Motobu, Okinawa Island hotel rooms at the Independent

"This is in Onna so it is about an hour uber drive from Naha airport. The bus only takes passengers twice a day if you want a cheaper transportation option. Hotel is beautiful. Staff is very nice and professional. Very helpful. Most speak some English although they may be a bit shy. Room is very nice and clean with excellent amenities. We had a balcony overlooking the pool area and ocean. Great sunset/sunrises. There are a few restaurants in the hotel. We had complimentary drinks from 10-8 in the tea area. Very nice. The seafood buffet restaurant was just okay. We had burgers at the poolside cafe which was interesting - more like meatloaf than typical burger, but tasted decent. There are a lot of restaurants nearby if you want to eat out. They have washers and dryers on the 1st floor with coin machines that will give you change for your bills. It also has detergent for sale if you need. We had to do laundry mid-trip so this was very much appreciated. Only downside to the hotel is the elevators smelled a bit misty. Likely due to people coming in from the pool/ocean with their wet sandles and towels dripping on the carpet. Would recommend, nevertheless. I have to shout out to our concierge who spent a long time helping us figure out Yamato luggage service. She helped us forward our luggage to the last hotel we would be staying in on our Japan trip. It was quite an ordeal and she was wonderful! Would stay here again when visiting Hiroshima. "

"The hotel was great. The staff were helpful and provided good details. It was great to use the online wait list for the breakfast buffet instead of having to go down and wait. The room was clean and very roomy and we had an amazing view of the beach. I would recommend a car rental since it is about an hour away from the airport and there is no shuttle. I would definitely stay here again"

"We had a very enjoyable stay at the Grand Mercure , the facilities was excellent and the restaurant for breakfast was excellent with great choices for buffet breakfast. The laundry facilities was a bonus as traveling it was easy access .the pool and outside entertainment areas were great . Thank you we will recommend you to others wishing to go to Okinawa. "

"We spent the final part of our honeymoon at Halekulani Okinawa, and it was the absolute highlight of our trip. From the moment we arrived, we were treated like true VIPs. To our delight, the hotel surprised us with a room upgrade for our honeymoon, the staff even organized late checkout which was much appreciated. The level of hospitality here is world-class—every detail was handled with so much care and grace. It made our special trip feel truly magical. We cannot wait to return!"

"It was clean and nice"

"Great view and restaurants."

"The whole property, amenities, staffing was all fantastic. I specially loved the slippers that were complimentary and all water facilities were fantastic! Loved it and amazing experience for all my family. The rooms were gorgeous"

"The breakfast had many options for breakfast to suit different nationalities tastes and preferences. It was nice to see that there were choices for low carb and high protein breakfast as well. The juice and coffee were excellent. "

"Red bus was so old. its very classical but the door is cracked"