartet (The)](http://imagesb.ciao.com/iuk/images/products/small/935/1963_Monterey_Jazz_Festival_Digipak_Modern_Jazz_Quartet_The__6360935.jpg)
