Taketomi hoshinoya is a fantastic place to stay. We stayed 5 nights and loved every minute. The resort is beautiful and the villa superb. It is very easy to stay at the resort, but equally easy to explore the island by hotel bus to head out to the beach, small island shops or island cafes both during the daytime and in the evening. The resort has recently recruited several new staff who speak excellent English so communication was no problem at all. We did the snorkelling trip one afternoon to a beautiful reef that was very healthy. We had planned to use the other ferries to island hop to visit other islands but we so enjoyed exploring Taketomi island we didn't feel the need to go anywhere else. Arriving from Ishigaki airport to Ishigaki port is very easy, the ferry straightforward and then Hishinoya meet you on arrival at Taketomi port for final leg to resort. The fine dining evening dinner is an amazing experience and the "in room" dining alternative also excellent. We alternated between fancier meals in our room, or at Hoshinoya restaurant, or much simpler meals at cafes elsewhere on the island.