海洋楼

Opening

An inn opened in 1940, which describes itself as keeping a Showa-era look.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in runs 15:00 to 19:00, extended to 21:00 for stays without dinner, and check-out is by 10:00.

Rooms and capacity

Thirty-eight guest rooms from six to 17.5 tatami, some also used for meals, with capacity for 160 guests.

Room types

Three room types, all Japanese style: sea-view rooms with bath and toilet, sea-view rooms without, and standard rooms with or without.

Sea-view rooms

Facing the Futamigaura shore, these rooms take in sunrise and sunset, and the blue hour before dawn and after dusk.

Walls and fittings

The walls use jurakukabe plaster, a hallmark of Japanese architecture, and the transoms, alcoves and ceilings retain Showa-era detailing.

Wi-Fi

Fitted throughout the building.

Bath layout

Gender-separated public baths plus two small family baths for private use, four bathrooms in all. The public baths are marked by tile murals on the walls.

Conditions for the family baths

The family baths are reserved free of charge by asking at the front desk at the time; no booking is taken before check-in, and each use lasts 40 minutes.

Which bath is open

Which bathrooms are open differs from day to day.

Dining rooms

Meals for staying guests are served in a table-seated dining room or in a private room, the private room carrying an additional charge.

Banquet hall

The large hall is 196 tatami and can be partitioned into five rooms of 20 tatami and one of 96.

Accessibility

A wheelchair-accessible toilet is fitted by the large hall and one each for men and women on the ground floor, with handrails in bathrooms three and six. On request the property fits a simple ramp at the entrance step, lends a shower chair and places a simple bed in the room. It states plainly that the building is not fully barrier-free.

Cuisine

Kappo-style seafood cooking built on fresh local catch, with local sourcing at its centre.

Spiny lobster season

Dishes using local spiny lobster run from the opening of the season in mid-September to the end of April.

Handling of the closed season

During the closed season, guests who still want it are given an explanation and, with their agreement, served domestic spiny lobster from outside the prefecture as a separate order.

Breakfast

A Japanese breakfast is served in the dining room.

Adjacent landmarks

Hinjitsukan, built in 1887, stands next to the inn, and Ise Sea Paradise is within walking distance of it.

Sea-view room

A Japanese-style room facing the Futamigaura shore, taking in sunrise, sunset and the blue hour, available with or without bath and toilet.

Standard room

A Japanese-style room keeping the Showa-era feel, available with or without bath and toilet.

Room construction

Walls of jurakukabe plaster, with Showa-era detailing in the transoms, alcoves and ceilings. Rooms run from six to 17.5 tatami.

Gender-separated public baths

Spacious public baths marked by tile murals, with handrails in bathrooms three and six.

Family baths for private use

Two small baths, reserved free of charge by asking at the front desk at the time, for 40 minutes each.

Dining rooms

Meals for staying guests are served in a table-seated dining room or in a private room, the private room carrying an additional charge.

Cuisine

Kappo-style seafood cooking built on fresh local catch, with local sourcing at its centre.

Breakfast

A Japanese breakfast is served in the dining room.

Position relative to nearby landmarks

Hinjitsukan, built in 1887, stands next to the inn.

Ise Sea Paradise is within walking distance of the inn.

The check-in deadline moves with the meal plan

Check-in runs 15:00 to 19:00, but extends to 21:00 without dinner; check-out is by 10:00.

Family baths are arranged on the day

The family baths are free to reserve but cannot be booked before check-in; guests ask at the front desk at the time, for 40 minutes each.

The open bathrooms vary by day

Of the four bathrooms, which are open differs from day to day.

Whether the room has a bath and toilet

Rooms come with or without a bath and toilet, so it is worth confirming when booking.

Eating in a private room

Meals are normally in the table-seated dining room; choosing a private room carries an additional charge.

Spiny lobster season

Local spiny lobster runs mid-September to the end of April; in the closed season domestic lobster from elsewhere is offered as a separate order after an explanation.