Hotel New Awaji — Hotel in Sumoto

Exceptional Service and Memorable Stay

This hotel offers fantastic service, a superb in-room dining experience, and a variety of onsen to explore and enjoy. While access can be a bit challenging, there’s a convenient highway-express bus that connects directly from Kobe-Sannomiya, making it manageable even without a car.

Room I stayed in a villa-style room, which was incredibly spacious for a family of four. The room featured multiple TVs (though you likely won’t use all of them) and a smart TV with streaming and Wi-Fi capabilities. After enjoying the onsen and a delightful dinner, relaxing in the room was effortless. One of the standout features was the private onsen bath in the room—large enough for two people to enjoy comfortably. Being situated seaside, the villa offered breathtaking views, and watching the sunrise was truly spectacular.

Facilities Though my stay was brief (just one night), I made the most of the onsen facilities. The rooftop onsen was under renovation, but the other three onsens were spacious and excellent. Each had two separate areas for male and female guests, which alternated access depending on the time of day, allowing guests to enjoy different views and unique bathing experiences.

Food Both dinner (Kaiseki-style) and breakfast were served in the room, and the dining experience was a highlight of the stay. Dinner was flawless—presentation, portion sizes, and the variety of dishes were all impeccable. It was worth every penny, and I would easily rate it 100/100. Breakfast, while simpler, was still delicious and complemented the overall experience beautifully.

Access The hotel is accessible by car or bus. Despite not driving, I found it convenient to use the express bus from Kobe-Sannomiya, which drops you off right in front of the hotel and picks you up the following morning for the return trip. However, local amenities within walking distance are quite limited. If you plan to explore Awaji Island or stay for more than a night, I highly recommend renting a car. For a one-night stay, though, the arrangements worked...

We stayed in room 401 of Villa Rakuen. It takes about 2.5hours to get here from Osaka including the hotel shuttle. The place is fantastic; check in was a breeze and the reception will escort you to your floor level whereby your room attendant lady will take over.||The room lady speaks frequent English and was very friendly and explained the entire room layout, facilities, dinner breakfast timings and also gave us information on the public hot springs. We had our own outdoor hot springs in-room but I recommend to go to the public ones too for experience. There is a mini arcade and a playroom for children in the hotel. ||Our room was spacious, half western half Japanese style. There were a total of 3 televisions! The toilet comes with an auto lid opener and auto flush system. ||Dinner and breakfast were kaiseki style and delicious. We also had a tea ceremony upon arrival. If you stay at the Villa Rakuen, you get access to the lounge on the top floor. There are some biscuits and drinks, and also a massage chair. ||We had a amazing view of the sea from our room. It was Spring when we went and was still cold, therefore there were not many people which we preferred. ||We had a lovely stay and would definitely...

We stayed in room 401 of Villa Rakuen. It takes about 2.5hours to get here from Osaka including the hotel shuttle. The place is fantastic; check in was a breeze and the reception will escort you to your floor level whereby your room attendant lady will take over.||The room lady speaks frequent English and was very friendly and explained the entire room layout, facilities, dinner breakfast timings and also gave us information on the public hot springs. We had our own outdoor hot springs in-room but I recommend to go to the public ones too for experience. There is a mini arcade and a playroom for children in the hotel. ||Our room was spacious, half western half Japanese style. There were a total of 3 televisions! The toilet comes with an auto lid opener and auto flush system. ||Dinner and breakfast were kaiseki style and delicious. We also had a tea ceremony upon arrival. If you stay at the Villa Rakuen, you get access to the lounge on the top floor. There are some biscuits and drinks, and also a massage chair. ||We had a amazing view of the sea from our room. It was Spring when we went and was still cold, therefore there were not many people which we preferred. ||We had a lovely stay and would definitely...