Kawana Hotel

A place so serene, even your phone signal meditates. Colonial charm meets ocean breeze—like Gatsby went golfing in Japan. The golf course? Legendary. Even the seagulls pause to admire your swing (or laugh at it). Rooms feel like history gave you a hug. Service? So polite, I felt like royalty with bedhead. Yes, it's a bit pricey—but so is time travel, and this place is basically 1930s luxury in HD. Caution: You may never want to check out.

Food was okay Room was very outdated and A/C didn't work in my room Onsen was great Views were spectacular Service was good Staff was very nice and helpful Very pricey for what it is

There is a nice pool but you have to pay 5,000 yen to sit on the plastic chair next to the pool! It’s not a seat at Madonna’s concert for god's sake! They will humiliate you by sending you to sit in a corner in the “free space” far from the rest of the “respectable people”. And guess what? They will ask you to remove your bag and belongings from near the pool and put them in the free space. Don’t get me wrong. It’s an old beautiful hotel with polite staff. But they pretend that everyone is a millionaire here. That’s far from the truth. A family paying 130,000 yen for 3 nights isn’t necessarily rich. The 5,000 charged for two plastic recliners is two or three days' worth of food for a household. A cup of coffee at the hotel cafe costs 950 yen (plus 23% tax and service charge). Breakfast tray is 3,500 yen. Food on the menu is crazy expensive and there is no way to eat elsewhere as the hotel is located in a secluded place far from the town. You can bring your food but the hotel management doesn’t like this and won’t offer a microwave oven to heat your food. In summary, be prepared to spend at least 15,000 yen per person per day for food and services like a chair!