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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ishigaki

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Ishigaki

Visiting Ishigaki, Japan for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Ishigaki, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Ishigaki based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Ishigaki for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Ishigaki before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Ishigaki for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Ishigaki for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $238 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Beach
  • Heated pool
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Located at 354-1 Maesato, ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort has great rooms from $238 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
  • Kids' club
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Ishigaki Seaside Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ishigaki
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
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A great place to stay is Ishigaki Seaside Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $102. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 154-12. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, a child pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 15.6 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Ishigaki Sunset Cove

4-star Resort with prices starting at $164 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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We found Ishigaki Sunset Cove to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $164. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, snorkeling, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Nosoko 106-199. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, rooms with kitchens, horse riding, and car rentals which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 18.5 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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FUSAKI BEACH RESORT HOTEL & VILLAS

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $224 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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With terrific rooms from $224, FUSAKI BEACH RESORT HOTEL & VILLAS, at 1625 Arakawa provides an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 5.4 km from the city center, too. Spending time at the water park is such a nice activity for kids and adults alike!

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Art Hotel Ishigakijima

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Ishigaki
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
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Art Hotel Ishigakijima has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. The great rooms here start at $70 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 559 Ookawa. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a spa, a child pool, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.9 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Grandvrio Resort Ishigakijima Grandvrio Garden

3-star Resort with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach
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The great guest rating of Grandvrio Resort Ishigakijima Grandvrio Garden is 8.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and a spa and wellness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $128, and it's located at 2481-1 Funakura Arakawa. We also love the a spa, a child pool, an indoor pool, free parking, and a pool table which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Shiraho Friends House

Guest House with prices starting at $10 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Ishigaki
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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A cool place is Shiraho Friends House because it has great rooms that start at $10. It has a restaurant, a fitness center, snorkeling, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 757-1 Shiraho. Only 9.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, a child pool, free parking, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
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Beach Hotel Sunshine

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach
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Beach Hotel Sunshine offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $89 (before taxes). It's located at Arakawa 2484 and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a child pool, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.1 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool
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Umi no Nakama

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ishigaki
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
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Located at 2462-8 Arakawa, Umi no Nakama has great rooms from $139 (before taxes). It offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, city views, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.1 km from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Glamping Resort Yokabushi

3-star Resort with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Beach
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A great place to stay is Glamping Resort Yokabushi which has nice rooms starting at $124. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, mountain views, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Ibaruma 2-737. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers free parking, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, a microwave, and a refrigerator. It's located just 21.4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Taketomi.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Ishigaki, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Ishigaki, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Ishigaki, Best Hotels for One Week in Ishigaki, Best Hotels for One Night in Ishigaki, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Ishigaki.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Ishigaki?

Ishigaki Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$113

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Ishigaki, Japan. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Ishigaki, Japan based on data from 22 hotels is an affordable $113. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Ishigaki.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $209
  • 3-star hotels: $111
  • 2-star hotels: $70


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