Shingu Sunshine Hotel

Accommodation

3.56

Sample twin room
Sample single room
Sample free light breakfast①
Sample free light breakfast②
Breakfast venue
Dining area
Yukata
Reception
Manga corner
Free washing/drying machine

 Description

Business Hotel

Hotel Sunshine is one of the original business hotels in the coastal city of Shingu.  Repeat business guests make up a large percentage of customers mid-week who enjoy the laid-back atmosphere.  The reasonable price, location, and convenient amenities make it a good choice for tourists as well, including free Wifi in all rooms, free bicycle rental, free breakfast, free washing and drying machines, public sitting area, yakuza robes, free luggage storage, free parking, etc.  Nearby are friendly izakaya restaurants and a convenience store.  One floor is completely non-smoking! It is a about a 10 minute walk from the JR Shingu station or a very short taxi ride.  Hotel Sunshine welcomes visitors to use their facility as a base to explore Kumano.

Full Name Shingu Sunshine Hotel
新宮サンシャインホテル
Area Shingu
Type Hotel
Address 9-13 Inosawa, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, 647-0045
〒647-0045 和歌山県新宮市井の沢9-13
Map Code 246 194 247*72
Maps
Check-in 15:00 - 26:00
Check-out 10:00
Curfew 26:00

 Rating & Reviews

3.56

Guestroom

(3.3 / 5)

Baths

(3.2 / 5)

Meals

(3.2 / 5)

Location

(3.8 / 5)

Reception & Service

(4.1 / 5)

Date: Nov/2025

Spain (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths -, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Complimentary Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Oct/2024

Canada (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

4.25

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Aug/2024

Viet Nam (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.40

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Jun/2024

Canada (Female, age 70-79)

Overall:

3.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Mar/2024

Japan (Male, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.66

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths -, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Jan/2024

United States (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.50

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast

A cheap business hotel in central Shingu

This is a business hotel, no frills. Laundry is free(including dryers) but it's in the basement/parking garage which is a bit of a pain to get to. It's "far" from Hayatama Taisha and the other Kodo sites, so about a 20-30 min walk. It's also about 10 min from the train station. Close to a couple grocery stores and a few INCREDIBLE Izakaya's, notably Aun, which Miyazaki once ate at. They speak very limited English, but try. I slept through the free breakfast, so I cannot comment.

Date: Jan/2024

Malaysia (Male, age 40-49)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Nov/2023

Japan (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast

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荷物預かってもらえて、身軽に観光できました。 美味しい居酒屋さんとかも教えて頂けるし、またまたコスパ最高です。 居酒屋も多いし、お土産のみかん屋さんも近くて立地良かったです!

Date: Apr/2023

Germany (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

3.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Breakfast

Low Rated Business Hotel in shingu

The breakfast is alright, but nothing Special. The complete Look of the Hotel ist old and should be renovated.

Date: Apr/2023

Republic of Korea (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Apr/2023

Republic of Korea (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Jan/2023

United States (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.80

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Breakfast

Great budget option to stay near Kumano Hayatama Taisha

This was the final stay on our Kumano Kodo trek. Throughout the experience, we enjoyed getting to see different ways of Japanese living, so a business hotel was a great option! The room is small, but can easily fit a couple. Everything was clean and orderly. The reception was kind. Easy walking distance to restaurants, convenient stores, and the train station. The breakfast buffet was convenient, though you might enjoy other options nearby.

Date: Dec/2022

Japan (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.20

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Jul/2021

Japan (Female, age **)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths -, Meals 5, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

Nice place to stay for short visit

They specially made us a vegetarian meal for breakfast. The room was small but sufficient for two people. No public bath but there was attach toilet-bath in the room. Overall nice experience.

Date: Dec/2019

France (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.40

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

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The room and the building look a bit old. Despite being non smoking room, it really smell a lot cigarette in the corridor. The breakfast might be a bit light for people with a big appetite.

