Hotel berhampiran Kigaigaura Observation Deck, Amakusa

不錯的酒店，很有特色的和洋結合建築，大浴場也是很有特色，餐食不錯，服務員都熱情有禮，旁邊山上風景很美。

まずまずですね。 朝食のバラエティもしっかりあります。 タオルは薄めですね。

렌트카 여햄객으로 호텔 바로 앞 주차장 너무 편리했습니다. 로비는 2층에 있고 어메니티, 커피 등은 리셉션 옆에서 가져갈 수 있습니다. 방은 좁았지만 ㅎ 깔끔하고 침대도 편안했습니다. 리셉션도 모두 친절하시고 다음에 아마쿠사에 간다면 또 숙박하고 싶은 호텔입니다😄

The hotel's atmosphere will give you a taste of what it might have been during the bubble era of Japan. The decorations, painting, chandelier, furnitures, and the view definitely are things that would have been luxurious. That being said, the hotel has had better days. Not sure if its because of Covid or just saving money but when we arrived at the front to check-in, there was no-one there to greet us or help us with our bags. There was also no welcome drink, but we were presented with a coupon to use during breakfast for a special drink (I think because of the room we booked, 501). If you have difficulties with stairs, DO NOT book rooms 501 or 502 as there are about 5 steps after the elevator to get to the room. The rooms however have the floor to themselves and the view is pretty nice. I believe both rooms have their own private jacuzzi but I think 501 has a bigger patio space. The room was nicely appointed with comfy beds, a CD player with radio antenna, TV, sofa, and arm chair with ottoman. The curtains were electronically opened and closed via the bedside controls. there is also a set of curtains for the bed for more privacy if someone decides to watch TV while the other is trying to sleep. The patio and jacuzzi is connected via sliding door through the living room or bathroom. Dinner was served on the 1st floor. It was pretty but sadly not too tasty. The fish courses were not properly cooked so they came out on the dry side. I think the best dishes were the appetizers and the chocolate cake for dessert. Breakfast was served on B1 floor and it was buffet style with western dishes and Japanese dishes on offer. The stand out for breakfast were the french toast and fresh fruit. Oh, be careful, what looks like hard boiled eggs in shell are actually soft boiled (onsen tamago) but sadly these and the scrambled eggs were cold. There is also a shuttle service that would take you to the public bath up the hill. The bath was also free and they will even give you the 10 yen to operate the locker. If your room does not have the dinner plan, you can go here and have the bento boxes, which seemed very popular. There is also a small gift shop, vending machines, and snacks for purchase here.Since it is a public bath it can be crowed at times but it does have a few bathtubs on offer so give it a try. Overall, I would say its not a bad hotel for a day or two as a get-away from the city. And there is a park/beach in front that you could explore if the weather is warm enough that can be easily accessed from the hotel. BUT again, the hotel is NOT completely barrier free.

The hotel room was very spacious and clean. Our room faced the east and just next to the sea, so we could watch the sunset with sea view; it was very beautiful! There are men & women salt baths available for guests on the ground floor. There are ample car parking lots. Had breakfast just next to the sea! The spread was quite good with salad, rice, few local dishes, fish, soup, natto, etc. Dinner set meals with fish/sashimi were really fresh and delicious. We had a peaceful and happy stay. Staff were friendly, attentive and warm too. I was surprised to receive a souvenir when I check out!

We stayed at Iseya a whole week while visiting my partner’s son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren in a nearby town. We have stayed in Obama previously for the same reason, and the town was just as nice as we remembered. But this was the first time we had stayed at Iseya, and we are so glad we did. The ryokan has been there for centuries but was rebuilt in 2019 and now has all the modern comforts. The in-room private onsen is fantastic, real geothermal spring water, and really hot. The views and sunsets over Tachibana bay are great and we enjoyed watching the local older people play “grand golf” on the town playing field opposite the hotel (with the bay behind) every morning at 7 am. But it is the staff who really make the place special, so friendly, despite our very poor Japanese, and several speak good English. We really felt welcome, despite being the only foreigners staying there on most days. The breakfasts are fantastic, no need for lunch, and different every day. We ate there just one night and the meal was equally good. The housekeeping was immaculate. Overall highly recommended, and although not cheap, not vastly expensive either and definitely good value.

いちばん安価なプランで予約したのでアサインされたのは本館５Fのいちばん橋に近い部屋でした。景観は半分が橋、半分が海で階下には駐車場が見えました。 部屋自体は狭くはなくモダンなインテリアなのですが室内にある椅子・テーブルは傷だらけで老朽化が目立ってました（交換時期だと思います）。 本館６Fの大浴場はコンパクトですが露天風呂から見える景観は天草らしい小さな島々で満足できました（大浴場にサウナが無いのが残念なところ）。 夕食は１Fの個室風な食事処でいただきました。魚料理が美味しい天草と聞いてただけあって刺身・煮魚・タコの柔らか煮などを堪能できました。かなりな量で満腹になりました。 朝食会場は２Fの宴会場でした。豪華な夕食と比較すると可もなく不可もなくという感じでいまひとつというのが正直な印象です（連泊しましたがメニュー内容は同一でした） また、時折ギャレーの方から客席にまで響くほどの大きな笑い声が聞こえてきてました。スタッフ間で仲が良いのでしょうが客席にまで聞こえてくるような笑い声は控えた方が良いような気がしました。 チェックアウト時に先にチェックアウトしたお客さんにはクルマが見えなくなるまでスタッフが手を振ってお見送りしてましたが、次にチェックアウトした当方には見送りゼロだったのは差別を受けてるようで残念な印象でした。 夕食目当てだけなら宿泊しても良い宿だとは思いました。