La Isla Tasse

I stayed at La Isla Tasse for four days at the end of May and it was first class. The room was great with fresh pyjamas provided each day and really comfy beds and bedding. The whole place is spotlessly clean and the 6 dish Japanese breakfast is amazing value - I'd recommend it. It was the hosts (Miha and her husband) that truly made it special though and they helped me plan my days on the island, ran out to buy me a bus ticket on the first night, drove me to a local restaurant and drove me to the port when I was leaving at 6:30 am - and made me a tea and breakfast to take with me. I consider myself to be fairly well travelled and I'm not sure I've ever experienced this level of hospitality and tremendous value for money too. In terms of Anbo as a location I found it ideal. I took the jetfoil straight into Anbo from Kagoshima and walked to the guest house with my luggage from the port in under 15 minutes. If you arrived at the other port, Miyanoura, it would be half an hour on the bus then a 5 minute walk. To get around the Island, I bought a 3 day bus pass for 3000Y and used the bus stop just round the corner to get everywhere I needed to go. There is also cycle hire available in Anbo and all of the three restaurants I tried were excellent.