I was welcomed by friendly, English-speaking Reception staff, and received a single room which was perfectly decent in size. It was very clean, and equipped with a comfortable bed, almost silent air-conditioning, a flat screen TV (showing only a limited number of channels, all Japanese), electronic safe, fridge and kettle. There are also a couple of free washing machines available for guest use in the basement. Also at basement level is the hotel spa, though I didn't try this out.

The bathroom was clean with a proper bath tub plus a good shower head. The toilet was a typical hi-tech Japanese version with a host of functions available via a control panel, most of which I didn't dare to try lest I received an unexpected jet of water or something!

The hotel is located about 7-8 minutes walk from both Asahibashi and Kenchomae monorail stations, though note that when using Asahibashi, the shortest route means climbing the stairs of a pedestrian footbridge in order to cross the busy main road.

Naha's bus terminal is also at Asahibashi Station, which is useful for exploring Okinawa beyond Naha: the Gyokusendu Cave at Okinawa World is definitely worth a trip.

The hotel is also just ten minutes walk from the main shopping street of Kokusai-dori: on Sundays, this is closed to traffic and replaced by various street entertainment and a children's play area: I was lucky enough to catch a great performance by the girl-band Sansanar, fusing traditional Okinawan music and dance with up-to-date Pop = OK-Pop or O-Pop.

The hotel is also fifteen minutes walk from Naminou Beach, a small family-friendly beach with soft sand and calm warm water- lovely... apart from the ugly elevated expressway built over the water right in front of the beach!

Even in these days of the super-strong Japanese Yen and the weak British Pound, prices in Japan are really not as high as people fear, and two things remain particularly good value: local public transport fares and hotel prices: and the NaHaNa Hotel was certainly good value.

The only disappointment was the lack of wi-fi: free Internet was available in the room, but only via a wired connection.

Would I stay here again? I'd love to come back to Okinawa, and I'd be more than happy to stay at the NaHaNa Hotel again...