Iriomote, Taketomi hotel rooms at the Independent

"新館のビューバスコンフォートというお部屋にしました。大きな窓ガラスからは、竹富島を望むオーシャンビューが広がり、海と空の変化をいつまでも見ていたくなります。"

"The Breakfast Hotel lets you make your own smoothie in the morning. It's a winner for all guests. Overall a great hotel with an open bar for happy hour between 5 and 8pm. A couple of the parking spots could be better for lower ride cars. But generally parking is easy . Be aware of the one way street though! Would happily stay again."

"The hotel have a small pool, around 5 min walk to the beach, "

"The hotel occupies a lovely sunset beach, swimmable in both high tide and low tide. Good food, good aircon, comfortable large rooms facing the sea, convenient parking. Diving around is pleasant although no dive centre in the hotel - several dive centres nearby (eurodivers, seajack, viking)"

"The hotel was super conveniently located in central ishigaki, the room was decent and the coin laundry was a great amenity. The room had lots of options for hanging items to dry (which was super appreciated given all the snorkelling to be done). They have complimentary drinks including awamori in reception in the afternoons which was a nice touch. There is also an onsite onsen (but did not get to use) only minor criticism was they had very limited hours for the pool, typically after a day roaming around the town in the heat a dip in the pool would have been nice ~ 4.30pm but was already closed for the day. Excellent car rental across the road as well. Would stay here again."

"The hotel is beautiful and well located on the beachfront. We had a stunning view. The room was spacious, clean and beautiful. The only thing we were very disappointed in was the poor level of English in the reception area. It was painful and at times impossible to inquire about anything. They have a service app that was helpful with most things but when it wasn’t working or it wasn’t a simple matter and you have to go through reception it is very difficult. "

"デザインが開放的ですてきです。高層階にあるカフェから海まで一望できます。 何泊かした際には、簡易掃除、掃除しないことで割引を受ける選択肢があることも、非常にいいなと思いました。ビーチへのバスもあり、助かりました"

"We loved the layout of the Superior Bunk room for a family with teenagers. Pool and sauna areas were a highlight and a beautiful place to relax. The restaurant was a little pricey for Japan, but the food was excellent. If you have a car, I highly recommend this hotel. "

"If there were more options for dinner with small child it’ll be better."