Hotels around Maihama and Shin-Urayasu fall into four tiers, defined by their relationship to Tokyo Disney Resort（東京ディズニーリゾート）. Maihama（舞浜）is the parks' own station; Shin-Urayasu（新浦安）is the next stop over. Pick on price alone and you pay for it on the morning of your park day.
Two things change with the tier: how you get to the gates, and whether you can use Happy Entry（ハッピーエントリー）, the early-admission perk. Settle those first and the rest is budget.
Happy Entry, which lets you in ahead of the general opening, goes to guests of the six directly run Disney Hotels and no one else.
Where to spend your first night in Japan and your last one is a different question, and we cover it in Where to Stay Near Narita and Haneda Airports: Hotels for a Late Arrival or Early Flight (2026).
The Four Tiers at a Glance
Tier | Getting to the parks | Happy Entry |
|---|---|---|
Disney Hotels (6) | On foot or by Resort Line | Yes |
Official Hotels (6) | Free shuttle, then Resort Line | No |
Partner Hotels (Shin-Urayasu and others) | Free shuttle, about 15–20 min | No |
Good Neighbor Hotels (across Tokyo) | Free shuttle by reservation | No |
Prices generally drop as you move down the list, and travel time goes up. Disney does not publish fixed price bands for the tiers, so treat that ranking as a rough guide rather than a rule.
Disney Hotels: The Six With Early Entry
This is the tier to book when the plan is to sprint for a headline attraction at rope drop, or when the hotel is half the reason you came. These six are the only tier with Happy Entry.
The six are Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta, Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Disney Ambassador Hotel, Toy Story Hotel, Fantasy Springs Hotel and Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel.
Happy Entry gets you through a dedicated entrance about 15 minutes before the general opening. It does not apply on your check-in day. You can use it on the days in between and on your check-out day.
Which park it covers depends on your hotel and on the date. There are blackout dates too, so check the Happy Entry details on the official Tokyo Disney Resort hotel pages before you commit to a booking. Assume a fixed park and your morning falls apart.
Booking opens at 11:00 a.m. Japan time on the same day of the month, four months ahead of your stay, and runs until 8:59 p.m. the night before. If that month has no such date, it opens at 11:00 a.m. on the 1st of the next month.
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Official Hotels: Six at Bayside Station
A reasonable middle if you want park proximity without paying Disney Hotel rates, and the rooms tend to be larger, which matters with kids.
The six are Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel, Hilton Tokyo Bay, Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama, Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay, Maihama View Hotel by HULIC and Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel First Resort.
Maihama View Hotel by HULIC was renamed from Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel on October 1, 2025. Some booking sites still show the old name, so search both.
All six sit near Bayside Station（ベイサイド・ステーション） on the Resort Line, with free shuttles running between the station and each hotel. Timetables are set by the individual hotels, so check the one you book.
Partner Hotels: The Case for Shin-Urayasu
Where to look if you want to hold the nightly rate down, or if you like the idea of winding down on the bay side before and after the parks. Three main Partner Hotels sit in Shin-Urayasu.
Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay connects directly to Shin-Urayasu Station, and the free shuttle reaches the parks in about 15 minutes.
Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay is about a 7-minute walk from Shin-Urayasu Station. Its shuttle runs a loop out to Tokyo DisneySea, on to Tokyo Disneyland and back, also around 15 minutes.
Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay is about 20 minutes from Maihama Station on the free Partner Hotel Shuttle.
The Partner Hotel Shuttle takes no reservation and costs guests nothing. Those times are estimates, though. Hotel Emion's own site says traffic can throw the schedule off badly, and that once a bus fills up you wait for the next one.
Shin-Urayasu is one stop from Maihama on the JR Keiyo Line, about 3 minutes. At some hours the train beats waiting for a shuttle.
Good Neighbor Hotels: Commuting From Tokyo
Best when the room rate is what decides it, or when you're pairing Disney with a few days of city sightseeing. You base yourself in central Tokyo and commute out. Hotels in Shinjuku, Odaiba and other areas take part, with free shuttles running direct to the parks.
The catch is that those shuttles require a reservation and seats are limited. You are commuting in from the city, so this tier does not suit a plan built around being at the gates when they open.
Resort Line Fares
Ticket | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
Single ride | ¥300 | ¥150 |
Free pass (1 day) | ¥700 | ¥350 |
Free pass (2 days) | ¥900 | ¥450 |
Free pass (3 days) | ¥1,200 | ¥600 |
Free pass (4 days) | ¥1,500 | ¥750 |
The line has four stations: Resort Gateway Station, Tokyo Disneyland Station, Bayside Station and Tokyo DisneySea Station. From the third ride in a day, the one-day pass costs less than buying single rides.
Before You Book: Two Checks
Shuttle timetables belong to individual hotels, not to the tier. Is there a bus that gets you there for opening, and is there one still running after the park closes? Check both before you book.
Room rates swing hard with the date and the demand. Don't book a name you happen to recognize. Compare what your actual dates cost first.
This article was translated from the original Japanese with AI assistance and reviewed by our editorial team. The Japanese version is authoritative.