Having wanted to visit Miyako Island (called “Miyakojima” in Japan), and wanting to stay in a nice resort hotel, the new Hilton Miyako Resort seemed a great choice. For those who don’t know, Miyakojima is regarded as having the most beautiful beaches in Japan. It is located southwest of Okinawa, and is actually much closer to Taiwan than the main islands of Japan. Though not in the tropics, it has a tropical climate, and the landscape you would expect in a tropical environment. We chose the Hilton Miyako Island Resort because it is a new facility, having opened only a month before our stay. Mikayojima has some nice resorts, but most are a little aged, are a little small, and don’t offer much in the way of amenities. As Miyakojima is not a place which offers much other than its tropical beauty, we wanted to stay in a place which would provide us with enough facilities and activities to keep us busy. The Hilton Miyako Island resort didn’t disappoint us in regards to its facilities and amenities. The entry way and lobby were large and impressive, the landscaping around the hotel was quite beautiful. On the beach side of the hotel are the pools, of which there are no less than 4, and all quite beautiful. Service in the lobby was quick and efficient, though few staff seemed to understand English, and some had trouble with Japanese. However, we were quickly situated in our rooms, and our bags brought up promptly. One thing to note, which was odd to us was that when we booked our stay through the Hilton booking app, we were given a different price than what the hotel wanted to charge us. We inquired about the difference, and the hotel said that it was due to a glitch with the app. Upon check-in, the glitch had not been fixed, and the app was still showing the price it had originally quoted, while the hotel insisted on charging us a higher price. We weren’t able to get the hotel to accept the price the app said we would be charged, and they insisted on charging their higher price, which amounted to a few hundred dollars for our stay. We had booked two executive rooms, and expected that a Hilton hotel would honor the price given to us by their own app, but that was not the case. Had we known this before it was too late to cancel, we would probably stayed somewhere else. The hotel said they would upgrade us to sunset view rooms, but as the view was pretty much the same as our original, ocean viewnrooms, this wasn’t such a consolation. However, we decided to make the most of our stay. Being that we were booked into the executive suites, we were entitled to use the executive lounge. This lounge provides complimentary drinks and snacks, and hot food between 5pm and 7pm. Soft drinks, beer, and wine were available, and we made the most of them. We dined every day at the hotel, largely because Miyakojima doesn’t offer many dining options. Miyakojima is located in Okinawa prefecture, the poorest in Japan, and, unlike Tokyo, you won’t find any Mich
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