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title: "Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho, Sendai"
description: "Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho in Sendai: rated 7.5 by guests, 2.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/smile-hotel-sendai-kokubuncho-sendai/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-04
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Hotel · ★★½ · Hospitality Operations
# Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho

Ichibancho 4-chome, Sendai, Japan

7.5 ·  Good 926 reviews ·  #100 #100 of 122 in Sendai ·  9.1 Location score
## About Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho

Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho is a hotel in Ichibancho 4-chome, Sendai, Japan. It holds a 2.5-star rating. Guests rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 926 reviews. Facilities include free wi-fi. It is 530 m from the centre of Sendai. The nearest airport, Sendai Airport (SDJ), is 14 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★½

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 192

- **Floors:** 9

- **Last renovated:** 2007

- **Chain:** Hospitality Operations

- **Formerly:** Universe Hotel

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 37

[Hotel prices in Sendai by month](https://stayversus.com/en/japan/sendai/prices/)

4-3-22 Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku

## Live prices around Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho: nightly price by month

     

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-   Cheapest month: November, about €68 a night on average
-   Most expensive month: July, about €167 a night on average
-   Lowest price we found: €65 for the night of 15 December

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[Hotel prices in Sendai by month](https://stayversus.com/en/japan/sendai/prices/)

Averages of real one-night prices for two adults on Agoda, a Tuesday and a Saturday in each month, last checked 21 October 2026. In euros; the final price is shown before you book.

## How Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho scores

Better rated than 16% of hotels in Sendai

-   Guest rating **7.5**
-   Location **9.1**
-   Public transport **9.5**

Sendai average

## Amenities

### Pool & wellness

-   Massage

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Services

-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Blackout curtains

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.1**/10

- **Walk grade:** **93**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **23**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **17**

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### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">120 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy</th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">30 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   CLUB ZOO仙台180 m

## Weather in Sendai

[Sendai weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/japan/miyagi/sendai/weather)

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### Compare

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## Questions about Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho

### How do guests rate Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho?

Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho has a guest rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 926 reviews, which is better than 16% of rated hotels in Sendai.

### When is Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho cheapest?

In our price checks, the cheapest month is November, at about €68 a night on average. The most expensive is July, at about €167.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### Does Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### How far is Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho from the airport?

The nearest airport, Sendai Airport (SDJ), is 14 km away in a straight line.

### What was Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho called before?

Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho was previously known as Universe Hotel.

### How many rooms does Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho have?

Smile Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho has 192 rooms on 9 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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