Published date: December 27, 2024
The Best of Both Worlds: Business Hotel and Luxury Hotel
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Experience of the stay
This trip to Yokohama was solely to visit the Cup Noodles Museum, as requested by my son.
We are a family of three with two elementary school children.
Finding a hotel where all three of us can stay can be quite a chore.
(It's common for places to allow sharing beds for kids only up to 6 years old.)
This time, I checked the official site and chose a room equipped with an extra bed.
I immediately called after making the reservation and added €6,050 for the extra bed.
The bed-making came apart in a matter of minutes... LOL. As others have reviewed, it might be a bit cramped. Sharing a bed might be strict for those older than 6 years.
The bathroom is a unit bath, but the hotel is new, so I felt okay about it!
Unit baths in business hotels can be tight... It’s fine for one person, but for family travel, it can get cramped. Considering the accommodation cost, it was tolerable for me!
Having a kitchen was really convenient!
Since we were only staying for one night, I didn’t cook, but it’s nice that there’s a sink instead of just a washbasin!
I saw other guests returning to their rooms with donuts, cakes, and soft serve ice cream from the shop on the first floor, and I appreciated that there were plates and utensils available.
(The kids said they wanted to eat the cup noodle they made at the Cup Noodles Museum! It’s usually standard for us to eat using small plates and forks, so it was delightful that we could do it that way here.)
The amenities are of the replenishment type, so if you're particular about that, it’s better to bring your own.
I didn’t use them, but given the hotel’s price range, it was acceptable.
Overall, I was very satisfied! The kids got tired from the crowds and although we had to use a taxi for transportation, it was unfortunate that they weren't feeling well in the evening and were in a bad mood. However, they managed to sleep well in a comfortable room.
Experiences during the trip
The purpose of this trip was to visit the Cup Noodles Museum.
My children, who attend a support school, have a bus excursion in autumn, and it seems that a middle school student came here recently, as noted on the school bulletin board, which piqued my son's interest.
"No need for a lunchbox! We’ll make ramen!"
He kept persistently saying he wanted to go.
The experience of making Chicken Ramen seems to have a very high competition rate. Reservations might be difficult (the difficulty level seems high as well).
For the Cup Noodle portion, it seems fine to just show up on the day, but if you apply on the spot, there may not be any openings until 2-3 hours later, so it's advisable to reserve in advance!
On the 4th floor, there’s a fun indoor playground (with a fee, similar to a factory tour) where preschoolers can become their own cup noodle, which we tried, but my older son seemed unsatisfied... It was okay for passing the time.
In any case, there were too many people, and my daughter, who is particularly not fond of crowds, ended up worn out and feeling unwell...
By the way, to make sure we could eat something familiar, I researched a place called Saizeriya.
It’s located in front of World Porters.
The first floor has a lot of tourists and is a food court, but on the 5th floor near the parking entrance, there’s a spacious area.
Even on the weekend, it was a relief there was almost no waiting!
Although I was tempted by attractions like Cosmo World and the Air Cabin, I gave up considering everyone's health.
We achieved our goal! My son, who looked tired at the museum, enjoyed a cup noodle with ingredients he chose himself at night and said, "This is delicious!" Feeling as a mother that coming here was worthwhile!
Seeing the cheese melt away left him looking a bit forlorn, which was cute.
I was happy that the cup noodle came with a chick... even though I chose seafood myself, I put it in too!