Hotel GranView Garden Okinawa

This hotel was perfect for our needs since we didn’t have a car. A quick Uber ride from the airport. A short walk to the beach. Very nice pool area. The mall next door is great, we got some yummy food from the food court but also from the grocery store. There’s a great donut shop in there. Our only negative for this hotel was the lack of help regarding the “complimentary shuttle” to the airport for our departure. It was impossible to get it. We were unable to understand the problem. They seemed to be saying the shuttle was full, but there were only 4 people booked for it. We tried for pretty much any time of morning but to no avail. Don’t offer a complimentary shuttle if you can’t deliver.

Everything about it was amazing. Property was close to the beach, malls, aquarium. Do you need a car if you want to explore more though. But very simple to obtain an international license with hundreds of car rental places everywhere. Be careful when driving, there’s lots of small windy roads and barely any stop signs. Hotel comes with free breakfast despite saying that it needed an extra fee to pay and the food options were great. It smells nice and clean and reminds me of an all inclusive vacation to Cuba or Mexico.

There’s a few things that stuck out to me, here’s my list 1.The ride to the hotel. The shuttle is only offered for driving BACK to the airport after the stay, (we got a rental car so we didn’t need to do that) 2. The property itself. Has A/C inside which is a lifesaver in the heat/humidity. Has a free breakfast buffet. Cute gift shop in the hotel so you can buy things if you want. The pool! So cool with a little slide that I think is for kids but me and my fiancé tried it anyways lol. They also offer a Restaurant in the evening! 3.Surrounding area. There’s a Mall right next to it as well as the beach! Makes for beautiful photo shoots and a chance to check out the local shops. If you’re tired after a full day of sightseeing there’s also options for uber eats which saved me and my family a few times since we were a bit exhausted from the heat and travel <3 I’d rate the hotel 9/10 only because we were unable to get a shuttle to the room and had to get a taxi but everything else was wonderful! I’d definitely recommend it here especially since it’s a short distance from the airport :)

Airport shuttle service starts from 0900 my flight was early so it was convenience location