If you are staying in Tokyo, you don’t HAVE to stay out near Disney. Depending on where in Tokyo you are, it will take 30-50 mins each way to get there on normal trains.
However, when you have small kids or you plan on doing Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo Disneysea from open to close, it can be a great option to stay right near the parks – especially as an early start for the parks is so important if you want to decrease your ride wait times.
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There are the official Tokyo Resort hotels – but they are very expensive (especially if you are going to just be sleeping there either side of the park days.) If you would like a cost effective option nearby for families I recommend these options instead- and, one of them, is the Mitsui Garden Prana Tokyo Bay.
*Please note that park entry tickets for Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disneysea are NOT included in your hotel price like in some other Disney parks around the world. You will need to buy Tokyo Disney Park tickets separately (I explain how here) or, if you are staying in an official Tokyo Disney Hotel (this hotel in this article is a PARTNER hotel – not an official Disney hotel), you can purchase while you check-in for your stay. The exception? If you’ve purchased some sort of vacation package. *
The Mitsui Garden Prana Tokyo Bay
This hotel is very popular with Japanese families visiting Tokyo Disney from other parts of Japan.
We’ve stayed here and I really loved it.
Much more affordable than the official Disney hotels… free shuttle to both parks… Natural Lawson convenience store inside the hotel.
Inside the hotel is a 24 hour convenience store, an onsen, laundry facilities. The rooms are also big enough for 4 single beds. The public bath here for guests has an ocean view and the rooms also have a foot massage machine. This hotel is able to put cribs/cots in the room but only for babies younger than 12 months old.
*A little note on coin laundries in hotels in Japan. The detergent is almost always built into the machine. If someone in your family has allergies to certain washing powders it is probably best to email in advance to find out what they use and what your options are. Oh.. and another note.. if the washer and dryer is built into one machine – the dryer setting really only works well for 1-2 items (big items like a pair of jeans and a long sleeved top, I mean) so don’t do what I do and just put in heaps of things to dry for longer – hoping that they will dry. It doesn’t work like that. Best to do little tiny drying sessions for the best drying results. It a lesson in patience but it will save you lots of coins in the long run
My son and I stayed in the Twin Room with a Private Bathroom. It was a ground floor room so we were surprised to see that we also go this little outdoor space.
We got a discounted rate as we stayed a few nights but opted for a room type that was check-in at 5pm and check-out at 9am.
The hotel is so convenient and I love the shuttle bus and in-house convenience store. Please note that this hotel is quite old so the price doesn’t quite match the new-ness levels of the bathroom. However, the hotel is clean.
Many Japanese families from all over Japan come to stay here.
My son and I stayed in the Twin Room with a Private Bathroom. It was a ground floor room so we were surprised to see that we also go this little outdoor space.
We got a discounted rate as we stayed a few nights but opted for a room type that was check-in at 5pm and check-out at 9am.
The hotel provides these colourful pyjamas for guests to use. My little boy was convinced that they were Lilo & Stitch themed because of the bold Hawaiian colour palettte.
In the draw under the television in the room are a bunch of luggage forwarding forms (please note that they cannot send to Narita Airport but they can send to other hotels and to Haneda Airport) and there is also a Pizza-La menu. Pizza-La is a Japanese delivery pizza brand- you can have it delivered to your room.
See the full Pizza-La English menu here. (If you’re after a bento or more of a snack – there is also a convenience store in the hotel lobby.)
PLAYGROUNDS NEAR Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay
There is a big playground just 1 min walk away called Urayasu Sogo Park
7 mins walk from the hotel is Akemi 4th District Park. This is a small neighbourhood park and is also 4 mins walk from Aussie breakfast spot Bountiful (details below.)
Just 11 mins walk from the Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay is a big green park called Takasu Seaside Park (Japanese name: Takasu Kaihin Koen)
The address is 浦安市高洲四丁目1番1号 (4-1-1 Takasu, Urayasu) This park is stroller friendly. There are also public restrooms here. This is a great park for kids who love slides. There is also a small putt putt course here so take some coins with you.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any great photos of this park right now but this site here has a good photo of Takasu Seaside Park.
A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST SPOT NEAR Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay
Bountiful is a Aussie inspired cafe (3 mins walk away!)
They don’t take reservations so best to just walk-in. They accept most major credit cards. They have high chairs. They also do take-out. They have vegetarian & vegan menu options. See the full menu at Bountiful Coffee here. My daughter was so happy that they also have vegemite! The cafe is on the second floor but there is an elevator (as well as stairs.)
The Falafel Plate, Green Peace Smoothie, Potato Wedges, Vegemite on Toast! Oh and some colouring.
BOUNTIFUL COFFEE
浦安市明海6-1-10 トレードポート 2F
2ND FLOOR, TRADEPORT BUILDING, 6-1-10 AKEMI, URAYASU
OPEN EVERYDAY 8AM-4PM
A DIFFERENT CONVENIENCE STORE OPTION NEAR Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay
The Comfort Suites Tokyo Bay is 5 mins walk from the Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay and they have a Lawson in their hotel lobby. They stock nappies here.
Top shelf: Hagukumi baby formula, Aqualyte Ion-replenishment water for infants, barley tea for babies, fish rice cakes with added iron.
Second shelf: Fish crackers for babies 12 months+, Shrimps crackers for babies 12 months+ with added calcium, Japanese style bento baby food (for 9 months+), Japanese style “children’s lunch” baby food for babies 12 months +, Japanese style “baby lunch” baby food for babies 7 months+.
Third shelf: Banana cookies for babies 9 months+, Biscuits with added iron for babies 9 months+, Animal Biscuits for babies 9 months+, Sweet Potato Cookies for babies 9 months+. Pumpkin Cookies for babies 9 months+, Round Egg Ball Crackers for babies 7 months+
Fourth shelf: Moony baby wipes, Merries nappies (pull up type) in size L for babies 9-14 kgs.
Fifth shelf: Goon nappies, soft touch nappies in pull up and tape types in various sizes.
Bottom shelf: Goon nappies for newborns, Goon nappies for sensitive skin in tape and pull up types.
Not sure about how to read the sizing for Japanese diapers? See my guide here.
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A MEDIUM SIZED SHOPPING MALL WITH SOME RESTAURANTS & A SUPERMARKET NEAR THE COMFORT SUITES, TOKYO BAY)
New Coast Mall is just 11 mins walk from the Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay. Restaurants here include ramen, Burger King, Yakitori etc. There is also a Tomods drugstore – open from 9am.
A LARGE SHOPPING MALL (WITH A SUPERMARKET NEAR MITSUI GARDEN HOTEL PRANA TOKYO BAY)
The Aeon Mall in Shin-Urayasu is just 6 mins in a taxi from the hotel.
I have written in detail about the Aeon Mall in Shin-Urayasu here.
