Best resort in Okinawa”

We stayed at Hotel Orion Motobu Resort and Spa for four nights over Easter. It was one of the best holidays we had in years - the rooms very spacious, hotel lobby bright and airy, food delicious and staff ever so helpful. Would definitely recommend any family going to Okinawa to stay there!

Amazing Resort!!!”

My girlfriend and I had been waiting to go to Churaumi Aquarium and this resort was perfectly located for this trip. It's a very short walking distance to the aquarium. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. They have a program if you decline room-cleaning (you can still get new towels), you can get 1 of 3 gifts each day you opt for the 'no cleaning' - a free Hotel Orion tote bag, ticket to the onsen, or free drink. There are great restaurant options inside the hotel - we did the Sirius buffet for breakfast and dinner. Amazing variety, very delicious, and all fresh. The room was absolutely amazing. Great balacony with view of the 2 private beaches for the hotel. Big bathroom with a separate huge walk-in shower and separate bathtub. The private beaches have picture-perfect white sand (kinda a lot of shells to walk on) and the water is just a beautiful blue. Beach closes at 5:30 pm though I believe. I did a package at the spa which was really nice too.

Would come back”

Pros: huge room with an amazing view, great breakfast, very kids friendly, great service, nice onsen. It's a huge resort so you don't even feel like there are many other people there, except at breakfast. Lots of restaurants within the resort although we drove about 10min out to try out other restaurants in motobu town. Cons: none. except far from naha city. Would recommend staying here for a few nights to enjoy the aquarium and resort, and staying separately in naha for the city.

Great location albeit with some facilities quite lacking”

The location of the hotel is excellent if you plan on visiting the aquarium. While the room is clean and daily breakfast spread is excellent, some of the facilities seemed to be inferior to other hotels. Firstly, the complimentary wifi is very slow. Even though this is the most expensive hotel I had stay in Okinawa, the wifi speed is worse than other cheaper hotels. Second, no in-room heating. During the cold January weather, there is no option for heating the room. So we have to resort to closing the balcony doors and wearing warm clothings. I would prefer to have room heating, which is more suitable for young children.

The Best Place to Relax in Okinawa”

By far, this is the best place to be in Okinawa. The hotel is new, spacious and very clean. It captures the captivating view of the emerald beach. The food is good especially the beef they use. They have lots of restaurants. Their amenities would really make you have fun with water (pools, onsen, beach, sauna, massage). The staff are all courteous and nice. Checking-in and out is a breeze. They have buses going to the airport and other places. The hotel is just walking distance from Churaumi. You can take the mini cart to go to the different places in Churaumi (dolphin show, manatee place, old okinawa houses, aquarium, garden) and back to the hotel. Being in this hotel is waking up to the scene of paradise in Okinawa. Highly recommended!

Exceptional”

We can't find any fault during our 3-night stay in this resort. The location is perfect as it's very close to the Churaumi Aquarium and the Ocean Expo Park. The room is spacious and very comfortable. The view from the room is very beautiful. The staff we met were all very courteous. The resort is quite a distance from town. But the restaurants in the resort are of high quality and in affordable price ranges. There are coin laundry and vending machines on our floor which we found very convenient. I will wish to visit again next time I visit Okinawa.

A very nice resort in Northern Okinawa”

We stayed at this resort for 3 days 2 nights. The view is amazing, its a panorama view of Emerald Beach in our room. The weather wasn't too when we first checked in and it was windy / cold so there were very little people swimming. The breakfast / lunch buffet are very delicious. We booked the lunch buffet + onsen package over their website (in Japanese version), its quite a good package and we enjoyed the onsen very much. There are only one very traditional okinawa restaurant located in Bise Fukuji and its required to make reservation couple days ago. It's highly suggested to have all of your meals in the hotel as there are not many meal options outside of the hotel.

Exceptional”

The hotel is set on beautiful grounds. Our room is spacious facing the Emerald Beach. We had lovely view of the sea from our balcony. The outdoor pool is lovely but water was too cold for our kids but they had a great time in the indoor pool. We had a delicious Yakiniku dinner and the meat were of excellent quality. It was a short walk to the aquarium and if you don’t want to walk you can also take the shuttle that is chargeable. The hotel also serve Orion beer and pineapple juice for welcome drink. The breakfast is very good too although the dining area was crowded. Overall, we enjoyed our stay at the hotel.

