Aside from the brand new Fantasy Springs Resort, we’ve stayed in the entire on-site lodging at Tokyo Disney Resort over the past decade-plus, most a number of occasions. This consists of the deluxe choices overlooking Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland, in addition to the third celebration properties alongside the monorail loop.
Nevertheless, there’s one to which we maintain returning: Hilton Tokyo Bay. Admittedly, a part of that is sentimentality. It’s the primary lodge we ever stayed at in Japan and we’ve made many nice recollections there over time. However you don’t proceed frequenting the identical place on account of nostalgia, logging a number of months’ value of stays within the course of. (Or at the least, we don’t.) Particularly not after getting a style of the top-tier luxurious resorts at Tokyo Disney Resort and elsewhere in Japan.
The Hilton Tokyo Bay is our go-to lodge at Tokyo Disney Resort because of its sturdy slate of facilities, inviting public areas, nice breakfast, and incredible location simply steps from the Bayside Station on the monorail loop. Pricing can also be a giant issue, with rooms right here repeatedly out there for round and even below $200 per night time. The lodge feels trendy and high-end, and also you’re getting numerous bang in your buck. Nevertheless, these aren’t the one causes we maintain returning to Hilton Tokyo Bay.
The most important cause is our Hilton Diamond Standing, which affords us higher advantages and upgrades when staying right here. This consists of the Membership Degree lounge, which is a good choice for breakfast and dinner. Earlier than I lose all of you who usually are not Hilton Diamond members, it’s additionally value noting which you could pay out of pocket for this stage.
What you’ll need to search for when reserving is the room classes with “Government” within the title–there are a selection of them. To verify you’re reserving the correct factor, you’ll additionally see “Government Lounge” listed as one of many facilities, together with this within the description: “Take pleasure in unique entry to the Government Lounge providing complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and night cocktails.”
In response to our full Hilton Tokyo Bay Resort Assessment, we’ve had a number of readers ask us whether or not the Government Lounge/Membership Degree is value it. Each from the angle of the out of pocket price, and from those that are Diamond members questioning whether or not it’s value their time. This may set to reply these questions, largely by displaying you the Government Lounge, since there’s not quite a bit about it on-line.
Since this can be a area of interest subject and photographs fairly properly inform the story, let’s begin with these:
In case you’re a Hilton Diamond member, you don’t simply have entry to the Government Lounge for breakfast, you even have the choice to make use of a precedence lane on the most important breakfast buffet restaurant, Forest Backyard. That is positioned on the far finish of the lodge, previous the check-in counter. That restaurant usually has an extended line throughout peak hours, however you’ll have nearly no wait through the Diamond line.
In case you go to throughout peak season or one other time that occupancy is excessive (and this may happen even throughout Japan’s offseason–to the extent that’s a factor anymore–as Hilton Tokyo Bay usually hosts college teams), you may additionally have the choice of doing breakfast at Lounge O. Confusingly sufficient, the Government Lounge has a giant “O” in entrance of it…however they’re two completely different locations.
Lounge O is the open-air atrium restaurant that’s centrally positioned within the lodge foyer and stuffed with pure daylight from the multi-level floor-to-ceiling home windows–it’s the one which’s seen from the central elevators. It’s changing into more and more frequent for Lounge O to be open for breakfast–one thing that we by no means witnessed in any respect till a yr or so in the past.
The Hilton workers will advise utilizing Lounge O if it’s out there. We’d concur with this suggestion, as there are distinctive breakfast objects right here that you just received’t discover wherever else, corresponding to made-to-order ramen and mushy serve ice cream. (You learn that accurately–ramen and mushy serve for breakfast.) Or at the least, that was our expertise right here at Christmas-time.
All three of those eating places serve a couple of 50/50 mixture of Asian and Western delicacies. We extremely advocate getting breakfast at certainly one of these three eating places, as there are some nice objects on the buffet. If it’s your first journey to Japan, we’d additionally recommend stepping exterior your consolation zone–the breakfast is a simple and approachable strategy to pattern Asian delicacies. Don’t simply eat the potato waffles, good as they is likely to be. You’ll additionally need to gas up earlier than rope dropping Tokyo DisneySea or Tokyo Disneyland, and consuming breakfast contained in the parks is a poor use of your time.
Forest Backyard has essentially the most selection, with a barely bigger unfold than Lounge O and considerably extra choices than the Government Lounge. Nonetheless, there’s most likely ~95% overlap between Forest Backyard and Lounge O, whereas solely ~50% of these dishes seem on the Government Lounge. As such, it would stand to cause that it’s best to do a type of versus the Government Lounge, proper?
In all probability. There are a few causes you may very well need to do breakfast on the Government Lounge, although. For one factor, it’s way more environment friendly. Even with a minimal wait to enter the bigger venues, you’re nonetheless going to lose time on the buffets themselves, and simply navigating the eating places, basically. In case you don’t want the complete unfold, that’s one thing to think about–particularly since rope drop is critical enterprise at Tokyo Disney Resort.
