Best Family Stays in Yokosuka Japan
Family stays in Yokosuka split between the harbour and the coast. Mercure Yokosuka stands one minute on foot from Keikyu Shioiri Station and about ten from JR Yokosuka Station, which keeps pushchairs off long walks, while La vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki Terrace runs an outdoor swimming pool, a hot spring bath and table tennis out on the Kannonzaki headland. Hotel New Port Yokosuka adds balconies and a family-friendly Italian restaurant with a buffet breakfast, and Yado at Uraga brings tatami rooms, a kitchen, a washing machine and sea views. Kosher and vegan options exist at the Yado restaurant.
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Where to stay in Yokosuka
Distance from the gate is the first filter with children in tow. Mercure Yokosuka is a one-minute walk from Keikyu Shioiri Station and roughly ten minutes from JR Yokosuka Station, with a 24-hour reception, a lift and vending machines for the moments that go wrong at 22:00. Hotel New Port Yokosuka sits in the same harbour district with a lift, a 24-hour front desk, facilities for disabled guests and free WiFi, which makes a difference with buggies and bags. Out at Uraga, Yado is on the Keikyu Kurihama Line side of the peninsula, further from the sights but on a quieter street, with luggage storage and daily housekeeping.
The bath and the room type decide the rest. La vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki Terrace is the only property here with a hot spring bath, an open-air bath, a sauna and an outdoor swimming pool with a view, and every room has a balcony and sea views, which keeps small children occupied without leaving the site. Yado offers tatami rooms above the water at Uraga, plus a kitchen, a washing machine and a refrigerator, the combination that makes a week with a toddler workable. Mercure Yokosuka and Hotel New Port Yokosuka run Western beds with private bathrooms, balconies at the New Port, and no communal bath.
Eating with children is easier here than the port setting suggests. Hotel New Port Yokosuka runs a family-friendly restaurant serving Italian food with a buffet breakfast and lunch daily, which covers the fussiest table. Yado has its own restaurant with Japanese dishes across brunch, lunch and dinner, and lists kosher and vegan options, unusual on this coast. La vista Yokosuka Kannonzaki Terrace serves a buffet breakfast with warm dishes, cheese and fruit alongside Asian options, and Mercure Yokosuka puts a Japanese and Western breakfast on the nineteenth floor over the bay. Outside, Dobuita Street handles navy burgers and Yokosuka curry.
Yokosuka is unusually legible for children. There is a battleship you can board at Mikasa Park, an island reachable by ferry from Mikasa Pier, and a lighthouse with a path around it at Kannonzaki. The naval base gives the centre burgers and bilingual signs, and the curry served with milk and salad is the local dish that even cautious eaters finish. Away from the port, the slopes climb quickly, so plan on trains and short flat walks rather than long crosstown treks.