Only one loo and shower for 7 rooms

Location, good value for money, helpful staff great breakfast

Stayed in April 2024

The futons were pretty thin, and my daughter, who’s not used to sleeping on mats on floor found it hard + uncomfortable. Room was pretty small so two small futons took up almost the entire floor space. Price seemed a bit high for very basic beach hostel type accommodations but that may just reflect local costs of island economy.

breakfast was great. Self serve, simple fare, but lots of options.

Stayed in April 2024

Shower in the toilet room makes the floor wet front of the toilet. It would be nice to have something to sweep the water away front of the toilet after shower.

Breakfast was very nice! Near big and beautiful Aharen beach! Great snorkeling!

Stayed in April 2024

Room was small.

Good cleaning service. Good location

Stayed in April 2024

I knew it was a basic room but the ryokan felt hard on the floor. Unfortunately the building had a leaking ceiling. I missed some warning information about dangerous and venomous species in and around the island about which which species and where to expect them. It does not necessarily have to be at the pension. Behind the front desk at the pension is a paper about the dangerous marine animals.

Very friendly and thoughtful staff. Most of them speak English. They take you from the ferry to the pension by their blue bus. The location is great. You are close to the beach and all the marine activities in Aharen Beach. If you want you can borrow snorkling equipment to go on your own. The island is great for marine activities which are highly recommended and hiking. The restaurant is nice to have breakfast, lunch and dinner but be aware it's closed on Sunday for dining. Both the restaurant and the lobby are great places for meeting people. You hardly can miss people so you quickly see some familiar faces.

Stayed in April 2024

The fridge didn’t work so I could not use it :/

The location is great, like 1-2min from the beach. You get one day free breakfast if you book without it, which was quite a nice buffet and generous. Free shuttle from the port and back.

Stayed in March 2024

This is my first time back to this hotel in almost 7 years, and it's still as beautiful as I remember. The scenery and the beach are still stunning, and the service and food at the hotel are still top-notch. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone want to visiting AHAREN Beach. The hotel have everything you need for a great vacation, including water activities, delicious food, with reasonable prices. The service is also amazing, and they really go above and beyond to make sure you have a great time.

Stayed in March 2024

The mat on the tatami was so thin so that my hip bones hurted 😆 they were kindly giving me a second mat and it was OK.

30 seconds from one of the most beautiful beaches, breakfast and dinner was very nice, friendly staff, many options for maritime activities as well as cycling, hiking, or island hopping. I truely love this place. One cannot expect more for this price.

Stayed in March 2024

Unfortunately the ferry we were supposed to take got canceled because of bad weather. We would have expected the hotel to let us know since they were supposed to take us there in the morning. Instead we had to find out by ourselves at the last minute to try to reorganize our plans. They didn’t speak much English which was also a challenge.

Great location right by the port. The place organized pick-up for us and the breakfast that was included was great.

Stayed in March 2024

They could spend some money and attend to the standard of the shower area.

The staff was great and the location excellent. The breakfast was really good as well.

Stayed in February 2024

Great location just in front of Aharen beach, with snorkeling/diving packages available for booking. Our instructor Yusuke was very patient and friendly even though we don’t speak much Japanese

Stayed in January 2024

There was an ant situation in my room. This can't be avoided given it's a tropical stay near nature, but it did make it rather uncomfortable sleeping on the floor with them crawling on my sheets. Also, the futon was thin, as most traditional tatami stays, but I found it a bit hard sleeping on the floor

Lovely staff, clean facilities, and close to the beach, which is worth the visit. Good authentic breakfast. Self serve green tea available at all times. Individual heat pump in every room, which worked well. Overall, good value for the stay.

Stayed in January 2024

The room itself was clean, but the tatami mats seemed to loose it's fibers, which were constantly spread across the room. The mattress was quite thin, so sleeping on the floor was a bit firm.

Friendly and we'll organised staff. The room is simple but sufficient for a short time stay. The interior and bathroom are bit old but clean.

Stayed in November 2023

room is a bit small

breakfast

Stayed in October 2023

Room and bathrooms weren’t the cleanest.

Relatively affordable, quiet

Stayed in October 2023

The female showers water temperature is unstable (too hot vs too cold), the first shower cubicle didn't have hot water at all

The shuttle bus, the location, the friendly staff, the facilities that were available to wash gear, the breakfast bar

Stayed in October 2023

None

Good enough for full facilities and very friendly and helpful staff.

Stayed in October 2023

The only thing that I didn’t like, and that was my mistake for not asking in advance, was the price for the boat snorkeling trip, almost 50 US$ for half an hour of not really interesting snorkeling is way too much.

The room was kind of basic but very clean. Air con was working fine. The Japanese style breakfast was very good and abundant. Personnel was very nice and helpful.

Stayed in October 2023

Noisy at times due to room being right on the stairs

Great service, from pickup at the Tokashiki port to drop off at the aharen port. Free breakfast included which was great and location was excellent! Staff were lovely and super accommodating! Would definitely come back!

Stayed in September 2023

Restaurant staff living next room and other guests were very loud, so it's not a place to get a good rest. It's perfect to snorkel at the beach or take part in a diving tour, though. Showers are in a public area below the guesthouse and warm water stops at 10:30 pm.

Location was great! You have everything you need right next to the hotel (Aharen Beach, hotel restaurant, snacks & drinks for sale at the reception). The breakfast buffet had lots of options (rice, fish, vegetables, cereal, bread, fruit). You can shower and wash your gear in the common shower area below the guesthouse, and there's a place to dry your stuff as well. There's a free pick-up and drop-off service to Tokashiki and Aharen ferry ports!

Stayed in September 2023

bathroom

breakfast

Stayed in September 2023

Bedrooms are clean but quite old. Our didn’t really look like the pictures shown.

Nice and helpful staff, really good breakfast!

Stayed in September 2023

The shared bathrooms.

Close to the beach and great customer service.

Stayed in September 2023

Very close to the beach, and very friendly staff. Yuki was the best!

Stayed in August 2023