sankara hotel & spa Yakushima  

Perched on Yakushima Island's wild shore, sankara hotel & spa Yakushima is a spa hotel by the ocean. You're a short drive from Yakushima Botanical Research Park and Toroki Falls, with Mt. Mocchomudake and Senhiro Fall also within easy reach inside the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.

The property has 29 refined, villa-type rooms with air conditioning and refrigerators. Rooms feature flat-screen TVs, DVD players, complimentary wired and wireless internet, safes and desks, plus private bathrooms with deep soaking bathtubs and designer toiletries. Expect plush touches like bathrobes and slippers and villa-style layouts that feel more like a serene hideaway.

Relax at a full-service spa offering massages, body treatments and facials, or cool off in the outdoor pool (indoor options available on the property). There's a 24-hour fitness center, bicycles to rent, a diving club and a tour desk for island adventures. Lounge by the poolside bar, picnic or BBQ in the grounds, and wake up to sea-breeze mornings set against ancient forests.

Complimentary wired and wireless internet is available throughout. The hotel provides a 24-hour front desk, concierge services, dry cleaning/laundry, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, parking and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours).

Two on-site restaurants include ayana, serving French cuisine, plus a poolside bar for casual drinks. Room service is available during limited hours and a complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.