Hotel Alegria Gardens Amakusa
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.48 out of 5 (776 reviews). One guest says that having dinner in a private room let their little grandchild eat in a relaxed way, and another review says the staff were kind when the family arrived late, so the children could rest well. Guests also mention relaxing in the warm seawater at the private beach behind the hotel. On the other hand, one reviewer points out that dinner is an adult-oriented kaiseki (multi-course Japanese) meal, and their elementary school sons disliked many of the dishes.
Kids Facilities
Bed guards, high-low chairs and portable bouncers
Bed guards, high-low chairs and portable bouncers
Bed guards for guest rooms, high-low chairs (height-adjustable baby seats) at the dinner venue and portable bouncers can be provided. Requests for a crib are met with a portable bouncer instead. All are limited in number, so if you need any of them, please call the hotel in advance.
- •Numbers are limited, so please contact the hotel in advance.
- •High-low chairs are set up at the venue at dinnertime.
Kids' meal and younger kids' plate
Kids' meal and younger kids' plate
At dinner you can choose a kids' meal for children of elementary school age and younger, or a younger kids' plate for children who have not yet started elementary school. The menu includes fried shrimp, fried white fish, a corn dog, spaghetti Napolitan (a ketchup-based pasta), corn soup and cake. You choose by child-rate category when you book your stay.
- •The menu may change depending on what is available on the day.
- •The kids' meal is 50% of the adult rate.
Ranbo no Yu private-hire baths
Ranbo no Yu private-hire baths
Five private-hire baths in the Perla no Yubune annex: Hana no Yu, Tori no Yu, Kaze no Yu, Tsuki no Yu and Hoshi no Yu. For staying guests the rate is a flat 1,800 yen per bath, with an extension charge of 1,000 yen per 30 minutes. For groups of 3 or more, each additional person costs 700 yen for adults and 400 yen for children (age 3 through elementary school). Each session is 60 minutes on weekdays and 50 minutes on weekends and public holidays.
- •Last entry is at 9 p.m.
- •It can get very crowded on some days, so you are asked to inquire in advance.
- •Phone reservations are not accepted on weekends and public holidays.
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Overview
Hotel Alegria Gardens Amakusa is an onsen resort on a hilltop in Amakusa, Kumamoto. Staying guests can use the communal baths at Perla no Yubune, an annex on the grounds, free of charge throughout their stay. Every room in the detached Hanakan wing has its own open-air bath fed straight from the source, and the main building has rooms that sleep up to 5, including a special 14-tatami Japanese-style tatami room and Japanese-Western rooms. At dinner there is a kids' meal and a younger kids' plate. Bed guards and high-low chairs (height-adjustable baby seats) are limited in number, so you need to contact the hotel in advance. There is no playroom and no childcare facility.
Rooms
The detached Hanakan wing has 4 rooms, Sakura, Fuji, Hagi and Tsubaki, and every one has its own open-air bath fed straight from the source. Fuji is 68 sq m, Hagi is 72 sq m and Tsubaki is 68 sq m. Depending on the plan, Fuji can be booked for 1 to 6 guests and Sakura for 1 to 5.
In the main building, several room types sleep up to 5. The Special Japanese-style tatami room is 60 sq m with 14 tatami mats and sleeps up to 5. The Japanese-Western room is 56 sq m, with an 8-tatami area and 2 beds, and sleeps up to 5. The Japanese-style tatami room has 10 tatami mats and sleeps 2 to 5. The Japanese-style tatami room with a semi-open-air bath has a 10-tatami main room and a 4.5-tatami adjoining room. The Top Floor Japanese-Western room with an open-air bath is 75 sq m, with 2 beds and a 6-tatami area, and sleeps up to 5.
The Special Japanese-style tatami room is described as a spacious tatami room that is easy to use with small children, but it has stairs and steps inside. The Japanese-Western room is a Western-style room with an 8-tatami area, handy for families where someone would rather sleep on a futon than in a bed. Other rooms include the Royal Suite (91 sq m, up to 4 guests), Top Terrace 501 (up to 2 guests), the Standard Twin (26 sq m, with 2 beds and 1 extra bed) and the barrier-free Universal Twin Room, usable directly from a wheelchair (up to 2 guests). The in-room bath in the Japanese-style tatami room with a semi-open-air bath uses heated water, and the in-room bath in the Top Floor Japanese-Western room with an open-air bath is not onsen. Rooms in the main building have a few steps inside.
