All Day Hotels
Hotels You Never Have to Leave: A Full Day With Kids On Site
Rain or blazing heat, zero sightseeing, everyone still happy. Hotels with the pool, the play area, the baths and the meals all under one roof, for a trip where you never go out
10 areas · 283 hotels (total listings across these areas)
When plans fall apart on a family trip, the cause is almost always the weather or the travel between places. Rain wipes out playing outdoors, heat or cold makes long walks impossible, and traffic sets the children off. One way of choosing solves all of it at once: a hotel where you can spend the whole day inside.
The requirements are simple. On site there should be a pool or large baths, an indoor play area, and food your children will actually eat. With those three in place, you can go from check-in to checkout without stepping outside once, and your children will still go to bed happy. Because you are not cramming in sightseeing, parents get to rest too, which is why this approach works best of all on trips with babies and toddlers.
In this collection we have used our verified facility data to gather the areas where hotels with all three come together, sorted by the kind of day you want. Each area page lets you narrow things down further with features such as a kids' room, large bathing facilities or a kids' buffet. And if you would rather choose by price range or by the style of meal plan, take a look at our collection of large hot spring resorts with meals included as well.
Features to look for in this collection
A day of pools and baths: built around water
Pool in the morning, a nap, then the baths in the afternoon. Areas where the whole day turns around playing in water.
Fukushima
A hotel connected to an indoor water park, where the weather never matters and you can stay in swimsuits from morning to night
Echigo-Yuzawa
Large resorts with indoor pools and play areas. In winter, playing in the snow starts at the door too
Minami-Boso
Large spa-resort-style hotels, close enough to drive from central Tokyo
Awaji Island
Island resorts with pools and adventure play courses
A day of play areas and activities: built around doing things
Areas with a deep lineup of indoor and outdoor play areas and hands-on programs, enough to fill a day without leaving the grounds.
Nasu Kogen
Highland resorts with animal encounters and play areas on the property
Yatsugatake
Forest activity programs and pools, with the whole property turning into a playground
Urabandai & Inawashiro
Large resorts with activities and indoor pools, where the fun changes with the season
Lake Biwa
Spend the whole day at a lakeside resort, close to Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
All-inclusive, so your wallet is settled too
When food, drinks and activities are in the price, there is no bill to worry about and you can say yes to one more go all day long.
Ise-Shima and Toba
A seaside resort area with a cluster of all-inclusive hotels
Okinawa
Large resorts with all-inclusive style plans to choose from
Tips for traveling with kids
- checkA pool or large baths, an indoor play area, and food your children will eat: with those three on site, a whole day works without going outside
- checkAt a hotel that lets you use the facilities before check-in or after checkout, your real stay gets much longer. Leave the bags and go play first
- checkAt the age when naps still matter, having the play area close to the room makes all the difference. Play in the morning, nap in the room, then head out once more in the afternoon is the golden pattern
- checkStay two nights and the middle day becomes a complete day of play with no travel at all. This approach shows its true value at two nights rather than one
- checkThe more the day happens on site, the more flexible mealtimes matter. Check the buffet's serving hours and its busiest stretches ahead of time
Recommended hotels in this collection (28)
Selected automatically from the top-ranked hotels in each area.
Nesta Resort Kobe
Atema Kogen Resort Belnatio
Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira Hotel
Irago Ocean Resort
i+Land nagasaki
Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo
Hotel Epinard Nasu
Shimabara Onsen Hotel Nampuro
Hotel Listel Inawashiro Wing Tower
Bandai Atami Onsen Hotel Hananoyu
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- Nesta Resort Kobe
- Atema Kogen Resort Belnatio
- Shirakaba Resort Ikenotaira Hotel
- Irago Ocean Resort
- i+Land nagasaki
- Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo
- Hotel Epinard Nasu
- Shimabara Onsen Hotel Nampuro
- Hotel Listel Inawashiro Wing Tower
- Bandai Atami Onsen Hotel Hananoyu
- Angel Grandia Echigo Nakazato
- Echigo Yuzawa NASPA New Otani
- Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa
- Kamogawa Grand Hotel
- Awaji Sumoto Onsen Kaigetsukan
- Yumekaiyu Awajishima
- Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa
- Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Nasu
- Kids Pension Maple
- Grand Mercure Yatsugatake Resort & Spa
- Urabandai Lake Resort Geihinkan Nekoma Rikyu
- Urabandai Lake Resort Honkan Goshiki no Mori
- GLAMP ELEMENT
- Kyukamura Omihachiman
- Todaya
- Toba View Hotel Hanashinju
- Fukugi Terrace
- Vessel Hotel Campana Okinawa
Frequently Asked Questions
Won't the children get bored if we never leave the hotel all day?
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Not at a hotel with a pool, a play area, baths and good meals. From a child's point of view the hotel itself is the playground, and with no travel and no lines their mood holds up. The key is whether the facilities suit their age, so use the verified facilities to check for things like a shallow kids' pool or an indoor kids' space.
Does this work for a trip on a rainy day?
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This style of hotel is the most rain-proof choice there is. With an indoor pool, a kids' room and large bathing facilities, you can plan without watching the forecast. Some hotels center on outdoor facilities, so if rain is forecast, pick one with a deep set of indoor options to be safe.
Does it suit families with babies aged 0 to 2?
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It suits them best of all. The less you travel, the easier it is to hold on to the rhythm of feeding, napping and baby food, and when the room is close to the play area you can head back the moment they tire. Baby beds, baby food service and pools where diapers are allowed differ by hotel, so check the verified facilities as well.
One night or two?
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This approach shows its true value at two nights. The middle day becomes a full day of play with no travel, and you are not chased along by check-in and checkout. If you only have one night, choose a hotel that lets you use the facilities before and after your stay to stretch your time there.