One other factor to know is that every one three of the buffets have distinctive dishes. Two of my favourite choices on the unfold within the Government Lounge are smoked duck breakfast and smoked salmon. Neither of those “higher-end” choices can be found on the different buffets. There may be smoked salmon salad, however that makes use of different substances (together with mayo) to dilute the smoked salmon. There’s additionally some fruit and one other dish or two which you could’t often discover exterior the Government Lounge.
We additionally a lot favor the espresso machine on the Government Lounge, which produces larger high quality and stronger drinks. There’s additionally a Coke Freestyle machine, in addition to glass bottled drinks within the Government Lounge. There’s one thing to be stated for having glowing water from a glass bottle with a view of Mount Fuji within the distance.
Dinner is extra of a differentiator for the Government Lounge, but in addition, most likely not one thing you’ll use as usually until you’re taking a break from the parks (one thing we wouldn’t advocate). The unfold at dinner revolves extra round ingesting and desserts than it does entrees. There’s beer on faucet, in addition to quite a lot of of wines and different spirits. There are additionally a number of desserts out there on a rotating foundation.
So far as common meals goes, it’s best to as soon as once more discover salmon and duck, together with quite a lot of cheeses, breads, salad, and some sizzling dishes. We’ve discovered dinner to be very hit and miss. Typically, there received’t be something we need to eat apart from the salmon and duck and we’ve resorted to consuming on the in-lobby Lawson. Different evenings, there are a selection of intriguing choices.
When you have restricted time in Japan, frankly, you shouldn’t be consuming dinner on the Government Lounge. It is best to both be maximizing your park time, consuming within the metropolis, and even at Ikspiari. All of that could be a higher use of your time, even when it does save cash to do dinner on the Government Lounge. Breakfast is a distinct story as a result of it’s saving you time to eat right here or at one of many different buffets.
One other benefit of the Government Lounge from our perspective is the vibe.
Whereas the opposite breakfast buffets are loud and chaotic, the Government Lounge is often serene and peaceable. It’s a pleasant, calm strategy to begin the day earlier than the rope drop insanity begins. The workers within the Government Lounge can also be incredible, and has remembered us over time (it most likely helps now that we’ve got a child whose blonde hair and blue eyes stand out in Japan).
If we’re being completely trustworthy, this can be a massive a part of why we love the Government Lounge. Not simply the service, however the recollections we’ve made right here over time. Little issues like crashing right here on the finish of an extended journey day from Kyoto and having the most effective (glass bottle) of Coca-Cola ever; wide-eyed surprise on our daughter’s face when the workers gave her a toy duck; sitting collectively in an empty lounge as we loved espressos whereas ready for the Airport Limo to choose us up–reflecting on a satisfying journey to Japan and already plotting our return. Now we have so many recollections from the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay that it’s inconceivable for me to offer an unbiased evaluate.
Provided that, hopefully the above photographs and descriptions suffice in serving to reply no matter questions you’ve gotten concerning the Government Lounge/Membership Degree on the Hilton Tokyo Bay. What I can add is that, if we weren’t Diamond members who obtained this totally free, we most likely wouldn’t pay for it. As with most Membership Ranges, it’s extra “value it” on an emotional stage than an goal one.
I also can add that the Government Lounge doesn’t maintain a candle to its counterparts in Tokyo. Our go-to lodge within the metropolis (we all the time switch for our non-Disney days and extremely advocate the identical) is the Conrad Tokyo. The Government Lounge at Hilton Tokyo Bay doesn’t even maintain a candle to the Membership Degree there. Nor ought to it! The Conrad Tokyo usually prices 4 occasions the value of the Hilton Tokyo Bay!
Talking of which, we generally see factors and journey hacking web sites which can be somewhat harsh on the Hilton Tokyo Bay and make unfair (given the respective prices) comparisons. This isn’t to say that the Hilton Tokyo Bay is ideal (if you happen to get “upgraded” to one of many Completely satisfied Magic rooms you may need to decline–particularly now that the common rooms have been redone), however we expect it’s a wonderful, feature-laden lodge that punches above its weight. Getting access to the Government Lounge is simply icing on the cake!
Planning a visit to Tokyo Disney Resort? For complete recommendation, the most effective place to begin is our Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Journey Planning Information! For extra specifics, our TDR Resort Rankings & Evaluations web page covers lodging. Our Restaurant Evaluations element the place to dine & snack. To economize on tickets or decide which kind to purchase, learn our Ideas for Saving Cash put up. Our What to Pack for Disney put up takes a novel have a look at intelligent objects to take. Venturing elsewhere in Japan? Seek the advice of our Final Information to Kyoto, Japan and Metropolis Information to Tokyo, Japan.
