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Awaji Island hotels by the sea: 5 picked from 425
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Awaji Island hotel prices run from about ¥14,000 to ¥58,000 per person on a weeknight
- A sunset beach, a marina pool, or an open-air bath in every room
- Four of the five are in Sumoto Onsen; one is on the west coast
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
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| Sunset over Keino-Matsubara beach, joint top-rated of the 8 — if you can’t decide | Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi Check price |
82/100 | ¥18,000–29,000 | ¥30,000–61,000 |
| Marina-side resort with a pool, kids’ room and sauna — the cheapest here | Umi no Hotel Shimahana Check price |
78/100 | ¥14,000 | ¥21,000–72,000 |
| Full ocean panorama from the lobby, pick your own yukata | Nagisa no Sho Hanagoyomi Check price |
73/100 | ¥20,000–23,000 | ¥37,000–41,000 |
| Every room has its own open-air bath by the sea | Yumesenkei Besso Amahara Check price |
68/100 | ¥43,000–58,000 | ¥63,000 |
| Ocean-view onsen hotel, the most-reviewed of the 8 | Awaji International Hotel The Sunplaza Check price |
68/100 | ¥19,000–28,000 | ¥30,000–110,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-04 – 2026-12-26, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-10-25). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Sunset over Keino-Matsubara beach, joint top-rated of the 8
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.64/5 (773) · Agoda 8.5/10 (3) · 776 in total
- 15-room resort hotel on the west coast
- Hot-spring large bath and open-air bath; outdoor pool in summer
- Non-smoking throughout
Why it made the five
- Faces Keino-Matsubara, one of Japan’s 100 best sunset spots.
- Free pick-up from the Rikunominato Seidan and Seidan Shichi highway bus stops (book ahead).
- 4.64 across 773 reviews, the joint highest of the eight.
- About ¥18,000–29,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥30,000–61,000 on a Saturday, with breakfast.
Getting there: By highway bus to Rikunominato Seidan or Seidan Shichi, then the hotel’s free pick-up (book ahead). By car, five to eight minutes from Seidan-Mihara IC on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway; 30 free parking spaces.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and several Japanese cards are listed. Tattoo rules are not published, so ask before using the shared bath.
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Right for: Watching the sun go down over the sea from a small, quiet hotel.
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Not for: Wanting a big resort — it has 15 rooms, and the bus pick-up must be booked.
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Worth knowing: Last check-in is 18:00; call if you will be later. Cancellation charges start 30 days before arrival. A ¥150 bathing tax per person is paid at the hotel.
Score breakdown — 82/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.60 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥18,000–29,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 95% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; free pick-up from the Rikunominato Seidan and Seidan Shichi highway bus stops (book ahead); a seaside resort hotel facing Keino-Matsubara, one of Japan’s 100 best sunset spots; a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean; a hot-spring large bath and open-air bath, and an outdoor pool in summer; non-smoking throughout. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.64 across 773 reviews (Rakuten Travel 773) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | A west-coast hotel facing Keino-Matsubara, one of Japan’s 100 best sunset spots, and its 4.64 average is the highest of the eight that met our conditions. |
Marina-side resort with a pool, kids’ room and sauna — the cheapest here
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.47/5 (1,238)
- 53 rooms on the marina at Sumoto Onsen
- The poolside sauna looks over the marina and the hills
- Natural hot-spring large bath and open-air bath
Why it made the five
- About ¥14,000 per person on a weeknight with breakfast — the cheapest of the five, and the cheapest on a Saturday, from about ¥21,000.
- An outdoor pool and poolside sauna in summer, a kids’ room, a play area and a gym.
- “Dog Friendly” room types where your dog can stay.
- 4.47 across 1,238 reviews.
Getting there: By highway bus about 120 minutes from Osaka or 80 from Sannomiya to Sumoto Bus Center; by car, 18 minutes from Sumoto IC. Free parking. A shuttle bus appears in Rakuten’s facilities list, but the details are not published, so ask when you book.
