Iriomote Island · Nature-oriented hotel (with tours) ★4 (274)
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Iriomote Jungle Hotel Painumaya is a hotel with 29 rooms in the main building, surrounded by subtropical forest. Night tours and canoe experience programs are offered. Pickup is suspended. From Ohara Port, take the route bus and then walk 15 minutes. A rental car makes getting around easier.
Ferries and timing are in Ishigaki Port Ferry Terminal; the island itself is on the Iriomote Island page.
The official site shows rates only after you enter dates, and there is no fixed rate table. Enter the same dates on the booking sites below to compare.
| Address | 243 Takana, Taketomi-cho, Okinawa 907-1431 |
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| From the airport | From Ishigaki Airport to the Ishigaki Port Ferry Terminal takes about 40-50 minutes by taxi or bus, then about 45-50 minutes by ferry from Ishigaki Port to Ohara Port. The fastest trip from the airport is about 85 minutes |
| From the port | From Ohara Port, take the route bus to the stop Hotel Painumaya-mae, then walk about 15 minutes on a gravel road. If you arrive on the last ferry, you will miss the last route bus |
| Pickup | No pickup (the official site says it is suspended because of staff shortages and higher fuel costs) |
| Parking | Free parking on the grounds (20 spaces according to the hotel overview) |
| Rooms | 29 rooms in the main building, 1 cottage |
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| Check-in | 15:00 |
| Check-out | 11:00 |
| Meals | Plans with breakfast are available. The restaurant Samin serves a Japanese or Western breakfast that changes daily. The price is not listed on the official site |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi throughout (high-speed wireless LAN) |
| Cancellation | 20% of the room rate 2 days before, 50% the day before, 100% on the day, and 100% for a no-show without notice. Free cancellation is offered during typhoons |
“Amazing and kind staff, excellent buffet breakfast (and buffet dinner if you want to pay!) My favorite part was how the rooms face the jungle, so you can hear the bird and insect calls all night long. If you want to participate in some green tourism 💚 I recommend asking the staff if you can participate in a beach cleanup! Sometimes the hotel hosts trash cleanups on the nearby b…”
Jon Hill · ★5 · 3 years ago“The hotel location is as remote as advertised, but with the bus schedule, it is still possible to see and do everything you want to do on Iriomote. the hotel staff are amazing and very accommodating. They offer several tours including an amazing Jungle Picnic which incorporated kayaks, waterfalls, wildlife and delicious food. my only complaints are that the rooms advertised wit…”
Daniel Armold · ★4 · 7 years ago“Nice hotel, friendly staff. We went during the off season (mid-November) so the hotel was very quiet and relaxing. One problem...We had no water in our room the first morning which meant no shower before going out for the day after a long trip to the island. And no osen so... Great rooftop and bridge lookout. It's nice to sleep to the sounds of a brook and jungle sounds. Our ro…”
Cynthia Ishizawa · ★4 · 7 years agoSee all reviews on Google Maps → Reviews are excerpts posted to Google Maps; translations by Google.
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