The Busena Terrace review: Deluxe Oceanfront Room in Okinawa, Japan
On our 6-night, 7-day Okinawa trip with our baby,
this was the hotel where we spent the first four nights:
The Busena Terrace.
It’s definitely not what I’d call a budget-friendly stay,
but it’s a beautiful resort with polished, high-end service—
and it’s even said to have inspired The Shilla Jeju.
This was also the venue for the 2000 G8 Summit,
so it’s the kind of place that’s been trusted for major national events.
It sits right around the border of central and northern Okinawa, Japan,
which makes it a great base for sightseeing in both areas.
The resort takes over the entire Busena Cape area,
so with the sea on three sides, the ocean views feel absolutely massive.
Check rates for The Busena Terrace
If you want to book it for less with a discount coupon,
I included the details at the very bottom of this post,
so definitely scroll down and check that part too.
The Busena Terrace Review: Lobby First Impressions
As soon as you arrive, you’re greeted by this spacious, beautiful lobby.
This is the 4th floor, by the way.
Parking is valet only, and it costs 1,500 yen per night, or about $10.
Normally, you’d be able to see the ocean through the windows behind that centerpiece,
but our flight landed late in the afternoon,
and by the time we picked up the rental car, stopped by a mall,
grabbed dinner, and finally got to the hotel,
it was already completely dark.
The high ceilings and classic interior design were gorgeous,
so I loved The Busena Terrace from the very first moment.
It’s even prettier during the day.
There are also lots of tables out on the terrace side,
and hotel guests can use them freely.
I looked out toward the pool too,
and even at night it was so pretty with all the lighting.
Check-in was done while seated on a comfortable sofa,
and the staff spoke English well
and were incredibly kind, which I really appreciated.
Our 10-month-old was very confused by the whole scene.
They served welcome drinks, and very sweetly,
they even brought a baby juice with a straw already in it.
Our baby doesn’t drink juice yet, though, so that one became mom’s.
Main Facilities by Floor
Guest rooms are on floors 5 through 10,
and because the roofline is built in a stepped design,
some rooms top out at the 10th floor while others top out around the 8th or 9th.
The 4th floor is the main lobby for check-in and car access,
the 3rd floor has the lovely Maroad café,
the 2nd floor has two breakfast restaurants, La Tida and Mahae,
and the 1st floor has the outdoor pool, Sugar Cane restaurant,
plus the gym, spa, and coin laundry room.
When you step out of the elevator,
you’re immediately met with bright blue ocean through the windows. So beautiful.
This is what the room layout map looks like,
and the shape of the building is pretty unusual.
We got one of the rooms all the way at the end.
Since we were traveling with my parents,
we requested rooms next to each other.
Rooms 809 and 810.
The room key isn’t a card key—it’s an old-school physical key you turn to unlock.
It’s charming and looks lovely,
but honestly, a little annoying to carry around.
And if you’re wondering why one photo shows room 712,
that was our original room, but we changed once
because the neighboring room was noisy.
I snapped a photo of this because it neatly summarizes
the operating hours for the hotel facilities on one page.
Deluxe Oceanfront Room Review
The standard and superior rooms have smaller bathrooms,
while the deluxe room comes with an entryway area
and a much more spacious bathroom.
There’s also a suite that’s twice the size of the superior room.
Check rates for the Deluxe Oceanfront Room
First, a quick room tour in video form.
And here it is—this is exactly why you book an oceanfront room.
The room was so pretty.
It’s not flashy, but the interior feels classic and elegant,
with just the right touch of resort atmosphere layered in.
It looks fresh and airy during the day,
and cozy and relaxing at night.
Since we were traveling with our 10-month-old,
we requested baby items in advance.
They provided a wooden baby crib with baby bedding,
plus diaper disposal bags
and a separate diaper trash bin.
The bed guard isn’t shown in the photo,
but you can see it in the video above—it’s a sturdy metal one.
There’s also a table that works well for room service or snacks.
There’s a minibar area in the hallway by the entrance,
and when you travel with a baby, you really need a little feeding station.
