Via Inn is a chain of low-cost business-style hotels run by the JR West group, with more than two dozen locations across Japan. The hotels are all located within 5 minutes of major railway stations. In the case of Via Inn Kanazawa, the hotel is actually located inside the Kanazawa Station building, so you can get from the ticket gate to the hotel entrance in just 30 seconds. The weather in Kanazawa is famously rainy so this can be a big advantage!
The first floor entry to the Via Inn on the Kanazawa Station concourse
This hotel offers comfortable but cheap rooms with no extra frills and is suitable for those travelling for either business or pleasure. As it is located inside Kanazawa Station it gives guests immediate access to the building’s excellent shopping and dining facilities as well as local rail, bus and taxi services.
The 3rd floor hotel lobby
Guest Rooms
This hotel has 206 rooms. The Kanazawa City Tourism Association lists these as 202 single rooms, 3 twin rooms, and 1 universal room which is suitable for wheelchair users. The official room types are Via Inn Single, Single A, Economy Twin, Twin, and Universal Room / Accessible Room. All rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, internet-capable TV with HDMI, individual air conditioning, an air purifier with humidifier function, a hair dryer, an electric kettle, hangers, a shoehorn, a telephone, a baggage rack, free Wi-Fi, nightwear, towels, disposable slippers, deodorant spray, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, and face/hand soap. Toothbrushes, hairbrushes, razors, body towels, skincare items, cotton swabs, coffee, tea, and green tea are available from the amenity corner, where guests take only what they need. Bathrooms have bath tubs and showers. The toilet has a heated seat and washlet style bidet.
Single rooms include the “Single A” and “Via Inn Single” types, and as both are fitted with semi-double beds they are suitable for couples as well as single travelers. Below are the details.
A single room at Via Inn Kanazawa Station
The Single A room size is 13 sq m. This room features a desk facing the window and a semi-double bed which is 140cm across.
The Via Inn Single room size is 13 sq m. This room features a semi-double bed which is 140cm across.
Twin Room at Via Inn
The Economy Twin room size is 13 sq m. This room features two 90cm wide single beds.
The Twin room size is 22 sq m. This room features two 98cm wide beds. An extra 88cm wide bed can also be added on request for a third guest.
The Universal Room is 26 sq m and features two 110cm wide beds.
The hotel elevators at the 1st floor entrance
Breakfast
Via Inn Kanazawa does not offer breakfast inside the hotel itself, but breakfast tickets are sold at the front desk for partner stores in Kanazawa Station.
Campagne Cucina & Bar is in Anto West 1F and serves a selectable morning plate for 980 yen. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 10:45 with last orders at 10:30.
Hakusan Soba is inside the Rinto shopping area and serves a simple Japanese breakfast of kakesoba, which can be changed to udon, and onigiri for 550 yen. Breakfast is served from 6:00 until closing.
The first floor entrance. These doors are locked late at night but guests can enter with a key card or use the intercom to contact the front desk
Safety & Security
Via Inn Kanazawa has the following safety and security measures:
- The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day so you can always ask for assistance.
- The hotel elevators have card-key security, so guest-room floors can only be accessed with a room key.
- The hotel entrance is locked late at night so that only guests can gain entry with a card key.
The hotel can also be accessed from the 3rd floor
Facilities
Via Inn can be entered from the first floor station concourse via an elevator or directly from the 3rd floor of Anto West / Anto Nishi, the shopping and dining area on the west side of the station building. On the 3rd floor the hotel has a front desk, lobby, paid drum-type laundry machines, a microwave oven, and a smoking space. Soft drink vending machines are available on the 3rd and 7th floors, and there is an ice-making machine on the 7th floor. Alcoholic drinks can be purchased at the Seven-Eleven Heart In convenience store on the 1st floor, which is open from 5:00 to 25:30.
Free Wi-Fi is available in all guest rooms and the hotel’s public areas. Guest rooms also feature colorful designs inspired by traditional Kaga-yuzen silk dyeing patterns.
Article and original photos by Michael Lambe. All rights reserved. Last updated 05-Jun-2026.
