Hotel Tulip Ishigaki-jima — Hotel in Ishigaki

Basic rooms but very clean and neat. Helpful and friendly staff. Not knowing where to eat, was recommended an Ishigaki beef restaurant (mainly frequented by locals) and had an amazing meal. Wouldn't have known about the place, let alone have gone there otherwise. |Kitchen staff a bit abrupt if you come to breakfast late (seems to be a common tendency in Ishigaki hotels), but not rude - just gently (and correctly?!) reminding us that breakfast was almost over. |I stayed at three places while in Ishigaki, including a resort and a mid-level city hotel. This was my favourite. I would strongly recommend this hotel, unless you plan to spend a lot of time in your room (why would you) ~ in which case you may prefer a less basic room with a bigger...

A few minutes walk to the port, restaurants, bars and the Family Mart. The beds are just a twin ( Japanese double) but the room is bigger than normal for Japan. Free coffee in the lobby (instant) free water in the hall. Free WiFi was better than most hotels. View was good, could see the tug boats, fish boats and cruise ship. At the right price it's a good choice, the let you use bicycles for 3 hours a day, they have laundry machines for 200 yen on every floor, includes the detergent. Free shuttle to and from the airport. Basic English at times from one staff member. All courteous staff. Very clean and comfy. ...

The location is great- walkable to downtown center Ishigaki and the port (for off shore Islands), the staff were friendly, the room was clean, larger than I expected, excellent beds (not too soft) and all other facilities surprised me for the cheap price we paid. I stayed for 3 nights on an Eco plan where only towels were changed, and I appreciate they had that as a plan rather than...