16 hotels and ryokan in Okayama that are great for families. Safe and comfortable♪

As the catchphrase "Okayama is a sunny country", there are many sunny days nationwide, and it is warm and easy to spend Okayama. In addition to super famous spots such as "Seto Ohashi" and "Okayama Korakuen", there are also "Toy Kingdom" and "Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland", so it is recommended for traveling with children. Be healed by beautiful nature, fun spots, and delicious food, and your heart will be sunny ♪

When traveling with children, the amount of luggage increases and there are many things to worry about, such as meal, baths, and sleeping arrangements. So, this time, we have carefully selected hotels and ryokan in Okayama that offer a wide range of family-friendly services, such as hotels with rooms with open-air baths, baby goods rentals, and children's lunches. We will introduce them in three areas: Bizen Area, Bitchu Area, and Mimasaka Area.

Diamond Setouchi Marine Hotel is about a 20-minute drive from JR Kojima Station. Toy Kingdom is also just a 5-minute drive away. This is a Miki House Childrearing Research Institute "Welcome Baby Accommodation," and this is one of the certified rooms, the Toy Kingdom Room. In this spacious Japanese-Western style room, toys and picture books await your child. There's no doubt that your child will be excited by the colorful and cute room.

In addition to the "Toy Kingdom" room, there are four types of family rooms. All of them are designed by the local "Shibukawa Zoo" and are decorated with cute illustrations of animals. You can take off your shoes and play on the floor without any steps, so it's safe♪ All rooms have baby beds and baby cots available for rental (for a fee), so even babies can stay comfortably.

There are restaurants serving yakiniku, Japanese cuisine, and teppanyaki inside the building, but the most popular among families is the buffet for both dinner and breakfast. At dinnertime, there are about 50 different dishes from Japanese, Western and Chinese cuisine, including steaks at the teppanyaki corner. There are also plenty of desserts that are popular with children, such as a chocolate fountain! And the next morning, there is a buffet with bread, salad, fruit and more. There is also a kids' corner at the venue, so moms and dads can enjoy meal at their leisure.

This is a heated pool with a sense of openness and made of glass (closed from October to mid-March). In addition to the main pool, there is also a 54cm deep children's pool, so it is safe for little ones. If you want to use it, be sure to bring a swimsuit and swim cap. The natural hot onsen "Tama no onsen" also has a large bath, an open-air bath, and a sauna. Come and refresh yourself and forget about your busy daily life!

Hotel Excel Okayama is about a 15-minute walk from JR Okayama Station. Okayama Castle and Okayama Korakuen are both about a 9-minute walk away, making it a convenient location for sightseeing. The recommended room is the Okaden Chuggington Room! This is a collaboration room with Okaden (Okayama Electric Tramway) and is located on the top floor of the hotel. You can also play with Plarail, which is a dream come true for children who love trains. Children under elementary school age can sleep in the same bed for free, and triple and twin rooms are also available for families.

*The Okaden Chuggington Room is currently closed. Please check the official website for the reopening date (as of December 2023).

In the morning, wake up with a buffet-style "Okayama breakfast". Okayama You can enjoy more than 40 kinds of dishes, mainly locally produced for local consumption, such as freshly cooked rice from "Asahi rice" and Okayama specialties "Mamakari pickled" and "Setouchi Jakoten". Rakuten Travel's "Breakfast Festival ®2018" is a popular breakfast that won first place in Okayama. Please enjoy it slowly with your family.

There is a free kids' space on the basement floor of the hotel. There are colorful play equipment and toys, so you can have fun. There is also a paid babysitting service, which can be used from 2 hours to 24 hours. You can rest assured that your child will be looked after by a professional sitter. Why not enjoy a relaxing date with just mom and dad once in a while?

Okayama View Hotel is located about a 5-minute drive from JR Okayama Station. Okayama Castle and Okayama Korakuen are both about a 15-minute walk away, making it a convenient location for sightseeing. This hotel has a unique style where you take off your shoes and sit on the floor, making it popular with families! The MINNA Room is a room with a wooden floor where you can sleep on futons lined up, so even babies who can crawl or stand can move around barefoot. There are also free rentals of baby chairs, toys, picture books, and boiling water pots for milk, so you can rest assured♪

The "MINNA Room" is a room where you can relax like at home. The bathroom, toilet, and sink are separate, so it's just as easy to use as at home. It's comfortable for bathing with your baby and for small children who are potty training! You can rent a diaper trash can for free.

"Okayama View Hotel" is located in the center of Okayama City, so it's fun to eat dinner outside. There is also a teppanyaki restaurant on the second floor of the hotel that uses carefully selected ingredients such as Okayama products. It's hard to eat out when you're with children... In that case, they will make you a lunch box to eat in your room (except Sundays and Mondays). Breakfast is a teppanyaki breakfast with fresh grilled fish. Children's products are half size, and baby food can be brought in.

