Go back in time to 1981 and build a brand new hotel that is state of the art for it's time. Now bring that sparkly 1980's hotel back with you to today. And that in a nutshell is Portopia Hotel.
Although far from city center, it is next the Portliner tram station, a monorail train going to city and Kobe. The hotel also provide shuttle bus to the city every 20 minutes.
神戸ポートピアホテルにコンビニが無いというtipsがありますが、1階の奥にファミリーマートがあります 朝6:00-夜1:00の営業のようです There is a convenience store on the ground (1st) floor. It is open from 6am till 1am