Review: Haneda Airport Transit Hotel

Lol about the language barrier.
Carlos Ghosn who escaped Japan mentioned in his interviews that he and Kelly could not understand the "translator" assigned to them by the prosecutor. His request to change translator were systematically denied.

This hotel looks pretty depressing to me. It seems like it has been designed to have no human interaction.

No idea there was an airside version of this hotel, thanks for this review. I've stayed in the landside version twice now and found it comfortable and convenient and not too pricey. The staff are also happy to hold your bags if you choose to do a quick trip into the city.

I've stayed on the landside of this hotel before, when I arrive by train from some other city the night before, and have an early morning flight out of HND.

Would it be possible, if I had checked bags, to check in the night before and drop my bags, then go through security/immigration and use the transit-side hotel? I wonder if they'd actually let me check my bags and go through immigration the evening before my flight.

I actually don't mind the landside version of the hotel. Rooms aren't much bigger, but the airport itself has some nice food options.

Ben, you are 'roughing it' these days...This transit hotel looks no better than a Holiday Inn.
What about dining? Did you go back to the terminal?

I stayed once in a 'capsule hotel' at NRT, for the experience.

There is a Hilton Narita that is landside, that can be booked for 20,000 points a night, which is roughly $100 if you buy Hilton points on sale, paid cash rates hover around 15,000 yen. Seems like a good option for Hilton loyalists.

I have learned from experience never, never, never (again - never) to stay in hotel near an airport. These hotels are depressing, generally located in the middle of nowhere with nothing interesting around them. Even if I arrive at a destination late at night and even if the destination is only for transition I will always prefer a hotel within the nearby city to an airport hotel.

There is also a - by the hour rental capsule hotel in another terminals. Capsule beds, showers, about $10 US dollars per hour. If you just need to lye flat for a couple of hours it will do! You do have to exit the terminal and transfer to the other terminal. The information booth helped me find this.

I thought I was looking at a US Hampton Inn standard room. Spot on.

If you're connecting to a domestic flight at HND the next morning, is there any advantage to staying airside since they leave from a different terminal?

@Tahsin, wrong airport and different prefecture. Lucky was transiting Haneda, not Narita.

I want a wooden water tank for tasty water

I love business hotels in Japan. Even though this one was small and basic airport transit hotel, it still had pjs, slippers, and several amenity items in the bathroom.

Immigration and security are a breeze at Haneda so I don't really see the point in spending more to stay in the crappier "half" of the Royal Park.

I do wonder how the hotel staff move back and forth between airside and landside however.

@Ben

you should have called the Amex platinum concierge and they would have taken care of your hotel reservation in no time.

@Tennen, you’re right, I guess I saw someone post about NRT on a comment which made me think of that option for some reason.

@Tahsin

The Hilton Narita is not landside. It is an off-airport hotel that requires taking a shuttle.

If you feel like spending another 10-15 minutes you can take the Keikyu line a stop or two to get to some quite cheap business hotels. Sameish room but $50 and some bars, restaurants and signs of life on the streets.

Does anyone expect the Four Seasons in a transit hotel? The whole if not all of your time will be spent sleeping.

About those stools... they look like storage trunks... in scary movies. I don’t think I can stay there alone. What if there’s a dead body or something like that in there? 😉

How timely! I have a fifteen hour layover here in July.

This looks like a typical, small hotel in Japan. At least it didn't have the "single piece" bathroom made out of plastic. Most hotels I've stayed at in Japan haven't been what I'd call comfortable. The breakfast options are also less than exciting in most hotels there, but I guess it had something to do with me not being interested in fish or natto for breakfast...

Stayed recently at HND landside Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyo (Domestic terminal) for approx. $160 (regular room rate; for me, ckin-ckout was almost 24 hrs) . Picked up checked bag and re-check next day. Short (7 min), free shuttle bus Intl-Domestic. Very similar amenities and had a window! Both terminals offer a wide variety of food options. Intl terminal has an observation deck.

@TLS
You sound like you've never spent over 5 digit yen a night (over $90), if you actually did, then you've gotten ripped off. Just pay up and stay at places like Ritz Carlton Kyoto, and stop complaining.

I've stayed at a hotel like what you've described, although room only for 5,000JPY (less than $50) in Kameido, Tokyo. It even had a mini fridge and a microwave. An absolute steal, I don't think I can ever find such deals in a world class city elsewhere. In Kamata, which is a short train ride away from Haneda, there are also a bunch of great cheapies like that.

@Abe I did just that last May and stayed at Intercontinental ANA Strings hotel at Shinagawa station. Only a 20 minute train ride from HND and well worth it. Very nice hotel with lovely bar & restaurant. Worth getting into city even though I had early morning flight.

What sort of views did the window offer (in any)?

Also, how is sound-proofing in the room?

@Tim, agree the Strings is nice. Actually where I normally stay for business. Just a bit further out and sometimes the IC is a bit pricier than I'd like. But preferable if the price is good. New club lounge going in there (or maybe is there already), which I'm mixed on as may just increase the rates.

When I just need a bed for several hours and don't have points options then the Kamata hotels work great. Have done that a few times now. Not a room I'd want to hang out in, have a second person in or even have a large piece of luggage in, but they're good for crashing for a night or two solo for a layover or if planning to be out most of the day.

I agree with @TLS.
Japanese hotels are getting more and more expensive, and the unit bath (even Westin Nagoya used it in normal rooms!) is definitely depressing.
This hotel featuring a normal module bathroom is a saving grace imo.

I have stayed at the Royal Park for 1 month while on business. The shops and restaurants in the terminal are very convenient. Then I moved 10 min away to the JAL City hotel for 1 month, this is where you can find the real authentic restaurants and markets within easy walking distance. I preferred the JAL City over the Royal Park.

+1 for JAL City hotel - decently priced and easy access to HND. Can't say it was super memorable, but for that matter most airport hotels are not.

The review has persuaded me to go land-side for a transit stop, either the land-side version of this hotel, or even take a hotel shuttle for a stay of 12 hrs or more.

It is possible to make a reservation online for the transit hotel - I just did so.

https://www.the-royalpark.jp/the/tokyohaneda/en/transit/

Scroll to the bottom and click on "view plans". I was able to book a room for 6 hours for 12,000 JPY.

I received a confirmation number and email at the end of the booking.

The one peculiar feature was that the confirmation includes cancelation penalties, but also that no credit card is required to hold the reservation.

@Tom
when arriving in HND the last time (at 9.30pm) it took me almost an hour to get through immigration. Not what I would call a "breeze"...

How can I book Haneda Airport International Terminal Airside Hotel online. My flight ANA arrives Haneda at 0600 AM and next flight to San Francisco departs at 1055 PM.

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