Tabino Yado Rakuchin

A budget hotel in Naha's Tsuji district, with tatami rooms to relax in

Tabino Yado Rakuchin is a budget hotel with a communal bath in the Tsuji district of Naha. Its tagline is "a comfortable Okinawa trip with a communal bath and Japanese-Western rooms with tatami." The facilities are simple, but it is an unpretentious, practical place where families with babies and small children can stay without feeling self-conscious.

Japanese-Western rooms suited to co-sleeping with a baby

Alongside single, twin and deluxe rooms, the hotel offers Japanese-Western rooms that combine twin beds with a tatami area: type A (plus 6 tatami mats), type B (plus 4 mats) and type C (plus 3 mats). The tatami area lets babies at the crawling stage spend time there with peace of mind, and futons can be laid out so the family can sleep side by side. Plans for families and groups are also available.

The communal bath and hotel facilities

The communal bath is open in the morning, from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from evening into the night, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., a welcome way to ease the tiredness of travel. Every room also has its own shower room, so families with a baby can use whichever suits the moment. There is free parking, breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and free Wi-Fi, and the whole property is non-smoking. The building has two floors and no elevator.

Access and how it works as a base

It is about 7 minutes by car from Naha Airport using the Umisora Tunnel, about a 15-minute walk from Asahibashi Station on the Yui Rail, and about a 20-minute walk, or about 5 minutes by car, to Kokusai Street. That makes it easy to move around for city sightseeing, the beach, or boats to the outlying islands, and it sits well as a base for a trip around Okinawa. There are no particular children's facilities such as a pool or a playroom, but families can settle in for a relaxed stay around the tatami rooms and the communal bath.