Okinawa-Sheraton Sunmarina.

[drron]

With the cancellation of a cruise we decided to spend more time in Japan as it is a country we love. We also thought it would be a good opportunity to visit Okinawa. We spent 2 nights at the DT Schuri Castle and 3 nights at this Sheraton.
Now a tip we got from a Sheraton manager is that in Japan it is always advisable to arrive a little before 3pm because the Japanese are governed by time. For example trains and busses always leave right on time. So for hotels checkin time is 3PM so that is when the Japanese arrive. It certainly was true in this case. We arrived at 2.45PM and virtually no queue though we did have to wait a little while for our room-but given a free drink in the bar.At 3PM the hordes arrived and the queue was out the door.

So to the room.

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We did wonder how we would get out of bed in the mornings!
But a great balcony with lovely views.

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Great bathroom. With separate toilet across the corridor.

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Complimentary Okinawan sweets and mini bar though not replenished.

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Much more to come after Happy Hour!.

 

[kamchatsky]

Good write up! In April 2016, I was considering to stay in this hotel before it became managed by Sheraton. We stayed at Hotel Nikko Alivila instead.

Hotel Nikko Alivila/Yomitan Resort Okinawa | Luxury Hotel in Okinawa
Hotel Nikko Alivila Resort Okinawa Official Website

It is also a fantastic hotel and I had a great time in it. But generally we loved Okinawa and will next time to try to fly to its neighbour islands.

 

[drron]

We also enjoyed Okinawa but having got to LTP with SPG we just had to stay at the Sheraton and they sure didn't disappoint.
Coming in from the balcony in the corner we noticed this-

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Which led to this-

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And another balcony with a slightly different view.

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We had been upgraded to one of the 2 Ocean suites.As they can sleep 5 there was 5 of everything.

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Although no lounge there were free drinks for plats for an hour in the Sunset bar.
A really good stay.

 

[drron]

The bathroom was the best we have seen.The shower next to the bath in typical Japanese style.This had a rainshower and hand held shower.

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With a seat and shelving making it easy for us oldies.

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And the simplest of operation.Dial up the temperature you want then just push a button for which type of shower or to fill the bath.Press again to finish.

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[drron]

Complimentary brekkie in the restaurant. A reasonable selection of hot dishes.

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And reasonable fruit. The melon in Japan is so much better than we get at home.really sweet.

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[drron]

The top dish was Bircher muesli but not as we know it Jim.

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Some unusual things.

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