This is a very pleasant, modern hotel with excellent facilities, a good location (rooms overlooking the port and the river), very close to the airport and right next to a monorail station. Rooms are large and well-appointed. Service is warm and attentive. Terrific breakfast - Japanese, Chinese and Western dishes at the 14/F restaurant. Remarkably beautiful decor in the form of ceramic wall tiles and reliefs. The only slight inconvenience is the need to change lifts at the reception floor (14) to access the guest rooms, i.e. you always have to go to that floor first when you want to get to your room or leave the hotel.

It was the first time we (my wife and I) travel to Okinawa. Unlike many tourists seeing the island’s beauty by driving a car, we decided to take public transportation for our Okinawa trip. Therefore, the location of the hotel where we stay was crucial.

Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa is located by Asahibashi Station (旭橋駅) with a 2-minute walk across the walkway and a 2-minute walk to Naha Bus Terminal. It is about 15 minutes from Naha Airport to the hotel by taking the Yui Rail (ゆいレール). In addition to public transportation, we also took bus tours to many of Okinawa’s most popular destinations. Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa is very close to Okinawa Kencho-Mae (沖縄県庁前) which is one of the meet points of many bus tours. Although the hotel is not located at Kokusai Dori Street (国際通り), the most popular shopping street, it is close enough (about 10-minute walk). We can still easily enjoy the shopping and stay away from the noise of the busiest street in Okinawa.
- To Naha Bus Terminal: 2-minute walk
- To Asahibashi Station (旭橋駅): 2-minute walk
- To Naha Airport (via Monorail): 15 minutes
- To Okinawa Kencho-Mae: 10-minute walk
- To Kokusai Dori Street (国際通り): 15-minute walk

Our room (standard room) was comfortable and spacious. Although we only had one luggage, I can imagine the room is big enough for two people with four large luggage. The bathroom is also big enough that my wife and I can use it at the same time. The bathroom has a separate toilet room, which is very pleasant.

The complimentary toiletries are handy, especially the following two items. 1. Wash body towels (for wash and scrub our body) which were the first time I saw a hotel provides this item. 2. Two color toothbrushes. The idea of different color toothbrushes is neat so we will not be confused.

Like most hotels in Japan, the toilet has a washlet toilet seat. It did not have many features to adjust but good enough.

The reason the service is not 5 is that in the last night, the room door was not close properly at the moment when we came back. Of course, the concierge staff sincerely apologized for the mistake after we told her this incident. The room door is supposed to close automatically; however, the housekeeping should be more careful when leaving the room.

Worth it? Totally! Highly recommend for people who don’t drive and take public transportation or local bus tours.

The hotel is well located by the Asahibashi monorail, with a 2 minute walk across walkways takes you to the slightly annoying 2 way lift system of the hotel, where you check into the 14th floor. The check in is an organizational mess, where they attempt to do Ritz Carlton/Four seasons desk style check in, with a seated waiting area. The volume of traffic just overwhelms this, so you need to assume that check in can recognize who is next. This didnt happen with a couple coming after us, checking in before. They then issue you old style breakfast coupons, if your this is included in your package, its the 21st century, and you cant computerize which room has breakfast or not?
The breakfast itself is decidely average, with no egg station, all the eggs were cold to luke warm at best. Selection is fine, but the only variation i found were alternate french toast on one day versus sweet potatoe waffle on another. A few unusual items were pot-au-feu, and the grilled okinawa sausage was good.
The room itself is a good size for Japan, and a nice bathroom with tub and stand up shower combined. It looks like the hotel had a recent refurbishment. Though one of the matresses was decidely lopsided.
Now my biggest complaint, is the lack of sound insulation especially from the outside. You can hear the annoying pedestrian crossing bleep, the constant revving of high pitched scooters, yes scooters not Harleys. Why on earth Okinawa emergency services need to turn sirens on at 3am is also beyond me, just use your lights!
The service is polite, though a lack of English prevents it from being really friendly.
The main attraction is the price point and location, 10 mins walk from Kokusai dori, I would have though paid more not to ge constantly woken up.