10 Best Hotels near Yokohama Chinatown
Walk 2–10 Minutes to the Gates
From ¥6,500/night · Updated 2026

Score 9.4 from 158 guests — if you want to sleep near Yokohama Chinatown somewhere with a real story attached, Hotel New Grand is the answer. It opened in 1927 to help rebuild the city after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and it sits directly opposite Yamashita Park, 2 minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai Station and a 5-minute walk into Chinatown. This is the actual birthplace of seafood doria and spaghetti Napolitan — two yoshoku dishes the whole of Japan knows — and it was General MacArthur's first lodging in the country. The 1927 Main Building is a registered historic structure with a grand staircase, a high lobby ceiling and brass chandeliers; the 1991 Tower wing offers modern bay-view rooms looking out to the Bay Bridge and the cruise ships at Osanbashi. Honestly, the Main Building rooms are smaller and dated next to the Tower — if you want contemporary, book the Tower. But for a hotel with genuine history, walkable to Chinatown, where you can eat doria where it was invented, there's nothing else like it here.

Score 9.4 from 411 guests — if you want a brand-new hotel where you wake up to Yokohama Bay and Yamashita Park, The Gate Hotel Yokohama by Hulic is very worth booking. It opened in February 2025 as the fifth location of The Gate Hotel brand, and the cleanliness score is a striking 9.7. It sits on the waterfront road directly opposite Yamashita Park, 4 minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai Station and a 5-minute walk into Chinatown. What guests consistently praise is the room size and the views — sea-facing rooms look out over Yamashita Park, the Hikawa Maru ship, and the full sweep of the bay. The design is modern boutique with a rooftop bar and terrace for sunset. It leans adult and calm rather than family-with-kids. Honestly, ¥27,000 isn't cheap for a 4-star, and the City View rooms don't actually have the bay view (you pay up for Sea View). But for a new build with bay views walkable to Chinatown, this is the most polished of the recent openings.

Score 9.1 from 3,251 guests — Hyatt Regency Yokohama is the most evidence-backed pick in this roundup. The 9.1 comes from 3,251 real reviews while the other hotels here have a few hundred. It opened in 2020 in Yamashita-cho, 3 minutes from Nihon-Odori Station, a 5-minute walk into Chinatown, and 5 minutes from Yamashita Park. The thing guests mention most is rooms larger than expected — every room is at least 37 sq.m., which is generous by Japanese standards. Bathrooms have a rain shower plus a soaking tub with separate wet/dry zones. The look is East-meets-West, and there are three restaurants; the Harbor Kitchen breakfast buffet gets praised for variety, with Chinese options that suit the location next to Chinatown. Honestly, some guests note the Club Lounge cocktail menu repeats over several nights, the gym is small, and parking is ¥2,000/night. But for a Hyatt-brand hotel from ¥14,000 in this location, most people say it's money well spent.

Score 9.0 (cross-platform) — Daiwa Roynet Yokohama-Koen is the business hotel most people overlook, and that's a mistake if you want something genuinely reliable, walkable to Chinatown, at a fair price. The scores spread across platforms — Trip.com 9.4/356, Booking 8.1/2,512, HotelsCombined 8.7 from nearly 5,000 reviews. It sits in the Kannai zone by Yokohama Stadium, 5 minutes from Kannai Station (JR) and a 5-minute walk into Chinatown. What the Daiwa Roynet chain does well is well-designed, clean, quiet business rooms with a proper work desk and a consistent standard at every branch — not flashy, but it never disappoints. It suits travellers here for Chinatown, a baseball game at the stadium, and an onward train to Tokyo. Honestly, the Kannai location isn't on the water like Yamashita-cho, so you'll walk a bit more to reach Yamashita Park or Osanbashi. But for a 4-star at this quality from ¥11,000, it's a strong value.

Score 9.0 from 126 guests — if the goal is to sleep inside Chinatown, not near it, Rose Hotel Yokohama is the only one in this roundup that delivers. Open the lobby door and you're already among the gates, with the smell of xiaolongbao in the air and a hundred restaurants around you. It scores 9.0 on Trip.com and ranks #8 of 115 Yokohama hotels on TripAdvisor (Walkability a perfect 100/100). It's a 4-star boutique that opened in 1981 with 184 rooms, 5 minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai Station and 3 minutes from the Kanteibyo temple and the main Zenrinmon gate. What reviewers agree on is that the rooms are notably larger than the typical Japanese hotel, with oriental decor and carved-wood detailing. It's also the home of Chungking Restaurant, one of the first to bring Sichuan food to Yokohama Chinatown — the ground-floor branch opens at 7:30 a.m. for fresh dim sum. Honestly, the building is over 40 years old and it shows — small bathrooms, dated decor, and the streets get busy and loud on weekend evenings because you're right in Chinatown. But if you can take charming age in exchange for a location nothing else can match, it's well worth it.

