Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay is a Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotel, on the 4-stop monorail loop. Located across the street from Bayside Station, the hotel offers large rooms relative to most Japanese hotels and a convenient location. In this post, we’ll review the hotel and discuss if it’s a good place to stay during a trip to Tokyo Disney Resort.

The ‘Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotel’ moniker can be a little confusing so here’s a quick rundown of the Tokyo Disney Resort categories:

• Disney Hotels: These are (mostly) on-site hotels owned by Tokyo Disney Resort. That includes the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Hotel MiraCosta, the Ambassador Hotel, Fantasy Springs Hotel, Toy Story Hotel and one off-site option in the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel.
• Official Hotels: On-site hotels owned by a 3rd party. That includes Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay, Hilton Tokyo Bay, Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel First Resort and more.
• Partner Hotels: Off-site hotels owned by a 3rd party. The Tokyo Disney Resort website lists 4 hotels that fit into this category. There are also ‘Good Neighbor Hotels’ which are farther away (in Tokyo) but generally offer a shuttle to the theme parks.

In the monorail map above, you can see where all of these hotels fit. Hotel Okura is listed in the Bayside Station section and is the second hotel icon to the left. While that map is obviously cartoonified (real word, don’t look it up) the locations of the hotels on there aren’t far from reality. Hotel Okura is more or less directly across the street from the monorail station, saving guests a few minutes of walking compared to other official hotels.

All this to say, staying at Hotel Okura is definitely inside of the Tokyo Disney Resort bubble even if it’s not an actual Disney operated hotel. Getting to Tokyo DisneySea on the monorail takes all of 5 minutes from here while Tokyo Disneyland is more like 15. Location is an asset for Hotel Okura. If the monorail isn’t for you then there are complimentary shuttle busses, as well.

The rest of the hotel is more of a mixed bag. That includes the rooms. On one hand, this is the biggest hotel room I’ve ever stayed in while visiting Japan. Heck, they’re even big for American hotel rooms as the smallest one is 473 square feet (44 square meters). I had a room with a king bed, or basically two beds pushed together, which meant the room looked even larger.

There’s a good amount of space between the beds and the desk. The TV is comically small but that’s typical in Japanese hotel rooms. The desk worked well enough (I hope you don’t need to work while visiting) and there were a decent amount of outlets in the room.

The room size was a definite plus, as was the couch alcove in the room. I usually don’t pay attention to couches in hotel rooms but this was a nice enough space to have a late night snack and work on a few things on my laptop.

I will give a word of warning – the mattresses in this hotel were as firm as any I’ve slept on. That doesn’t bother me personally but I know it bothers other people. If a firm mattress is going to keep you from sleeping then this might not be the hotel for you.

In terms of design and style, the room is a little dated. Cleanliness was certainly not an issue but the carpet isn’t my favorite look and the color palate leaned a little more yellow than I’d like. Obviously, that’s personal preference. But I thought the rooms did look a little bit on the older side compared to the other official hotels in the area.

The bathroom did balance that out though, as it was gigantic and very nice. You can see the size of the tub in this photo!

The shower and toilet were over in a corner. No sinks were outside of the bathroom, which is a bummer if you’re sharing the space. That’s the only downside of the bathroom though, as the tub and shower were excellent and it came with plenty of amenities to use as well as a nice finish. This was the highlight of the room for me.

I had a room high enough to give me a good view of Tokyo Bay. As with most hotels in this area, if you’re on one of the upper floors then the chances of you getting a view of either the bay or theme parks is high. We’ve had better views in other hotels but I did enjoy the deck here.

As a whole, I thought the room was nice but dated. The bathroom and size were definite strengths while the design and hard mattresses lagged behind. Compared to other hotels in the area, I think Hotel Okura is a little behind in the rooms.

There were also less amenities offered here than the Hilton or next door Sheraton. Maybe they devoted all of the square footage to the rooms! The bottom floor did include a restaurant alongside the lobby as well as a Disney store and drug store. There’s also a bridal store, spa and kids area within the hotel.

The bottom floor was pretty to walk around but there just isn’t as much of interest here relative to other official hotels. I don’t think that should scare anyone away, chances are that you’re spending the majority of your time in the theme parks or Tokyo anyway! But it does speak to the high quality options offered across all of these hotels. Hotel Okura might not be as amenity-rich as others but it is a nice space to roam around.

The problem is that Hotel Okura is put up against all of the Disney and official hotels that are right next to it. Out on its own in the real world, this is a pretty good hotel to stay at! I’d liken it to the Swan & Dolphin, minus a few amenities, at Walt Disney World in some ways. The location is hard to top and the rooms do several things very well.

But it’s all relative. Both the Hilton and Sheraton have an equal location with more amenities and modern rooms. Toy Story Hotel offers the most Disney version in this price range. When I start to compare all of the similarly priced hotels that are near Bayside Station, it’s hard to see where Hotel Okura stands out. That doesn’t make it bad, it’s just below the other options.

With that in mind, it’s hard to recommend Hotel Okura unless you find it for at least $30 less per night than the Sheraton, Hilton or Toy Story Hotel. Even then, it’s more of a toss-up until it reaches the $50 cheaper per night option. Just monitoring the prices, that doesn’t seem to happen often. If other hotels sell out and Hotel Okura ends up being your best option, I don’t think anyone will be disappointed. But if all options are open, it moves pretty far down the list of our Tokyo Disney Resort options.

Overall Rating – 7.5/10

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