SacTownGuy

Had a great stay at this hotel a few years ago. The arcade was almost as much fun, for our kids, as was Disney itself! Also, the concierge lounge was really great! Oh ya, and had a great dinner at the steakhouse.

YariGuy

Looking forward to a stay here just after Christmastime. Does anyone know whether I need to reserve Disney Sea tickets with the hotel in advance, or is the Sheraton Grande always able to get tickets for staying guests?

hailstorm

Pre-COVID it was always the case that staying guests could get tickets. Now that COVID restrictions are all removed, I would assume that things have returned to that state.

drthunder

Why would you reserve the tickets with the hotel? You won't get Bonvoy points for doing so and I have not heard of any discount.

I am staying at this hotel next month, I will not take a chance and will buy my tickets directly with Disney Tokyo.

hailstorm

Because even if the park is sold out, registered guests of an official Disney hotel get guaranteed entry (barring the special period for New Years Eve)

littlevoices

There was a web form to request tickets, at the bottom of the main website, that goes to here: https://inquiry.talkappi.com/inquiry...&line_id=&UID=
They say a minimum of 6 days in advance, and 2 months before. I would get going for the peak periods, but yes, ordering direct from Disney may be cheaper, or offer better deals (see the point below about timing)

YariGuy

Thanks all. I will try buying tickets myself at the 2-month mark, and if that fails I'll go through the hotel. I remember a few years ago I tried to buy through the website but there were technical / payment issues. The hotel option would be a good backup.

drthunder

Do you know if tickets ever get hard to get? I only see a lack of availability for October 8 with tickets widely available until as far as you can buy them (Dec 4).

Edit: Just saw the comment about potential payment issues when buying online.

Edit 2: tickets were pretty easy to get online from Klook, even paid a bit less than on Disney's website thanks to some discount code. My credit card was not working on Disney's website (I think you can call and get them to unlock it for your Disney account, it is like a wide ban of foreign cards). Availability for the parks seems pretty wide though unless you try the book the day before.

YariGuy

Following up - my wife was able to buy tickets at the 2-month mark from ctrip. There was no discount, but it was easy to add the tickets to the Tokyo Disney app.

Just finishing up a stay. It was nice - had teppanyaki at the steakhouse on Christmas night. They are currently using wagyu from Hokkaido but are switching back to Chiba wagyu next year. Apparently they stopped raising cows here when demand plummeted during the pandemic.

Lounge was nice if a little crowded. Nice food, full complement of alcohol (including premium spirits like Grey Goose). No problem letting the 12-year old tag along. Elite breakfast is included for the Galleria restaurant. That has a much bigger selection than the lounge. On the second night I made dinner of the lounge offerings. Technically they limit you to 1 hour, but if you go at 6pm you can stay longer (food is done at 7pm, but drinks continue until 8 I think).

Applied SNAs, got accepted and got "upgraded" to the Park Wing.

There is a bus that costs money to go to Haneda, but there are only a few per day that go to Terminal 3, so be careful.

Only bad experience was check-in - I had a pretty clueless staff that didn't know much about elite breakfasts, etc. Only afterwards did I see there was a dedicated check-in area for platinums and above.

bk_mike

Hence my rant above. The pool absolutely wasn't worth it for all the hassle of getting in...

puchong

Killing time enroute to the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel

I booked this hotel since we (partner and I) have an early departure from NRT. However we will be landing in Haneda after a long international flight on the previous day and would like nothing better than a shower followed by something to eat. Arriving very early on a Sunday and I felt it was safe bet to brave a cross -Tokyo subway ride. I expect we should be at the hotel by 9 AM< or so. But knowing Japanese hotels and their love for gaijin trying to check-in early, I wonder how this hotel may react to a Titanium - will they allow an early check-in if they have a vacant room? How about being allowed the use of the lounge?

Assuming the answers are iee to both questions, can someone suggest a suitable way to kill time before arriving at the front desk? We had ambitions of popping into our favourite crockery store in Kappabashi sometime during the day, but neither can we go there too early nor do we fancy towing luggage along with us.