Score 8.4 from 1,309 guests — Hotel Monterey Yokohama is the right call if you want a European-classic feel, bay views, and a price that isn't steep in Yamashita-cho. It scores 8.4/10 on HotelsCombined and 4.3/5 from over a thousand Klook reviews. At 6-1 Yamashita-cho, it's 5 minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai Station, with Chinatown, the Osanbashi cruise pier and Yamashita Park all reachable within about 5 minutes each. The Monterey chain is known for its European architectural styling — the Yokohama branch runs classic decor across 170 rooms with a fridge, slippers and a flat-screen TV. Guests agree on the location that walks you to every landmark of old Yokohama. Honestly, the rooms aren't as large as the Hyatt Regency, and it can't match hotels that opened in 2020 or later on newness. But if you like a classic European mood and want to walk to Chinatown and the harbour on a budget around ¥12,000, this is a solid choice.

Score 8.6 from 466 guests — if you're on a budget but still want a strong score and free breakfast, Comfort Hotel Yokohama Kannai has the highest 3-star score in this roundup, 8.6/10 on Trip.com. It's in the Kannai zone, 3 minutes from Kannai Station (JR) and about a 12-minute walk into Chinatown (or one train stop). The clear selling point is a free breakfast buffet included in the room rate — vegetables, eggs, milk and smoothies that reviewers rate well for a chain at this price (though it gets crowded at peak). Rooms are tidy business-style, the staff are friendly, and you're close to Chinatown, the baseball stadium, the Red Brick Warehouse and Yamashita Park. Honestly, the rooms are small like a typical Japanese business hotel, and the walk into Chinatown is longer than from the Yamashita-cho side. But for a rate from ¥7,500 that already includes breakfast, it's excellent value for budget travellers who still want a good score.

Score 8.6 from 364 guests — Star Hotel Yokohama is the bay-view-on-a-budget option that's hard to find in this location. It sits directly opposite Yamashita Park and the Hikawa Maru ship, scores 8.6/10 on HotelsCombined, is 3 minutes from Yamashita Park and within the Chinatown district, 6 minutes from Motomachi-Chukagai Station. The clear draw is bay-facing rooms that look over the harbour and the park at 3-star prices — most hotels facing the park cost far more. Reviewers praise clean rooms, lovely views, and friendly, helpful staff. Honestly, the building and rooms are older in style, not glossy and modern, and not every room has the bay view (you have to book the Bay View Room). But if you want to wake up to Yokohama Bay and walk to Yamashita Park and Chinatown on a budget around ¥8,000, the value here is hard to beat.

Score 8.5 (cross-platform) — HOTEL MYSTAYS Yokohama Kannai is a value business chain with plenty of reviews behind it — Trip.com 8.9/337 and Booking 7.9/1,969. It's in the Kannai zone, about 5 minutes from Kannai Station (JR) and roughly a 10-minute walk into Chinatown (or one train stop). What guests like is the value plus a location close to Chinatown, the stadium and the shops — couples rate the location 8.2, staff 8.6 and cleanliness 8.4. It's a MyStays property with a consistent business-room standard, a work desk and free Wi-Fi. Honestly, the Booking score of 7.9 trails Trip's 8.9 because the rooms are small like most Japanese hotels and the design is plain, and the walk into Chinatown is longer than from Yamashita-cho. But if you want a budget-friendly Kannai base that walks to Chinatown with enough reviews to feel sure, it's a safe pick.

Score 8.2 from 501 guests — closing with the budget anchor, Toyoko Inn Yokohama Kannai is the cheapest in this roundup at ¥6,500, and it still throws in free breakfast. The Toyoko Inn chain is one Japan travellers know well for being consistent — clean, safe, good value, identical at every branch. It's 3 minutes from Nihon-Odori Station and a 10-minute walk into Chinatown, so you get proximity to the gates at the friendliest possible price. Honestly, the rooms are very small in classic Toyoko Inn fashion (a single bed and a desk just about fill the room), the design is plain and functional, and there's no view or frills. But if you're out sightseeing all day — eating Chinese food in Chinatown, strolling Yamashita Park — and just need a bed at night, there's no reason to pay more. This one does its job completely.