Most viewed - Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine 石垣島ビーチホテルサンシャイン |
On the southern coast of Ishigaki, we stayed at Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine for one night. It's a nice hotel. About 30 min. by car from the airport. 本館 https://www.ishigakijima-sunshine.net/32 views
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Walked along the oceanfront.29 views
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View from my room, partially obstructed by a big tree.28 views
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Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine has the main building on the left. We stayed in the newer annex seen in the distance. Both buildings face the ocean.27 viewsIncluding breakfast, it costs ¥8,000/person for two people in a room in the main building.
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The hotel's oceanfront does have great Ishigaki sunset views.27 views
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Very modern room.26 views
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Ishigaki sunset.26 views
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Hotel restaurant terrace at sunset. オープンレストラン 海辺のテラス26 views
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My nice room at Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine's Ocean Garden annex.25 views
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Room rate is about ¥15,000/person in this new annex. Pricing also depends on the season.25 views
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Refrigerator.25 views
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Although the hotel's name has the word "Beach," there's no beach and it's not for swimming. 25 viewsIn summer, they have marine activities, but no ocean swimming or sunbathing on a beach. There's a pool and lawn though.
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Hotel pool if you want to swim. Because you cannot swim in the ocean...24 views
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Roomy balcony of my hotel room.24 views
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Hotel lobby sofas.24 views
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They also had a telescope to see Saturn and the moon.24 views
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Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine's newer Ocean Garden annex. 新館23 views
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Dinner at the hotel's Nami no Shi (波の詩) restaurant. Dinner was kaiseki ryori (会席料理) including Okinawan beef. 赤瓦レストラン 波の詩23 viewsにがなの白和え、グルクン南蛮漬、小松菜の胡麻和え、お造り 2 点盛、島魚の煮つけ、県産和牛の 陶板焼き、ゆし豆腐のすまし汁
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Painting of Okinawan yotsudake dancer in the hotel corridor.23 views
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View from my room.22 views
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Ishigaki sunset.22 views
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Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant in the main building. Plastic partitions protect the food. ブーゲンの浜22 views
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Stargazing on the Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine's roof. This tour option is called "Shani-shani Hoshizora Tour" (しゃにしゃに星空ツアー). 22 viewsInfo in Japanese: https://www.utakuna-ishigakijima.com/hoshizoratour
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We're lying flat on cots and staring at the sky as our stargazing guide used a laser pointer to point out stars and constellations.22 views
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Another stargazing spot on Ishigaki, in the middle of sugar cane. We were with a large group of people also sitting on camping chairs.22 viewsThe guide standing on the left talked nonstop in Japanese with a microphone. He used a laser pointer to point out constellations and stars.
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Moon was nice too.22 views
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My buffet breakfast at at the hotel restaurant in the main building. Most dishes are covered with Saran wrap.22 views
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Tropical plant.21 views
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An adjacent hotel had chairs on the waterfront for the sunset.21 views
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Dinner at the hotel's restaurant. 19 views
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Painting of Okinawan dancers in the hotel.19 views
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Starry night from Ishigakijima Beach Hotel Sunshine's roof.19 views
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