Hotel Rasso Abiyanpana Ishigakijima

The hotel is in one of the most convenient locations for great dining and visiting the other Yaeyama islands. I was thoroughly pleased with how easy it was to walk around and find an abundance of restaurants, cafés and izakaya within the surrounding area, all with great quality food. The hotel breakfast buffet with its "build your own soba" bar was quite the treat and really delicious! It's short though - from 7am to 9am - so go early if you want to get first pickings! If your looking for more Western-style food, this may not be the place for you, but I still recommend opening your tastebuds to the well-prepared Ryukyu-style of food served here. The lobby also boasts a complementary drink bar available 24-7 with local juice, a variety of bean coffee flavours and cold tea, as well as 4 selections of Ryukyu awamori that was really good! The second floor also had a small mini golf putting area that my husband and I enjoyed after a long day at the beach with some drinks in tow. The rooms were exceptionally clean and kept cool prior to our arrival. There are complementary toothbrushes, shower supplies, and even disposable razors. The bathrooms were clean and great; a very comfortable stay. Staff at the facility are very kind and accommodating. Even if you don't speak Japanese, they will do their best when speaking in English and help you out, so no worries with communication (most of the staff speak English well, they're just shy about it). Overall my husband and I really enjoyed out stay here and would happily recommend this hotel to anyone coming to Ishigaki!

Parking is available at a low rate of ¥500 per day. It was rather full the day we checked in and I think a bit limited for the number of guests staying with cars. However, staff was ready to help us find alternative parking nearby with the lowest rate in the area, complete with a guide map. Pillows were a bit too hard for me personally, but I was still able to sleep fairly well on them. Otherwise no real complaints.