ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort hosts conferences, incentive trips, gala dinners and weddings for up to 570 guests in Ballroom Maesato, which the hotel describes as the largest banquet hall on Ishigaki. A rooftop banquet room, a garden, a private dining room and a freestanding chapel complete the offer on a resort of about 31 hectares in Maesato, on Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama archipelago of Okinawa.
Seminars and company events
Ballroom Maesato, on the ground floor of the Ocean Wing, covers 480 square meters with a 7-meter ceiling and a permanent 50-square-meter stage. It comes with lighting, sound, a large screen and table sets, and splits into thirds for parallel sessions. Top of Yaima, on the 12th floor, suits receptions and smaller conferences with an ocean view. Kagayaki Private Dining, inside SUNCOAST CAFE, takes meetings, business dinners and social gatherings, and the PALETTE Terrace Lounge includes a meeting room. Outdoor parties and evening events can be held in the courtyard garden.
Weddings and receptions
The resort offers anything from a full ceremony with reception to a small family celebration. Crudesur Chapel stands on its own overlooking the coral sea, and receptions are held either in Ballroom Maesato or in Top of Yaima, whose two side walls are fully glazed.
Rooms and capacities
The full ballroom takes 570 in theatre style, 500 for a standing reception, 420 in classroom layout and 400 for a seated banquet. Two-thirds of the room, 320 square meters, takes 350 theatre or 220 banquet. Half of the room holds 250 theatre or 180 banquet, and each third, 160 square meters, holds 150 theatre or 100 banquet. Top of Yaima covers 222 square meters: 150 theatre, 120 standing, 100 seated for dinner and 90 in classroom layout. A sliding wall divides it, although sound carries between the two sections.
Accommodation
Guest rooms are spread across several wings, including the Ocean Wing, with a range of room types for delegates and wedding guests. The resort's own facilities include a pool, currently closed for routine maintenance according to the hotel.
Catering
The hotel's kitchens cater all events and also deliver hotel-made dishes for family events, office lunches and meetings off site. Restaurants include SALTIDA, the Japanese restaurant Yaeyama with kaiseki menus built on island ingredients, Teppanyaki Omoto with Ishigaki beef and local seafood, SUNCOAST CAFE with its Fireside Terrace for buffet breakfast and all-day dining, and the PALETTE Terrace Lounge.
History and setting
The resort sits on the coast of Maesato, south of Ishigaki town, on grounds of about 31 hectares facing the coral sea. Ishigaki is the main island of the Yaeyama group, known for its reefs, and the setting gives incentive programs easy access to beaches and boat trips.
Getting there
The address is 354-1 Maesato, Ishigaki City, Okinawa. A shuttle bus links New Ishigaki Airport and the hotel. Domestic flights connect Ishigaki with Naha, Tokyo, Osaka and other Japanese cities.