*As of May 2024, the bento box service is suspended.

Hotel Abest Grande Okayama Nagomi no Yu is located about a 3-minute walk from JR Okayama Station, inside the commercial facility Ecott Nicot, which also has a Kids Play Park, making it convenient for sightseeing in Okayama city and other parts of the prefecture. Another attraction is the easy access to Shikoku. Although it is a fusion of a business hotel and a capsule hotel, it also offers a wide range of services for families! Children under elementary school age can sleep in the same bed for free, and baby bottle sterilizers, children's pajamas and amenities are also provided. This room can be turned into a triple room by using the sofa bed!

The large public bath, the largest in the area, also has a semi-open-air bath, a reclining bath, and a sauna, so you can relax and soothe your travel fatigue. There is also a baby bath for babies who are still in diapers! There is also a baby bath chair, children's shampoo, and body soap, and a baby bed in the changing room. You can check the congestion status of the large public bath and breakfast venue on your smartphone, so we recommend using it at a quiet time.

After a good night's sleep, wake up to a wide variety of Japanese and Western dishes to recharge your energy for the day! A wide variety of dishes using local ingredients are available, including Okayama specialties such as "pickled mackerel" and "demikatsudon." The restaurant has chairs for children, so the whole family can sit comfortably around the table. Children can choose what they like, so they're sure to eat heartily.

Hotel Granvia Okayama Okayama is directly connected to JR Okayama Station and is just a 3-minute walk away. It's a safe place to come with children and lots of luggage, and there's a walkway so you can check in without getting wet even when it's raining. There's also a convenience store on the first floor of the annex, so it's very convenient. The bus terminal is also nearby, so you can easily get to Okayama Korakuen, Okayama Castle, and Toy Kingdom by bus!

We recommend the "Family Room," which can accommodate up to four people, and the "Family Deluxe Room" (pictured), which can accommodate up to seven people. No matter which room you stay in, you can rent a baby bed and bed guard for free, and they also provide children's yukata, toothbrushes, and slippers. It seems like you can stay here without worry even if you're traveling with children.

The hotel's proud breakfast is a lively Japanese and Western buffet. It brings together all the delicious foods of Okayama, including rolled omelets and omelets made with locally produced eggs, rice balls made with locally produced Hinohikari rice, and dashi ochazuke. The restaurant is equipped with high chairs for children, and they can also heat up baby food for you.

WASHU BLUE RESORT Kasago is a hotel located on the hill of Mt. Washu, the most scenic spot in Setonaikai National Park, close to the Great Seto Bridge. Access is about 10 minutes by hotel shuttle bus (reservation required) from JR Kojima Station. Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland, an amusement park with a view of the Great Seto Bridge, is only a 3-minute walk away, so you can easily return to the hotel even if you get tired after playing!

The hotel boasts that every room offers a panoramic view of the Great Seto Bridge and the Seto Inland Sea. There are various types of guest rooms, including Japanese-Western rooms that combine twin beds and a Japanese-style room, and Japanese-style rooms with open-air baths (photo). Baby beds are also available for rental (for a fee), so we recommend the twin room + baby bed style. Relax in your room while enjoying the view of the Seto Inland Sea.

For dinner, they offer a new style of dining called a "kaiseki buffet," which combines the traditions of Japanese cuisine with a buffet. Each plate is lined with delicately presented portions, so you can create your own original kaiseki meal by choosing your favorite dishes. For breakfast, they also offer a buffet with a variety of Japanese and Western dishes, including bread, sausages, salads, and simmered dishes. Adults and children alike are sure to be satisfied, as they can eat as much as they like of whatever they like.

This is the only hotel with natural onsen around Mt. Washu. In addition to the spectacular open-air bath where you can bathe while looking at the Great Seto Bridge, there is also a "honey pearl bath" developed by Yamada Bee Farm, which is known for its honey! The "honey pearl bath" is made with nutritious honey and sparkling pearl extract. The ingredients are gentle, so even children can use it without worry.

Kurashiki Ivy Square, located about a 15-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station, is adjacent to Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, one of Okayama's most famous tourist destinations. The building was originally the birthplace of Kurashiki Spinning Mill (now Kurabo) during the Meiji period, and has been recognized as a national "Modern Industrial Heritage Site." It has been repurposed as a complex tourist facility that combines a hotel and cultural facilities. The retro-modern scenery of the red bricks and ivy is lovely.

