Eleven Tokyo hotels where a family actually fits: apartment hotels with kitchens, bunk beds and rooms for four to eight, and big hotels with family suites, an aquarium or a summer pool, with each hotel's own rule on children sharing a bed.
The hard part of a family hotel in Tokyo isn't finding one that welcomes children (nearly all do); it's finding a room you all fit in. A standard Tokyo double can be under 20 square metres, and many hotels charge by the person. So look first at apartment hotels, with kitchens, bunk beds and rooms for four to eight, then at the few big hotels with family suites, a summer pool or an aquarium downstairs. To choose an area first, see our where to stay in Tokyo guide; for what to do once you're there, Tokyo with kids.
Each card gives the rooms that fit a family and the hotel's own rule on children, and most of the hotels are on the JR Yamanote line or a short walk from a subway station. Rates change daily, so check each hotel's own site for your dates. Expect much higher prices and early sell-outs at New Year, in the cherry blossom season (late March to early April) and in Golden Week (late April to early May), when Japanese families travel too.
If your trip is built around Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, the resort hotels in Maihama are their own decision (the six Disney hotels let up to two children aged 11 or under share the room free). They're in a separate guide, and the parks themselves in our Tokyo Disney guide.
Shinjuku: lots of choice, the busiest station. Shinjuku has a huge choice of hotels, the Narita Express and trains out to Hakone, and Shinjuku Gyoen garden for a run-around. The trade-off for families is the station itself: it's enormous, and the east side around Kabukicho is loud until late. The west side, with its office towers and wide pavements, is calmer.
MIMARU TOKYO SHINJUKU WEST is the apartment hotel I'd book here. MIMARU builds its rooms for families and groups: every room has a full kitchen and a dining table, the smallest rooms sleep four adults plus two children aged 6 and under, and several room types here have a bunk bed. Rooms are 40 to 60 square metres, and the biggest sleep six adults. It's 10 minutes on foot from the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station and 8 minutes from Tochomae on the Oedo line. MIMARU counts anyone aged 7 or over as an adult, and its child rate means no bed of their own, so a family of four with two school-age children books for four adults. For more apartment hotels, and the rules on Airbnb-style rentals, see apartments and Airbnb in Tokyo.
10 minutes on foot from the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station, 8 minutes from exit A2 of Tochomae (Oedo line). Rooms are 40 to 60 square metres.
Citadines Shinjuku Tokyo is a serviced apartment hotel of 160 rooms on the east side, about 5 minutes from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station and Shinjuku Gyoen garden. Its connecting rooms are the family answer: the Stay Connecting 4 Beds is 50 square metres with four single beds, a living and dining area and a kitchenette, for up to four. There's a coin launderette on the ground floor, and child-friendly amenities are available on request, subject to availability.
The catch is the walk: it's about 15 minutes from Shinjuku Station's East Exit, so with small children you'll use the Marunouchi line or a taxi. Note that another Citadines in Kabukicho, Citadines Central Shinjuku, shows as permanently closed on Google, so check the name when you book.
About 5 minutes on foot from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station (Marunouchi line) and Shinjuku Gyoen garden; about 15 minutes' walk from Shinjuku Station's East Exit.
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is the big-hotel option on the calm west side, a short walk from the west exits, and it states its child rule clearly: a child under 6 sleeping in a parent's bed is free, while a child in their own bed, or anyone 6 or over, pays the adult rate. It has a seasonal outdoor pool in summer only. For a family with one small child who'd rather have a full-service hotel than a kitchen, it's a solid choice.
A child under 6 sleeping in a parent's bed stays free; a child in their own bed, or aged 6 or over, pays the adult rate.
Tokyo Station and Ginza: calm streets and the bullet train. Around Tokyo Station, the Marunouchi side has wide pavements, the Imperial Palace gardens to the west and the shinkansen at the door, and Ginza is a walk south. It's relatively quiet at night, which suits early bedtimes, and the JR Keiyo Line from Tokyo Station runs to Maihama for Tokyo Disney Resort in about 15 minutes.
Oakwood Premier Tokyo is the splurge for a family who wants a proper apartment. It has studios and apartments of up to three bedrooms, each with a full kitchen (dishwasher, oven, rice cooker and a full-size fridge) and a washing machine, and it's next to the Yaesu North Exit of Tokyo Station with direct underground access. Breakfast is ¥4,500 an adult and ¥2,400 a child. It's the best choice here for a long stay.
Next to the Yaesu North Exit of JR Tokyo Station, with direct underground access.
MIMARU Tokyo Ginza East is on the quiet east side of Ginza, 3 minutes from the lift exit (exit 2) of Shintomicho Station and 6 minutes from Hatchobori, which is on the JR Keiyo Line, so Disney is a straight run. Rooms are 38 to 63 square metres, the biggest sleep six adults plus two small children, and several have four single beds and a bunk bed. For families who want Ginza and Tsukiji on foot with a kitchen of their own, this is my pick.
3 minutes on foot from exit 2 (the lift exit) of Shintomicho Station (Yurakucho line), 6 minutes from exit A3 of Hatchobori (Hibiya line and JR Keiyo Line).
Ueno and Asakusa: museums, the zoo and old Tokyo. Ueno is one of the easiest areas for families who want things to do on the doorstep: Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo, the National Museum of Nature and Science and the big art museums, with the Keisei Skyliner from Narita next door. Asakusa has Senso-ji, the rickshaws and Tokyo Skytree across the river. Both are quieter at night than Shinjuku or Shibuya; the trade-off is that they're off the western half of the city, so Shibuya is a longer ride.
