Fantastic hotel. None of us, especially the kids, wants to leave the hotel at check-out.
They upgrade my room from level 6 to 9 premium club. It paid off to stay in an ocean facing room.
The room is clean and well maintained. Although this is not a new hotel (where lifts require cardkey) the rooms locks are cardkey based. Bed is a bit hard for me, but were just as hard for the other hotels i stayed there :^_^:.
The breakfast spread is wide and tasty. The restaurant can get crowded over weekend (but you can still managed to find a seat).
The beach lagoon is shallow and water is super clean and calm.
There are big malls/outlet, restaurants and super markets within 5~10 min drive.
It's around 20min drive to popular attractions like Okinawa world, Gandala valley, Chinen Park, Peace memorials, etc.
There is also free performance at 6pm on Fri/Sat evening, which IMO is better than those at theme parks.
The hotel gives 10% coupon for outlet and Iias mall (remember to use).
Note parking is still charged, at 550y per night, which seems to be standard for resort hotels in Okinawan (?)
Love the ocean view room, however they gave me a room on the second floor and they are always taxi waiting outside and sometimes the diver smokes and it gets into the room.
There are a microwave, stove (no pots/pans, cutlery and tableware), fridge and a washing machine (you can turn the shower area into a dryer by using the setting) available in the room. Detergent can be purchased for 100yen from the front desk. I used the paid parking (1000 yen) as it was raining - the parking area next to it is for hospital visitors, park at your own risk.
Location wise, you will need a car to get around. Or else, metered taxi are easily available as it is right next to a hospital. You will need to drive out most of the time, as the restaurants nearby are very limited and closes early. There is no access to beach as it is a sea wall.
Take note of the check in time as it opens till 8pm only.
The reason to go to this hotel is because it is extremely convenient and has a great view. We came here last year, but it was cheaper last year. We were surprised to learn that the car parking is now something you have to pay, which wasn't the case last year. Seems like a very cheap decision on their part considering the hotel is already pretty expensive. Also be prepared, the room will not be the newest or cleanest. It had a bit of mold on the wall around the AC unit, and the walls needed to be repainted and fixed on some parts.