Language and payment: Language support is not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and several Japanese cards are listed, though some plans are cash only; PayPay and Alipay are accepted. Tattoo rules are not published; the private open-air bath is for your own party.
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Right for: Families or dog owners who want a hot spring and a pool in one place.
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Not for: Coming outside summer for the pool, or expecting the private bath to be included.
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Worth knowing: The pool opens in summer only. The private open-air bath is ¥4,400 for 60 minutes. A ¥150 bathing tax per adult is paid at the hotel. Call if you will check in later than planned.
Score breakdown — 78/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.45 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥14,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 74% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; a seaside hotel on the marina; an outdoor pool in summer, a poolside sauna, and a natural hot-spring large bath and open-air bath; a kids’ room, play area and gym; “Dog Friendly” room types take dogs; a private open-air bath at ¥4,400 for 60 minutes (tax included); PayPay, Alipay and other e-money accepted. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.47 across 1,238 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,238) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | A pool, a kids’ room, a gym and rooms where dogs can stay — more for families and dog owners than any of the other seven. |
Full ocean panorama from the lobby, pick your own yukata
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.53/5 (814) · Agoda 9.1/10 (432) · 1,246 in total
- 28-room ryokan at Sumoto Onsen
- Free Wi-Fi throughout, rooms included
- An air purifier in every room
Why it made the five
- A full ocean panorama as soon as you are through the entrance.
- Choose your own coloured yukata, with a change provided.
- A natural hot-spring large bath, open-air bath and sauna.
- About ¥20,000–23,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥37,000–41,000 on a Saturday, with breakfast.
Getting there: By highway bus about 120 minutes from Osaka or 80 from Sannomiya to Sumoto Bus Center; by car, 15 minutes from Sumoto IC. Free parking. A shuttle bus appears in Rakuten’s facilities list, but the details are not published, so ask when you book.
Language and payment: Language support is not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Diners Club are listed, though some plans are cash only; PayPay and Alipay are accepted. Tattoo rules are not published, so ask before using the shared baths.
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Right for: A classic hot-spring ryokan stay, choosing a yukata and soaking with the sea in view.
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Not for: Wanting a pool or things for children to do.
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Worth knowing: Last check-in is 19:30. A ¥150 bathing tax per person is paid at the inn.
Score breakdown — 73/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.50 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥20,000–23,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 106% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; a full ocean panorama once you are through the entrance; every yukata is a coloured irodori yukata and you choose the pattern, with a change provided; a natural hot-spring large bath, open-air bath and sauna; an air purifier in every room and free Wi-Fi throughout; PayPay, Alipay and other e-money accepted. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.53 across 814 reviews (Rakuten Travel 814) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The sea opens up across the whole building from the entrance, and you pick a coloured yukata to wear between the baths. |
Every room has its own open-air bath by the sea
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.57/5 (501) · Agoda 9.4/10 (90) · 591 in total
- 18-room “villa by the sea” at Sumoto Onsen
- The only one of the eight whose Rakuten listing says every room has its own open-air bath
- Room, bath and dinner average 4.62
Why it made the five
- An open-air bath of its own in every one of the 18 rooms.
- The large baths and open-air baths of the two neighbouring hotels can be used too.
- A pareo to wear in the room bath, on request.
- About ¥43,000–58,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥63,000 on a Saturday, with breakfast.
Getting there: By highway bus about 120 minutes from Osaka or 80 from Sannomiya to Sumoto Bus Center; by car, 15 minutes from Sumoto IC. Free parking. A shuttle bus appears in Rakuten’s facilities list, but the details are not published, so ask when you book.
Language and payment: Language support is not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and many Japanese cards are listed, though some plans are cash only; PayPay and Alipay are accepted. Tattoo rules are not published; the bath in your room is yours alone.
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Right for: Bathing in your own open-air bath rather than a shared one.
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Not for: Keeping the cost down, or wanting a pool and big facilities on site — those are at the neighbouring hotels.
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Worth knowing: Check-in from 14:00. Ask for the pareo when you book or at the front desk. A ¥150 bathing tax per person is paid at the inn.
