HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

太喜歡泳池的設計，在裏面飄浮的視覺感受和在外面看起來很不同，一整間的琉球傳統建築，住起來體驗很好，雖然這次遇到睡覺到一半空調壞，但服務人員還是很努力在幫忙解決。

Magnifique hôtel. Personnel aux petits soins. Les chambres traditionnelles japonaises sont superbes. Le dîner franco japonais à l’hôtel vaut le détour. L’île est mignonne mais il n’y a pas grand chose à faire. Je recommande d’aller sur la plage au sable étoilé et de ramasser du sable étoilé. C’est un bon souvenir à rapporter.

设施：素晴らしい👍

If you ever wanted a Robinson Crusoe experience, this hotel is for you, and you never thought you can get such a tropically exotic holiday in Japan! First up the location – it’s very secluded as getting here means you need to go through both a boat and domestic plane transfer, but I assure you that everything is worth it, and you can seriously recharge your mind and escape from everything and just snuggle up in this beautiful resort and experience amazing island life when you’re here! The island itself is very small and beware because during typhoon season the boats do not run to mainland Ishigaki at all - Ishigaki connects to Naha in mainland Okinawa, but you can also fly here from other cities in Japan, like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, so it really isn’t THAT secluded with such air connectivity! The hotel does provide a bus shuttle that brings you around the island and the beautiful beaches with crystal-clear waters and amazing fine sand – there is even a beach call “star sand beach” where you can see sand speckles that are actually shaped like stars! The hotel itself is beautiful and all rooms come in individual Ryukyu-style ‘villa’ with your own dedicated porch and entryway. Inside your room, you will find generously spaced living areas, bathroom, shower, and the very comfortable Hoshinoya bedding! The hotel, being a Japanese hotel, will also provide you with a set of pajamas for the night, and also Yukata, which you can wear and wonder around the resort, such as going to The Lounge, where local snacks are served alongside coffee and a tea cabinet comprising local herbs like Ryuku Mugwort and Okinawan bitter melon! Every evening there is also a happy hour where you can indulge in delicious local Okinawa liquor - Awamori! I also highly recommend you to have dinner in the restaurant as the food was amazing! I actually prefer the menu here more than that of Hoshinoya Tokyo, as I find the presentation and ingredients here to be more spectacular, especially those that they sauce from the Okinawa Islands! Facility-wise, the hotel is not beachfront, but, as mentioned earlier, the shuttle bus does bring ypu to the beautiful beaches on this island, and on-site, there is a huge pool that’s almost like a lagoon or a pond where you can swim under the beautiful skies. There is also a spa here which gets booked out quickly so if you want a treatment, you should get it as soon as possible when you reach the hotel. Overall, I spent six amazing nights here and I found it to be so recharging for my mind and soul that I will not hesitate to come back here again.

Taketomi hoshinoya is a fantastic place to stay. We stayed 5 nights and loved every minute. The resort is beautiful and the villa superb. It is very easy to stay at the resort, but equally easy to explore the island by hotel bus to head out to the beach, small island shops or island cafes both during the daytime and in the evening. The resort has recently recruited several new staff who speak excellent English so communication was no problem at all. We did the snorkelling trip one afternoon to a beautiful reef that was very healthy. We had planned to use the other ferries to island hop to visit other islands but we so enjoyed exploring Taketomi island we didn't feel the need to go anywhere else. Arriving from Ishigaki airport to Ishigaki port is very easy, the ferry straightforward and then Hishinoya meet you on arrival at Taketomi port for final leg to resort. The fine dining evening dinner is an amazing experience and the "in room" dining alternative also excellent. We alternated between fancier meals in our room, or at Hoshinoya restaurant, or much simpler meals at cafes elsewhere on the island.

Nice weather but a little boring especially for kids. Highlight was feeding a cat and petting a goat. Did the ox ride which was a good way to introduce ourselves to the island. I’m sure the beaches there make it a better trip but we only toured the town for a couple of hours. Ferry ride was packed coming back