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forumWhat families say
Guests praise the all-inclusive plan and the dinner made with Ibaraki ingredients. Families with children also rate the rooms with semi-open-air baths, the ninth-floor East Building communal bath with baby baths, changing tables, and shower chairs, and the free baby-item rentals, including bed-in-bed sleepers, baby-bottle sterilizers, and toilet-training seats.
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Kids Facilities
Baby-item rentals
Baby-item rentals
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
Baby items including bed-in-bed sleepers, baby baths, toilet-training seats, baby-bottle sterilizers, and diaper bins are available to borrow free of charge.
Playroom
Playroom
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
A play space for young children with a ball pit and educational toys. It is available from 8 to 11 a.m. and from 2 to 9 p.m. Children cannot use it alone; parents are responsible for safety supervision.
- •Children cannot use the playroom alone.
- •Parents are responsible for safety supervision.
Seaside Pool
Seaside Pool
- calendar_monthSeason:Summer only
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
An outdoor pool beside the shoreline that guests can access from their rooms while wearing swimwear. In addition to the main pool, which measures 18 m long × 10 m wide × 1.2 m deep, there is a shallow, gourd-shaped children's pool 0.3 m deep.
Children's dining
Children's dining
Children's menu items are available at the dinner and breakfast buffets. Age 0 is free of charge; ages 1–3 have no meals and no bedding; and guests age 4 and over are booked on a meals-and-bedding basis. Co-sleeping is available for up to 2 children.
Craft experience
Craft experience
- paymentsPrice:Free for guests
An experience where guests can make small items while looking out at the sea. Dedicated staff provide support, and young children can participate. It is held from 2 to 8 p.m. and takes 20–30 minutes.
Baby-food and baby-care room
Baby-food and baby-care room
A baby-food and baby-care room has been available since June 2026.
Overview
Oarai Hotel is an oceanfront seaside resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Its all-inclusive style includes dinner, breakfast, drinks, and on-site activities at no additional charge. Family-friendly facilities include a playroom with a ball pit and an outdoor pool with a shallow children's pool. Baby items such as bed-in-bed sleepers and baby baths are available to borrow free of charge, and children can stay from age 0.
Rooms
Guest rooms are divided among the West, Central, and East buildings. The West Building Stylish Twin is 26 sq m for up to 3 guests, with two low beds and one futon. The bathroom has a shower booth only and no bathtub. The East Building Moderate rooms are 40–47 sq m for up to 4 guests. The Central Building Neo-Modern Japanese-style tatami rooms are 35 sq m for up to 3 guests, with a semi-open-air bath and ocean views. The West Building Premium Rooms are 52 sq m for up to 4 guests and come in five types: Yuunagi, Asahi, Japanese, Japanese Resort, and Asian. Except for Yuunagi, these rooms offer ocean views from the semi-open-air bath. Yuunagi has a marble indoor bath with no ocean view. The Central Building Executive Suite is 70 sq m for up to 5 guests and has a semi-open-air bath. The Central Building Superior Twin is 35 sq m for up to 3 guests. In-room amenities include children's toothbrushes.
Dining
Both dinner and breakfast are served buffet-style, with a live kitchen preparing grilled seafood finished in front of you and authentic beef steaks, as well as Hitachiwagyu burgers and other dishes. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m.; both are limited to 90 minutes. Breakfast includes children's menu items, and dinner also features popular children's dishes. Nine specified allergenic ingredients are identified, but the dishes are not completely free of those ingredients. Children's meals and bedding are handled according to age: age 0 is free of charge, ages 1–3 have no meals and no bedding, and guests age 4 and over are booked on a meals-and-bedding basis. Co-sleeping is available for up to 2 children.