Date: Dec/2019

Spain (Female, age 70-79)

Overall:

4.25

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

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Confortable hotel with good breakfast and service

Date: Nov/2019

Taiwan (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Breakfast

The hotel's lobby and it's room has bad smell

As long as you walk into the hotel's a strong moldy smell, once you get into the room it gets better because there's a air purifier in the room. but you can still smell it...

Date: Jul/2019

Spain (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.20

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: May/2019

Argentina (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Dec/2018

Canada (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths -, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

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No guest review.

Date: Jun/2018

Spain (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

3.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 4, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Apr/2018

Belgium (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

2.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 2, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Jan/2018

Netherlands (Female, age 40-49)

Overall:

2.60

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 2, Meals 1, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Dec/2017

Hong Kong (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.25

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Nov/2017

Spain (Male, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.40

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals 2, Location 4, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Twin room, Breakfast

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Really difficult to understand in english Friendly people but some dificultys in comunication

Date: Sep/2017

France (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

4.50

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

Good business hotel

Near train station, friendlyness of the staff, a hearty breakfast, what more!

Date: Aug/2017

Italy (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 2, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

Poor accomodation

This hostel is just acceptable for one night. The room was very little as the bath and not so clean. The breakfast was poor. The only good points are the kind staff (more english would be appreciated in a hotel) and its location near to the JR station

Date: Aug/2017

Spain (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Apr/2017

Germany (Male, age 40-49)

Overall:

3.20

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

more than good average

more than good average

Date: Apr/2017

Colombia (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

3.25

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths -, Meals 4, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

Nothing much to say here

Reception was good (they had our keys ready on the front desk when we walked in) but they speak no English. Location is difficult, it was a long walk from the Hayatama station. Buffet breakfast is simple but good. Rooms are small.

Date: Apr/2017

Canada (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

3.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 4, Meals 2, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

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Breakfast was very basic.

Date: Oct/2016

Israel (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

3.60

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

An average hotel stay.

Pretty much the average hotel stay. Price is a bit high but still fair. Friendly staff and simple breakfast (bread, hard-boiled eggs, butter jam and coffe). The bath-toilet was a bit old and moldy. Room was okay. Thanks!

Date: Oct/2016

Spain (Female, age 40-49)

Overall:

2.80

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals 2, Location 3, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Twin room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Sep/2016

United States (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 2, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

Our service was excellent, but...

In spite of that, I would not stay here again if I could avoid it. Unfortunately, the rooms smelled and were not clean and the bathrooms were cramped (although functional). The continental breakfast was not good at all, particularly the coffee (I could barely get through one cup of it). I guess the location was alright--not too far of a walk from the train station, about 10 minutes or so. The reception staff was very nice and tried to take good care of us though, so that was the saving grace. They definitely meant well, but if I had other options to stay, I would try somewhere else.

Date: Sep/2016

United States (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.25

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 2, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Aug/2016

Spain (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

1.80

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 4, Reception & Service 2
Plan: Twin room, Breakfast

Careless

Once we could check in we did not get any explanation about the city or about the services concerning our reservation in the hotel. The offered room was in a door next to reception desk and the look was quite old fashion and careless but also quite dirty, full of dust in the carpet. The bath was dirty, you could see they were not cleaning properly. The mattress was not firm. Breakfast was quite poor in pieces and without quality.

Date: May/2016

Netherlands (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.20

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 3, Reception & Service 3
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Mar/2016

Canada (Female, age **)

Overall:

3.40

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals 3, Location 4, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Single room, Breakfast

All the essentials

The hotel itself is in need of an update, but the linens are clean, the water is hot and the staff is very eager to please. Dinner options in the area are a bit limited, though there's a grocery store nearby. And the hotel is easy walking distance to the station as well. A good basic option in Shingu.

Date: Nov/2015

Australia (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

3.33

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths -, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 4
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

Average Room Friendly Service

Our room was small Western style with ensuite. It was clean and had all we needed, it was basic. The reception staff were very helpful.