Your Ideas
Have you ever used the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay? If that’s the case, do you advocate consuming breakfast right here, or just sticking to the bigger buffet eating places? Did you discover the improve to be value your cash (or time, as a Diamond member)? Do you agree or disagree with our recommendation? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions—even whenever you disagree with us—is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
Aside from the brand new Fantasy Springs Resort, we’ve stayed in the entire on-site lodging at Tokyo Disney Resort over the past decade-plus, most a number of occasions. This consists of the deluxe choices overlooking Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland, in addition to the third celebration properties alongside the monorail loop.
Nevertheless, there’s one to which we maintain returning: Hilton Tokyo Bay. Admittedly, a part of that is sentimentality. It’s the primary lodge we ever stayed at in Japan and we’ve made many nice recollections there over time. However you don’t proceed frequenting the identical place on account of nostalgia, logging a number of months’ value of stays within the course of. (Or at the least, we don’t.) Particularly not after getting a style of the top-tier luxurious resorts at Tokyo Disney Resort and elsewhere in Japan.
The Hilton Tokyo Bay is our go-to lodge at Tokyo Disney Resort because of its sturdy slate of facilities, inviting public areas, nice breakfast, and incredible location simply steps from the Bayside Station on the monorail loop. Pricing can also be a giant issue, with rooms right here repeatedly out there for round and even below $200 per night time. The lodge feels trendy and high-end, and also you’re getting numerous bang in your buck. Nevertheless, these aren’t the one causes we maintain returning to Hilton Tokyo Bay.
The most important cause is our Hilton Diamond Standing, which affords us higher advantages and upgrades when staying right here. This consists of the Membership Degree lounge, which is a good choice for breakfast and dinner. Earlier than I lose all of you who usually are not Hilton Diamond members, it’s additionally value noting which you could pay out of pocket for this stage.
What you’ll need to search for when reserving is the room classes with “Government” within the title–there are a selection of them. To verify you’re reserving the correct factor, you’ll additionally see “Government Lounge” listed as one of many facilities, together with this within the description: “Take pleasure in unique entry to the Government Lounge providing complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and night cocktails.”
In response to our full Hilton Tokyo Bay Resort Assessment, we’ve had a number of readers ask us whether or not the Government Lounge/Membership Degree is value it. Each from the angle of the out of pocket price, and from those that are Diamond members questioning whether or not it’s value their time. This may set to reply these questions, largely by displaying you the Government Lounge, since there’s not quite a bit about it on-line.
Since this can be a area of interest subject and photographs fairly properly inform the story, let’s begin with these:
In case you’re a Hilton Diamond member, you don’t simply have entry to the Government Lounge for breakfast, you even have the choice to make use of a precedence lane on the most important breakfast buffet restaurant, Forest Backyard. That is positioned on the far finish of the lodge, previous the check-in counter. That restaurant usually has an extended line throughout peak hours, however you’ll have nearly no wait through the Diamond line.
In case you go to throughout peak season or one other time that occupancy is excessive (and this may happen even throughout Japan’s offseason–to the extent that’s a factor anymore–as Hilton Tokyo Bay usually hosts college teams), you may additionally have the choice of doing breakfast at Lounge O. Confusingly sufficient, the Government Lounge has a giant “O” in entrance of it…however they’re two completely different locations.
Lounge O is the open-air atrium restaurant that’s centrally positioned within the lodge foyer and stuffed with pure daylight from the multi-level floor-to-ceiling home windows–it’s the one which’s seen from the central elevators. It’s changing into more and more frequent for Lounge O to be open for breakfast–one thing that we by no means witnessed in any respect till a yr or so in the past.
The Hilton workers will advise utilizing Lounge O if it’s out there. We’d concur with this suggestion, as there are distinctive breakfast objects right here that you just received’t discover wherever else, corresponding to made-to-order ramen and mushy serve ice cream. (You learn that accurately–ramen and mushy serve for breakfast.) Or at the least, that was our expertise right here at Christmas-time.
All three of those eating places serve a couple of 50/50 mixture of Asian and Western delicacies. We extremely advocate getting breakfast at certainly one of these three eating places, as there are some nice objects on the buffet. If it’s your first journey to Japan, we’d additionally recommend stepping exterior your consolation zone–the breakfast is a simple and approachable strategy to pattern Asian delicacies. Don’t simply eat the potato waffles, good as they is likely to be. You’ll additionally need to gas up earlier than rope dropping Tokyo DisneySea or Tokyo Disneyland, and consuming breakfast contained in the parks is a poor use of your time.
Forest Backyard has essentially the most selection, with a barely bigger unfold than Lounge O and considerably extra choices than the Government Lounge. Nonetheless, there’s most likely ~95% overlap between Forest Backyard and Lounge O, whereas solely ~50% of these dishes seem on the Government Lounge. As such, it would stand to cause that it’s best to do a type of versus the Government Lounge, proper?
In all probability. There are a few causes you may very well need to do breakfast on the Government Lounge, although. For one factor, it’s way more environment friendly. Even with a minimal wait to enter the bigger venues, you’re nonetheless going to lose time on the buffets themselves, and simply navigating the eating places, basically. In case you don’t want the complete unfold, that’s one thing to think about–particularly since rope drop is critical enterprise at Tokyo Disney Resort.
