The Gran Resort Elegante Awajishima

The hotel is extremely dated. I understand wanting to keep a traditional feel, but not when there are no phone charging stations and the carpets and chairs have huge stains. They put six of us in a room that would fit three at most by Western hotel standards. We were packed in like sardines. Breakfast had no bread, and there wasn’t coffee anywhere before breakfast. For six people, three 0.3 l bottles of water were called a “complimentary service.” The staff also kept policing mask rules during our meal.

The room smelled damp and moldy as soon as we walked in, and there was a large wet patch on the floor near one bed. We don’t know what caused it. The hotel is badly dated and hasn’t been updated. Neither the 2.4Ghz nor 5Ghz internet they advertise worked when we arrived. An employee restarted the modem in our room, which got 2.4Ghz working, but it stopped again about an hour later. I couldn’t get any work done on the trip. Loose stones cover the balcony, and we tracked a ton inside just by going out and back in. Nobody was using the pool, and I can see why, since it costs a ridiculous 2,200¥. Business tip: charge 500¥ and you’d make much more in the first month. Awaji really needs more hotel options, so I’ll look for an AirBnb next time. I’d only stay here again as an absolute last resort.

The hot spring was very good. For getting to the coast, I’d choose somewhere other than the spot closest to the hotel.

Quiet and beautiful, and close to Kobe.