There is a "Family Room" (pictured) that can accommodate four people, and a "Deluxe Family Room" that can accommodate five people. Both rooms have separate washrooms, baths, and toilets, and the bathrooms in particular have a spacious washing area, so you can take a relaxing bath even with your baby. The rooms are equipped with electric kettles that are convenient for making milk, and baby beds are also available for rental!

Breakfast is a "retro-modern buffet" served in a space that exudes a Meiji-era atmosphere. The menu includes Okayama specialties such as "pickled horse mackerel" and "seared Spanish mackerel," as well as homemade tofu, steamed vegetables, and the hotel's signature beef curry. If the weather is nice, you can eat in the courtyard, so it's perfect for a picnic.

*The photo is for illustrative purposes only.

You can enjoy pottery experiences at the Aimi Kobo Pottery Classroom located inside Kurashiki Ivy Square. There are various courses available, from a full-scale pottery experience using a potter's wheel to a "hand-building experience" where you can make plates and cups with the feeling of playing with clay. There is also a "painting experience" that even small children can easily try. It would be great to try it with the whole family as a memory of your trip! Pottery classes can be booked separately, so please inquire directly.

About a 10-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station, or 3-4 minutes by taxi, Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel is located right in front of the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, making it convenient for sightseeing. Most of the guest rooms are Western-style, but there are also Japanese-style rooms that are great for families with children! It's safe for crawling babies, and the whole family can sleep in a row.

Kurashiki Royal Art Hotel also offers a wide range of services for children. They provide children's pajamas, toothbrushes, and cups for rinsing mouth, as well as toys such as puzzles and picture books. You can also rent baby beds (for a fee) and waterproof sheets. This is great for those traveling with children, who tend to have a lot of luggage. It looks like a comfortable stay for both children and adults.

For breakfast, head to the cafe "Ravenna" next to the lobby. You can enjoy a buffet-style breakfast of Japanese and Western dishes such as "pickled horse mackerel," tofu, onsen eggs, salad bar, and sausages. High chairs and children's knives, forks, and spoons are also available, so you can rest assured. Start your day with a hearty meal and a smile.

Vessel Hotel Kurashiki is located about 2 minutes by car from JR Nakasho Station, which is the next stop from JR Kurashiki Station. Children under 18 can sleep in the same bed for free, which is a great deal! All rooms have 150cm wide beds, so you can relax even if you are sleeping with your child. If you add an extra bed to the two bedrooms, up to 3 to 5 people can stay.

Vessel Hotel Kurashiki has a wide range of rental items for babies and kids! Baby beds and bed guards, as well as disposable diapers, baby wipes, children's amenities, slippers, diaper trash cans, children's toilet seats and bedwetting mats, and baby bottle sterilization sets are all free of charge. In addition, toys, games, and picture books are also available for rental. There is also a coin laundry corner and a vending machine corner with a microwave oven in the building.

After a pleasant awakening, enjoy a buffet breakfast. You can enjoy a wide variety of delicious foods grown in the land and sea of Okayama and the Setouchi region. Okayama's Bisei eggs and horse mackerel pickled in black vinegar, Hiruzen Jersey milk and Jersey yogurt, and seasonings such as soy sauce and miso are all locally produced. There are also baby chairs available at the breakfast venue, so you can rest assured.

Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel about an 8-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station, or about a 5-minute taxi ride away. Located right next to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter and adjacent to the Ohara Museum of Art, it is the perfect hotel for a base for sightseeing. It is about a 2-minute walk from a convenience store and about a 10-minute walk from Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki, so if you are traveling with children, it is recommended that you purchase anything you need locally and leave with light luggage.

There are only Western-style rooms, but there are also triple rooms where families can stay comfortably. Baby cribs are also available for rental, so a twin room + baby crib style is also possible. There are also connecting rooms that combine two Western-style rooms. It's perfect for three-generation trips or trips with friends' families.

Breakfast is "Takahashigawa River Basin Breakfast Buffet". It is a buffet of local production for local consumption using plenty of ingredients from the Takahashi River basin, one of the three major rivers of Okayama, and you can enjoy your favorite from about 40 types of Japanese and Western dishes. There are a variety of menus that both adults and children love, such as sausages from local butcher shops, hotel-made bread made with milk and eggs from Kibi Highlands, and fruits from Okayama. You can eat whatever you want, as much as you want, so the whole family will be very satisfied.

Oitoma is located behind Kurashiki Kurashiki Ivy Square Historical Quarter. It is a renovated two-story old house that can be rented as a whole house. It is about a 15-minute drive from Kurashiki IC or Hayashima IC. The first floor has two Japanese-style rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, while the second floor has a bedroom, a Western-style room and a study. You can relax here, feeling like you're visiting grandma's house.

On the second floor there is a bedroom with a row of beds, and across from that is a cute kids' space. Close the curtains and you have a secret base. There are toys and picture books available. Baby bedding is available, and if you let them know the size in advance, they will prepare the amount of disposable diapers you will need during your stay.