One other factor to know is that every one three of the buffets have distinctive dishes. Two of my favourite choices on the unfold within the Government Lounge are smoked duck breakfast and smoked salmon. Neither of those “higher-end” choices can be found on the different buffets. There may be smoked salmon salad, however that makes use of different substances (together with mayo) to dilute the smoked salmon. There’s additionally some fruit and one other dish or two which you could’t often discover exterior the Government Lounge.
We additionally a lot favor the espresso machine on the Government Lounge, which produces larger high quality and stronger drinks. There’s additionally a Coke Freestyle machine, in addition to glass bottled drinks within the Government Lounge. There’s one thing to be stated for having glowing water from a glass bottle with a view of Mount Fuji within the distance.
Dinner is extra of a differentiator for the Government Lounge, but in addition, most likely not one thing you’ll use as usually until you’re taking a break from the parks (one thing we wouldn’t advocate). The unfold at dinner revolves extra round ingesting and desserts than it does entrees. There’s beer on faucet, in addition to quite a lot of of wines and different spirits. There are additionally a number of desserts out there on a rotating foundation.
So far as common meals goes, it’s best to as soon as once more discover salmon and duck, together with quite a lot of cheeses, breads, salad, and some sizzling dishes. We’ve discovered dinner to be very hit and miss. Typically, there received’t be something we need to eat apart from the salmon and duck and we’ve resorted to consuming on the in-lobby Lawson. Different evenings, there are a selection of intriguing choices.
When you have restricted time in Japan, frankly, you shouldn’t be consuming dinner on the Government Lounge. It is best to both be maximizing your park time, consuming within the metropolis, and even at Ikspiari. All of that could be a higher use of your time, even when it does save cash to do dinner on the Government Lounge. Breakfast is a distinct story as a result of it’s saving you time to eat right here or at one of many different buffets.
One other benefit of the Government Lounge from our perspective is the vibe.
Whereas the opposite breakfast buffets are loud and chaotic, the Government Lounge is often serene and peaceable. It’s a pleasant, calm strategy to begin the day earlier than the rope drop insanity begins. The workers within the Government Lounge can also be incredible, and has remembered us over time (it most likely helps now that we’ve got a child whose blonde hair and blue eyes stand out in Japan).
If we’re being completely trustworthy, this can be a massive a part of why we love the Government Lounge. Not simply the service, however the recollections we’ve made right here over time. Little issues like crashing right here on the finish of an extended journey day from Kyoto and having the most effective (glass bottle) of Coca-Cola ever; wide-eyed surprise on our daughter’s face when the workers gave her a toy duck; sitting collectively in an empty lounge as we loved espressos whereas ready for the Airport Limo to choose us up–reflecting on a satisfying journey to Japan and already plotting our return. Now we have so many recollections from the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay that it’s inconceivable for me to offer an unbiased evaluate.
Provided that, hopefully the above photographs and descriptions suffice in serving to reply no matter questions you’ve gotten concerning the Government Lounge/Membership Degree on the Hilton Tokyo Bay. What I can add is that, if we weren’t Diamond members who obtained this totally free, we most likely wouldn’t pay for it. As with most Membership Ranges, it’s extra “value it” on an emotional stage than an goal one.
I also can add that the Government Lounge doesn’t maintain a candle to its counterparts in Tokyo. Our go-to lodge within the metropolis (we all the time switch for our non-Disney days and extremely advocate the identical) is the Conrad Tokyo. The Government Lounge at Hilton Tokyo Bay doesn’t even maintain a candle to the Membership Degree there. Nor ought to it! The Conrad Tokyo usually prices 4 occasions the value of the Hilton Tokyo Bay!
Talking of which, we generally see factors and journey hacking web sites which can be somewhat harsh on the Hilton Tokyo Bay and make unfair (given the respective prices) comparisons. This isn’t to say that the Hilton Tokyo Bay is ideal (if you happen to get “upgraded” to one of many Completely satisfied Magic rooms you may need to decline–particularly now that the common rooms have been redone), however we expect it’s a wonderful, feature-laden lodge that punches above its weight. Getting access to the Government Lounge is simply icing on the cake!
Planning a visit to Tokyo Disney Resort? For complete recommendation, the most effective place to begin is our Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Journey Planning Information! For extra specifics, our TDR Resort Rankings & Evaluations web page covers lodging. Our Restaurant Evaluations element the place to dine & snack. To economize on tickets or decide which kind to purchase, learn our Ideas for Saving Cash put up. Our What to Pack for Disney put up takes a novel have a look at intelligent objects to take. Venturing elsewhere in Japan? Seek the advice of our Final Information to Kyoto, Japan and Metropolis Information to Tokyo, Japan.