Spreading everything out on the shelf above made it so convenient.
From farther back, the layout looks like this.
There’s a Nespresso coffee machine,
and two complimentary bottles of water are provided each day.
Everything inside the fridge is paid.
Same goes for these items too.
You can check the minibar prices on the menu above.
The closet has plenty of hangers,
and there’s also a safe inside.
There are slippers, a drying rack for clothes, and even a mirror.
Since there’s a coin laundry room and a pool on-site,
the drying rack was actually really useful.
You can unfold it even wider too.
This is what the air conditioning and heating control looks like.
Using Google Lens to translate it made it easy enough to figure out.
Bathroom and Toilet
One of the best things about the deluxe room is the spacious bathroom.
The shower booth and bathtub are separate.
It would have been even better if the toilet room were fully separate too,
but honestly, I was still very satisfied with this setup.
There’s only one sink,
but the countertop beside it is wide enough that it was easy to spread out all our things.
The amenities are from Thalgo,
and I liked both the scent and how they felt to use.
For disposable items, they had all the basics like toothpaste, toothbrushes, cotton swabs, and cotton pads,
plus bath salts, a shaving set,
extra soap, body lotion, and pretty much everything else you might need.
Inside the shower room, there’s a handheld shower
and a rainfall shower too, but the rainfall fixture is mounted pretty low.
If you’re over 180 cm, or about 5’11”, it might feel a bit awkward.
The shampoo, conditioner, and body wash are also Thalgo products.
The hair dryer and extra toilet paper rolls
are tucked away under the sink shelf.
The dryer had a wide nozzle and the airflow was a little weak, but it still got the job done without much trouble.
Ocean View Balcony
The ocean view at The Busena Terrace in Okinawa is seriously unreal.
The color of the water looks completely different from the sea in Korea.
There’s a table and chairs on the balcony too,
and our baby seemed to love the view—
he spent a lot of time sitting there and looking outside.
Thankfully, the weather was good almost every day too. (February)
Okinawa feels genuinely different
from the trips I’ve taken to mainland Japan.
Perfect weather for a bottle of formula on the balcony.
Even with a slight view of the lower roof, it was still beautiful.
And it was gorgeous at sunset too.
The Busena Terrace with a Baby
I think this would be a great resort even for an adults-only trip,
but it was also such a wonderful place to stay with a baby.
They were well stocked with baby items,
and no matter which facility or restaurant we used inside the hotel,
they always prepared water and drinks for the baby.
Our baby wasn’t walking yet, so we couldn’t really put him down on the floor,
but I still liked that the flooring was wood instead of carpet,
which made me worry less about dust.
Another big plus was how easy it was to get around the large resort grounds with a stroller.
There are elevators, gentle ramps instead of steep slopes,
and the whole property feels thoughtfully barrier-free.
I didn’t try renting one myself,
but I think I saw reviews saying stroller rentals are available too.
Breakfast also had baby-friendly options like plain rice porridge, bananas, steamed potatoes,
and yogurt, which worked well for us.
The laundry room and pool were also the kind of facilities
that make traveling with a baby much easier, so I’d definitely recommend it.
Since this wasn’t a suite and was more of a studio-style room,
we did have to keep things quiet when eating late-night snacks after the baby fell asleep,
but even so, that time of night felt so peaceful and nice.
Maybe the bed was extra comfortable, or maybe it was because he was sleeping between mom and dad,
but our baby slept amazingly well and didn’t wake up even once during the night.
If you’re planning an Okinawa trip with a baby,
I definitely recommend The Busena Terrace.
How to Book with a Discount
Right now through the end of March, Yeogi Eottae
is offering an overseas hotel coupon pack.
If you click the button below,
you can get a coupon for up to 7% off.
And to use the coupon you’ve been issued,
you need to access the booking page through the reservation button below,
then apply the coupon at the payment step
while completing your reservation.
I’m also planning to write separate posts about the breakfast and hotel facilities,
though knowing me, I might keep putting it off and who knows when that’ll happen.
