Where to stay

Hyatt Regency Naha Just what you’d expect from a global chain that keeps its standards high. Its location – close to the market and Naha’s main shopping hub, Kokusai Street – is ideal. The loos are high-tech, equipped with digital extras such as spray, and the cotton pyjamas good enough to nick. Doubles from £155. 3-6-20 Makishi, Naha,

00 81 98 866 8888, naha.regency.hyatt.com

Okinawa Daiichi Hotel Sandwiched between office blocks, this wonderful five-room hotel serves up a breakfast that’s probably unequalled anywhere. It’s centred on the islands’ produce and served in carefully chosen ceramics from Pottery Street and art glass. At £25, it’s a snip. You can book breakfast here without staying overnight. Rooms are exclusive and equipped with hot tubs. Prices on request. 1-1-2 Makishi, Naha, 00 81 98 867 3116, okinawadaiichihotel.ti-da.net RIHGA Royal Gran Okinawa Overlooking the port, this is a polished, almost luxurious hotel. Check-in on the 14th floor gives a panoramic view. The bedrooms on lower floors are large and equipped with all the niceties of a modern Japanese hotel, including bath bubbles the colour of Okinawa’s iconic purple potato. Doubles from £125. 1-9 Asahimachi, Naha, 00 81 98 867 3331, rihgaroyalgran-okinawa.co.jp

Ryukyu Onsen Senegajima Under ten minutes from the airport, this coastal hotel on a paper-handkerchief island has its own hot springs open for use of guests and the local populace. It’s a great place for a last-night stay before an early flight out. Clothes to wear when bathing are provided, but most people enjoy the segregated springs experience in the buff. Doubles from £150. 174-5 Senagajima, Tomigusuku, 00 81 98 851 7077, hotelwbf.com/senaga/en

Sheraton Okinawa Sunmarina Resort One of several resorts in Onna. It’s quieter than most – more Marbella than Torremolinos – and geared towards watersports enthusiasts and families with well-behaved children. Doubles from £150. 66-1 Fuchaku, Onna, 00 81 98 965 2222, sheratonokinawasunmarina.com