Miyako Resort Okushima Aqua Forest

We visited during the week for 3 nights in April and stayed in one of the cottages which are gorgeous and slightly away from the main resort building. It was nice and quiet amongst some trees (the killer views are from the main building lounge areas). The main disappointment with the cabin was the surrounding lighting overnight was able to get in, especially the lower room was quite bright at night with no curtains only the traditional paper screens. April felt a little like an off-peak period for this resort and the region. So the whole resort felt a little on the abandoned side during the day more guests appeared for breakfast and dinner buffet, which were great but nothing was really open for lunch (turns out you need to order a lunch before 8pm the night before if you want to eat!) We were able to take the complimentary hotel shuttle bus, which doesn't appear on the English version of the website but leaves from Kashikojima station roughly every hour or two hours during the day. It would have been more convenient to be driving for this region in general. They have a fully staffed pool for an additional fee and hire swimwear is available. It was good (No tattoos sign at entry). They have an observatory which was staffed on a clear night and we were able to view the moon, Venus and Mars which was neat. Staff were all lovely and accommodating of our poor Japanese language competency. Overall this was a pretty good experience for us to escape to the regions for some relaxing wilderness time after Kyoto and Tokyo.

Lovely place and a lot to see in the surroundings. The buffet was packed full with tasty treats. The hotel is showing its age a bit already and the single plane windows do let in a lot of heat. Stayed at the Maisonette rooms in the top floor and the view was amazing. Seems like all rooms face the sea. The sunset I bet would've been great but it started raining just as it was setting. Might have to come back to see it then. Overall definitely recommended.

Stayed a standard Japanese room, it was just average experience. Overall, the hotel facility is quite old. The good point is its buffet, there are many options to choose. However, I want to address problems during our stay; I hope these points will be improved: - A futon is not clean. Someone’s hair is attached - The sauna is not operated in the morning - Game in the Game Center sucks. They should upgrade to new one, it’s too old fashioned