About 45 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a budget hotel located in Central Okinawa City (Koza), about 45 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a just-fit hotel with a reasonable price that lightens your footwork to Koza Music Town, Chuo Park Avenue, and other places in the central part of the main island of Okinawa!
Point 1: What is the location and history of the “Deigo Hotel”?
Deigo Hotel” has existed since the days when Okinawa City was called Koza under the U.S. military rule. It is located one street down from “Chuo Park Avenue,” a shopping street that was once crowded with U.S. military personnel and is now filled with young people.
The clubs and bars that were built as places for business between U.S. soldiers and Ryukyuans, and where U.S. soldiers heading to the Vietnam War had a good time the day before, have now been transformed by today’s youth into trendy establishments, but the Deigo Hotel, established in 1966, has witnessed the history of these establishments.
From the days when many U.S. military personnel stayed at the hotel, to today when businessmen and tourists stay there more and more, the hotel still has a core fan base, and there are even repeat guests who stay there whenever they come to Okinawa.
It is also interesting to note that Mr. Miyagi, the second manager who inherited this hotel from his father, published a book titled “Sorrowful B-class Hotel” in 2014.
He writes about the events at the hotel with humor and embracing sentences, and I recommend reading it if you visit this hotel!
Point 2: What are the rooms like in the “Deigo Hotel”?
Deigo Hotel” was founded in 1966. The postwar turmoil had subsided, and the hotel was just beginning its period of rapid economic growth.
There is a wide variety of room types, from single and single deluxe rooms to double, twin, triple, force, and Japanese-style rooms, and the rooms still have a retro, cheap atmosphere that is reminiscent of those days, but that is what makes them tasteful.
The rooms are well maintained in terms of hygiene, and they do not look old.
The best part is the reasonable price: 6,000 yen for a single room, 5,200 yen for a double room, and 4,100 yen for a triple room (all prices are for one person).
The bed springs are hard, and many people say that the firmness is just right. It is nice that they casually pay attention to the comfort of the beds!
The TVs in all guest rooms offer unlimited VOD for 1,000 yen per day! Also, although it is limited to one room, it is unique in that it has a bed with “Air Weave” in it! (Only online reservations through the official website)
As for the price of the “Air Weave” room you are interested in, it starts from about 6,500 yen per person including breakfast, so you have no choice but to stay!
For those with cars, parking is “free,” which is also nice.
And what is a bit rare is that there is a refrigerator with a freezer. This means you can buy ice cream and put it in it!
And it is interesting to note that a co-working space called “DEIGO LOUNGE DOTS” is now available in the hotel. It seems to meet the needs of the modern era!
Point 3: The baths and meals at the “Deigo Hotel” are also highly rated!
The photo is a French toast set.
The Deigo Hotel has a large public bath, although it is not a hot spring.
There are many hotels with large baths in Okinawa, but not many have a large bath on the top floor overlooking the city of Koza.
It is nice to have a large bath after a long day of business or sightseeing!
Besides, the Urizun restaurant in the hotel serves breakfast from 6:30 in the morning, and instead of a buffet, set menus like the Japanese set meal and French toast set (both 900 yen) are popular.
It is also nice to know that drinks from the drink bar are free with breakfast!
Also, for lunch, in addition to the standard set menus and Okinawan cuisine sets, there is a “Chef’s Recommendation Set” that allows you to have a hearty lunch.
The “Marugoto Uchina Set Meal” (2,200 yen) is unique in that you can eat a whole assortment of Okinawan dishes!
The Deigo Hotel somehow feels like more than just a business hotel, it is indeed a hotel in a deep city! You must be feeling a swell of desire to go there, too!
