Yakushima Green Hotel

This hotel offers spacious room and excellent sea view from the hotel room. It is a more traditional hotel which has many hotel amenities such as dining hall, public bath, massage chair and souvenir shops. It was quite an interesting experience as I always wanted to stay at one of these more traditional hotels, the amenities are also useful as there is not much activities on Yakushima at night. Staffs at this hotels are also friendly and helpful. I would consider to stay at this hotel again if I happen to go Yakushima again.

I loved my ocean-facing room with western beds and tatami sitting area, the barley tea they leave for you in the mini fridge was such a nice touch and so lovely after a long day’s hike, the breakfasts were pretty good, and I liked that they wanted to know where I was going each day to make sure I did not disappear on one of the mountains.

The staff at the front desk were extremely helpful with providing suggestions for places to eat (I didn't book the hotel dinner beforehand), and just in general getting around. Breakfast- which I did order was great, and I also used their offer of onigiri lunches to take hiking and they hit the spot. The hotel gift shop and surrounding wood art was also amazing to look at.

front house attendants are super helpful and friendly. I was so lost when I found out bus services is so little and rent a car is the best way going around the island, by the time I found out this, I was already in the hotel checking in, the girl who helped me the check-in was so helpful that she called the rent-a-car company for me(since I can't speak Japanese) and arranged the rental car to be driven just in front of the hotel, so that I don't have to call taxi to go back and forth to car rental company, isn't she so helpful?! Moreover, she also introduced all the areas, routes, sight seeing places to me which she doesn't have to do it, but she did, I felt like I am taking care of and it felt so good as a alone traveler. The room is spacious, room service is superb, places are clean. Too bad my room is not sea view and I want to eat in the lounge where I can enjoy the sea view but it's closed due to COVID and it's understandable. the view from the hotel area is very good with nice sea view. One more thing I should say is their helpfulness, I need sewing box, they lend it to me, I need adapter, they lend it to me. All in all, you ask and they will fulfill your request to their best.

I liked the location because it was convenient to three different hiking areas. I had a sea view room which was clean and comfortable. The nightly dinners allowed me to sample many Japanese delicacies. Staff adapted well to my minimal Japanese language skills and were helpful in areas I needed help. There was good parking space for my rental car and it was convenient to a grocery store.