A super convenient hotel for eating, drinking, playing, and traveling in Nagoya
🏨 Meitetsu Grand Hotel
🚉Transportation Guide:
Fly from Shanghai to Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya and choose to take the Meitetsu train. (There is also the JR option) Buy a 980 yen ticket from the automatic ticket machine. Meitetsu trains have both fast and slow options, with the same price.
Since the arrival time was about the same, I chose the earlier slow train. It was quite pleasant to take a leisurely ride!
🌟Highlights:
The location of Meitetsu Grand Hotel is very convenient, right at Nagoya Station (look for the Meitetsu Department Store sign). Recognize the HARBS cake shop and Sekai no Tebasaki (World's Chicken Wings) signs downstairs, and you will find the hotel's vintage elevator.
🛏Room Facilities:
The room faces the street with a great view, though it can be a bit noisy at night. The Meitetsu Bus Terminal for trips to Takayama is also in the same building, making it very convenient!
🍽Dining Recommendations:
Besides packing HARBS fruit mille-feuille/strawberry cake, you must try the eel three ways at Maruya Honten Meieki branch on the 9th floor of Meitetsu Department Store (pictures 6-7)! It's highly recommended to go early to avoid long lines.
Shopping near Nagoya Station is also great. I recommend visiting the Starbucks at JR Nagoya Station, where you can enjoy a view of the railway from upstairs.
Starbucks in Japan is half the price, and the menu has Chinese. Even if your elders don't speak Japanese or English, communication is seamless.
👍Most Recommended:
Meitetsu Department Store supermarket, where fresh fruits are discounted every evening. Go downstairs at 8 PM to enjoy sushi and fruit freedom, plus there's a 23-hour convenience store!
Harbs, with no lines in the evening, and you can pack up and take it upstairs.
Meitetsu Bus Terminal (for trips to Nagashima Spa Land, Shirakawa-go, Kanazawa, Fukuyama).