Little Mermaid Hotel Ishigakijima

Having your own transportation is recommended. There is a busstop nearby but there are only a few busses each day, so you need a cab at night to get back to the hotel from out of town (~1800Y). The hotel doesn't offer breakfast and has limited offer for dinner (nice btw). Friendly thoughtful staff, always around, working hard. Very clean and spacious rooms. There's a nice roof terrace to go stargazing when it's a clear night.

No pickup from airport although it was mentioned as an option on booking. We needed to take a bus into town and wait for a while to get another bus. Due to bus schedule we arrived at 14 but check-in is from 15. They had been fully booked but there was no flexibility and our room was not ready. There is no mountain view nor sea view. For the price and the remote location, you'll expect some leisure options, some space to relax and read a book like a garden, swimming pool or a common area. Nothing for kids either. Outside: You're in the parking lot. I personally don't like seeing an owl on a string, but otherwise they are good for their animals.

Lovely staff at the reception, we enjoyed our stay, the room was very clean and new.

The hotel is very nice and comfy with a great location (10 min walking distance from a beautiful beach with all the facilities you need - changing room, shower, etc). The staff is really nice and helpful and it was a pleasure having conversation with them. Once again, I would like to thank them for their kindness and availability. We had a so pleasant and great stay You should also try the BBQ dinner :) !

Reika and staff were amazing. Exceptionally kind and helpful. They would even go out of their ways to help us reserve certain restaurants / activities in short notice (I found out that they drove to the city to try to reserve one particularly famous restaurant when it didn't take phone calls). English is not an issue which was also great. Room / facility was very clean and home-like. Everything was well organized. Location is right next to the Fusaki Beach which boasts a great sunset scenery, and quite close to Ishigaki port / city where you can enjoy many restaurants and local activities. Small things like renting Okinawa-style clothes for kids and snorkeling gear for free was also a plus. And the kids loved playing with the small animals (owl, bunnies, ducks, parrots, etc.). Definitely our hotel of choice next time we visit Ishigaki.

Reika was an amazing host. The hotel is adorable and includes ducks, bunnies and birds.. It’s a walk down the block to a beach situated on a beautiful resort with access to some of the amenities.

Large room plenty of space.

It was further from town that I'd like.

スタッフみなさん明るく優しい、 施設も清潔、 星空がとても綺麗に見えて素晴らしく 良かったです。 また石垣島に行く時はお世話になりたいです！