Your Ideas
Have you ever used the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay? If that’s the case, do you advocate consuming breakfast right here, or just sticking to the bigger buffet eating places? Did you discover the improve to be value your cash (or time, as a Diamond member)? Do you agree or disagree with our recommendation? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions—even whenever you disagree with us—is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
Aside from the brand new Fantasy Springs Resort, we’ve stayed in the entire on-site lodging at Tokyo Disney Resort over the past decade-plus, most a number of occasions. This consists of the deluxe choices overlooking Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland, in addition to the third celebration properties alongside the monorail loop.
Nevertheless, there’s one to which we maintain returning: Hilton Tokyo Bay. Admittedly, a part of that is sentimentality. It’s the primary lodge we ever stayed at in Japan and we’ve made many nice recollections there over time. However you don’t proceed frequenting the identical place on account of nostalgia, logging a number of months’ value of stays within the course of. (Or at the least, we don’t.) Particularly not after getting a style of the top-tier luxurious resorts at Tokyo Disney Resort and elsewhere in Japan.
The Hilton Tokyo Bay is our go-to lodge at Tokyo Disney Resort because of its sturdy slate of facilities, inviting public areas, nice breakfast, and incredible location simply steps from the Bayside Station on the monorail loop. Pricing can also be a giant issue, with rooms right here repeatedly out there for round and even below $200 per night time. The lodge feels trendy and high-end, and also you’re getting numerous bang in your buck. Nevertheless, these aren’t the one causes we maintain returning to Hilton Tokyo Bay.
The most important cause is our Hilton Diamond Standing, which affords us higher advantages and upgrades when staying right here. This consists of the Membership Degree lounge, which is a good choice for breakfast and dinner. Earlier than I lose all of you who usually are not Hilton Diamond members, it’s additionally value noting which you could pay out of pocket for this stage.
What you’ll need to search for when reserving is the room classes with “Government” within the title–there are a selection of them. To verify you’re reserving the correct factor, you’ll additionally see “Government Lounge” listed as one of many facilities, together with this within the description: “Take pleasure in unique entry to the Government Lounge providing complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and night cocktails.”
In response to our full Hilton Tokyo Bay Resort Assessment, we’ve had a number of readers ask us whether or not the Government Lounge/Membership Degree is value it. Each from the angle of the out of pocket price, and from those that are Diamond members questioning whether or not it’s value their time. This may set to reply these questions, largely by displaying you the Government Lounge, since there’s not quite a bit about it on-line.
Since this can be a area of interest subject and photographs fairly properly inform the story, let’s begin with these:
In case you’re a Hilton Diamond member, you don’t simply have entry to the Government Lounge for breakfast, you even have the choice to make use of a precedence lane on the most important breakfast buffet restaurant, Forest Backyard. That is positioned on the far finish of the lodge, previous the check-in counter. That restaurant usually has an extended line throughout peak hours, however you’ll have nearly no wait through the Diamond line.
In case you go to throughout peak season or one other time that occupancy is excessive (and this may happen even throughout Japan’s offseason–to the extent that’s a factor anymore–as Hilton Tokyo Bay usually hosts college teams), you may additionally have the choice of doing breakfast at Lounge O. Confusingly sufficient, the Government Lounge has a giant “O” in entrance of it…however they’re two completely different locations.
Lounge O is the open-air atrium restaurant that’s centrally positioned within the lodge foyer and stuffed with pure daylight from the multi-level floor-to-ceiling home windows–it’s the one which’s seen from the central elevators. It’s changing into more and more frequent for Lounge O to be open for breakfast–one thing that we by no means witnessed in any respect till a yr or so in the past.
The Hilton workers will advise utilizing Lounge O if it’s out there. We’d concur with this suggestion, as there are distinctive breakfast objects right here that you just received’t discover wherever else, corresponding to made-to-order ramen and mushy serve ice cream. (You learn that accurately–ramen and mushy serve for breakfast.) Or at the least, that was our expertise right here at Christmas-time.
All three of those eating places serve a couple of 50/50 mixture of Asian and Western delicacies. We extremely advocate getting breakfast at certainly one of these three eating places, as there are some nice objects on the buffet. If it’s your first journey to Japan, we’d additionally recommend stepping exterior your consolation zone–the breakfast is a simple and approachable strategy to pattern Asian delicacies. Don’t simply eat the potato waffles, good as they is likely to be. You’ll additionally need to gas up earlier than rope dropping Tokyo DisneySea or Tokyo Disneyland, and consuming breakfast contained in the parks is a poor use of your time.
Forest Backyard has essentially the most selection, with a barely bigger unfold than Lounge O and considerably extra choices than the Government Lounge. Nonetheless, there’s most likely ~95% overlap between Forest Backyard and Lounge O, whereas solely ~50% of these dishes seem on the Government Lounge. As such, it would stand to cause that it’s best to do a type of versus the Government Lounge, proper?