Good place to stay”

It is a very nice hotel with clean room, help and sweet staff, decent buffet breakfast with western and Japanese styles. The beach, with crystal clear water and fine sand, is very close in distance within few minutes walk. The best of the hotel is the incredible ocean view from the window for which I love the most and this would be the main reason for us to stay in this hotel again for our next Okinawa holiday.

exceptional experience! superb view!”

highly recommend this resort to those looking for hotels at the northern side of Okinawa! just 10 mins walk to the aquarium, and the beach is extremely beautiful by sunset!! The room is so spacious and clean , wish to wake up to the amazing ocean view every morning!

Misleading Pricing”

Convenient location with bus serving from Naha,. Rooms, services are good. But for the price we paid and being a Resort and Spa with Onsen stated in the facilities available. we were taken aback when they informed us that even as hotel guest, there is a charge of Jpy1650/pax /day. Having travelled to many Onsen hotel in Japan, this is my first encounter, usually it is normal for hotel to charge a "bath tax" only.

Exceptional”

A very nice, spacious hotel with many amenities, rooms and toilet are very airy. Breakfast is a good choice of local delights. Only regret is that the onsen is not complimentary for hotel guests (and is indeed still quite pricey). Walking distance to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (located within the Ocean Expo Park) as well as the Bise no Fukugi Tree Road, both of which are well worth a visit! Nice pleasant stroll along their private beach, facing the setting sun.

Excellent choice for vacation spot in Okinawa ”

We chose this as our first night to stay in Okinawa in order to hit the aquarium early next day and have not regret our choice. It is an excellent resort with minimalistic design from the outside when you first drive in. The rooms are magnificent and all the staff are unbelievably friendly and helpful in everyday possible way ( even if you don't speak jap) there is nothing to complain.

Great hotel, great location”

This was the best hotel I've stayed in Okinawa, the hotel it's very new and off excellent conditions of comfort. The hotel it's located right on the beach "basically private beach" and identified as one of the best beaches of Japan. All rooms are sea view, and will give you an breath taking experience every time you open the balcony door. Breakfasts are included and rich. Have a small indoor pool and a great outdoor swimming pool, very, very comfortable in a nice scenery. I suggest this hotel to everyone!!!

High-class, Clean Hotel”

We stayed in an ocean-view room in January, so the price was fairly reasonable (~$225/night), but I imagine it might be much more in summer (in which case I would rate it lower on value for money). The staff were very kind, and unlike some hotels have done, didn't question us as a gay couple sharing a double bed or switch us to a room with 2 beds, which was great! The staff took our luggage, showed us the room, and explained everything. The view was amazing, and the room was new, clean, and spacious. Easy access to Emerald Beach (right in front of the hotel) and the Aquarium were great, but in winter everything seemed to close just a little early. The rooms didn't have microwaves, but the staff happily heated up the food I brought back from the Lawson convenience store just up the road. After checking out the next morning, the staff also happily stored our luggage for a few hours so we could explore more of the area before heading back to Naha. Thanks!

Great view, great food, great room.”

Hospitality, room condition, facilities, food. Everything is perfect. Only it's located a littlefar from central Okinawa and it was almost impossible to find a staff who speaks fluent English. Nevertheless it's definately 5 star hotel and I will stay here again if I visit Okinawa.

Perfect service”

Excellent service!Near to OKINAWA aquarium. It takes about 10 mins by walk! And there is a beautiful beach! I love the view of ocean and sunset. The spa, hot spring and swimming pools r also great! U never get boried here. Room is clean. Restaurants provid good food!

So wonderful place with kids and for healing”

If you want to enjoy and healing at Okinawa, this hotel is really good place. Connected with beach(very peaceful enjoying emerald beach northern okinawa ), well managed garden and grass. Really near by Churaumi aquarium by walk. Staffs are kind and good to communicate.

Always enjoy staying here”

It's my second time staying at Orion and it was such a relaxing place as well as very friendly staffs. I will be back again!

Spacious Rooms with a nice beach”

Our stay in Orion Hotel was generally a good one with spacious rooms and easy access to the beach. The breakfast buffet offered a great variety of choices and were delicious. However, we were unhappy with the performance of the staff in the Reception. They were not friendly and helpful, and not a typical service level which you'd expect in Japan. We travel frequently to Japan, and this is the first time we were unhappy with Japanese service level. We will not consider coming back to this hotel on our next visit to Okinawa.