Munakata Resort Hotel Closed on September 24, 2026, Including Its Day-Use Bath; Mercure Munakata Is Still Open

Munakata Resort Hotel in Kounominato, Munakata City, closed on September 24, 2026, and its day-use bath and restaurant also stopped operating. A “notice of closure” is posted at the top of the hotel’s official website, and as of October 22 there is no announcement of a reopening. Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa, also in Munakata City, is a different facility and remains open.

In short

Munakata Resort Hotel (Kounominato) closed on September 24, 2026, including the day-use bath and the restaurant.
Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa (Tano) is a separate facility in a different place and is open.
If you had a booking at Munakata Resort Hotel: Rakuten Travel and Jalan guests should check with the booking site, and direct bookings go to the hotel’s main phone number, 0940-62-4826 (9:00–18:00).

Checked with official pages on October 22, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.

Facility	Location	Current status
Munakata Resort Hotel	651-2 Kounominato, Munakata	Closed on September 24, 2026
Mercure	1303 Tano, Munakata	Open (no closure notice)

1. Munakata Resort Hotel closed on September 24, including the day-use bath and restaurant

According to the notice, the closure is due to circumstances the hotel does not detail, and the day-use bath and the restaurant also stopped operating when the hotel closed. The notice ends with an apology for the suddenness of the announcement and does not mention a reopening. You can read the full text at the top page of Munakata Resort Hotel’s official website (Japanese).

The hotel stood in Kounominato, facing the Genkai Sea. According to the hotel overview on its official website, it had 59 non-smoking guest rooms and 1 special suite, banquet and meeting rooms, and an outdoor children’s pool open in summer only. It also had a Japanese restaurant, “Katsuhiro”, and a large bath open to day visitors. All of these stopped when the hotel closed.

Address: 651-2 Kounominato, Munakata City, Fukuoka · Google Maps · Tel: 0940-62-4826

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2. Who to contact if you had a booking at Munakata Resort Hotel

The hotel’s notice does not say how bookings are handled after the closure. If you booked through Rakuten Travel or Jalan, you will need to check how your booking is handled on that site’s booking confirmation page or through its contact desk. The official site linked to the Rakuten and Jalan booking pages as its way to book. For people who booked directly with the hotel, or who had applied to use it for a banquet or group, the contact is the main phone number in the hotel overview, 0940-62-4826 (9:00–18:00).

3. Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa is a separate facility and is open

There are several hotels in Munakata City with “Munakata” and “Resort” in their names. The one that closed is Munakata Resort Hotel in Kounominato. Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa in Tano is a different facility in a different place. Mercure’s official website has no closure notice, and it shows information on its accommodation, restaurant and hot spring. Its news section includes the end of reception for the Kyushu Fukko Ouen-wari (Kyushu Reconstruction Support Discount) Fukuoka campaign, among other items (official website of Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa, Japanese).

宗像リゾートホテルが9月24日で閉館。メルキュールとは別の施設メルキュール福岡宗像リゾート＆スパの外観 — Exterior of Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa

Photo source: Press release of AAPC Japan Co., Ltd. on Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa’s “strawberry stay”, December 17, 2025 (Japanese).

Mercure’s day pool and prices are summarized in our article on Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa (Japanese). If you are looking for a place to stay along with a visit to Munakata Taisha, see also our article on Munakata Taisha Hetsumiya (Japanese).

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