Originally Posted by Mileage Lover
Thanks again for all the wonderful input.
Problem is...the only hotel I was able to redeem points for is the Tokyo Bay Hilton. While we do want to go to Disneyland and DisneySea, is it really a pain to make trips into Tokyo or other day trips.
Or...should I bite the bullet and pay for a hotel in cental Tokyo?
Other option is InterContinental Tokyo Bay on points -- either one a decent choice?
Thanks!
I haven't stayed at either the Hilton TB or the IC TB, but going purely on location, the IC is in a much better one. The Disney resorts and hotels are way the heck and gone out in Chiba and not convenient to much else other than the Disney properties. You could commute into the city using the Keiyo line train until you get to a station that connects to the subway system or go all the way to Tokyo Station and switch to the Yamanote line, so you would not be stuck but really, once you have seen Disneyland in California, you have seen Disneyland Tokyo. Are you going all that way to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean?
The IC is in a pretty good location for getting around the city. Just south of Hama Rikyu Garden on the bay, it is near several subway and train connections.
LapLap was just talking about her plans for a stay at the IC in a thread 3 or 4 down from this one. You might touch bases with her.
My two cents - all other things being equal, I would select the IC and take the train out to Disneyland one day. If you do select the Hilton Tokyo Bay, you will not be isolated, just a bit of a train ride from everything other than Disney.
JR