Hotel Patina Ishigakijima

In a seven week cycling trip on the islands this was our favourite hotel. No other hotel gets hospitality quite as well. It’s very affordable, it has a beautiful public area with drinks and board games. The staff are all lovely and the room was great. We stayed in the double room with the smaller bed. It’s a 3/4 size and fine for us. It meant we had more floor space in the room. There was room for our bikes on the balcony. The location is about five minutes walk from the port making it very easy to take ferries to the islands. It’s also very central and close to the market area and all the sights. There is a family mart just around the corner and other stores near by. I can’t recommend this place more!

The hotel staff are friendly and helpful. The laundry room is convenient and well-maintained, which was good because we were washing our snorkel clothes daily.

It was unpleasant to smell cigarette smoke maybe coming from other guest’s balconies?

There are lots of hotels to choose from. I’m so happy I chose to stay at Patina. It’s cozy, clean, & charming! Here’s what I really liked 1. Location 2. Price -great value with assorted drinks (assorted loose left teas, coffee, alcohol) 3. Clean! It’s an older hotel with a first rate cleaning crew! 4. Room also had a clean look and feel with the wood floors instead of carpet! Patio to let fresh air in was also great! 5. Free Bikes to explore around the hotel…I biked across the bridge to the area where there are feral cats! Charm in Bohemian vibe, you can tell that the owner thought about how to create this hotel vibe. Domoarigatou for a fantastic stay!

A good hotel for exploring Ishigaki. The staff was nice. The breakfast was good and you have free drinks (non-alcoholic - and alcoholic drinks in the evening).

Loved the location. Room was clean and spacious. Loved also the breakfast and even more the free bar with Awamori. They also have free bikes for rent. Staff was very kind. Loved their eco program - if you skip the daily housekeeping you get vouchers to spend either in partner shops eg pizzaria or bakery or in their hotel shop. Everyone wins. Environment and guests.

Great location, near city center and port. Loved the hospitality, free bar and eco points system.

Hotel looked a little bit older but in good shape.

This is my fourth time staying at Patina. The staff are all lovely and kind, the room is comfortable, and the breakfast is filling and delicious. They have water, tea, and coffee available all time and in the evening there is a do-it-yourself bar. The hotel is a few minutes walk to the downtown core, where you have easy access to the ferry terminal and bus terminal, as well as tons of shops and restaurants. I will continue to stay here whenever I’m in Ishigaki. I like the points/voucher system for the room cleaning - I picked up some great treats!

Everything!! The location for the price, the free breakfast and laundry services as well as free bike rentals!Not to mention the staff! They were nice and so helpful. We had a medical emergency in the late evening and didn’t know how to get to the hospital and helped us to do so. Would absolutely recommend this place!

The woman at reception was extremely helpful but the man who was there the following morning was not. The hotel is 10 minutes from the Iriomote ferry.

Not many restaurants nearby

drinks station after 3! affordable, comfortable, location.

could have a bigger desk set up for working.

The free breakfast was beyond our expectations. The hotel also offer 5 hours of free bicycle rental which is convenient for us to go around the town.

The bed in our room was a little small for 2 people.We didn’t get any notice about the bed size beforehand, however we still managed to fit in.We also wish there were more recommendations for restaurants & izakayas.

This hotel tries really hard. Free coffee all day, free drinks from 3pm, reasonable breakfast, coffee maker with pods in room, a points program for not requesting room service that lets you “buy” snacks, nice staff. The room was a bit small but they always are in Japan and it was adequate. Nice sitting area on the ground floor. Near the port. Very quiet.

The wifi was a bit fragile sometimes freezing or dropping out.

Good location on a quiet street near the port. Staff are friendly and helpful. The open bar for tea, water etc. and happy hour is great.

Rooms are fine but more on the basic end. Rooms are quite small unless you reserve the 3 bedroom rooms which have a lot more space. Would be nice to have an in-room safe but you can leave valuables with the front desk

What an excellent hotel very close to the town center and the port and within walking distance to everything. The decor is a bit dated but the service is excellent. The free bar and vouchers is a great idea. It was a lot of fun to chat to people in the bar in the evenings I really enjoyed my stay here and would definitely come back again.

You had to come early to get a good choice at breakfast, but it was decent,

free coffee drinks and sparkling water

room could me more comfortable, small bed

Helpful staff, descent breakfast and comfortable accommodation

Nice room, many amenities like free sparkeling water, tea station etc

Close to the port and main shopping strip. Free breakfast was great and the hit drink options available.

I loved the location, and they let us borrow cycles for free for 5 hours and then charged a nominal fee for every 30mins thereafter. There is a coin operated washing machine which is great! They are very very close to a great bakery, and they have an eco-points system, to encourage being more eco-friendly in the hotel. Lots of freebies, like drinks, and a little garden which can be used by everyone.

There are a lot of systems in place, and perhaps an email, pdf, or a pamphlet explaining them would be helpful. Breakfast cutoff is quite short.

Good position near the town, ten minutes walk to the ferry terminal and bus station and the myriad travel agencies in the dock the free awamori in the evening is a nice touch too. Near a little local restaurant called Chaya restaurant -Gara, which is extremely cheap and extremely good

Bed was a little hard for me, but that is the norm in Japan.