Published date: June 13, 2025
Traveling as if Living
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
I wanted to be cautious about the weather on this trip to Okinawa during the rainy season, so I stayed at a hotel equipped with a kitchen and a washer-dryer.
I stopped by a roadside station with a rental car and purchased fresh corn, snack pineapples, and passion fruits harvested that morning. After checking into the hotel, I borrowed a set of knives from the front desk and immediately enjoyed the corn and fruit. The corn, in particular, was exceptionally sweet and it was great to eat it fresh.
⚫︎ Items available in the room
Dishes
Cutlery, bottle opener
Ladle, spatula
Sponge, cloth
Pot, frying pan, kettle
⚫︎ Items available at the front desk
Knives, cutting board (simple cardboard type)
Rice cooker
Bowls, colander
Soup bowls
For dinner, I ordered pizza from the cafe on the first floor of the hotel and took it back to my room. The pizza was authentic, with large, plump shrimp as toppings, and it was very delicious.
You can fill containers with water from the cafe's water server and take it back to your room. There was an ice machine in the elevator hall.
I wanted to minimize my luggage this time, so I used the provided detergent to do laundry. The drying function was helpful, taking about four hours to complete.
I also rented nightwear from the hotel (200 yen extra per piece).
Most hotels have carpets, but this hotel had wooden floors, a kitchen, and home appliances, making it feel like a place you could live while traveling.
I was also pleased to have appliances from Sharp and Balmuda, and the hair dryer was Panasonic's nanocare.
Experiences during the trip
I visited Manza Beach, which is very close to the hotel, and enjoyed a bowl of Asa Soba at Nakamura Soba for lunch. After that, I strolled through the Fukugi trees in Bise, drove to Kouri Island, and visited Heart Rock.
Although it was the rainy season and the weather on the island changed rapidly, we were able to enjoy some sunny intervals, making for a pleasant trip.