Family Resort
All-Inclusive Hot Spring Resorts With Kids: Everything Under One Roof
Hotels where a buffet or an all-inclusive plan, hot springs, and a kids' space add up to "we never had to leave the building," starting from the type families actually book
24 areas · 855 hotels (total listings across these areas)
When families with children choose a place to stay, the type they book most often is the large resort that includes meals, has hot spring baths, and keeps a play space for children inside the building. Most of these fall around ¥50,000 to ¥90,000 per night for a family of four, and with a buffet or an all-inclusive plan you don't have to worry about picky eaters or about the bill, so the whole day works indoors even in rain or heavy traffic. From a first trip with a baby to a family vacation once your older child is in elementary school, it is the type least likely to go wrong.
This collection gathers the areas where hotels of that type cluster, along with the brands that define it. On each area page you can narrow the list by conditions such as "all-inclusive," "kids' buffet or children's corner," "kids' room," "large bathing complex or water park," "Japanese-style or Japanese-Western room," and "meals served in your room" (heya-shoku, the Japanese custom of in-room dining). On a brand page you can line up the properties in the same group and compare them side by side.
Rates change a great deal by season and room type. Even within the same brand, facilities and what is offered for children differ from property to property, so choose by reading the confirmed amenities on the hotel page together with the latest rates and plans on the booking sites.
Features to look for in this collection
Brands that define this style
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari
41 hotelsLarge resorts built around hot springs and a buffet. The Premium properties have the fullest set of on-site facilities, at a price a family of four can manage
Grand Mercure
9 hotelsLarge hotels in resort destinations across Japan, with all-inclusive style plans, hot springs, and amenities for children
Kamenoi Hotel
19 hotelsLarge hotels in hot spring towns. A buffet, big communal baths, and Japanese-style rooms make them work well for families
Hotel Green Plaza
7 hotelsResorts in the highlands and at ski areas, many of them with an indoor pool or a play space
By car or bullet train from the Tokyo area (Izu, Boso, northern Kanto)
The areas families really do book. Plenty of large hotels with hot springs and meals included.
Izu
Hot springs and the sea, with a good supply of large all-inclusive and meals-included hotels
Atami
A hot spring town you can reach by bullet train, with large hotels offering buffets and big communal baths
Minami-Boso
A drive from central Tokyo, with many large resorts that include meals
Kinugawa Onsen
Large ryokan inns along the gorge, some with an indoor pool or a play space
Nasu Kogen
Large highland resorts where you can spend the whole day on site
Hakone
A hot spring area close to central Tokyo, with large hotels and family rooms
Shizuoka
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Chiba
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Tochigi
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Central Japan and Kansai
All-inclusive hotels, plus seaside and island resorts.
Ise-Shima and Toba
A seaside resort area where all-inclusive hotels gather
Awaji Island
An island close to Kansai, with large resorts that have pools
Family-Friendly Hotels at Lake Hamana
Large resorts on the shore of Lake Hamana, with indoor play spaces and hot springs
Nanki-Shirahama
A mild hot spring area, with large hotels and places to meet animals
Gero Onsen
Large ryokan inns along the Hida River
Mie
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Wakayama
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Hokkaido and Tohoku
Large ski resorts and hot spring hotels built like a theme park.
Hokkaido
Search the large resorts across Hokkaido in one place. Many of them run an airport shuttle
Fukushima
Large hot spring theme park style complexes, where children can play all day indoors
Akiu Onsen
Large hotels in a hot spring area close to Sendai
Miyagi
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Kyushu and Okinawa
Large hotels in hot spring towns, and resorts in the south.
Beppu Onsen
A hot spring town with an enormous volume of water, and plenty of large hotels
Nagasaki
Large resorts and hot springs, for a family trip in Kyushu
Okinawa
Large resorts on the main island, some with all-inclusive style plans
Oita Prefecture
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Tips for traveling with kids
- checkA hotel with all three of meals included, hot springs, and a play space on site is hard for weather or traffic to derail. It suits a first trip with a baby or toddler
- checkBuffets get crowded at certain hours. Going right at opening or a little late lets you eat calmly with children
- checkEven within one brand, the facilities differ property by property. Read the confirmed amenities on the hotel page before you book
- check¥50,000 to ¥90,000 per night for a family of four is the usual range for this type, but it rises over long weekends and the New Year holidays. If you can shift your dates, aim for weekdays or the days right after a holiday
- checkJapanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, and rooms with a kids' room attached are limited in number. Book early
Recommended hotels in this collection (58)
Selected automatically from the top-ranked hotels in each area.
