Radisson Hotel Narita

Arrived NRT too late to catch the bus for Ashikaga, so we stayed here for the night. Got in late & left early. No problems.

Eight of us stayed one night to decompress before proceeding to Kyoto. Top features for us were the large, well kept grounds, large swimming pools, and a very good (but expensive) breakfast buffet. Rooms were not expensive, and shuttles/highway buses connected well with Tokyo and Narita Airport.

While I was at this hotel, I went to see Mt. Fuji and I also saw the Narita-san temple and went to the Aeon mall also in Narita. I only saw Mt. Fuji as that was a hole day trip to and from. I left for Kawaguchi at 11am and got back to my hotel at 11:30 as I had to wait about an hr for a train to move because of an accident somewhere up the line. This hotel had free shuttle bus service to Narita, including the temple and a mall there as of (when I went) May 2011. Since I had been reading that taxi service by Narita is expensive, it was also a huge plus for me that they had free shuttle bus service to and from the airport. You just tell them your airline and they drop you right off where you are supposed to be *be sure to have your passport ready as the bus stops and they check it while you are still on the bus*. There is a highway bus that stops by the front of the hotel and goes to Tokyo station, from which place you can go to a lot of other places I suppose. The last bus back to the hotel from there leaves at 10:20 local time (right on the pavement it has the name of the hotel and that's where you stand to get picked up). All of the transportation in Japan is as prompt as possible, so you need to be as well. Be sure to bring a notebook and a pen just in case you need to ask a question. The people in Japan who don't speak English so well can read and write it so far as I found. I kept track of the names of places and just asked those as a question on the day I had to change trains a bunch on the way to at least see (though I did not climb) Mt. Fuji. I wasn't able to take such good pictures of the mountain but it was awesome even to see from a distance at Kawaguchi. The thing is I would if I had to do it over again just throw myself on the mercy of the Japanese officials at the places where they take your tickets for the trains more and ask right away how to put the tickets into the machines, those places that everyone is walking through (you'll know what I mean when you get there). Cuz I had no idea how to do that. I did do this but the one time I didn't ask for help then the machine ate my ticket cuz I didn't do it right. Be sure to know the words for "excuse me" and "thank you very much" in Japanese as you will be using them a lot. The Japanese people are very helpful, and it is also true that the people at the Radisson know English fairly well and that I was very happy to stay here. You can send postcards from this hotel, as they have lovely postcards available and will also send them with stamps to the U.S. It cost me 70 yen but I was glad. I don't think every hotel has the same good and cheap transportation to and from the airport (free!) but do please schedule your air flight for later in the morning. The earliest ride to the airport was at 7 am and so the earliest they could get you to the airport would be 7:30am as it takes a half an hour to get there. My flight worked out just fine being at 10:27 in the morning from Japan, but really I think that I might have run into trouble if it was a lot sooner. Bring a lot of money already changed or bring money in cash to Japan as Visa is not "everywhere you want to be" in Japan. You will likely find no place where you can use it, and my bank wouldn't allow me to do so as they said there was too much fraud coming from that country. So talk to your bank first and bring money. That's it I suppose. God bless you on your journeys!

We stayed there for two nights. My husband and I enjoyed the excellent breakfast. Breakfast is included in the rate and we were aware that normally the price per person is 2200 yen. The hotel provide frequent free shuttle bus to the mall and temple. Very thoughtful. We stayed in one other hotel before and we were required to pay for the shuttle bus. On the way to Singapore, we stayed there for two nights and we were provided with complimentary bottled water but when we returned from Singapore, there was no complimentary bottle water provided. On answering my enquiry, the guest service person indicated that it was because we were provided with an upgraded room - but the room was exactly the same. We did not bother arguing since it does not cost much to get the water ourselves. Anyways, I would certainly go back to this hotel each time when we make a home trip to Singapore.

The hotel was very reasonable for nice accommodations since we were only staying a couple of nights. Very good shuttle bus service to the local town, train station, and airport terminal. Very friendly staff.

its value for money

As always, this was a restful, enjoyable stop at the Narita Radisson. Quiet rooms, with beatiful surrounding grounds and views.

Hotel mainly serves airline crews and used to dealing with English speaking people. It takes about 30 min for the shuttle to cover the distance to the Airport. However, you can ake the convenient bus service to the nearby town for shopping and sightseeing Narita-san temple or the highway bus to downtown Tokyo.

I had to book a hotel near Narita Airport for an overnight stay when my flight got changed. Very pleasant stay. Staff extremely helpful and most spoke English well. Free shuttle was found right outside Terminal 1 at stop 16, where there is a schedule posted at the stop. There is also a pdf of the shuttle on the web but had to run a search to find it on the hotel website. The shuttle was on time. The hotel has several large buses that stop near there for picking up flight crews, but the regular traveler takes a smaller van. Grounds are pleasant and you can walk out along the small farm plots, and it looks like the nearby town is a not long walk away. Food in the main dining area was good, and the breakfast buffet was western and Japanese food. Price for the buffet was about $20 USD. The bed was extremely comfortable. I was very pleased with the choice.

Hotel shuttle poop sheet indicates that the final shuttle arrives at the airport at 22:00hrs (10pm), despite other reviewers assertion that 9pm is the final shuttle. Read the signs outside airport for shuttle stop point and arrival times. Hotel employees spoke very adequate English and were very courteous and helpful. I got 2 sandwiches, a banana, bread pudding, and a grape drink for 1400Y ($15) from a small take out deli in the hotel. The room was very comfortable. Full service toilet including heated seat and a button shower. Free wired internet. Comfortable bed. 11am checkout a negative.