[21 Recommended Places to Stay in Okinawa by Area] Find the Perfect Accommodation for Your Trip!

An art-filled hotel located on the waterfront.
All guest rooms offer harbor views, with a design that emphasizes continuity with the sea.
Among them, the artist-designed concept rooms are especially worth staying in.
The concept room by artist Toru Kamiya features colorful paintings and interiors inspired by Okinawa’s nature, while the room by Yu Kurosaka makes the entire space feel like a single work of art, stimulating guests’ senses.

The first thing that catches your eye when you step inside is a work by contemporary Japanese painter Hiroko Otake displayed on the wall behind the front desk.
A large-scale painting of swirling butterflies and flowers welcomes guests.
The guest rooms, designed to evoke Okinawa’s sea and sunshine, feature high-grade interiors, including Simmons beds for a restful night’s sleep.
In addition to the 13th-floor terrace where you can enjoy BBQ while overlooking Naha City (seasonal, reservation required), a 3D hologram show is also held after sunset.

Omoromachi, Naha’s new city center, offers great access to the airport, train stations, and entertainment districts, making it highly convenient as a base for sightseeing or business.
The Naha Terrace is a city resort hotel that offers an elegant stay in a მშვიდ setting despite its central urban location.
There are 145 guest rooms in total. The club floor, which includes rooms such as Club Twins and Terrace Suites, offers a higher level of service.

A popular resort hotel located on the west coast of Okinawa Main Island.
All 377 guest rooms come with ocean-view balconies, offering a beautiful location overlooking the East China Sea.
In addition to modern Western-style rooms and tatami Japanese-style rooms, the hotel also features the family-only “Flippers Connecting” rooms decorated with illustrations of dolphins, turtles, and more.

A resort hotel located right in front of Tiger Beach on the west coast of Okinawa Main Island.
Built around the concept of a picturesque resort, it creates a space that looks beautiful from every angle.
The vast grounds, covering Approx. 10,000 tsubo, are filled with beautiful scenery that will make you want to reach for your camera.
All 399 guest rooms have ocean views. With colonial design touches and beds positioned to face the sea, you can fully enjoy the resort atmosphere even while relaxing in your room.

Halekulani Okinawa, located along the coast of Onna Village, one of Okinawa Main Island’s most scenic areas, is the first hotel in Japan under the Halekulani brand, which has over 100 years of history in Hawaii.
All 360 guest rooms are ocean-view rooms, unified by elegant interiors based on white tones.
The design, which beautifully complements Okinawa’s blue sea, creates a blissful space for guests.
There are also five villas equipped with private pools and natural hot springs, meeting the needs of guests seeking an even more luxurious stay.

A resort hotel in the west coast area of Chatan in central Okinawa Main Island, where you can enjoy a luxurious stay with excellent facilities.
The large public bath on the top floor features a rare natural hot spring for Okinawa, pumped up from 1,400 meters underground.
Soaking slowly in the hot water in this modern space is sure to soothe skin that has spent the day under the Okinawan sun.
The top floor also has a popular resort-style spa complete with the hotel’s signature infinity pool overlooking the sea and sunset, an observation jacuzzi, and gazebos.

A city resort hotel located in the exotic American Village, in Okinawa’s central seaside area.
It boasts an excellent location just a 1-minute walk to the beach, and the rooftop features an observation bath with sauna where you can relax while taking in spectacular views.
From late March to the end of October, the observation sky pool with ocean views of the East China Sea is open, letting guests fully experience Okinawa’s sky and sea.
All guest rooms come with spacious balconies. Ocean-view rooms offer sweeping views of the deep blue sea and sky.

A luxury resort hotel with just 15 rooms, located along Route 58 in Mihama, Chatan, at the entrance to American Village.
It boasts a convenient location Approx. 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport and a 5-minute walk to the beach, making it a great base for sightseeing.
All rooms are spacious 100-square-meter suite-style accommodations with open L-shaped balconies and bathrooms equipped with jacuzzis.
In addition to enjoying beautiful views of Chatan’s sea and sunsets, guests can also make use of convenient in-room facilities such as a microwave, refrigerator, and coffee machine for a comfortable and luxurious stay.
It is also known for its highly rated service and cleanliness, with many repeat guests.

A resort hotel located around 10 minutes by car from Koza Gate Street. From its spacious and open guest rooms, you can enjoy ocean views of Okinawa.
The hotel offers facilities designed to make your stay more fulfilling, including a large restaurant that can accommodate up to 200 guests, a fitness room, and an indoor pool and sauna.
There are also optional plans that let you enjoy activities unique to Okinawa.