Baths and Pool
The top-floor East Building's ninth floor has a panoramic communal bath overlooking the Pacific, with one bath for each gender. Hours are from 3 p.m. to midnight (last admission at 11:30 p.m.) and from 5 to 10 a.m. (last admission at 9:30 a.m.). The baths use heated water rather than onsen water, and day-use bathing is not available. They are not barrier-free. The changing rooms and bathing areas have diaper-changing tables, baby baths, and shower chairs. Under Ibaraki Prefecture regulations, mixed bathing with children age 7 and over is not permitted. Outdoors, the Seaside Pool operates only during summer from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The main pool measures 18 m long × 10 m wide × 1.2 m deep, and there is also a shallow, gourd-shaped children's pool 0.3 m deep. Staying guests may use the pools free of charge. Guests can walk between their room and the pool in their swimwear, and go directly from the pool to the beach for shoreline play.
Family-Friendly Features
Baby items including bed-in-bed sleepers, baby baths, toilet-training seats, baby-bottle sterilizers, and diaper bins are available to borrow free of charge. A baby-food and baby-care room has been available since June 2026. The hotel has a playroom with a ball pit and educational toys, available from 8 to 11 a.m. and from 2 to 9 p.m. Children cannot use it alone; parents are responsible for safety supervision. During the same hours, a separate game room offers table tennis, board games, and darts. A craft experience where guests make small items while looking out at the sea is held from 2 to 8 p.m. and takes 20–30 minutes; young children can participate. Rooms that can be entered while remaining in a wheelchair are available in the Central and West buildings, and wheelchairs are available to borrow free of charge, subject to limited availability. Some steps remain, so the property is not completely barrier-free.
Access
The hotel is about 90 minutes by car from central Tokyo and about 10 minutes by car from Mito-Oarai IC on the Higashimito Road. Oarai Coast is a 3-minute walk away, and Oarai Isosaki Shrine is a 5-minute walk away, making sightseeing convenient. Parking for 150 vehicles is available free of charge. A reservation-required shuttle bus also runs between Oarai Station and the hotel, and staying guests may use it free of charge. Checkout is normally by 10 a.m., but a late checkout benefit lets guests stay until 11 a.m.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 6881 Ishohamacho, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki 311-1301 |
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| directions_carAccess | About 90 minutes by car from central Tokyo; about 15 minutes from Mito-Oarai IC and about 60 minutes from Itako IC. Oarai Coast is a 3-minute walk away, and Oarai Isosaki Shrine is a 5-minute walk away. Two free shuttle buses run from JR Oarai Station: departing at 2:20 p.m. and arriving at 2:30 p.m., and departing at 3:25 p.m. and arriving at 3:35 p.m. |
| trainNearest station | Oarai Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 150 vehicles is available free of charge. |
| callPhone | +81-570-200-418 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, Bank Card, UFJ Card, Mastercard, Saison, AEON, View, JTB |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.oarai-hotel.co.jp/open_in_new |
Reference price as of August 22, 2026 (stay date 2026-09-12). Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can babies and young children stay at Oarai Hotel?
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Children can stay from age 0. Age 0 is free of charge; ages 1–3 have no meals and no bedding; and guests age 4 and over are booked on a meals-and-bedding basis. Co-sleeping is available for up to 2 children.
Are there any rules for children using the baths or pool?
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Under Ibaraki Prefecture regulations, mixed bathing with children age 7 and over is not permitted. The outdoor pool operates only during summer from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and includes a 0.3 m-deep shallow children's pool.
Are children's meals available?
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Children's menu items are available at both the dinner and breakfast buffets. Nine specified allergenic ingredients are identified, but the dishes are not completely free of those ingredients.
Can we rent baby items?
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Yes. Bed-in-bed sleepers, baby baths, toilet-training seats, baby-bottle sterilizers, and diaper bins are available to borrow free of charge.
How can we get to the hotel from Oarai Station?
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A reservation-required shuttle bus runs between Oarai Station and the hotel, and staying guests may use it free of charge. Two buses depart from JR Oarai Station at 2:20 p.m. and 3:25 p.m., arriving at 2:30 p.m. and 3:35 p.m.
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