La Teada Iriomote Resort

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• anandacense

  24 septiembre 2015
  Happy with our stay

  We visited during Silver Week which is peak season in Japan and therefore it was impossible to book anything near the north (around Uehara Port) where most of the activities and 'life' takes place. We reluctantly booked La Teada which was one of the few that were still available but located near the South. We were pleasantly surprised by how big, spacious and clean the rooms were. The bathroom was modern, so I think the other reviews are being a bit harsh in terms of calling the interior 'tired and worn' as for this price range it is fine for Iriomote standards. Yes our room also had trees in front of the windows, but I think this is specifically made for privacy. The staff were very nice to us, especially Atsushi-san, the hotel manager who was friendly and extremely helpful in booking a car and tour for us during our stay. He even joined us on his day off on our trip to Pinaisara Falls and was good company. The food in the restaurant is excellent. Dinner (albeit a bit pricey) is good and worth trying at least once. There is one other restaurant nearby (5 mins walk) which serves good simple food for cheaper, but has a nice patio to sit out on. All-in-all we thought we were at a big disadvantage staying in the south but in the end, we could do everything we wanted (you do need a car!) and were happy with our stay here.

  

• Benedicte27

  03 agosto 2016
  Extremely disappointing. Not a fair deal

  This is my first (and hopefully last) negative review on a hotel. The room was nice, the food was ok. Staff was nice when there. That said, bear in mind the hotel is still under construction, there is no swimming pool nor a beach accessible contrary to the pictures in the hotel description. The manager told me "the beach is not nice and just for the view", so the other options are to book a day trip to go to some other remote but accessible beaches. Also if you want to stick around there is nothing to do within the area which is fine if you just want to chill and read a book on the balcony. But then, 27k/night is not a fair deal for what you get. the worst part is: to shorten my stay from 4 to 1 night the manager applied cancellation fees which made 1night costs 40500 yen, and he lied saying it was The booking site policy (which was not). Anyway, Pretty nasty and pricy to read a book on the balcony. Camping on the beach would have been a most enriching and cheapest experience. C'est la vie. So my pragmatic recommendation would be: dont hesitate to add a few ¥ more in a better place where you have all activities at hand ( pool beach spa...) to spare you extra costy activities and most of all, avoid negative vibes and wasting energy during your holidays. At least I got a free ride back to Ohara port :)

  

• Greengecco

  11 octubre 2016
  Lovely Resort

  The hotel was booked for us through a travel agency, so I have no idea what the rate was, but there was nothing to complain about. Though the staff spoke little English, they were all extremely friendly and helpful. The cottage was described as "basic" on our brochure, but we both found it more than "basic". It was roomy and had very comfortable facilities. We were fortunate to visit outside of holiday season, so I cannot comment on how busy it might get in season, but found, the restaurant to be excellent, breakfast choice was very good and, though there was a beach within a couple of minutes walk, it was, admittedly, not a beach for swimming. However, I found a rental car essential for the island and this made the towns and beaches easily accessible.

  

• sachikom294

  16 enero 2017
  Great hospitality

  This hotel surpassed my expectations with a great service. You really feel all hotel staff care about you. Especially the manager, Kikuchi san, treated me so well and he made sure I had everything needed for pleasant stay at the hotel as well as a fun day in a mangrove forest.

  

• AJZ

  12 agosto 2018
  Quiet!

  We stayed for 3 nights in July. There is free pick up from the port. Journey takes 5 mins. Staff speak minimal English but enough to get by. The room itself was basic but spacious. Very little natural light, no WiFi in rooms, only at reception. Bed was comfortable, bathroom was small but functional. Breakfast is small and is generally catered toward the local market with soup, rice, savory dishes and pickles . There is bread, yoghurt and fruit. You can walk into town which takes about 20 mins but there is not much in town. The day we arrived on a Sunday, the hotel restaurant was closed so the hotel recommended a restaurant which was 5 mins away and was very good. We ended eating there twice. We did eat at the hotel restaurant which was a set Japanese menu. This was also very good and well presented but was at least twice the price of the restaurant the previous night. We hired the hotel bikes for a day (no gears) and cycled around and found some idyllic, most beautiful and deserted beaches that I have ever seen. Ohara, the port town is nothing special, we ate in the cafe in town at lunchtime but it is not open in the evenings. There is also a small supermarket and a nice local gift shop. The port has a shop and that was the only place that sold ice cream. The only ATM is at the post office. We used the public bus to get to the north of the island and you need the hotel to translate the times and stops for you. However, the buses only run 4 times a day. The only way to see the island is to rent a car but do this before you get onto the island. I would fully recommend to rent a car. The car rental place at Ohara spoke minimal English and when we asked if we could rent a car, they said it was full, but every day we went by, there was always loads of car at the back. There is loads of trips and info at the hotel, but it is all in a Japanese. We tried to visit the Iriomote wildlife center, but when we got there, it was shut on a Monday. Star sand beach in the North was nice and you can snorkel off the beach. We also went on a boat trip to the mangroves which was nice but the tour was in a Japanese. Some very kind people in front us translated the key/informative parts for us. The hotel itself looks like there was a pool but has now been filled/grassed up. There is an onsen which we used. It is new but not all the pools/areas were open. Overall, hotel was clean but to be honest overpriced for what it was. We then went onto to Ishigaki for 5 nights and looking back we should have spent all our time in Ishigaki as there was more to do and see.