A 40 minute drive from Hakata Station is a luxury hotel where you can have your fill of a gorgeous blue sea, called The Luigans Spa & Resort.
Right next door is the largest aquarium in Kyushu “Marine World Umino-Nakamichi” where you can enjoy the view under the waves and meet the local sea life.
Does a high class vacation at a resort hotel with only ocean view rooms interest you? Read on.
An ocean view hotel inside a park
Along the peninsula on the road to Shikanoshima Island and 40 minutes from central Fukuoka is Umino-Nakamichi Koen Park. Inside this park is a luxury resort hotel.
The Luigans Spa & Resort.
There are a total of 17 national parks but this is the only one with a hotel built inside of it, and which is very rare.
All the rooms at this hotel have an ocean view allowing you a scenic sight of cobalt blue seas anytime you like.
Guest rooms with a different theme by floor
Different floors at this hotel have different names, the second floor is full of amenities and is popular with women is called the Spa Floor, the third and fourth floors are the Standard Floors, 5 and 6 have spacious balconies and a high class feel called the Grand Floors, and the seventh floor is the top class floor with beautifully designed interiors called the Luigans Floor.
The Luigans Floor is decked out in interior décor from Mexico and is decorated with pieces from the master modern architect Luis Barragán. You are surrounded by what is called the Luigans Interior which is attributed to the architects name, adds an air of luxury to your resort stay.
The design of this hotel with its masterful use of light and water and colorful accents, is an homage to Luis Barragán and has a unique resort feel to it.
There is also a room modeled after the concept room Barragán Kiddy Suite, which has hammocks and picture books from around the world. A perfect place for kids to really relax.
Breakfast appetizers are a buffet
Choose from fresh baked breads, salad, soup, warm vegetables, fruits, and yogurt from the breakfast buffet.
One of the popular menu items is the ham made of pork loin!
The freshly cut ham is soft and tender and is very memorable for its exquisite flavor.
The breads are petit croissants, or chocolate bread, as well as a few others.
There is plain yogurt as well as the daily flavor, and there are a plethora of fruit juices that you can squeeze yourself.
The main dish is chosen from 7 different items
Out of 7 different items you choose which you want.
The western menu is scrambled eggs, burrito, beef curry or matsaman curry, and for Japanese menu there is Kaisendon (fresh seafood rice bowl), or the Japanese meal, and for those that like sweet dishes waffles are on offer.
The Japanese menu has the famous Hakata Spicy Cod Roe, and the fish dish is made from local seasonal ingredients.
The waffles with fruits and cream are a popular dish with the ladies.
In closing
This hotel doesn’t just draw your eye with the rooms but also the lounge and the lobby which have a unique worldly feel to them.
On the first floor is “The Lounge on the Water” with a heater in the middle. There are buffet events here for lunch, tea time or dinner and change with the season.
There is a Proposal Plan where you can declare your love at the chapel with the help of a Proposal Concierge.
You can choose from a variety of proposal spaces, such as the chapel with a view of the night, at the poolside restaurant, or just the two of you in a guest room to make your proposal the most memorable one.
If you want to plan a very special day you have to consider this place.
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