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Family Hotels in Tokyo
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Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so (luxury) – Bunkyo
Large rooms in a beautiful park-like setting outside the city’s bustle. Very nice pool and fantastic spa. Good value considering the high level of service and amenities. Nearby: Ikebukuro, Iidabashi, and Shinjuku neighborhoods are all a short taxi or train ride away. Subway: A 3-minute taxi ride or a 10-minute walk from Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line. Phone: +81 (3) 3943-2222
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Grand Hyatt Tokyo (luxury) – Roppongi
A great pool, stunning service, and large beautifully appointed rooms. Lots of great restaurants are within walking distance (kid-friendly and fine dining) as well as one of Tokyo’s best playgrounds: Robot Park. A shopping mall, cinema, and subway stop are all close. Nearby: Roppongi Hills shopping and entertainment center, Tokyo City View (from the 52nd floor). Subway: Roppongi Station is a 3 minute walk away. Phone: +81 (3) 4333-1234
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Prince Hotel Shinagawa Tokyo (moderate) – Shinagawa
Great pools (indoor and outdoor) and a huge entertainment complex with a bowling alley and aquarium. Near Shinagawa train station which makes it great for coming from the airport on the N’EX or taking the Shinkansen to Kyoto or Osaka. Nearby: Across the street from the Shinagawa train station and JR line for easy access to most of Tokyo’s top sites. Subway: Shinagawa. Phone: +81 (3) 3440-1111
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Sutton Place Hotel Ueno (moderate) – Ueno
Large rooms for the money. Suites have separate bedroom and sitting area with pull-out sofa. Ueno has great connections to airport and the rest of the city. Nearby: Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo, Nation Science Museum. Subway: Ueno Phone: +81 (3) 3842-2411
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National Children’s Castle Hotel (budget) – Shibuya
Clean, simple rooms for a budget price. The “B” twin rooms are the largest. 2 rooms are specially designed for handicapped needs. A 8 minute walk from Omotesando subway station, 10 minutes to Shibuya. Nearby: Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine, Shibuya shopping. Subway: Omotesando or Shibuya. Phone: +81 (3) 3797-5666
More Hotels for Families in Tokyo
These hotels offer triple, quad, or family rooms.
- Kadoya Hotel
Triple rooms available.- Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro Tokyo
Triple rooms (ryokan style) or quad rooms (bunk beds).- Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms available.- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Superior rooms fit 3 people comfortably.- Sun Members Tokyo Shinjuku
Triple and quads available.- Hundred Stay Tokyo Shinjuku
1 and 2 bedroom suites fit 3 people – maybe more.- Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms available.- New Otani Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms with separate living and bedroom areas.- Hilton Tokyo Bay
Triple and quad rooms available. Some with kid-friendly “Happy Magic” theme.- Hilton Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms available.- Shiba Park Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms available.- Conrad Hotel Tokyo
Triple rooms available.- Hotel Nikko Tokyo
Triple rooms available.
Recommended Websites for Hotels
HotelsCombined.com – My favorite. Great for finding deals and discounts.
Booking.com – Also very good, especially in Europe and Asia.
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We stayed at the Grand Hyatt which was a splurge for us, but worth it. All I can say is fabulous. Location, pool, restaurants, staff.
But we didn’t spend much time in our hotel as Tokyo has so much to do. We only had 6 days and I had made a list of 32 things we wanted to do. Needless to say we didn’t make it half way through the list.
Our favorite attraction was Disney Sea. We were concerned about the lineups and the cold. But lines weren’t too bad and many exhibits were indoors. Supposedly this is the only Disney Sea in the world. Get Fast Passes to the attractions you most want to see. Indiana Jones was the highlight here. We bought our tickets in advance in Tokyo which I believe saved us some time lining up at Disney itself.
Kidzania was another crowd-pleaser with the kids (ages 7 and 8). We booked in advance and took the morning session. The idea here is that kids can pick different jobs (careers) and get to explore what that career involves. Everything is kid size from the buildings to the equipment. Careers include pilot, chefs, vets, doctor, burger flippers, barber, photographer, pizza makers, car mechanics, beauty salons, fireman, lawyer. You’re limited to 30 minutes at each activity. There is food available (and the kids can eat whatever they make at the cooking activities). Of course, it doesn’t work out exactly or as smoothly as you might wish, but it’s pretty darn cool. We used up every moment of our 6 hour slot. Definitely book in advance. We went on a Tuesday but I heard that Wednesday is the day for “English”, not sure exactly what that means, but the idea is that non-Japanese speakers are encouraged to visit on that day. Like everything in Tokyo it can be hard to fully appreciate without speaking Japanese as there isn’t a lot in English.
Miraikan Science Center is on Odaiba island, a man made island in Tokyo Bay with shopping malls and other kid-friendly attractions (the Maritime Museum is excellent and just across the street). It’s a little tricky to get to and find but worth it. (Take the Yurikamome line to Telecom Center station and it’s a 5 minute walk from there.) There are lots of hands-on exhibits and good-quality presentations. This science-y stuff translates pretty well even with the language barrier.
The Railyway museum was amazing. It’s fairly new and beautifully laid out. Lots of trains, of course. You can see inside, outside, underneath, and in the locomotives. To get there you take a JR train to Omiya station then get on a shuttle that takes you right to the museum. It takes about an hour to get to the Railway Museum from Tokyo.
The Fire Museum was another highlight for my kids. (In all honesty I would say more for ages 3 to 6, but my kids were right into it so who knows.) Very hands-on with a fire truck (and siren) and helicopter you can climb aboard. Uniforms to put on too. It’s small but nicely presented. Free too. You can access the museum directly from the Yotsuya San Chome Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line. There are paid lockers to store your stuff, which was handy.