MIMARU Tokyo Ueno North is 4 minutes from the Iriya Exit of JR Ueno Station. Its 34 square metre room has a bunk bed, the 52 square metre one has a bunk bed and sleeps six adults, and every room has a full kitchen. There's a coin laundry, but no washer in the rooms.
4 minutes on foot from the Iriya Exit of JR Ueno Station, 9 minutes from exit 1 of the Ginza and Hibiya lines. Coin laundry; no washer in the rooms.
MIMARU TOKYO ASAKUSA STATION is for the big families: its largest room is 71 square metres and sleeps eight adults plus two children aged 6 and under, with four single beds and two bunk beds. It's a minute from exit 4 of Asakusa Station on the Ginza line and two from the Toei Asakusa line, which runs direct to both airports on some trains. Grandparents included, this is where I'd put a party of eight.
1 minute on foot from exit 4 of Asakusa Station (Ginza line), 2 minutes from exit A5 (Toei Asakusa line).
Ikebukuro and Otsuka: the cheaper north. Ikebukuro has Sunshine City, with its aquarium and observatory, and the big Pokémon Center; Otsuka is one stop round the Yamanote line, quieter, and one of the few places in Tokyo where a tram still runs.
OMO5 Tokyo Otsuka by Hoshino Resorts is a minute from Otsuka Station on the JR Yamanote line. Rooms take one to three guests, and children aged 6 and under can share a bed as long as the room's limit isn't exceeded, so it fits two parents and a small child, or a parent and two kids. It has a coin laundry, a microwave for guests and a café. A family of four with older children would need two rooms.
1 minute from Otsuka Station on the JR Yamanote line, one stop from Ikebukuro. Rooms take 1 to 3 guests; children 6 and under can share a bed.
Akasaka: a garden and a summer pool. Hotel New Otani Tokyo is a big, classic hotel with its own Japanese garden, 3 minutes from exit D of Akasaka-mitsuke Station. For a summer trip, its Garden Pool is free for staying guests (in 2026 it ran from 10 July to 23 September; the 2027 dates aren't announced yet); children are welcome by day, though after 10pm the pool is 18 and over (and the night pool was closed in summer 2026). With a pushchair, come from Akasaka-mitsuke rather than Nagatacho, which the hotel says has many stairs.
Outside summer, the pool isn't a reason to pick it. It's also not on the Yamanote line, so most trips start with a subway ride.
3 minutes on foot from exit D of Akasaka-mitsuke Station (Ginza and Marunouchi lines). With a pushchair, use Akasaka-mitsuke: the hotel warns the route from Nagatacho has many stairs.
Shinagawa: the aquarium hotel, and Haneda on the doorstep. Shinagawa Prince Hotel is a giant entertainment hotel 2 minutes from the Takanawa Exit of Shinagawa Station, which has the shinkansen and the Keikyu line to Haneda Airport. Inside is Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa, an aquarium (¥2,500 adults, ¥1,300 primary and middle-school children, ¥800 children 4 and over), plus a cinema, a bowling centre and pools that open in summer (in 2026 the indoor pool stayed open to 31 October). For three, ask for a Main Tower Corner Twin: 26.5 square metres with two beds and a sofa bed.
It's a very big, busy hotel, and the standard twins are about 21 square metres, so a family of four will want two rooms or to look at the apartment hotels above.
About 2 minutes on foot from the Takanawa Exit of Shinagawa Station. Maxell Aqua Park, the aquarium inside the hotel, is ¥2,500 adults, ¥1,300 primary and middle-school children, ¥800 children 4 and over.
Odaiba: space and sights on the bay. Odaiba is the island on the bay with Odaiba Marine Park's beach (no swimming), big shopping malls and indoor family stops such as LEGOLAND Discovery Center Tokyo, and it's good for a few days of easy outings. Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba is directly connected to Daiba Station on the Yurikamome line. Pre-school children sharing a bed stay free, one per bed, and primary-school children are booked as adults. Its 114 square metre Family Suite on the 26th floor has a living room and two bedrooms.
The trade-off: Odaiba is out on the bay, so central Tokyo is a Yurikamome or Rinkai line ride away, and evenings are quieter than in the city.
Directly connected to Daiba Station on the Yurikamome line; about 10 minutes on foot from Tokyo Teleport Station (Rinkai line).
Who counts as an adult. Every hotel sets its own age: under 6 at Keio Plaza, 6 and under at OMO5 and MIMARU, pre-school at Grand Nikko Daiba. Above that, children usually pay as adults, and the price is often per person, so enter every child's age when you search.
Bed or no bed. The free child rate almost always means sharing a parent's bed. If you need a cot or an extra bed, ask the hotel before you book.
Pools are seasonal or adults-only. Most Tokyo hotel pools that children can use open only in summer, so check the dates. Some indoor pools have age limits: the one at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo is for guests aged 20 and over.
Laundry. Apartment hotels are the easy win: Oakwood has a washer in every apartment, and MIMARU, Citadines and OMO5 have coin laundries.
Check each hotel's own site for your dates and children's ages, as rates change daily.
For family days out, see Tokyo with kids, and for how the areas compare, where to stay in Tokyo. For the trains and IC cards, see getting around Tokyo.
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