A music-themed hotel located in Uechi, Okinawa City, Approx. 8 minutes on foot from Koza Music Town.
Its standout features include music-inspired interiors, guest rooms decorated with original art, and a street piano in the first-floor lobby that guests are free to play.
Each room is equipped with either a smart speaker loaded with an original playlist that matches the concept or a Bluetooth speaker, so you can stay surrounded by music throughout your visit.
With a self-check-in system, flexible Check-in is available from 3pm to 12am, and with many live houses and events nearby, it is a great choice for music lovers.

A business hotel in a great location along Route 330, around a 6-minute walk from the Goya Crossroads.
The calm, modern-style guest rooms are ideal for a relaxing stay, and under the concept of “peace of mind, safety, comfort, and hospitality,” the hotel offers a full range of amenities and facilities.
Other convenient services include a choice of pillow types to suit your preference and rental bicycles, making it easy to enjoy a stress-free break during work or travel.

Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa is a resort hotel located at the entrance to Yanbaru in northern Okinawa Main Island, an area designated as a World Natural Heritage site.
With the concept of “Play with the island, connect with the forest,” the hotel offers experiences that help guests connect with Yanbaru through their stay.
From the full-glass living space set by the window in each guest room, you can look out over the East China Sea and enjoy a relaxing moment.

Kanucha Resort is located at the gateway to the Yanbaru area in northern Okinawa, which is also registered as a World Natural Heritage site, and is surrounded by Approx. 800,000 tsubo of lush forest and sea.
The property includes nine accommodation buildings, along with restaurants, a beach, pools, a golf course, and shops, creating a resort that feels like a town of its own.
There are 19 types of guest rooms in total, including cottage-style accommodations, ranging from standard twin rooms with spacious layouts to suite-type rooms equipped with executive-style features such as open-air jet baths and canopy beds.

A resort hotel standing on Cape Busena, one of the largest resort areas in Japan.
With facilities suited to Okinawa’s climate and warm, gracious hospitality, it creates a refined space and a slow, relaxing atmosphere for adults.
The open-air style guest rooms and public spaces, filled with tropical light and breeze, have a simple and calming design so that nature itself becomes the finest interior décor.

A resort hotel spread along Approx. 1 km of natural beach facing the western side of Ishigaki Island.
With red-tile roofs and white-walled cottages lined up across the property, you can relax as if staying in a traditional island village.
Guest rooms are divided between the hotel building and villas, with a wide variety of options including spacious suites, family rooms ideal for travelers with children, and ocean-view rooms.

A luxury resort with one of the island’s most extensive ranges of room categories, expanded with the opening of a new building in July 2020.
With premium experiences unique to Ishigaki Island and personalized hospitality, guests can enjoy a deeply relaxing and fulfilling stay.
The vivid blue sea stretching out in front of the resort is truly spectacular. At Club InterContinental, guests can also enjoy an elegant private pool, afternoon tea, and evening cocktails.

A hidden resort with just seven rooms, located on the Hirakubo Peninsula in northern Ishigaki Island, where untouched natural beauty remains, including groves of sagaribana flowers that bloom at night and fall by morning, and mangrove forests.
You can luxuriously enjoy the slow flow of time in ocean-view guest rooms and on three private beaches.
The hotel offers a wide variety of room types, including standard twin and triple rooms, condominium-style rooms with large refrigerators and mini kitchens for long stays, and family rooms equipped with a ceiling planetarium and bunk beds for children.

A resort hotel in a superb location next to Miyako Sunset Beach, with spectacular views of Irabu Ohashi Bridge.
All guest rooms come with private balconies and offer comfortable spaces inspired by Miyako Blue seas and the island’s natural surroundings, creating a richly non-everyday atmosphere.
Another highlight is that each room offers a different view, from ocean scenes and a full view of Irabu Ohashi Bridge to beautiful sunsets.

A resort hotel overlooking Yonaha Maehama Beach, often described as “the most beautiful in the East.”
Located Approx. 10 minutes by car from Miyako Airport, it also offers a free shuttle bus with advance reservation, making access another major draw.
The hotel is divided into two buildings, Ocean Wing and Coral Wing, with a total of 247 guest rooms.
All rooms feature spacious balconies where you can enjoy the sound of the waves and sunsets up close.

A condominium-style hotel located a little away from central Miyakojima, with creative guest rooms unified around three theme colors: pink, blue, and greige.
Facilities are also well equipped, from kitchen items such as a kitchen, refrigerator, and microwave to a gas dryer, with thoughtful touches throughout that make it easy to stay as if living there.
All rooms can accommodate 2 to 3 guests, making them ideal not only for girls’ trips but also for family travel.