Garden Terrace Nagasaki Hotel & Resort

A lovely hotel. Beautiful views. Interesting architecture. Someone wrote the beds are too hard. I quite enjoyed them. What we didn’t like was the lack of space for dinner at the restaurants on property. They apparently had limited chefs. We had to travel back to Nagasaki for dinner. If you stay here make your dinner reservations at the same time. If they can’t accommodate your reservation suggest you stay elsewhere. (Like the new Marriott)

We stayed in the main building and the room was spacious and tidy. The room came with club lounge access where we could enjoy complimentary drinks and snack. The pool and sauna were nice too. We were very satisfied with the room and facility. The staff were helpful too. The only thing we found disappointing was the dining experience. We didn't make reservation for the hotel prior to check in and most restaurants were full already so we had dinner at the hotel tempura restaurant at last. We chose the 14000 yen per person set. The tempura were fine but were served in a hurry. The appetizer and the rice were disappointing.

Beautiful view

We stayed one night in a Premium Harbor Suite Room. As a hotel, the Garden Terrace Nagasaki is very good property that's probably tops in the area. However, we were not impressed with the our room nor did we feel that it offered good value for the money. We were aware going in that the chief architect of the property was the renowned Kengo Kuma. And yes, looking at it from the outside it's futuristic-looking while appearing timeless at the same time - the design will have legs for sure. However, since we spend time inside hotels, I would like to comment on the fact that our Suite room was probably no more than 50 square meters in size, which is pretty small, especially for a relatively new property. While it wasn't the top room category, it was advertised as a "Suite" - as a Suite, it definitely was among the less spacious rooms we've stayed in. And, it was very dark. The lighting was super dim, and we could barely see our faces in front of the mirror. We also didn't feel that the interior decor and furnishings were as contemporary and fresh as what the outside design of the building seemed to promise. In a way, it already felt dated. On the plus side, the views from our balcony were stupendous - Nagasaki City really is a picturesque place, although it must be noted that you don't necessarily need to get a room at Garden Terrace to enjoy great views (try Glover's Garden, for instance.) And while we had a car so the location wasn't an issue, it would be for visitors whose primary purpose is to tour the main sights of the city. It's not super convenient, but there really isn't anything worth seeing that's within walking distance of the hotel, either. We had dinner at Sushi Dining Tenku, which is located in the main building of the hotel. The views from the restaurant were equally amazing, and the food was fresh and creative. We were a bit disappointed, however, that many of the same fish were used in not-very-different ways. For instance, they served Red Sea Bream and Sole as both a sashimi offering as well as Nigiri. That's okay on the surface, but I would've thought that Tenku would have access to an abundant variety of amazing and fresh fish that they wouldn't have to use the same fish twice. Overall, it was a good meal but not as memorable as some of the courses we enjoyed in other parts of Nagasaki on this trip. At the prices they charge, we expected the Garden Terrace to be amazing. While it's a very nice luxury hotel, we've had superior experiences at other hotels in Japan at similar (or lower) price points.