Here you can fully enjoy the sand bath, a specialty of Ibusuki Onsen. There is also a bathhouse that recreates a large bathhouse from the Edo and Genroku periods in Japan. The bathhouse is as large as a pool, so you can enjoy bathing in a spacious space.

This inn has been ranked number one for 34 consecutive years in the food category of the 100 Best Ryokan (Japanese inn) in Ibusuki, chosen by professionals. The quality of the food is in keeping with the traditional Japanese style rooms, which are filled with an adult atmosphere and are perfect for couples. This high-class inn is conveniently located just a 3-minute walk from Sunamushi Onsen (Steam Sand Bath).

Ibusuki Royal Hotel does not have a sand bath on site, but they provide a free shuttle bus to a place where sand baths are available, so it wasn't a problem. The large public bath and open-air bath in the hotel had good quality water and a nice view. We also enjoyed the delicious shochu and Satsuma Kuroge Wagyu steak, as well as other dishes made with local ingredients.

鹿児島中央駅までの無料送迎バスを出している宿は残念ながら有りませんね。指宿駅と鹿児島中央駅はローカル線の電車で移動してください。休暇村は指宿温泉の源泉掛け流しを大浴場の内風呂と錦江湾を間近に露天風呂から眺められるだけではなく、砂蒸し風呂（１回990円）も楽しめる。この他に貸切半露天風呂も有る。食事は夕食はメイン料理を決めて+ハーフビュッフェのスタイルで郷土料理を沢山食べられる。朝食はビュッフェにスイーツ&フルーツで朝から健康的な南国の朝食という感じでテンションが上がる。

Ibusuki Iwasaki Hotel is a great place to enjoy the hot springs and the ocean view. There is also a sand bath inside the hotel, and after the sand bath, it feels great to take a bath in the open-air bath overlooking the ocean. It's especially good to take a bath while watching the sunrise. The food is also pretty good, so it's a hotel the whole family can enjoy.

Although it is called "A hotel with an open-air bath married couple," it is not limited to married couple. There are rooms that can accommodate up to five people, and the price is reasonable, so it is a recommended hotel. Since it is located by the sea, you can see Kagoshima Bay from the rooms. You can take beautiful photos with the ocean view in the background. Depending on your budget, you can stay in a room with an open-air bath with 100% natural hot spring, so you can enjoy a private bath and take commemorative photos. The hot spring is 100% natural hot spring, and there is a large public bath (indoor bath) on the second floor, where you can overlook the ocean. There is also an open-air bath on the ninth floor, where you can experience a sense of infinity where the surface of the bath water seems to connect with the surface of the sea. You can see Kinko Bay below, and the Osumi Peninsula and Sata Cape in the distance. Dinner is kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）that makes use of local seasonal ingredients, and the satsumaage fried right in front of you is hot and very delicious. This inn has an observation deck, so you'll have no shortage of spots to take photos, and with a sandy beach right in front and a sand bath hot spring next door, it's a good idea to go out and take some photos.

There are inns where you can enjoy unlimited baths in the sand hot spring. You can enjoy as many baths as you like during the three time slots per day. You can also enjoy a thalasso pack while bathing in the sand hot spring. This is a luxurious inn where you can enjoy a full range of beauty treatments, including body, facial, and foot treatments.

指宿シーサイドホテルは海沿いの開放的な場所にあり、南国のリゾート気分をたっぷりと満喫していただける指宿温泉の宿。たっぷりとデトックス効果を体験していただける専用の砂蒸し温泉も完備しています。また貸切の露天風呂もありますので、恋人同士等カップルでのご利用にもおすすめ。食事は九州の特産品や、鹿児島県ならではの食材を活かしたお食事も評判です。充実した温泉旅行となる事間違いありません。

There are photogenic spots within the building, and the Satsuma Denshokan Museum is nearby. It's a fun inn with good value for money. There are 14 different types of baths. There is no sand bath within the building, so you will need to go to the nearby Hakusuikan. There are various types such as indoor baths, open-air baths, germanium hot springs, saunas, ice rooms (colder than the cold baths), bedrock baths, and family baths, so you can enjoy bathing to your heart's content by repeatedly bathing in them. For meals, you can eat authentic kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）and local cuisine in a Japanese meal set for dinner and breakfast. You can stay for one night with two meals for about 12,000 to 15,000 yen per person.

恋人と鹿児島県の指宿温泉に砂蒸し温泉も体験する目的で旅行を計画でしたら「指宿温泉　こらんの湯　錦江楼」のカップルプランをおすすめします。仲睦まじい夫婦で有名な与謝野鉄幹＆晶子夫妻も来たという砂蒸しまでは無料送迎便もあり、気軽に体験できます。ゆっくり過ごす事がコンセプトのプランで、お食事の時は鹿児島名物の焼酎又はソフトドリンクがサービスされ、有料ですが貸切露天風呂のオプションもあります。恋人同士でゆっくりと休日を過ごすのにはぴったりなお宿で、カップルプランでは本当に仲良しだった方へお宿からのプレゼントがあります。滞在中は喧嘩はご法度ですよ！というカップルに仲良く過ごして貰うプランです。お部屋も予算に合わせて錦江湾を望むオーシャンビューのお部屋や、桜島が見えるマウントビューのお部屋、露天風呂付客室が選べますので、恋人と旅行計画を立てるのも楽しいお宿です。

You can enjoy Breathtaking view facing the sea. The interior of the building is stylish and exudes a resort atmosphere, so you can take pictures anywhere. For the food, we ate dishes that made use of local ingredients such as fresh seafood caught in the nearby sea and Satsuma pork. The food was beautifully presented and delicious. There were many sand bath facilities in the surrounding area.