In all probability. There are a few causes you may very well need to do breakfast on the Government Lounge, although. For one factor, it’s way more environment friendly. Even with a minimal wait to enter the bigger venues, you’re nonetheless going to lose time on the buffets themselves, and simply navigating the eating places, basically. In case you don’t want the complete unfold, that’s one thing to think about–particularly since rope drop is critical enterprise at Tokyo Disney Resort.
One other factor to know is that every one three of the buffets have distinctive dishes. Two of my favourite choices on the unfold within the Government Lounge are smoked duck breakfast and smoked salmon. Neither of those “higher-end” choices can be found on the different buffets. There may be smoked salmon salad, however that makes use of different substances (together with mayo) to dilute the smoked salmon. There’s additionally some fruit and one other dish or two which you could’t often discover exterior the Government Lounge.
We additionally a lot favor the espresso machine on the Government Lounge, which produces larger high quality and stronger drinks. There’s additionally a Coke Freestyle machine, in addition to glass bottled drinks within the Government Lounge. There’s one thing to be stated for having glowing water from a glass bottle with a view of Mount Fuji within the distance.
Dinner is extra of a differentiator for the Government Lounge, but in addition, most likely not one thing you’ll use as usually until you’re taking a break from the parks (one thing we wouldn’t advocate). The unfold at dinner revolves extra round ingesting and desserts than it does entrees. There’s beer on faucet, in addition to quite a lot of of wines and different spirits. There are additionally a number of desserts out there on a rotating foundation.
So far as common meals goes, it’s best to as soon as once more discover salmon and duck, together with quite a lot of cheeses, breads, salad, and some sizzling dishes. We’ve discovered dinner to be very hit and miss. Typically, there received’t be something we need to eat apart from the salmon and duck and we’ve resorted to consuming on the in-lobby Lawson. Different evenings, there are a selection of intriguing choices.
When you have restricted time in Japan, frankly, you shouldn’t be consuming dinner on the Government Lounge. It is best to both be maximizing your park time, consuming within the metropolis, and even at Ikspiari. All of that could be a higher use of your time, even when it does save cash to do dinner on the Government Lounge. Breakfast is a distinct story as a result of it’s saving you time to eat right here or at one of many different buffets.
One other benefit of the Government Lounge from our perspective is the vibe.
Whereas the opposite breakfast buffets are loud and chaotic, the Government Lounge is often serene and peaceable. It’s a pleasant, calm strategy to begin the day earlier than the rope drop insanity begins. The workers within the Government Lounge can also be incredible, and has remembered us over time (it most likely helps now that we’ve got a child whose blonde hair and blue eyes stand out in Japan).
If we’re being completely trustworthy, this can be a massive a part of why we love the Government Lounge. Not simply the service, however the recollections we’ve made right here over time. Little issues like crashing right here on the finish of an extended journey day from Kyoto and having the most effective (glass bottle) of Coca-Cola ever; wide-eyed surprise on our daughter’s face when the workers gave her a toy duck; sitting collectively in an empty lounge as we loved espressos whereas ready for the Airport Limo to choose us up–reflecting on a satisfying journey to Japan and already plotting our return. Now we have so many recollections from the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay that it’s inconceivable for me to offer an unbiased evaluate.
Provided that, hopefully the above photographs and descriptions suffice in serving to reply no matter questions you’ve gotten concerning the Government Lounge/Membership Degree on the Hilton Tokyo Bay. What I can add is that, if we weren’t Diamond members who obtained this totally free, we most likely wouldn’t pay for it. As with most Membership Ranges, it’s extra “value it” on an emotional stage than an goal one.
I also can add that the Government Lounge doesn’t maintain a candle to its counterparts in Tokyo. Our go-to lodge within the metropolis (we all the time switch for our non-Disney days and extremely advocate the identical) is the Conrad Tokyo. The Government Lounge at Hilton Tokyo Bay doesn’t even maintain a candle to the Membership Degree there. Nor ought to it! The Conrad Tokyo usually prices 4 occasions the value of the Hilton Tokyo Bay!
Talking of which, we generally see factors and journey hacking web sites which can be somewhat harsh on the Hilton Tokyo Bay and make unfair (given the respective prices) comparisons. This isn’t to say that the Hilton Tokyo Bay is ideal (if you happen to get “upgraded” to one of many Completely satisfied Magic rooms you may need to decline–particularly now that the common rooms have been redone), however we expect it’s a wonderful, feature-laden lodge that punches above its weight. Getting access to the Government Lounge is simply icing on the cake!
Planning a visit to Tokyo Disney Resort? For complete recommendation, the most effective place to begin is our Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Journey Planning Information! For extra specifics, our TDR Resort Rankings & Evaluations web page covers lodging. Our Restaurant Evaluations element the place to dine & snack. To economize on tickets or decide which kind to purchase, learn our Ideas for Saving Cash put up. Our What to Pack for Disney put up takes a novel have a look at intelligent objects to take. Venturing elsewhere in Japan? Seek the advice of our Final Information to Kyoto, Japan and Metropolis Information to Tokyo, Japan.
