Shima Kanko Hotel The Bay Suites

One of the best hotel in Japan. Hotel itself is in a small island. You can see the beautiful ocean from every room, even from the bath. Food is very good. Staff are so nice. Train from Osaka and Nagoya connect directly to a station that is near the hotel. Hotel has limousine service it takes about 5 min. Go to Shima if you like to discover hidden Japanese travel spot.

Because I wanted to experience their French Restaurant called La Mer, I decided to stay here. And I was not disappointed. The food at the restaurant was superb and I like it better because the executive chef, Higuchi Hiroe-san, is a woman. I saw her in one of NHK World TV’s program called The Trails To Oishii Tokyo. This is the hotel where G7 Summits were held in 2016 and my room was occupied by David Cameron. However, since my room is at the end of the corridor, it’s rather a long walk to the elevators. But a good exercise! This is my first time in this area and I’m very impressed. The whole area is so beautiful, lots of lush green trees and nice views of water all over. It’s too bad that it’s a rather hard to come here from Tokyo. I stayed at Irago on the way and plan to stop overnight in Nippondaira on the way back to Tokyo. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone who would like good food and relaxations.

Great hotel. The views from this place are breathtaking taking. Not much can be said. Almost worth a visit for the view alone. The top floor has a restaurant and lounge with access to this great view. But in my opinion the crown jewel is the roof garden. Absolutely beautiful 😍