Review: Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

 

This Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Review is part of a trip report including luxury resorts in Asia and the Maldives, such as Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru and Amantaka, as well as Etihad First Class and Emirates First Class. 

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Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Arrival and Check-In 

The Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport is one of the most convenient options if you have an overnight at Tokyo Narita and don't want to stay at a capsule hotel. It's a 10-15 minute free shuttle ride away, and the shuttle comes about every 20 minutes during the peak periods of 8-9:40am and 4:30-10pm.

Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Shuttle Schedule

 

After arriving, we did have to wait in line quite awhile to check-in, as there were many of us on the shuttle and just two associates checking guests in.

 

Standard Room, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport 

For our overnight stay, we booked a standard twin room. It's 269 square feet, so not large, but we barely spent any time in it apart from sleeping. As the curtains were drawn, it was a bit gloomy when we first entered:

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Standard Guest Room

 

But the beds were in good condition and comfortable enough for an airport hotel:

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-Twin Room

 

There was plenty of desk space and a comfortably supportive desk chair for working, as well as a flat screen TV:

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-Work Desk and Flat Screen TV

 

Underneath the TV were coffee and tea making facilities, although I recommend bringing your own tea or instant espresso, since the offerings were limited to Lipton tea and Nescafe instant coffee.

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-Coffee and Tea

 

It was overcast on the day we were there, but it was still nice to gaze out at trees rather than high rise buildings. 

View from Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

 

And when we looked down at the foliage right by the hotel, we noticed some pretty cherry blossoms–staying in early April, we'd caught some of the cherry blossom season. I remember when I lived in Japan, “sakura zenzen” was a regular part of the weather forecast, detailing the cherry blossom season as it moved up the Japanese archipelago.

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel--Cherry Blossoms

 

Back to our room: the bathroom was small, as you'd expect for an airport hotel.

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-Bathroom

 

There was a bathtub-shower combo:

Bathtub-Shower Combo, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

 

Bath products were Peter Thomas Roth, which I haven't seen since a stay years ago at Le Parker Meridien New York. No matter–I always bring my own toiletries. As at many Asian hotels, a dental kit with toothbrush and toothpaste was provided, in case you forgot yours, a nice touch that avoids having to ring housekeeping.

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel, Peter Thomas Roth Bath Products

 

Another thing I appreciate about Japanese hotels is that just about all of them, including the Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport, provide slippers, in addition to bathrobes. 

Slippers and Bathrobes, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

 

I liked that the temperature control was part of the bedside console, and that it was easy to determine if the clock alarm was on or off. One of the worst things, in my book, are alarms that are hard to set or to determine if they're on, and which go off at an ungodly hour due to the previous occupant's setting.

Review-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-Bedside Console with Temperature Controls and Alarm Clock

 

Breakfast Buffet at Terrace Restaurant

I'd booked a room only rate, although thanks to Hilton Gold status we received breakfast vouchers, valid for the breakfast buffet at the Terrace Restaurant off of the lobby.

Terrace Restaurant, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Review

 

We didn't eat a full breakfast there, so as to leave room to sample lounge offerings before our flight, but there were plenty of choices, with the Japanese options on the whole much more appetizing.

There were cooked options, such as broiled salmon, breakfast meats, scrambled eggs, and baked beans:

Broiled Fish and Meats, Breakfast Buffet, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport

Scrambled Eggs and Baked Beans, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Review

 

If you weren't up to cooked foods, there was also fruit and various types of yogurt, and a cheese assortment:

Fruits and Yogurts, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Breakfast

Breakfast Buffet Cheeses-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Review

 

For picky eaters, pancakes would probably be a good bet, although they didn't look especially good as far as pancakes go:

Breakfast Buffet Pancakes, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Review

 

Smoked salmon was served with onions, and the salad greens and tomatoes looked especially good, if you fancy salad for breakfast:

Smoked Salmon and Salad, Breakfast at Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel

 

Naturally, there was miso soup with accompaniments….as well as the infamous natto.

Miso Soup and Natto for Breakfast-Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Review


After breakfast, we made our way through the lobby to catch the airport shuttle. We saw one of the friendly staff in a gorgeous kimono, so we asked to take a photo and she graciously obliged:

Review: Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel-with Kimono-clad Staff


The Verdict

The Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport is a solid airport hotel, and we experienced a clean room and good service, after a rather long wait to check-in. The shuttle service was reliably on-time, although aim to time your arrival for peak times where there is service every 20 minutes, or if you've just missed it, consider taking a taxi.

If you've stayed at the Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel, what was your experience?

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