Hotel Gran View Okinawa

Hotel Gran View stands next to Akamine Station in Oroku, and from there the Yui Rail reaches the airport in one stop and about four minutes. All 126 rooms have 140-centimetre beds and free wifi, and the upper floors on the sea side look out toward the water. Breakfast starts at 5:45, which the hotel pitches at guests on the first flight out. Jalan's 1,151 reviewers give it 4.3 out of 5.

Book it for the first night after a late landing or the last before an early flight, when you'd rather not haul a bike bag across town. Senaga-jima, bridged to the coast beside the airport, is close for a first spin to loosen the legs. Ask the hotel about holding a bike box while you ride, since it publishes nothing on it.