Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island (Okinawa): Bottom Line Review

Last Spring, my wife and I spent a marvelous Spring Break visiting Taiwan and Japan, where we split our time between Okinawa and Tokyo.

I’ve always loved Okinawa; it reminds me of a Japanese Hawai’i, with a culture, cuisine, and climate that’s very distinct from the mainland. I’ve long had my eye on the Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island, a unique hotel popular with divers that’s located on a small island connected to the mainland by a short bridge. My wife had never been to Okinawa before, so this seemed like an ideal time to kill two birds with one stone.

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Bottom Line Review

Man, I loved this place. Although it’s branded as a Hyatt Regency, there’s simply nothing about it that feels anything like its more cumbersome American cousins. It’s sleeker, smaller, and more intimate; seemingly everywhere you look, you see the ocean crashing onto rocks (because it’s perched on its own private island). The standard suite here is a marvelous use of a suite upgrade; I could have spent days sitting on the massive balcony listening to the waves. There’s a terrific Regency Club, excellent service, and superb food and beverage options. Opportunities to get in the water are everywhere, whether it’s in the sheltered, beachfront swimming area, serpentine stacks of pools, or in the ocean itself, partaking in the snorkeling and diving that’s practically out the front door. This one’s a winner. Thumbs Up

• Price: A Hyatt Category 5, 17K/20K/23K points off-peak/peak/standard. The combination of good shoulder and off-season deals with the relative strength of the dollar vs the yen can create some great cash prices. When we were there in late-March of 2025, we paid ~$125/night (booked well in advance). Summertime rates can soar to well over $400/night.
• Value: It can be a marginal value on points during the non-peak season. However, during these times, cash rates can be inviting. On the flip side, the elevated high-season pricing makes points the way to go.
• Location: The Hyatt Regency is at the northern end of the resort area of Onna. It’s ~45 minutes to an hour from Naha Airport, and around another hour to the famous Churaumi Aquarium, at the tip of the Motobu Peninsula. There is a convenient bus that stops at the hotel that can take you to Naha and/or the airport. That said, to explore the island, you’ll need a car. The beaches and coastline are beautiful right around the resort, and the diving and snorkeling are supposed to be excellent. There are plenty of restaurants along the main highway within an easy walk (or drive) of the hotel.
• Room: We booked a standard room and used Suite Upgrade Awards to confirm a ~800 sq ft Regency Suite. This is one of my favorite rooms of the last year, and probably my favorite room ever at a Hyatt Regency. The design was sleek and clean; everything was in tip-top shape with thoughtful design throughout. The oceanfront balcony could be accessed via the bedroom or living room, and the floor-to-ceiling windows offered incredible views of the ocean crashing against the black rock. We left the sliding doors open most of the time we were there, so that we could soak in the sound of the waves.

• Parking: There is a garage just across the bridge on the mainland, right behind the Beach House. Self-parking for guests is ¥1,000/night; Valet parking is ¥2,000/night.
• Resort/Destination Fee: None.
• Internet: Excellent, able to stream throughout the hotel.
• Service: Superb across the board. The concierges, valets, servers, front desk agents, and housekeeping staff were uniformly superlative.
• Turndown service: Nightly.
• Dining:
  • Serale: The only food and beverage outlet outside the “Shirakachi” area, this massive restaurant is also the only all-day option. The breakfast buffet is enormous, with multiple made-to-order stations and copious juices, teas, and espresso options. At night, it serves primarily Italian food. Open daily for breakfast from 6:30 am to 10 am, lunch from 11:30 am to 3 pm, and dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm.
  • Shirakachi Robata: The flagship restaurant of the “Shirakachi” multi-outlet dining area. It specializes in Okinawan cuisine, offering set menus or à la carte dishes, with panoramic ocean views. This was the only on-property restaurant that we visited for dinner, and it was absolutely delicious. Open daily for dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm.
  • Shirakachi Japanese: Small, ultra-seasonal Japanese cuisine (kaiseki) is served six days/week in this 16-seat dining room. Dinner is from 5 pm to 9 pm daily.
  • Shirakachi Sushi: Reservation-only, 10-seat hinoki sushi counter that serves a rotating set of seasonal fruits of the sea. Expensive, but supposedly the sushi is excellent. Open Thursday through Monday for dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm.
  • Shirakachi Teppanyaki: Small teppanyaki counter with terrific views of the beach. Open daily for dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm.
  • Shirakachi Bar: Eleven-seat bar in the Shirakachi area with a marvelous (and expensive) Japanese Whiskey selection, tasty cocktails, and good sunset views. Doesn’t have defined hours, as far as I could tell, but seemed to be open from ~5 pm to 11 pm nightly.
• Spa: The oceanside Spa Hanari offers a full menu of spa treatments, including couples suites.
• Fitness Room: The ground-floor fitness area provides ample cardio and weight-lifting equipment.
• Hyatt Globalist Benefits: 
  • Suite Upgrade: I booked a standard room and used a Suite Upgrade Award to book us into an 800 sq ft Regency Suite, probably my favorite I’ve ever had at a Hyatt Regency.
  • Regency Club: There is a bright, airy Regency Club with both indoor and outdoor seating. It serves a good breakfast in the morning and has a decent happy-hour spread. A beer machine is available anytime during opening hours, there’s an extensive afternoon tea time, and in the evening, wine and self-pour cocktails are also included.
  • Free Breakfast: Breakfast is provided daily at the Regency Club. It’s a nice spread, with both Japanese and Western selections, rotating hot items, and made-to-order egg dishes. Globalists can also partake of the gargantuan main-floor breakfast buffet for a modest surcharge. We had breakfast in the restaurant one morning, but chose the calmer, smaller Regency Club the rest of the time.
  • Late Checkout: Automatically given 4 pm.
  • Parking: Valet parking is included on award stays for Globalists.
• Would I stay again?  Absolutely. Of the Hyatt properties that I’ve been to worldwide, this is undoubtedly one of my favorites.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Smaller and more intimate than many Hyatt Regencies.
• Essentially, every room has an ocean view.
• Top-notch elite treatment (and service overall).
• The numerous tiers of infinity pools are splendid.
• The diving and snorkeling nearby is reputed to be very good.
• Standard suites are simply fabulous.
• Food and beverages are uniformly excellent.
• On-site card-op laundry machines are handy.

Cons

• Depending on what you’re doing while on Okinawa, it may not be the most convenient location.

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Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island One Bedroom Suite

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Club Lounge

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Restaurants

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Pool and Beach Areas

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Gym and Public Areas

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