Pangsapuri di Iki

ホテルの名前の通り、朝の景色は最高でした！海からの光を浴びることができ、頭が冴える。朝食付きでしたが、夕食付きにもしたかったです。朝食は鯵のみりん干し、島豆腐、イキイキ納豆と壱岐の名産が入っており、ご飯を3杯も食べましたよ～。夕食は、磯遊び懐石が美味しいそうで、楽しそうでした。生きたものを目の前で焼いて食べるのは豪快ですね！次回は食べたいです。また、タクシーが中々来なかったので、急遽支配人の息子さん？が送ってくれました。非常に良いホテルですね。また宿泊したいです。

料理を選ぶ時は、是非壱岐牛が入ったコースをおすすめします。東京ではほとんど聞かない壱岐牛ですが、松坂牛や神戸牛にも全く引けを取らない旨味と脂ののりです。他にも地元野菜を使った創作料理なども大変美味しかったです。 部屋はツインベッドルームを一人利用しましたが、広くて快適かつ清潔でした。貴賓室やスイートルームの値段もそれほど高くないので、次回はそちらも利用したいです。

Iki Retreat Kairi Murakami opened in 2018 after Onko Chishin bought out the property and extensively renovated it (I'm assuming ”Murakami” is the name of the original owner as well as the property name.) It's located on the Northwest side of Iki Island, with commanding views of Yunomoto Bay - each of its 12 rooms face the Bay, all but the entry level ”Corner Tatami Room” have Western beds, and each room has a private, open-air Onsen (straight from the source) bath on the deck. Speaking of Onsen, the hot spring turns gold in color upon being exposed to air, due to a high concentration of iron - this is not unlike the gold Onsen found in many parts of Arima Onsen near Kobe. Aside from in-room baths, Iki Retreat also has large, gender-segregated communal baths as well as a private bath that can be rented in 45 minute allo**ents. Guests looking for a unique Onsen experience in a remote part of the country will undoubtedly enjoy staying here. The property itself is a hybrid ryokan/hotel type - while robes are provided in the room and can be worn throughout the property, they are more of a casual, ”Samue” type of outfit.. it's far less stylish than a Yukata but more comfortable when wearing it. Like most small ryokans, Iki Kairi lacks a gym and pool. Unlike traditional ryokans, shoes don't come off until you get to the guestroom (similar to Fufu) and doesn't have a garden. This is compensated by the view of the ocean, which is reminiscent of Bouyourou, Sui Suwako, Migiwatei Ochi Kochi and the two Amane Resorts in Beppu. We stayed in the top category room, the Kairi Suite, which offers 120m² of indoor living space and the only one that features both a Japanese-style tatami room and a living room with couches (in addition to a separate bedroom.) No other rooms have a Western living room, so if the idea of sitting ”on the ground” in a tatami room isn't to your liking, be sure to seek out the Kairi Suite. For just one year - beginning on the day we arrived - Onko Chishin has collaborated with Kateigaho to redesign the Kairi Suite in a modern, Japanese-stylish way and have dubbed it the ”Kateigaho Suite.” Kateigaho is a renowned publication that caters to a high-end demographic and focuses on Japanese art, architecture, food, travel and fashion. The Kateigaho Suite in its current form will be in existence from June 16, 2023 to June 14, 2024. The main aspect worth mentioning are variety of decorative crafts and art by traditional Kyushu artisans, especially the wall exhibit of tea cups in the tatami room (guests are free to use them during their stay.) Overall, we felt the room was tastefully designed and furnished, with a nice blend of traditional and modern Japanese interior look and feel to it. Two things worth pointing out, for what it's worth: the bathroom has a men's urinal (in addition to a standard, Toto toilet), and - curiously - there is only one sink. Otherwise, what you see is what you get. Iki is famous for its seafood, local produce as well