Score breakdown — 68/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.62 on Rakuten Travel, and every room has its own open-air bath |
| Value for money | ★☆☆☆☆ | ¥43,000–58,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 229% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; a villa by the sea in which every room has its own open-air bath; 18 rooms; some facilities of the neighbouring Awaji Yumesenkei and Hotel New Awaji, including their large baths and open-air baths, can be used; a pareo is lent to wrap round you in the room bath; PayPay, Alipay and other e-money accepted. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.57 across 501 reviews (Rakuten Travel 501) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | Of the eight that met our conditions, the only one whose Rakuten description says every room has an open-air bath of its own. |
Ocean-view onsen hotel, the most-reviewed of the 8
Awaji International Hotel The Sunplaza
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.43/5 (3,118) · Agoda 8.1/10 (68) · 3,186 in total
- 54 rooms at Sumoto Onsen, looking straight out to sea
- A sauna, and an outdoor pool in summer
- Named in Japan’s Top 100 Hotels and Ryokan for 37 years running, per its listing
Why it made the five
- A sweeping ocean view and an open-air hot-spring bath.
- Dinner in your room or in the restaurant.
- 3,118 reviews, the most of the eight, averaging 4.43.
- About ¥19,000–28,000 per person on a weeknight and ¥30,000–110,000 on a Saturday, with breakfast.
Getting there: About 120 minutes by highway bus from Osaka station or 80 from Sannomiya; 15 minutes by car from Sumoto IC on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. Free parking.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English. Cards are Visa and Mastercard only. Free Wi-Fi in the rooms. Tattoo rules are not published, so ask before using the shared baths.
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Right for: Dinner in your room, at a hotel with the biggest body of reviews behind it.
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Not for: Paying by JCB, American Express or another card that is not Visa or Mastercard.
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Worth knowing: Check-out is 10:00 and last check-in 19:00. A ¥150 bathing tax per adult is paid at the hotel.
Score breakdown — 68/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.42 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥19,000–28,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 100% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Meals in your room (the room is listed as a place to eat); a sweeping ocean view and Sumoto Onsen’s open-air bath; meals in the restaurant or your room; a few staff understand a little English; an outdoor pool in summer; named in Japan’s Top 100 Hotels and Ryokan 37 years running; Visa and Mastercard only. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.43 across 3,118 reviews (Rakuten Travel 3,118) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | Its 3,118 reviews are the most of the eight that met our conditions, and it has been named in Japan’s Top 100 Hotels and Ryokan 37 years running. |
Know before you book
- There is no railway on Awaji. Highway buses cross the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from Osaka and from Sannomiya in Kobe; the Sumoto hotels here list about 120 minutes from Osaka and 80 from Sannomiya to Sumoto Bus Center (Sumoto BC).
- Four of the five, and Hotel New Awaji among the runners-up, are at Sumoto Onsen on the east coast, a row of hot-spring hotels looking east over the sea towards the sunrise.
- The west coast is the sunset side. Keino-Matsubara, the pine-lined beach that Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi faces, is listed among Japan’s 100 best sunset spots.
- The Naruto whirlpools form in the strait between the southern tip of Awaji and Shikoku. Fukura, on the south coast, is where the sightseeing boats out to them leave from.
- Most of these hotels have a hot-spring bath and add a bathing tax of ¥150 per adult, paid at the hotel. Their outdoor pools open in summer only.
