Tama Hotel

If you love cats this is the nicest place you will ever be. The owner goes out of his way to help you taking hospitality to the next lever, even by Japanese standards. Mino helped us get to the ferry, made sure we had the opportunity to play and feed the hotel cats, upgraded our room. There's no words to thank all the kindness we received.

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The owner was very accommodating and even drove us to the port to get to Tashirojima Island. You can also feed and play with the cats :)

nothing, it was great

If you're staying on Tashirojima, staying at the Tama Hotel is a must. Going in reading the other reviews of Tama Hotel it seemed that the owner was hospitable; this is true, but understates things. He has a precise tour set up for your stay -- check in, meet the cats, tour the hotel, pick your favorite cat and get a pin, learn how to hold a cat. Wake up for breakfast (I regret to say that I didn't opt for it -- the only thing open early in the area is a Starbucks), get a ride to the ferry (with a stop along the bakery along the way that he paid for!), get picked up and driven back to the hotel. The price was extremely affordable, and was an amazing deal for the level of hospitality and cats provided! The hotel itself was comfortable -- the cats are confined to their own room and I stayed across the street in another building from them anyways so I think even if you're allergic it wouldn't be an issue. He also provided complementary wine and manga, as well as a massage chair. The room was spacious and standard amenities like toothbrushes were provided in the room. My only regret is that I showed up too late to feed the cats, and that I only stayed one night -- I feel like with the amount of heart and passion that the owner put it it deserved more time. I hope to make it back someday and meet my favorite cat (Noir-chan) again!

My only nitpick would be that the bed was very firm by Western standards -- that seems to be the norm for hotels in Japan, though, and I don't think I would have noticed if I had stayed here later in my trip after staying at other places in Japan.

The owner was so nice and showed me around when I first got there, even though I checked in super late at night he made sure I got to know where everything was. He also brought me to and from the port, where I could head to the cat island. Beside the hotel there was even a cat room where I was able to play with the cats in my downtime

Nothing!! It was amazing

Friendly owner and cats! The room is fine too.

See google review. We loved everything, especially the cats and the host. The massage chair was cool. The room was spacious. Great amenities. Perfect stay.

Hardly anything wrong. Maybe a bit of mild smell by bathtub. Otherwise perfect. No complaints.

The owner went above and beyond in making us feel welcome and facilitating our visit to Tashirojima Island. He gave us a ride to the ferry and even to Ishinomaki station when we were leaving. The breakfast was great and there is a free space where you can chill with some rescue cats.

Owner driving us to ferry and railway station and of course the cats

Nothing

Everything about this location is great. The owner is very personable, the resident cats are very cute (even て—る), and the room and bed is way more spacious than I expected after a week in Tokyo. Within walking distance to family mart, within walking distance of Rikuzen-Yamashita station, and is a couple minute drive to the Tashiro Island ferry (Chuou port). The hotel owner drove us in his cat van, showed us how to go through the ferry sign-in, and even scheduled a pickup on the return ferry, dropping us off just before the train left Ishinomaki. I don't know if this was intended or just happened to line up, but it was magical. If you're going to Tashiro Island, stay at Tama Hotel. I've seen a lot of tourists absolutely wreck tourist locations; Tama Hotel is not the place to do that. It's an absolute treasure that should be respected and appreciated.