Hotel berhampiran Shiosaikan Goshoura Produce Market, Amakusa

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.

New and chic room, spacious for 5 pax, and everything was provided. Pantry was nice, bathroom was great too (love the Pola body and shampoo!!). Also room was warm during the cold winter month. Staff was exceptional, we left our headphone at a nearby izakaya without knowing it, and izakaya contacted staff of seacruise, who immediately picked up and delivered to us around 9am+, just when we were loading luggage to the car and about to leave! Huge thanks to the lady! Room located on 2nd floor without elevator, so need to haul our luggage up the stairs. Check in was at their glamping site as seacruise navio was closed on Wed, and the site was in quite a remote location.

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。

とても清潔で、自分の好きなものを料理できて、大満足です。 また、海が目の前で、2階からの眺めが最高でした。 海では、釣りができ、マダイ、クロダイ、キスが釣れて、夕食でいただきました。 外で汗かいた衣類は、洗面所にある洗濯乾燥機で洗い、帰ってからの洗濯物もなく、完璧です。 最高の夏休みの思い出ができました。

外装、館内共に和風レトロな雰囲気で、非常に楽しく過ごせました。店の方も穏やかで丁寧に接客していただきました。貸し切り状態でとても満足できました。

下田温泉で海に面しているのはここだけ。夕陽がみられるかもしれないと考えてコチラにしました。ただし海側の部屋は高いので山側にして、夕食時にレストランから見られれば良いかなと思っていましたが、チェックイン時に海側の部屋にグレードアップしてもらえたのでラッキーでした(リピーター狙いでしょうか)。ただし雲が多くて綺麗なサンセットは拝めませんでした。部屋はそれほど広くなく質素な作りでしたが、畳の縁がカラフルでお洒落でした。 道路の裏側が表玄関でしたが、海に面した389号線から入る所があったので、そこから入ったところは裏手の駐車場でした。スタッフがいてとめる所に誘導し、荷物も持ってもらえました。すぐにビールが飲みたかったのですが、自販機は今使えないとのことで、瓶ビールを届けてもらいました。 夕食は6時は一杯で7時になりましたが、温泉に6時過ぎに入ったら貸切状態だったのでかえって良かったです。洗い場も広く快適でした。 夕食は最初にドバッと大量に並べてあると食欲がうせますが、多くなかったので良かったです。歳をとるとあまり量は食べられないので、揚げ物、天ぷらがなくてちょうど良い量でした。鯛出汁うどんも少量でしたが美味しかったです。 旅先では地酒をいただくのですが、天草はポルトガルと縁が深いので若女将おすすめのポルトガル白ワインにしてみました。微発泡で酸味のある辛口ワインで、和食でも違和感なく美味しくいただけました。 ショップは郷土の品揃えがやや少ない気がしました。ロビーにあるコーヒーが有料なのはどうかなと思います。それほど高級なコーヒーでなくても良いので、気が向いた時や朝、気軽に無料で飲めるマシーンがあった方が喜ばれると感じました。今はそういうホテルがほとんどですからね(テイクアウトも可能なくらいですし)。 朝食も量が少なめで良かったです。朝食時のスタッフは近所のおばちゃん的な人ばかりでしたが、逆に好感が持てました。 大食漢の人には夕食、朝食ともに物足りないと思われるかもしれません。 今回は使用していませんが、屋外プール(7月から9月のみ)があるのも良いと思いました。

近くの浜観ホテルでチェックインをして、それからジスコホテルに戻り，自分で暗証番号を押して、ホテル内に入ります。 フロントには、従業員は誰もいません。いざという時は，浜観ホテルに電話するみたいです。 フロントにある冷蔵庫から自分が好きなドリンクを１本取ります。朝食も自分で冷蔵庫から取るシステムですが、誰もいないので、安全面が不安です。夜８時には，夜勤の方が来るみたいです。オートロックがついたマンションやアパートのような感じです。 部屋は、清潔で綺麗にリフォームされてます。 トイレ、洗面台、シャワーは別々なので使いやすいです。足のマッサージ機やヘアーアイロンまでありました。部屋から海が見えるので、景色は最高です。ホテルからすぐ近くにセブンやスーパーがあります。食事する場所もあります。使ってませんが、大浴場や、卓球台などもあります。

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.