Route Inn Grantia Aoshima Taiyokaku

The bed was a nightmare. Super super hard bed and very old shower unit. I wouldn't stay here again. The room wasn't clean up to my standards as well but the worst I'd simply how old the bed and shower in the room was.

This hotel is very affordable and worth the cost considering the location. Most restaurants, shops, and the beach are walking distance. The staff were very kind and friendly. The food service was delicious and plentiful. The rooms have a nice view. I just felt the bathroom was rather small.

Located on the top on a hill. Parking is available around the facility. The spa is very nice, especially morning time (am 8:30-9:30) when customers are few or none. You have to remove your shoes before entering the facility, so you need to walk in slippers provided at the entrance.

This hotel provided us a really nice overnight stop on our drive up the beautiful Kyushu coast. We opted to stay in this quiet coastal town rather than carry on to busy Miyazaki and explore the nearby gorge. The hotel is well located, only a short walk from the town center and the scenic Aoshima island. There are numerous small shops and restaurants within easy walking distance and the peaceful coastal parks provide pleasant areas for an early morning run or walk.||||The room was fairly compact with a modular micro-bathroom, standard for Japanese business hotels. Great hot water and fun toilet seats. Our non-smoking room was bright, clean, modern, and stylish and appeared to be very well-maintained. We had a nice flat-screen TV but no English programming, a water jug, and a small fridge. The bed was very comfy but the pillows were a bit strange, all full of heavy beads. The room was very peaceful and quiet and we had a great, undisturbed sleep.||||There was a free internet connection in the room and we were able to rent a laptop at reception for about $11/day, giving us unlimited internet access during our stay – a great bonus for catching up on emails. The reception staff were very attentive and helpful and spoke just enough English to get by. The hotel offers a free onsen as well as free car parking, so for the $110 double room rate, it represents pretty good value. This was one of the better hotels that we stayed at in Japan and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place to other travelers. We would definitely stay here again in the future.

As you enter the hotel you are required to take your shoes off and lock them into a locker at the hotel entrance. We couldn't find a locker that would open, so the reception staff have is a plastic bag to carry our shoes in, as you are only allowed to wear slippers inside the hotel. The rooms are luxuriously large by Japanese standards, and although not modern they do not feel dated. The air con is strong and so is the WiFi.||The hairdryer is very weak. ||The shower pressure is good. ||The location is poor, it is close to the beach but not very close to amenities. There are a few restaurants nearby but after dark the streets are very poorly lit, and in some areas completely unlit, so it does not feel safe to be walking around after dark. I would only recommemd driving around after dark, especially if you are female.||The breakfast is simple but adequate. ||The bed is firm but comfy. ||Overall I would say it was a good stay, but the location is not ideal if you want nightlife or want to walk around after dark.

This is a large beach resort hotel (not directly on the beach), used mainly by holidaying Japanese - there aren't any obvious sights around here on the foreign tourist trail. ||There are rooms over 10 floors or so - comfortable with all the usual facilities. Pretty good.||Excellent onsen and sauna - that was the high point. Buffet breakfast was also very decent.||The mattress on the bed was very hard, it didn't give at all! That was fine for us, we slept very well, but if you don't like super-firm mattresses you might a problem. ||Free car parking.

The first stay Hotel while arrive Miyazaki on 17 Oct. No shoes allow enter the Hotel and there are lockers at entrance for shoes storage. Staff is nice and polite. This is a Hotel with hot spring. The room is clean and 20m in size (Single room) big for two people. The dining area and the food items in dinner buffet also fine even included beverage with some items of wine. Breakfast is also good too. I recommend this Hotel for the good price value compare with the facilities and if I visit Miyazaki again, I will stay in this Hotel again.

We stayed in a western style room with 2 beds (which were not very large). It is a clean and fresh hotel with excellent facilities which is located in a tired and quiet beach resort 20 mins drive south of Miyazaki. I can imagine that the places livens up a bit when the sun comes out.||||The onsen is good but the breakfast was poor compared to our previous experiences.||||This hotel is not in the town of Miyazaki.