Your Ideas
Have you ever used the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay? If that’s the case, do you advocate consuming breakfast right here, or just sticking to the bigger buffet eating places? Did you discover the improve to be value your cash (or time, as a Diamond member)? Do you agree or disagree with our recommendation? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions—even whenever you disagree with us—is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
Aside from the brand new Fantasy Springs Resort, we’ve stayed in the entire on-site lodging at Tokyo Disney Resort over the past decade-plus, most a number of occasions. This consists of the deluxe choices overlooking Tokyo DisneySea and Disneyland, in addition to the third celebration properties alongside the monorail loop.
Nevertheless, there’s one to which we maintain returning: Hilton Tokyo Bay. Admittedly, a part of that is sentimentality. It’s the primary lodge we ever stayed at in Japan and we’ve made many nice recollections there over time. However you don’t proceed frequenting the identical place on account of nostalgia, logging a number of months’ value of stays within the course of. (Or at the least, we don’t.) Particularly not after getting a style of the top-tier luxurious resorts at Tokyo Disney Resort and elsewhere in Japan.
The Hilton Tokyo Bay is our go-to lodge at Tokyo Disney Resort because of its sturdy slate of facilities, inviting public areas, nice breakfast, and incredible location simply steps from the Bayside Station on the monorail loop. Pricing can also be a giant issue, with rooms right here repeatedly out there for round and even below $200 per night time. The lodge feels trendy and high-end, and also you’re getting numerous bang in your buck. Nevertheless, these aren’t the one causes we maintain returning to Hilton Tokyo Bay.
The most important cause is our Hilton Diamond Standing, which affords us higher advantages and upgrades when staying right here. This consists of the Membership Degree lounge, which is a good choice for breakfast and dinner. Earlier than I lose all of you who usually are not Hilton Diamond members, it’s additionally value noting which you could pay out of pocket for this stage.
What you’ll need to search for when reserving is the room classes with “Government” within the title–there are a selection of them. To verify you’re reserving the correct factor, you’ll additionally see “Government Lounge” listed as one of many facilities, together with this within the description: “Take pleasure in unique entry to the Government Lounge providing complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and night cocktails.”
In response to our full Hilton Tokyo Bay Resort Assessment, we’ve had a number of readers ask us whether or not the Government Lounge/Membership Degree is value it. Each from the angle of the out of pocket price, and from those that are Diamond members questioning whether or not it’s value their time. This may set to reply these questions, largely by displaying you the Government Lounge, since there’s not quite a bit about it on-line.
Since this can be a area of interest subject and photographs fairly properly inform the story, let’s begin with these:
In case you’re a Hilton Diamond member, you don’t simply have entry to the Government Lounge for breakfast, you even have the choice to make use of a precedence lane on the most important breakfast buffet restaurant, Forest Backyard. That is positioned on the far finish of the lodge, previous the check-in counter. That restaurant usually has an extended line throughout peak hours, however you’ll have nearly no wait through the Diamond line.
In case you go to throughout peak season or one other time that occupancy is excessive (and this may happen even throughout Japan’s offseason–to the extent that’s a factor anymore–as Hilton Tokyo Bay usually hosts college teams), you may additionally have the choice of doing breakfast at Lounge O. Confusingly sufficient, the Government Lounge has a giant “O” in entrance of it…however they’re two completely different locations.
Lounge O is the open-air atrium restaurant that’s centrally positioned within the lodge foyer and stuffed with pure daylight from the multi-level floor-to-ceiling home windows–it’s the one which’s seen from the central elevators. It’s changing into more and more frequent for Lounge O to be open for breakfast–one thing that we by no means witnessed in any respect till a yr or so in the past.
The Hilton workers will advise utilizing Lounge O if it’s out there. We’d concur with this suggestion, as there are distinctive breakfast objects right here that you just received’t discover wherever else, corresponding to made-to-order ramen and mushy serve ice cream. (You learn that accurately–ramen and mushy serve for breakfast.) Or at the least, that was our expertise right here at Christmas-time.
All three of those eating places serve a couple of 50/50 mixture of Asian and Western delicacies. We extremely advocate getting breakfast at certainly one of these three eating places, as there are some nice objects on the buffet. If it’s your first journey to Japan, we’d additionally recommend stepping exterior your consolation zone–the breakfast is a simple and approachable strategy to pattern Asian delicacies. Don’t simply eat the potato waffles, good as they is likely to be. You’ll additionally need to gas up earlier than rope dropping Tokyo DisneySea or Tokyo Disneyland, and consuming breakfast contained in the parks is a poor use of your time.
Forest Backyard has essentially the most selection, with a barely bigger unfold than Lounge O and considerably extra choices than the Government Lounge. Nonetheless, there’s most likely ~95% overlap between Forest Backyard and Lounge O, whereas solely ~50% of these dishes seem on the Government Lounge. As such, it would stand to cause that it’s best to do a type of versus the Government Lounge, proper?