Date: Oct/2015

Switzerland (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

3.00

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals 2, Location 3, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Twin room, Breakfast

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Aug/2015

China (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

3.50

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Double room, Breakfast

Okay

The room was crammed with furniture. Wifi had to be installed by connecting two cables diagonal through the room. The bath was impracticaly small, even for slim people like us. Shingu did not have much to offer by the time we arrived. The Main temple and castle ruins were still nice though. They had a washing machine though which was helpful.

Date: Aug/2015

Belgium (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

1.20

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 2, Reception & Service 1
Plan: Twin room, Breakfast

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Not good: Old, dirty, ...

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 Price Plan(s)

Complimentary Breakfast

from 6,000 yen

 Guestrooms

Western Style Yes
Japanese Style No
Mixed Style No
Other Style No
Number of Rooms 43
Maximum Guests 53
All rooms western with ensuite bath and toilet.
Single room: 33 (16 non-smoking, 17 smoking) Twin room: 2 (1 non-smoking, 1 smoking)
Double room: 8 (7 non-smoking, 1 smoking)
● Third floor all non-smoking.
● Room doors not auto lock, please make sure to use key to lock room doors.


Facilities
  • Television
  • Refrigerator
  • Air conditioning
  • Microwave
  • Alarm clock


Amenities
  • 2 in 1 shampoo
  • Body-wash
  • Toothbrush set
  • Hair dryer
  • Face towel
  • Bath towel
  • Yukata Japanese bathrobe
  • Tea
● Choose yukata size when checking in
● Humidifier available


 Baths

Shared Indoor No
Shared Outdoor No
Shared Sauna No
Privately Reserved No
Ensuite Indoor Yes
Ensuite Outdoor No

 Meals

Supper
●Not available. Izakaya restaurants nearby.
Breakfast
Complimentary Breakfast AM6:30-AM8:30, Vegetarians, please choose what you want to eat from what is available at the continental breakfast bar.

* Please note that our breakfast is not able to accommodate allergies or special dietary restrictions.

 Facilities & Services

Facilities
  • Public telephone
  • Coin laundry
  • Massage chair
  • Ice machine
  • Vending machine
  • Alcohol vending machine
  • Internet
  • Wired LAN (Guestroom)
  • Public computer
  • Credit Card
  • VISA
  • MasterCard
  • JCB
  • AMERICAN EXPRESS
  • Diners
  • NICOS
  • Traveler's Cheques
  • Not accepted
  • Language
    Some basic English
    Services
  • Luggage storage
  • Shipping
  • Bicycle rental
  • Notes
    ● Public computer (free)
    ● Free Wifi entire hotel, including guestrooms
    ● Public phone in lobby
    ● Vending machine on 1st floor
    ● Free washer and dryer (washing detergent ~40 yen available at reception)
    ● Massage chair 100 yen/ 15 minutes
    ● Ice available
    ● Free bicycle rental
    ● Free luggage storage
    ● Pay when shipping luggage transport service available (eg. Yamato Transport)

     Access

    Access Information
    JR Shingu station is located on the south-east coast of the Kii Peninsula.

    ● Trains run daily from Osaka and Nagoya.
    ● Busses to/from Hongu area daily  (bus timetable 3) (bus timetable 4)
    ● between 5~10 minutes walk from JR Shingu station

    Excite JR Shingu station, turn left.  Turn left and cross the railway tracks.  Go straight to the traffic lights, turn left.  Walk down this main road and you will see it behind the post office on your right.  It is in a small alleyway just off the main street.
    ※ Within walking distance of Aikido Kumano Juku Dojo.
    Shuttle Service
    Not available
    Parking
    Up to 30 vehicles, in three different parking lots (free)

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    Set booking times: 7:00–9:30 and 19:00–22:00 daily, Japan Standard Time.

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    https://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/2024/03/13/12612/