Dining
Dinner is by reservation only, so book it together with your stay. Dinner is served either in the restaurant or in a private room, as assigned by the hotel. There is no room service. Breakfast is a Japanese and Western buffet in the restaurant. At dinner there is a kids' meal for children of elementary school age and younger, and a younger kids' plate for children who have not yet started elementary school. High-low chairs can be provided at the dinner venue, but numbers are limited, so please contact the hotel in advance. Baby food is not provided, but you may bring your own into the dining venue and warm it in the microwave in the lobby lounge from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Food allergies are handled for the 7 specified ingredients (egg, dairy, wheat, buckwheat, shrimp, crab and peanut). Contact the hotel by email or phone when booking or up to 3 days before your stay, and they will accommodate you as far as they can.
Baths and Onsen
At Perla no Yubune, the onsen facility in an annex on the grounds, staying guests can use the communal baths (Umi no Yu, and Yama no Yu / Mori no Yu) free of charge throughout their stay, while ganbanyoku (heated-stone sauna) and the private-hire baths carry a fee. The communal baths are open early in the morning from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The men's and women's baths swap daily, and the spring water is a simple spring. There is no age restriction for the communal baths, but the onsen water makes the floors slippery, so children should be accompanied by a guardian who keeps an eye on their footing. Children may enter the bath for the opposite sex up to age 7, and the communal baths have no particular facilities for children. Ranbo no Yu has 5 private-hire baths, which staying guests can use for a flat 1,800 yen per bath. Along the passage connecting the main building and Hanakan there is also Pearl no Yu, a mid-sized natural onsen bath for small groups, open from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to midnight, so you can use it after Perla no Yubune closes or before you set off in the morning.
Family-Friendly Features
For elementary school children, the child rate is 70% of the adult rate with the same meal as adults, or 50% with the kids' meal. Some plans state that elementary school children having the adult meal pay the same as adults, so please check when booking. Children aged 3 and over who have not yet started elementary school are charged 968 yen on site for breakfast, even when booked without meals. A bathing tax of 150 yen per adult per night is charged separately. For young children, you choose either "meals and futon" or "meals only" when booking. Co-sleeping conditions are not stated. Bed guards can be provided for your room. Requests for a crib are met with a portable bouncer instead; both are limited in number, so please contact the hotel in advance. If you contact the front desk, staff will wash and sterilize baby bottles for you, and for diaper changes you can use the multipurpose restroom at the back of the large hall on the 1st floor. Diapers are not sold at the hotel, and strollers are not provided. Yukata are available for young children and older children, with sizes arranged on the day. Humidifiers are available to borrow, and there are staff who speak English. There is no playroom, no childcare facility and no pool.
Access
The hotel is at 996 Hirose, Hondo-machi, Amakusa, Kumamoto, 10 minutes by car from Hondo Bus Center and 15 minutes from Amakusa Airport. A free shuttle runs only between the hotel and Hondo Bus Center or Amakusa Airport; it must be reserved by the day before check-in and operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking for 100 cars is free. Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and checkout is at 11 a.m.; extending your stay costs 30% of the room rate per hour. Stairs from the deck on the hotel's 1st floor lead down to Hondo Beach, about a 2-minute walk.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 996 Hirose, Hondo-machi, Amakusa-shi, Kumamoto 863-0001 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | About 150 minutes by car from JR Kumamoto Station, 10 minutes by car from Hondo Bus Center and 15 minutes by car from Amakusa Airport. |
| trainNearest station | Amakusa Airport |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 100 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed. |
| callPhone | +81-969-22-3161 |
| languageOfficial site | https://hotel-alegria.jp/open_in_new |
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Reference price. Reference price based on Rakuten Travel's market rates (per person, based on 2 adults sharing one room). This is an estimate calculated from available plans over the past few weeks and varies by season and number of guests. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Hotel Alegria Gardens Amakusa best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Hotel Alegria Gardens Amakusa?
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Parking: Parking for 100 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed.
How do you get to Hotel Alegria Gardens Amakusa?
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About 150 minutes by car from JR Kumamoto Station, 10 minutes by car from Hondo Bus Center and 15 minutes by car from Amakusa Airport.
Can we bring our own baby food and warm it up?
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The restaurant has no baby-food menu, but you can bring your own into the dining venue. There is a microwave in the lobby lounge that you can use from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; just ask the staff.
Can a child who is not yet out of diapers use the communal bath?
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There is no age restriction for the communal baths, and children use them accompanied by a guardian. The floors are slippery, and there are no particular facilities for babies and young children. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may go into the baths is not stated, so please check with the hotel in advance.
How are children's meals priced?
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There is a kids' meal, priced at 50% of the adult rate. If an elementary school child would like the same meal as adults, the rate is 70% of the adult rate. Children aged 3 and over who have not yet started elementary school are charged 968 yen on site for breakfast, even when booked without meals.
Can we borrow baby items such as bed guards or high-low chairs?
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Bed guards for guest rooms, high-low chairs at the dinner venue and portable bouncers are available. Numbers are limited, so you need to contact the hotel in advance. You can also ask the front desk to wash and sterilize baby bottles, but diapers are not sold at the hotel.
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