Where to stay in Hiroshima: areas and hotels near the Peace Park
Stay near the Peace Memorial Park or Hondori if you want to walk to the Dome and museum. Pick Hatchobori or Kamiyacho for restaurants and the airport bus, Hiroshima Station for early trains and a JR Pass, and Miyajima for a quiet evening by the shrine. Since April 2026 most rooms add 200 yen per person per night in tax.
Where to stay in Hiroshima comes down to one question: do you want to walk to the Atomic Bomb Dome, or ride a tram to it? Near the Peace Memorial Park and Hondori you can walk to the Dome and the museum in 10 to 20 minutes, which suits families and first-time visitors. Hatchobori and Kamiyacho suit people who want restaurants, shopping streets and the airport bus. Hiroshima Station suits a short stay on a rail pass. Miyajima is a second night, not a base.
The city is compact. Even the station hotels are only a 15 to 20 minute tram ride from the Genbaku Dome-mae stop, so no choice here is a bad one. What changes is how your mornings and evenings feel.
Hiroshima areas compared
| Area | Walk to the Dome | Getting around | Parking | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Park, Nakamachi and Hondori | About 12 to 20 minutes | On foot; trams on Aioi-dori | A few hotel car parks; small city lots by the park | First visits, families, early museum entry |
| Hatchobori and Kamiyacho | About 7 to 14 minutes | Trams, Hiroshima Bus Center for the airport bus | Hotel car parks with height limits | Restaurants, shopping, airport bus users |
| Hiroshima Station | About 32 minutes, so take the tram | Shinkansen, JR lines, trams from the station’s 2nd floor | Large partner lots at the station | One night, JR Pass holders, early trains |
| Miyajima | Ferry and train or tram, over an hour | Ferry from Miyajimaguchi | Ask the ryokan | A quiet evening by Itsukushima Shrine |
Walking times below are our estimates from each hotel’s map position, worked out at a normal walking pace with an allowance for street corners. Treat them as a guide, not a timetable. No hotel we checked showed a room price on a public page in October 2026, so this page gives none. Each hotel below links to its Booking.com page, where you can check your dates, and to its own website.
Hotels near the Peace Memorial Park and Hondori
Mitsui Garden Hotel Hiroshima
Mitsui Garden sits on Peace Boulevard at Nakamachi 9-12, the wide avenue that runs along the south edge of the park. The Dome is about 13 minutes’ walk, so a 7:30 reserved slot at the museum needs no transport at all. The hotel has parking, with details in a PDF on its site; ask for the current fee when you book. It suits mid-range couples and families who want to do the whole visit on foot. Mitsui Garden Hotel Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
WeBase Hiroshima
The budget pick near the park. WeBase at Nakamachi 4-16 has a mixed dormitory and private rooms, and the hotel says the Peace Memorial Park is 10 minutes away; the Dome is about 12 minutes’ walk. There is no parking. The hotel points drivers to D-Parking Nakaku Nakamachi No.1, two minutes away, which charged 200 yen per 30 minutes with a 1,000 yen cap per 24 hours (rates as of 24 March 2026). Solo travellers and anyone watching costs should look here first. WeBase Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Oriental Hotel Hiroshima
Further east on Peace Boulevard at Tanakamachi 6-10, the Oriental is about 19 minutes’ walk from the Dome, or 8 minutes on foot from the Hatchobori tram stop. Its underground car park has 52 spaces at 1,800 yen per night (24 hours), but the height limit is 1.55 m, which rules out many vans and SUVs. It suits couples, and drivers with a standard car. Oriental Hotel Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Hilton Hiroshima
The Hilton at Fujimicho 11-12 is the furthest of this group, about 20 minutes’ walk from the Dome. It suits families who want bigger rooms, and it is the obvious choice if you collect Hilton points. The hotel has parking; we could not read the fee on the official site, so ask before you arrive. Hilton Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Hatchobori and Kamiyacho
RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima
No full-service hotel is closer to the Dome. RIHGA Royal stands at Motomachi 6-78, beside Hiroshima Bus Center, about 7 minutes’ walk from the Dome. That makes it the easiest hotel for anyone arriving on the airport limousine bus, which stops at the Bus Center next door. Guest parking costs 3,000 yen a night (15:00 to 11:00). Height limits are under 1.75 m for the mechanical spaces and under 2.1 m for self-parking, cars cannot leave between 0:30 and 7:30, and the hotel warns it gets busy at weekends. It suits a splurge, older travellers who want the shortest walk, and airport bus users. RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Candeo Hotels Hiroshima Hatchobori
Candeo is at Hatchobori 14-1, with the front desk on the 13th floor, 2 minutes from the Hatchobori tram stop. The Dome is about 14 minutes’ walk. The official page does not mention parking. It suits mid-range couples and solo travellers who want restaurants and bars around them in the evening. Candeo Hotels Hiroshima Hatchobori on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Hiroshima Station
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
Granvia is connected to the station’s Shinkansen exit, so you are at your hotel the moment you leave the train. The Dome is about 32 minutes on foot, which is why most guests take the tram (240 yen, about 15 to 20 minutes) or the sightseeing loop bus. The hotel has no car park of its own. Guests use the Times JR Hiroshima Station North and South Minamoa lots, 1,600 yen a night with a 2.1 m height limit. It is the right choice for JR Pass holders, late arrivals and anyone catching an early train to Miyajima or onward to Kyushu. Hotel Granvia Hiroshima on Booking.com, or the hotel’s own site
Our guide to getting from the station to the Atomic Bomb Dome covers the tram stop, which moved to the station’s 2nd floor in August 2025.
Miyajima for a second night
Iwaso
Iwaso is a historic ryokan in Momijidani, about 12 to 15 minutes’ walk from the Miyajima ferry pier. Staying on the island means you can walk to Itsukushima Shrine in the evening and early morning, when the day visitors have gone. It costs more than a city hotel, and every visit to the island adds the 100 yen Miyajima Visitor Tax, collected with the ferry fare. Iwaso says there is parking on the island, but not whether you can bring a car across, so plan to leave it on the mainland. It suits couples on a second night. Iwaso on Booking.com, or the ryokan’s own site. Our Miyajima guide covers the shrine and the tides.
Taxes and parking
Since 1 April 2026, Hiroshima Prefecture has charged an accommodation tax of 200 yen per person per night when the room-only price, before consumption tax and excluding meals, is 6,000 yen or more (Hiroshima Prefecture). Below 6,000 yen you pay nothing. The hotel collects it, often at check-in.
Parking right by the park is limited. The city’s two Nakajima-cho lots hold 19 and 21 cars, and they close around the 6 August ceremony and the May Flower Festival. With a car, a hotel car park is the calmer choice.
Which Hiroshima hotel to book
- First visit, on foot: Mitsui Garden Hotel, on Peace Boulevard about 13 minutes from the Dome.
- Shortest walk to the Dome: RIHGA Royal, about 7 minutes, with the airport bus next door.
- Budget: WeBase, with dorm beds and private rooms about 12 minutes from the Dome.
- Driving: RIHGA Royal if your car is tall; the Oriental if it fits under 1.55 m and you want the lower fee.
- One night on a rail pass: Hotel Granvia, then the tram to Genbaku Dome-mae.
- Restaurants and nightlife: Candeo in Hatchobori.
- A second night: Iwaso on Miyajima, then see the shrine before breakfast.
For how to fit the Dome, the museum and Miyajima around your stay, see our Hiroshima itinerary. Book the museum’s early or late slot through the museum tickets guide.
