We were blown away by our stay at Tama Hotel. Everything was incredible. The owner, Mino was an amazing host and we felt like family rather than hotel guests. Mino bought as breakfast before our trip to cat island and cooked us an amazing, traditional dinner each night - which he refused to let us pay him for. During our stay Mino gave us multiple gifts & he even organised for us to join him for an interview on the local radio station. The hotel is connected to a cat hotel which is free entry during the stay and the cats were very cute. He also offers free wine, and to our surprise, free whiskey in the family room. We were honestly sad to be leaving Mino and Tama Hotel and we hope one day we'll be able to stay again. We have been travelling for 5 months (and so far one month in Japan) for our Honeymoon - Tama hotel as been our accommodation highlight, it is like nothing else and staying there is an experience in itself.

We like cats. But even if we didn't we would still have loved this hotel! I will never forget our stay at Tama Hotel, and hope to return again soon. The owner is passionate about cats, Elvis, and motorcycling - and he runs two great hotels. We stayed in the Tama Hotel section, rather than the M&K Hotel across the street. The room was decently sized, well appointed, and very comfortable. Ishinomaki is a great destination for Manga lovers too - and the M&K Hotel across the street, which you also have access too, has an extensive manga collection. Of course, we visited Ishinomaki to visit Tashirojima Cat Island, which was a beautiful and magical place - don't rush it, you will be stopping lots to pet and photograph the many cute cats. The owner shuttled us to the ferry, stopping along the way to buy us some tasty fresh bread (we went back the next day), seeing that we bought our ferry ticket without trouble (take cash), and even waving us off at the dock. You can really tell that the owner wants to make your experience one you will never forget. The cats in the salon next door are oh so cute and generally very friendly. It was so nice to just go and play with the cats, being so far away from our own cat at home. There are so many free amenities and services offered here, that I cannot list them all. The owner has much better English than my Japanese, and was a joy to meet and chat to (with the aid of Google translate). He even cooked us some food, and we shared some wine (he seems to like red wine!) You must stay here! - and then tell all your friends to stay here too! FYI - Appears as OYO 558 Tama Hotel on Google Maps

If you're staying on Tashirojima, staying at the Tama Hotel is a must. Going in reading the other reviews of Tama Hotel it seemed that the owner was hospitable; this is true, but understates things. He has a precise tour set up for your stay -- check in, meet the cats, tour the hotel, pick your favorite cat and get a pin, learn how to hold a cat. Wake up for breakfast (I regret to say that I didn't opt for it -- the only thing open early in the area is a Starbucks), get a ride to the ferry (with a stop along the bakery along the way that he paid for!), get picked up and driven back to the hotel. The price was extremely affordable, and was an amazing deal for the level of hospitality and cats provided! The hotel itself was comfortable -- the cats are confined to their own room and I stayed across the street in another building from them anyways so I think even if you're allergic it wouldn't be an issue. He also provided complementary wine and manga, as well as a massage chair. The room was spacious and standard amenities like toothbrushes were provided in the room. My only regret is that I showed up too late to feed the cats, and that I only stayed one night -- I feel like with the amount of heart and passion that the owner put it it deserved more time. I hope to make it back someday and meet my favorite cat (Noir-chan) again!

My only nitpick would be that the bed was very firm by Western standards -- that seems to be the norm for hotels in Japan, though, and I don't think I would have noticed if I had stayed here later in my trip after staying at other places in Japan.

We loved everything about our stay at Tama Hotel. We came there in order to visit Tashirojima, Cat island. The hotel itself has a cat patio with many very cute and well-taken care of cats. Tama, Millefeuille, Maron, Noritama, Ansu, Cinnamon, Caramel, Suri, Noir, Tail, Kiwi, Marble, 2nd, Konosuke. Paradise for serious cat lovers and cat freaks. The place has cat themed decorations everywhere which we loved. The owners are incredibly kind and made everything to make our stay the best possible. We used translator apps for communication and it worked great. They gave us a lot of good advice for food and for the visits we could do in the Miyagi area. They kindly drove us to the ferry, helped us with the tickets and picked us up, drove us back to the train station when we left. Plus they cooked absolutely delicious breakfast and dinner for us. We felt very well taken care of. Unforgettable hospitality experience we can only highly recommend. Thank you Tama Hotel!