- Prices here are per person with breakfast, for two sharing. Saturdays run well above Wednesdays here — at some of these hotels, close to double.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Awaji Island listed on Rakuten Travel — 425
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 74
- Met every condition below: 8
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- In Rakuten Travel’s Awaji Island district, Hyogo prefecture
- At least 30 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥7,000 and ¥60,000 per person per night
- By the sea: the listing’s access notes, description or facilities mention a sea view, an ocean view or a beach
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality20 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money25 pts
- The cheapest breakfast-inclusive rate against the median of the hotels we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- A pick-up from the highway bus, a hot-spring bath, meals in your room, and check-out time.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this hotel has that the other seven do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| TOTO Seawind Awaji | Runner-up (68/100) | 68/100, level with the fourth and fifth. About ¥9,000–21,000 per person on a weeknight is 50% of the median and the Ando building is one of a kind, but its 4.17 average across 370 reviews and room, bath and dinner at 4.22 scored one star each for trust and quality. |
| Hotel New Awaji | Runner-up (67/100) | 67/100. Its 4.64 average across 2,719 reviews equals the best of the eight, but about ¥25,000 per person on a weeknight is 132% of the median, which scored one star for value. |
| Awajishima Kaijo Hotel | Runner-up (67/100) | 67/100. About ¥11,000–20,000 per person on a weeknight is 59% of the median, but its 4.16 average across 934 reviews and room, bath and dinner at 4.13 (the bath alone 3.93) scored one star each for trust and quality. |
| Breezy Blue | Outside the theme | 5.0 across 44 reviews and a garden that leads to the beach, but it is a single-room rental with no meals listed, reached only by car (about 20 minutes from Hokudan IC). |
| Grand Nikko Awaji | Outside the theme | 4.60 across 1,932 reviews and right by a highway bus stop, but its listing calls it an island resort surrounded by sea, mountains and sky without stating a sea view or a beach, so we could not confirm the condition. |
| Awajishima Sumoto Onsen Kaigetsukan | Outside the theme | 4.32 across 4,651 reviews, a beach in front and five minutes on foot from the Sumoto bus terminal, but its cheapest rate is under our ¥7,000 floor. |
| Grand Mercure Awaji Island Resort & Spa | Outside the theme | An all-inclusive resort with 5,867 reviews averaging 4.12, but its cheapest rate is under our ¥7,000 floor. |
Questions visitors ask
Which one would you book?
Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi, top of the five at 82/100: 15 rooms facing the sunset beach of Keino-Matsubara, a free pick-up from the highway bus, and 4.64 across 773 reviews, from about ¥18,000 per person on a weeknight with breakfast. If cost matters more, Umi no Hotel Shimahana is the cheapest of the five, from about ¥14,000 per person, with a pool in summer.
Can I get there without a car?
Yes, by highway bus — there is no railway on Awaji. The Sumoto hotels list about 120 minutes from Osaka and 80 from Sannomiya to Sumoto Bus Center. Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi collects you free from the Rikunominato Seidan and Seidan Shichi bus stops if you book ahead, and Hotel New Awaji, a runner-up, runs a free shuttle from Sumoto Bus Center. The other Sumoto hotels show a shuttle bus in their facilities but publish no details, so ask. TOTO Seawind Awaji is about 15 minutes by taxi from Tsuna Port bus terminal.
Sunrise or sunset — which coast should I pick?
Sumoto Onsen, on the east coast, faces the sunrise: Hotel New Awaji says every room faces the sea and the morning sun, and four of the five are there. For the sunset, go west to Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi on Keino-Matsubara, or south to Awajishima Kaijo Hotel on Fukura Bay, where every room looks out on the sunset.
Can I bathe without sharing a bath?
At Yumesenkei Besso Amahara every room has its own open-air bath, and the inn lends a pareo to wrap round you in it. Umi no Hotel Shimahana has a private open-air bath at ¥4,400 for 60 minutes. The other large baths are communal and nude in the Japanese way, and none of these hotels publishes a tattoo policy, so ask first.
Do any of them have English-speaking staff?
Per Rakuten, a few staff understand a little English, Chinese and Korean at Sunset View Hotel Kehi no Umi, and a little English at Awaji International Hotel The Sunplaza. The other three picks do not publish their language support. Note that The Sunplaza takes Visa and Mastercard only.
When were these prices checked?
We searched Rakuten Travel availability for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 4 November and 26 December 2026, taking the cheapest room with breakfast for two adults and showing it per person (checked 25 October 2026, tax included). Most of these hotels add a ¥150 bathing tax per adult, paid at the hotel. Prices move daily — the link on each hotel shows today’s.
Changes
- 2026-10-29 First published. Scored from 425 candidates.