Rosewood Miyakojima, Japan's Beautiful New Beach Resort

Too bad not a points hotel, this looks like a dream. Banyan Tree, which reminds me of Rosewood for some reason, just opened a Kyoto location, very near the Park Hyatt.

I visited Miyakojima and it was lovely. Subtropical, closer to Taiwan than to Tokyo, the tourists were mostly domestic Japanese and Asian. Highly recommended.

These hotel groups lose the plot when they go on expansion and re-brand binges, as there is no way to maintain quality, consistency, and distinctiveness when the object is larger footprint. Four Seasons and MO have pursued that strategy, and now Rosewood and even Aman have joined the club. Thankfully Peninsula and to a certain extent Oberoi have taken a different approach.

The Patina Osaka and the Waldorf Astoria Osaka also opened their booking channels a few days ago. Both have a very good location and seem to surpass the below-average Four Seasons by far.

A great place to see. Beautiful water the equal of any beach destination plus the functionality of Japan.
You can also fly into Shimojishima Airport (SHI) for peanuts on Skymark Airlines.

Curious what the issue is with this property in particular? Don't necessarily disagree with Aman with their city hotels, for example.

I'm curious what distinctiveness you attribute to Peninsula as well? To me they're very nice city hotels but I'd never plan a vacation around one (I don't really care as much about the hotel if I'm staying in a big city and don't plan to spend as much time there). Whereas I have planned trips around Four Seasons resorts (obviously only specific ones as they vary widely in quality and experience), and Rosewood and Aman hotels.

I took a cruise from Singapore to Tokyo. Visited several Japanese Islands. Loved them all! If anything they are even more Japanese than the mainland in that the lace is slower and folks are even more restrained and polite! I loved the local spirits at each place and did pick up a bottle of Awamori which is unopened as yet

Miyakojima is beautiful!
Went there last year, staying at the Shiriga resort on the south side (part of SLH which back then was bootable with Hyatt points) and we had an amazing time. Highly recommend hiring a taxi driver for the day to tour the island, didn’t cost much and was such a great experience.
Like Ben said, combining Japanese hospitality with tropical beaches and weather is such an experience!

Also +1 on the Shimojishima trick, it’s a small island connected by bridge to the main island and flights are cheap. Also a good place to be for avgeeks to go under a landing plane with a scenic blue sea background