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Everything about this location is great. The owner is very personable, the resident cats are very cute (even て—る), and the room and bed is way more spacious than I expected after a week in Tokyo. Within walking distance to family mart, within walking distance of Rikuzen-Yamashita station, and is a couple minute drive to the Tashiro Island ferry (Chuou port). The hotel owner drove us in his cat van, showed us how to go through the ferry sign-in, and even scheduled a pickup on the return ferry, dropping us off just before the train left Ishinomaki. I don't know if this was intended or just happened to line up, but it was magical. If you're going to Tashiro Island, stay at Tama Hotel. I've seen a lot of tourists absolutely wreck tourist locations; Tama Hotel is not the place to do that. It's an absolute treasure that should be respected and appreciated.

Was absolutely fantastic! The cats there were friendly and sweet and happy to be interacted with. The owner showed us around the hotel and even drove us to the train station and the ferry. He waved us off as we left! Every aspect of the hotel exceeded any possible expectations. I will be noting the hotel to ensure I visit again in the future! Truly I wish the room cost more so I could give more to the fantastic people there. I can't recommend enough. I do wish I remembered to bring them an omiyage from Cat Island. As for speaking English, he used a translator during his interactions, so communication is no worry.

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Truly an amazing experience! The property is great and decked out in cat themed decor. The host went way above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Drove us to the ferry to visit Tashirojima and picked us up upon return. Made us a delicious meal on our second night. Even offered and drove us to the train station when we checked out. We were nervous about our very limited Japanese language skills and while his English was also limited, communication via google translate made it easy. Other highlights; Free Bike rental - We biked to the nearby Manga Museum and back which was wonderful as well. The attached cat room is a delight and at 19:00 we got to help feeding them. So cute and playful. There are even a few outdoor cats that the hosts feed and care for. One in particular very vocally greeted us each time we came or went from the second building with the bikes and other amenities. This was the highlight of our honeymoon so far and it will be hard to top. If you plan to come to this area for the Cat island or Museum you MUST stay here! I only wish I could rate higher than 10.

Tama Hotel and sister hotel M&K is a must stay! The rooms are comfortable, with TVs and fridges, cleaned regularly and you're provided with an abundance of amenities. Amazing value for money!! The location is right by a beautiful canal and is a short walk to the JR station Rikuzen Yamashita. The owner is also super lovely and extremely helpful. I came to ishinomaki to visit Tashirojima (cat island) and Matsushima Bay and this was the perfect place to stay! The owner provided a free shuttle to the ferry for cat island, gave me breakfast from a local bakery on the way, helped me to buy my ticket and then picked me up again from the returning Ferry! He also provided free bikes to use to explore ishinomaki more. The hotel also has a cat salon with 11 cute cats you are free to go to and spend time with whenever you like! The hotel also has a cute shop with souvenirs, and the owner gave me a present from here at the end of my stay. You couldn't ask for a better place to stay. I am sad to be leaving and hope to visit again soon. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Ishinomaki - it's the best!

Friendly all inclusive service! If u are headed to cat island, Tama hotel is a great! We were driven to the ferry terminal in the morning, & picked up and dropped off at the JR station when we returned - give them a tip to say thank you! short stopover in the morning at a bakery where we were given the option of selecting 1 pastry each. Closest JR station is Rikuzen-yamashita. Walkable to hotel. Delicious local sushi restaurant 7 mins walk from hotel. 7-11 walkable too. Enjoyed playing with their in house and outdoor cats, and all the cute little cat designs.

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We stayed in Ishinomaki for two nights to go to Tashirojima (Cat Island). At first we only planned to stay one night but we enioyed ourselves so much that we decided to stay another day. The hotel is entirely cat themed and there is a cat house that you can visit during the day to play with cats free or charge. The owner is extremely nice and offers many other free of charge services, such as driving and picking you up to/from the ferry to Tashirojima. He also bought us breakfast at a local Bakery. We recieved a room upgrade free of charge since it wasn't too busy and which offered a self service Whisky bar in the room! There is also free wine available in the dining building and the Lobby. Having another day, we used the hotels bikes (which were also free of charge!) to explore the small but lovely town of Ishinomaki. Generally speaking we had an absolut blast and I cannot recommand this place enough. I will definetly come again!