The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.23 out of 5 (320 reviews). Guests praise the ocean views from every room, the open-air bath and sauna fed by onsen flowing straight from the source, and the rooms - the Japanese-Western rooms pairing a 6-tatami-mat Japanese-style room with a Western-style room, and the 10-tatami-mat Japanese-style rooms. There is also a pool (fee required), and families value the hotel for a Nanki-Shirahama trip built around the sea and the onsen.
Kids Facilities
Baby beds in the men's and women's communal baths
Baby beds in the men's and women's communal baths
There is a baby bed in the men's communal bath and in the women's communal bath. The communal baths use natural onsen drawn from the Miyuki spring source, flowing straight from the source, and have an indoor bath, an open-air bath, a lying-down bath, a jet bath and a sauna. The bathing tax applies to guests aged 12 and over.
Children's meals (kids' plate and junior plate)
Children's meals (kids' plate and junior plate)
For dinner, children aged 6 and under are served a kids' plate unless a plan states otherwise, and elementary school children are served a junior plate. If you would like your child to have the same meal as an adult, you need to book them as an adult.
Outdoor pool (for adults and children)
Outdoor pool (for adults and children)
- calendar_monthSeason:Summer only
An outdoor pool for adults and children, open in summer only. There is a fee to use it, and you need to register at the front desk. A fault in its equipment has been identified, so it is currently under maintenance and closed for the time being.
- •The pool is currently closed for maintenance because of a fault in its equipment.
- •There is a fee to use it, and registration at the front desk is required.
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Overview
The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama is a membership resort hotel on high ground in Shirahama-cho, Wakayama, about a 15-minute walk from Shirarahama Beach. Its communal bath and open-air bath are fed by natural onsen drawn from the Miyuki spring source, flowing straight from the source, and both the men's and women's communal baths have a baby bed. There are 60 rooms in all, and rooms with a bath can be chosen from the Japanese-Western rooms or the special rooms. At dinner, children aged 6 and under are served a kids' plate and elementary school children a junior plate. The outdoor pool, which opens in summer only, is currently closed for maintenance.
Rooms
The hotel has Japanese-style tatami rooms, Japanese-Western rooms and special rooms, 60 rooms in total. If you would like a room with a bath, you can choose either a Japanese-Western room or a special room. The Japanese-Western rooms pair a 6-tatami-mat Japanese-style room with a Western-style twin bedroom, and when 3 or more guests stay, futons are provided in the tatami area. The special rooms on the top floor, the 10th, are 75 square meters, with a bedroom of 8 tatami mats holding Japanese-style beds (2 beds), a living room and an en-suite bathroom. In a Japanese-style tatami room, or in a Japanese-Western room used by 3 or more guests, guests lay out the futons themselves. Some rooms are named the Boss Panda Japanese-style room and the Boss Panda Japanese-Western room.
Dining
Dinner is a gozen set meal served on a tray. Unless a plan states otherwise, children aged 6 and under are served a kids' plate and elementary school children a junior plate. If you would like your child to have the same meal as an adult, you need to book them as an adult. Breakfast is a Japanese-style buffet made with local ingredients.
Baths and Onsen
The natural onsen is drawn from the historic Miyuki spring source and flows straight from the source. The spring water is a sodium chloride onsen, and the communal bath has an indoor bath, an open-air bath, a lying-down bath, a jet bath and a sauna. Both the men's and the women's communal baths have a baby bed. The bathing tax applies to guests aged 12 and over: 150 yen per person per day is payable separately, regardless of the payment method.
Family-Friendly Features
The hotel is certified as a Welcome Baby hotel by the Mikihouse Child Care Research Institute. Every room type has a set children's rate, and children's slippers and baby shampoo are among the items kept on hand at the hotel. Elementary school children cannot co-sleep. On some accommodation plans there is a condition of up to one baby or toddler per adult. There is also an outdoor pool for adults and children that opens in summer only, but a fault in its equipment has been identified, so it is currently under maintenance and closed for the time being. There is a fee to use the pool, and you need to register at the front desk.
Access
The hotel is about 15 minutes by car from Nanki-Shirahama Airport; from Shirahama Station, take the Meiko Bus to the Shinyuzaki stop, then walk about 3 minutes. Parking can be used without a reservation, but the hotel does not offer a shuttle, so you will need to take a bus or taxi. From Tennoji Station in Osaka by the Limited Express Kuroshio, and by car from the Nanki-Tanabe Interchange or the Nanki-Shirahama Interchange, each route takes about 2 hours 20 minutes in total. Shirarahama Beach is about a 15-minute walk away, and Nanki-Shirahama Adventure World is about 15 minutes by car. Check-in is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., checkout is at 10 a.m., and the curfew is 10 p.m.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 1813-8 Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama 649-2211 |
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| directions_carAccess | By car or by bus (Shirahama Onsen) from JR Shirahama Station; please confirm the details with the hotel. |
| trainNearest station | Shirahama Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking is available, and no reservation is required. |
| callPhone | +81-739-43-2351 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, OMC, UFJ Card, Mastercard, Rakuten Card |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.granresort.jp/gr-member/hotel/shirahamaopen_in_new |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama 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.
Does The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama offer baby food?
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Baby food is provided. Age ranges and the restaurants that serve it can change by season, so check the Kids Facilities section on this page and the official site for details.
Is there parking at The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama?
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Parking: Parking is available, and no reservation is required.
How do you get to The Grand Resort Elegante Shirahama?
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By car or by bus (Shirahama Onsen) from JR Shirahama Station; please confirm the details with the hotel.
Are there rooms with their own bath?
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If you would like a room with a bath, you can choose either a Japanese-Western room or a special room.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and checkout is at 10 a.m. Times may vary by plan.
If we stay in a Japanese-style room, do we lay out the futons ourselves?
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Yes. For security and infection-control reasons, staff do not enter guest rooms unless you ask them to. In a Japanese-style tatami room, or in a Japanese-Western room with 3 or more guests, guests lay out the futons themselves.
Does the hotel offer a shuttle service?
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No. The hotel does not offer a shuttle, and guests are asked to come by bus or taxi.
Can preschool-age children and elementary school children co-sleep?
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Elementary school children cannot co-sleep. For preschool-age children (aged 6 and under), every room type has a children's rate. Some plans allow up to one baby or toddler per adult, so please check the plan details when you book.
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