Hotel Rainbow Sakurajima — Hotel in Kagoshima

Room was better than I expected. With good view of volcano. Also, many of English language booking websites say "shared bathroom". What they mean by that is there's no shower in the room; you have to go to the bathhouse. But you don't have to share toilet or sink; those are private to your room. I didn't take meal plan here; there's a supermarket across the street with lots of reasonably priced pre-packaged meals. Within easy walking distance of ferry and the tourist bus stops right in front. However, if you want to go to other public hot springs on the island and not just tourist places, you have to transfer buses, which don't run that frequently, so it's a bit of an ordeal. OTOH, ferry to Kagoshima runs almost constantly. Bathhouse is not...

Great location. it takes about 5 minutes by walk to get here from sakurajima ferry terminal. And also, there is a bus stop in front of the gate.

Room is little bit old, but it's clean, includes adequate facilities and has a great ocean view. ocean view room is non-smoking room but there is a smoking area in the 2F.

Great meals. good quality and quantity.

Staffs are really kind even towards foreigner tourist.

Good hot spring, but you should use a coin locker with a charge (around 200 to 300 YEN) to keep your valuables. hot spring can be crowded...

The hotel is convenient from the ferry and is situated with lovely bay views of Kagoshima. We had dinner in the restaurant and really enjoyed our meals. We had sashimi and the beef and vegetables you cook yourself over a hot stone-like grill. I also enjoyed browsing around their gift shop as they had a lot of interesting items and foods there. The room was Japanese style had a lovely view of the bay. When we went down for dinner they had our beds ready for us which was nice. The staff was very warm, friendly and hospitable. We really...