OMO5 Okinawa Naha by Hoshino Resorts

OMO5 Okinawa Naha sits in Matsuyama, six minutes from Kenchomae Station and eight from Miebashi, and Hoshino Resorts pitches it as a base for everything from Naha street walks to day trips out to the Keramas. Its 190 rooms sleep one to three. Staff called OMO Rangers take guests to local food spots, and the hotel puts on a night event every evening, live sanshin one night and a night market another. A coin laundry, microwaves and free lockers on the second floor cover the practical side.

The front desk takes parcels from the day before you check in, so a bike box shipped from the airport can be waiting for you. Share-cycles go out for a fee on a first-come basis, good for a loop of the old town. Parking costs ¥1,500 a day. Ask whether your own bike can come up to the room.