BelleBway
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We just booked 4 nights at the Sheraton Grande Hotel right near Disney! So excited!
Yay! You'll love it there. I look forward to reading all about your trip!
We just booked 4 nights at the Sheraton Grande Hotel right near Disney! So excited!
Random question
My friend that is going with found a site that said that to bring our prescription medicine, we had to have a prescription and a note from our doctor saying why we use it. She also found where it said that you can't bring allergy medicine.
Does anyone know if either of these are true?
Thanks for the advice!
Another question--how did you get to your hotel? We are getting in to the airport around 9pm-ish. We were told we could go by train (but I've heard about this crazy stair cases you have to go up and down and with lots of luggage that could be a pain) or by taxi, which is $400 us dollars to the hotel.
Another question--how did you get to your hotel? We are getting in to the airport around 9pm-ish. We were told we could go by train (but I've heard about this crazy stair cases you have to go up and down and with lots of luggage that could be a pain) or by taxi, which is $400 us dollars to the hotel.
The most direct way to get to hotels in Tokyo is the Limo Bus which is around $30/person/way
http://www.mousesavers.com/tokyo.html#limobus
They only go down to the TDR area until 5pm though, so this may only be an option for you on your return trip.
You could take the train, and ship your luggage using takuhaibin service.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2278.html
You can also use this service to send your luggage down to Kyoto and back. It really depends on how much convenience is worth to you. From personal experience, lugging luggage on public transit can be very stressful in unfamiliar areas. If you have more than 1 bag/person, then sending at least some of it ahead could greatly reduce your arrival stress.
Are you flying in to Narita or Haneda?
I've usually done the train, which can be a tad confusing but is do-able. I don't remember many stairs... if there are more than 1 of you, you could probably take turns helping each other with suitcases. (the only slightly confusing part is transferring at Tokyo Station) This is assuming you are coming into Narita.
I did the bus this past trip and was pleasantly surprised at how easy and quick it was. But it sounds like that may not be an option when you arrive.
I wouldn't ever take a taxi from the airport- just way too expensive and not worth it imo. If you don't want to take a train, my only suggestion would be to stay overnight near the airport and then taking the first bus the next morning.
Another option is to take the train part of the way, and then get a taxi. I'm not sure which station your hotel is near, but for example, say you take the Narita Express to Tokyo station. Hotel X, as I'll call it right now, requires you to transfer to another train to reach the nearest station. However, you can take the Narita Express to Tokyo, get off there, and then just grab a taxi. This will certainly cost less than taking one all the way from the airport, but may save you some hassle on dealing with local trains.
I've done this both times I moved to Japan; first time to Yokohama, where I took the limo bus to the station, spent the night at a hotel right there, then got a taxi in the morning to my apartment. This year I'm in Tokyo, so I took the Narita Express to Shinjuku, signed my lease at the office there, and then got a taxi to my apartment in Ikebukuro.
However, if your hotel is close to one of the main stations (Shinjuku, Tokyo, etc) that the Narita express stops at, or the limo bus will stop at, go with those options. Much simpler and will save you a bundle.