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi
BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE
GLAMPREMIER Naruto
Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa
Grand Mercure Awaji Island Resort & Spa
Kamenoi Hotel Atami
Hotel Wellseason Hamanako
Toba Seaside Hotel
Kamenoi Hotel Fuji
TAOYA Atami
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- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi
- BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE
- GLAMPREMIER Naruto
- Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa
- Grand Mercure Awaji Island Resort & Spa
- Kamenoi Hotel Atami
- Hotel Wellseason Hamanako
- Toba Seaside Hotel
- Kamenoi Hotel Fuji
- TAOYA Atami
- Lucy Kiki
- Izu Kogen Hanairotei
- Hotel New Akao
- Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Atami
- Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa
- Kamogawa Grand Hotel
- Kinugawa Onsen Hotel
- Nikko Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki
- Hotel Epinard Nasu
- Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Nasu
- Hakone Hotel Kowakien
- Hotel Okada
- Mars Garden Wood Gotemba
- Hotel & Spa Anda Resort Izukogen
- Kameyama Onsen Hotel
- Kisui no Yado Monya
- Pension Troll's Forest
- Pension Ajiwai
- Todaya
- Toba View Hotel Hanashinju
- Awaji Sumoto Onsen Kaigetsukan
- Yumekaiyu Awajishima
- Hotel Green Plaza Hamanako
- Grand Mercure Lake Hamana Resort & Spa
- Shirahama Coganoi Resort & Spa
- Shirahama Yanagiya
- Gero Onsen Ogawaya
- Gero Onsen Fugaku
- Grand Mercure Ise Shima Resort & Spa
- Bali & Resort Saya no Kaze
- Grand Mercure Wakayama Minabe Resort & Spa
- Nanki Shirahama Marriott Hotel
- Toyako Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace
- Hotel Naturwald Furano
- Hotel Listel Inawashiro Wing Tower
- Bandai Atami Onsen Hotel Hananoyu
- Akiu Onsen Hotel New Mitoya
- Sendai Akiu Onsen Geihinkan Sakura Rikyu
- Matsushima Onsen Matsushima Ichinobo
- Richmond Hotel Sendai
- Beppu Daiichi Hotel
- Suginoi Hotel
- Shimabara Onsen Hotel Nampuro
- i+Land nagasaki
- Fukugi Terrace
- Vessel Hotel Campana Okinawa
- Beppu Onsen Ryochiku Bettei
- Grand Mercure Beppu Bay Resort & Spa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do large meals-included resorts work with a baby?
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Many of them keep high chairs and children's tableware in the buffet hall, and either serve baby food or allow you to bring your own. Because you can spend the whole day inside, there is very little travel to manage, which makes these hotels a good fit for a first trip. Check the confirmed amenities on each hotel page for whether a crib and baby food are available before you choose.
What is the difference between all-inclusive and a buffet?
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All-inclusive means that drinks and activities are bundled into the room rate along with meals, so there is no bill to worry about. A buffet is a style of serving food, and its advantage is that even a picky child can find something to eat. What is included differs from hotel to hotel, so check the description of the plan.
How much budget should we plan for?
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For this type of hotel, figure on roughly ¥50,000 to ¥90,000 per night for a family of four, though it varies a great deal with the season, the room type, and the meals. Rates go up over long weekends and the New Year holidays, and tend to come down on weekdays and just after a holiday. Enter your dates on a booking site to check.
Within one brand, do all the properties have the same facilities?
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No. Even within the same brand, the hot springs, pools, kids' spaces, and what is offered for children differ from property to property. Use the brand page to see the group's hotels side by side, and compare them using the confirmed amenities on each hotel page.
Any tips for finding a hotel where you can spend the whole day on site?
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Combine the conditions "kids' room," "large bathing complex or water park on site," "kids' buffet," and "all-inclusive" to narrow the list. On a rainy day, or a day when traffic keeps you in, a hotel with all of these is much less likely to leave children bored.