Overview
Richmond Hotel Premier Sendai Ekimae is a three-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Sendai Station, with Sendai Subway's North 4 exit beside the building. Shinkansen services, the Sendai Airport Access Line, city buses, shopping, and central Sendai are all close by.
Reception is on the fifth floor of the Sendai Toho Building. The hotel is compact, but its lounge, breakfast, and carefully planned rooms make it a comfortable choice for more than a simple overnight stop.
Rooms
The hotel has 183 rooms. Moderate rooms and upper-floor Precious singles and doubles measure 18.1 square meters and come with one 154-centimeter-wide bed. Depending on the room type, the layout includes either a large work desk or a round table.
Superior twins measure 30.6 square meters, while Premier twins measure 29.2 square meters. Both can accommodate three guests with an extra bed, and some Superior twins have accessible layouts. Since the difference in space between doubles and twins is noticeable, it is worth comparing the layout as well as the price.
Facilities
The fifth-floor Premier Lounge is open to staying guests. Its daily service includes complimentary drinks, afternoon sweets and snacks, evening alcohol, and a late duck-soba offering, giving guests a relaxed place to pause outside the room.
Coin laundry, vending machines, and a meeting room are also available. The hotel does not have its own car park, but discounted parking is arranged through nearby public garages. These can fill up on weekends and holidays, so drivers should allow extra time.
Dining
Breakfast is served as a Japanese and Western buffet from 6:30 to 10:00, with last entry at 9:30. Regional dishes include harako rice made with Miyagi-grown Hitomebore rice, sasa-kamaboko fish cakes, and Yamagata-style imoni.
Later in the day, the lounge offers drinks and light snacks. For lunch and dinner, the surrounding station area and central shopping streets provide a much wider choice of restaurants.
Location and transport
The hotel is in the Sendai Station Area, three minutes from the JR West Exit, one minute from Aoba-dori Station's Exit 1, and beside Sendai Subway's North 4 exit. With several nearby access points, guests can return easily without crossing the full station complex.
Sendai Station serves the Tohoku Shinkansen, regional JR lines, the Sendai Airport Access Line, and both subway lines. The west-side location is also convenient for city buses, taxis, and routes toward Sendai's central shopping streets.
Airport access
Direct Sendai Airport Access Line trains reach Sendai Station in about 25 minutes, while the fastest rapid services take about 17 minutes. From the station, the hotel is a short walk away with no need to transfer to another train or bus.
Why stay here
Choose this hotel for a short walk to the Shinkansen, direct airport rail access, breakfast with regional dishes, and a lounge that stays helpful into the evening. The desk-friendly doubles suit solo travelers and business stays, while the larger twins are better for couples, friends, or groups of three.
The west side of Sendai Station is convenient for the Loople Sendai sightseeing bus, central shopping streets, restaurants, and routes toward the city's historic sights. It gives visitors an easy starting point for exploring Sendai while keeping rail access straightforward for day trips.
Good to know
Reception is on the fifth floor, so arriving guests should enter the Sendai Toho Building and take the elevator up. Drivers should plan to use a nearby public garage and leave extra time when central parking is busy.
Demolition work at the neighboring former department store is scheduled to continue through June 30, 2027. Daytime and overnight work may cause noise or vibration, so light sleepers should check the latest construction situation with the hotel before booking.
3-minute walk