Chichijima View Hotel Ogasawara

Chichijima View Hotel Ogasawara stands in the Omura district of Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, a World Natural Heritage site, and is a condominium-style property with full kitchens. The rooms are set up for living rather than just sleeping, so the family can take island time in Ogasawara at an unhurried pace.

Every room is about 12 tatami mats in size (a traditional Japanese measure of room size) with a sea view. There are 4 twin rooms on the second floor for 2 guests and 4 triple rooms on the third floor for 3 guests, and the balconies look out over the blue waters of Ogasawara. The triple rooms, which sleep 3, suit families well, and children under school age can stay too.

The well-equipped full kitchen is a big draw. Alongside a cooktop, cooking utensils, seasonings and tableware, there is a microwave, a toaster, a rice cooker, a refrigerator and a kettle, so you can prepare meals or baby food for your children, or shop for groceries and cook for yourselves. Reaching Ogasawara takes a roughly 24-hour boat journey, so stays tend to run several nights or more, which makes a place where you can cook both easy on the budget and practical. The bath and toilet come as either a shower room or a combined bath-and-toilet unit, with a washlet-equipped toilet.

The location is very convenient as well, about a 1-minute walk from Futami Port, where the scheduled ferry docks. Because it sits in the Omura district with its shopping street, shopping and eating out are easy, and you can make it your base as soon as you step off the boat.

The Ogasawara Islands hold precious nature protected as a World Natural Heritage site. Dolphin swimming, snorkeling where you may meet sea turtles, shoreline play at the calm, shallow Kominato Beach and Miyanohama, and skies full of stars all await - experiences that stay in a child's memory. Right by the shopping street, this hotel makes an ideal base for that time in the water and for guided tours.

Do note that there is no parking, and because boat services to Ogasawara are limited, you need to book the hotel and the boat together, well in advance. For details on room facilities and what can be arranged for babies, please confirm directly with the hotel when you book.