Okinawa · Hotel
The Pool & Sauna villa MOTOBU
The Pool & Sauna Villa MOTOBU
- From
- ¥142,080+ / 2 guests, 1 night
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About this hotel
A villa property at Shinzato in Motobu, in the north of Okinawa’s main island. There are seven separate units, each with its own private pool and a barrel sauna beside it (the saunas were completed across all seven in February 2026). Each unit is 160 square metres, with two bedrooms holding four semi-double beds and a Japanese-style room; with futons added, up to eight people can stay. Kitchen appliances and a full set of cookware, a washer and dryer, two toilets, a bathroom and a shower room are provided. There is no restaurant on site, so meals are ordered in — a breakfast box, a barbecue set and so on. About an hour and 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport, and well placed for the Churaumi Aquarium and the Bise fukugi tree lane.
Who it suits
A stay where you take a whole unit and organise it yourself, cooking included. Each unit stands on its own with its own pool and sauna, so you never cross paths with other guests. In exchange, this is not built around a restaurant or a front desk: meals mean ordering a breakfast box, a barbecue set, an Agu pork hot pot or catering in advance, or bringing your own food and using the kitchen and the barbecue grill. The pool is not heated, so if swimming is the point, the season matters; the sauna works all year. On stays of several nights the room is cleaned once every ten nights, and amenities and linen are not added to or replaced in between. Payment on site is by credit card only — cash is not accepted.
Basic information
- Address
- 115-1 Shinzato, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa
- Rooms
- 7
- Check-in
- 15:00
- Check-out
- 10:00
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Features
- Pool
- Sauna
- Villa
What this place is like
Checked against the hotel’s own site. Anything we could not confirm is left out — that does not mean it is not there.
Rooms: seven units of 160 sqm each, up to eight people
There are seven units, each on 160 square metres. Two bedrooms hold two semi-double beds apiece, and with four futons laid out in the Japanese-style room a unit takes up to eight people; the stated capacity is one to eight. The kitchen has a microwave, kettle, rice cooker and fridge, along with pots, a frying pan, a knife, a chopping board and tableware, with plates and cutlery for eight. Each unit also has a washer and dryer, two toilets, a bathroom and a shower room, a vacuum cleaner and an air purifier. All units are non-smoking, free Wi-Fi covers the property, and parking is free for two cars per unit with no reservation needed.
Source: villa-motobu.com (checked 29 September 2026)
Pool and sauna: the pool is unheated, the sauna runs all year
Each unit has its own pool, 7,500 by 3,000 mm and 1.1 m deep. It is not heated. Beside it stands a barrel sauna, which can be used all year round: units 101 and 102 have one measuring 1,600 wide by 1,760 high, and units 103 to 107 one measuring 1,800 by 1,800, each seating up to four. Installation across all seven units was completed in February 2026.
From the editors
Since it is not heated, summer is the season if swimming is the point. In winter the pool works as the cold side of a sauna round instead.
Source: villa-motobu.com (checked 29 September 2026)
Dining: no restaurant on site, so order in advance
There is no restaurant on site. Breakfast is a daily box from MOKULELE, a partner shop, at 2,000 yen per person, delivered to the unit between 7:30 and 9:00. For dinner there is a barbecue set (6,600 yen per person, minimum two) or an Agu pork hot pot set (6,600 yen per person) delivered, or catering. The barbecue set must be booked seven days ahead and is paid for on site by card. Guests may also bring their own food and use the gas barbecue grill and the kitchen in each unit; the grill can be used until 21:00.
From the editors
Prices are as shown on the official site, checked on 29 September 2026. Ordering food takes several days’ notice, so it is worth deciding at the time of booking.
Source: villa-motobu.com (checked 29 September 2026)
Ratings
Collected by the booking sites and by Google. We do not rate hotels ourselves.
- Cleanliness
- 4.50
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Before you book
Only questions we could answer from the hotel’s own site.
- Can we eat on site?
- There is no restaurant. Breakfast is a daily box from a partner shop, delivered to the unit between 7:30 and 9:00 for a charge. For dinner, a barbecue set or an Agu pork hot pot set can be delivered, or catering arranged, both booked in advance. Guests may also bring their own food and use the gas barbecue grill and kitchen in each unit.(source, checked 29 September 2026)
- Is the pool heated?
- No. It measures 7,500 by 3,000 mm and is 1.1 m deep, and each unit has its own.(source, checked 29 September 2026)
- Is the room cleaned during a stay of several nights?
- As an environmental measure, rooms are cleaned once every ten nights. Amenities and linen are provided for the number of guests and are not added to or replaced in between.(source, checked 29 September 2026)
- Can I pay cash?
- No. Cash is not accepted on site. VISA, JCB, American Express, Diner’s Club, Mastercard and Discover are.(source, checked 29 September 2026)
- How late can we check in?
- Check-in is from 15:00, with a 21:00 cut-off. Check-out is at 10:00.(source, checked 29 September 2026)
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