In all probability. There are a few causes you may very well need to do breakfast on the Government Lounge, although. For one factor, it’s way more environment friendly. Even with a minimal wait to enter the bigger venues, you’re nonetheless going to lose time on the buffets themselves, and simply navigating the eating places, basically. In case you don’t want the complete unfold, that’s one thing to think about–particularly since rope drop is critical enterprise at Tokyo Disney Resort.
One other factor to know is that every one three of the buffets have distinctive dishes. Two of my favourite choices on the unfold within the Government Lounge are smoked duck breakfast and smoked salmon. Neither of those “higher-end” choices can be found on the different buffets. There may be smoked salmon salad, however that makes use of different substances (together with mayo) to dilute the smoked salmon. There’s additionally some fruit and one other dish or two which you could’t often discover exterior the Government Lounge.
We additionally a lot favor the espresso machine on the Government Lounge, which produces larger high quality and stronger drinks. There’s additionally a Coke Freestyle machine, in addition to glass bottled drinks within the Government Lounge. There’s one thing to be stated for having glowing water from a glass bottle with a view of Mount Fuji within the distance.
Dinner is extra of a differentiator for the Government Lounge, but in addition, most likely not one thing you’ll use as usually until you’re taking a break from the parks (one thing we wouldn’t advocate). The unfold at dinner revolves extra round ingesting and desserts than it does entrees. There’s beer on faucet, in addition to quite a lot of of wines and different spirits. There are additionally a number of desserts out there on a rotating foundation.
So far as common meals goes, it’s best to as soon as once more discover salmon and duck, together with quite a lot of cheeses, breads, salad, and some sizzling dishes. We’ve discovered dinner to be very hit and miss. Typically, there received’t be something we need to eat apart from the salmon and duck and we’ve resorted to consuming on the in-lobby Lawson. Different evenings, there are a selection of intriguing choices.
When you have restricted time in Japan, frankly, you shouldn’t be consuming dinner on the Government Lounge. It is best to both be maximizing your park time, consuming within the metropolis, and even at Ikspiari. All of that could be a higher use of your time, even when it does save cash to do dinner on the Government Lounge. Breakfast is a distinct story as a result of it’s saving you time to eat right here or at one of many different buffets.
One other benefit of the Government Lounge from our perspective is the vibe.
Whereas the opposite breakfast buffets are loud and chaotic, the Government Lounge is often serene and peaceable. It’s a pleasant, calm strategy to begin the day earlier than the rope drop insanity begins. The workers within the Government Lounge can also be incredible, and has remembered us over time (it most likely helps now that we’ve got a child whose blonde hair and blue eyes stand out in Japan).
If we’re being completely trustworthy, this can be a massive a part of why we love the Government Lounge. Not simply the service, however the recollections we’ve made right here over time. Little issues like crashing right here on the finish of an extended journey day from Kyoto and having the most effective (glass bottle) of Coca-Cola ever; wide-eyed surprise on our daughter’s face when the workers gave her a toy duck; sitting collectively in an empty lounge as we loved espressos whereas ready for the Airport Limo to choose us up–reflecting on a satisfying journey to Japan and already plotting our return. Now we have so many recollections from the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay that it’s inconceivable for me to offer an unbiased evaluate.
Provided that, hopefully the above photographs and descriptions suffice in serving to reply no matter questions you’ve gotten concerning the Government Lounge/Membership Degree on the Hilton Tokyo Bay. What I can add is that, if we weren’t Diamond members who obtained this totally free, we most likely wouldn’t pay for it. As with most Membership Ranges, it’s extra “value it” on an emotional stage than an goal one.
I also can add that the Government Lounge doesn’t maintain a candle to its counterparts in Tokyo. Our go-to lodge within the metropolis (we all the time switch for our non-Disney days and extremely advocate the identical) is the Conrad Tokyo. The Government Lounge at Hilton Tokyo Bay doesn’t even maintain a candle to the Membership Degree there. Nor ought to it! The Conrad Tokyo usually prices 4 occasions the value of the Hilton Tokyo Bay!
Talking of which, we generally see factors and journey hacking web sites which can be somewhat harsh on the Hilton Tokyo Bay and make unfair (given the respective prices) comparisons. This isn’t to say that the Hilton Tokyo Bay is ideal (if you happen to get “upgraded” to one of many Completely satisfied Magic rooms you may need to decline–particularly now that the common rooms have been redone), however we expect it’s a wonderful, feature-laden lodge that punches above its weight. Getting access to the Government Lounge is simply icing on the cake!
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Your Ideas
Have you ever used the Government Lounge on the Hilton Tokyo Bay? If that’s the case, do you advocate consuming breakfast right here, or just sticking to the bigger buffet eating places? Did you discover the improve to be value your cash (or time, as a Diamond member)? Do you agree or disagree with our recommendation? Any questions we might help you reply? Listening to your suggestions—even whenever you disagree with us—is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