*The photo is for illustrative purposes only.

For dinner, you can choose from two options that the whole family can enjoy. One is shabu-shabu with "Momotaro Pork" from Okayama. The other is takoyaki made with octopus from the Seto Inland Sea. The ponzu sauce and sesame sauce for the shabu-shabu are also locally sourced. The takoyaki comes with a carpaccio of red sea bream from the Seto Inland Sea. Enjoy a fun and delicious time around the dinner table.

Hakkei is located right in front of the Sand Bath, which is a symbol of Yubara onsen. This inn has the soothing sound of the Asahikawa River and serves delicious vegetables from the mountain valley. From JR Chugoku Katsuyama Station to Yubara onsen, it takes about 30 minutes by city community bus, and another 5 minutes by the inn's shuttle bus. This hot onsen inn has a wide range of rental items and services for children, so you can stay here with peace of mind even if you have children with you. Cross the suspension bridge with excitement and check in!

This room is a "Family Suite" where the whole family can relax. You can enjoy the spectacular view of Asahikawa from both the room and the panoramic bath. Diaper bins, temperature-adjustable pots, booster toilet seats, games and picture books are all free! Diapers can be purchased at the shop, so you don't have to worry if you run out. There is a beer server in the room, so you can have a toast with dad after the kids go to sleep.

The cuisine at Hakkei is mountain village cuisine, with vegetables carefully seasoned with dashi stock. Over 50 kinds of vegetables are available for dinner and breakfast. Depending on the season, they also offer salt-grilled river fish and seafood from the San'in and Setouchi regions! They also provide homemade baby food, children's lunches, and children's banquet meals according to the age of the child. Baby chairs and high chairs are also available, so you can feel safe and comfortable.

The water at Yubara onsen is colorless, transparent, tasteless and odorless. It is soft enough that even babies can safely bathe in it. At the private spa "Sora no Yu" (fee required), you can enjoy the hot onsen with just your family while surrounded by the scent of the forest! There are also private baths and private saunas, and you can use the mixed-gender open-air bath "Sunayu" right in front of you for free.

Yugo onsen is onsen with over 1200 years of history as a healing and skin-beautifying hot spring. Located in this hot onsen, Kifu no Sato is an inn that will soothe your soul with flowers arranged throughout the building and seasonal cuisine. It is about an hour and a half by bus from JR Okayama Station, and about a 3-minute walk from Yugo. The entire building, including the front desk, lobby, and corridors, is covered in tatami mats. There are few steps, so it's safe even for babies to crawl around.

"Kifu no Sato" is a onsen inn that supports travel with babies. There are many services that are great for the parenting generation, such as diaper trash cans, electric kettles, and children's yukatas. If you request, they will put away any breakable furniture in the room, so you can let your baby play in peace. In addition to the rooms with open-air baths, there are also suites with onsen.

This is the bath in a guest room with an open-air bath. In this private space just for your family, you can enjoy the waters of Yunogo onsen, which boasts 1200 years of history. The hotel also offers a garden bath like a sunroom, an open-air bath where you can feel nature, a low-temperature sauna called a "medicinal stone steam bath" that is popular with women, and a private open-air bath (fee required) that can be used by just the family. Even if you don't have a room with an open-air bath, it's nice to be able to enjoy onsen just with your family.

For dinner, you can enjoy banquet dishes and gozen meals that use plenty of seasonal ingredients from Okayama. Depending on the season, you can also enjoy a course of specially selected wagyu beef, tiger pufferfish, and matsutake mushrooms. There is also a children's lunch for children, and you can bring in baby food. They will also warm it up for you.

To get to Yunogo Grand Hotel, it is convenient to use the free shuttle bus (reservations required) that runs once a day from JR Okayama Station. You can go directly to the hotel from the station in about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Most of the rooms are calming Japanese-style rooms or Japanese-Western style rooms, and they also provide yukata for children. We recommend the Japanese-Western style room with an open-air bath (photo). In the spacious Ryukyu tatami room, even crawling babies can play freely.

The water in the Japanese-Western room with open-air bath is not onsen, but it is a bath that you can enjoy with your family while feeling the nature of Yugo. You can bathe as many times as you like, whenever you like, without having to worry about those around you. Inside the building, there is a natural hot onsen open-air bath (photo) with a large natural stone monument, an indoor bath called "Choju no Yu," and a foot bath that you can easily use in the courtyard! There is also a private herbal bath (for a fee) where you can enjoy a private bath time.

Dinner is a multi-course meal made with seasonal ingredients. Depending on the season, you can enjoy a "steak kaiseki" or a "Nagi beef kaiseki" made with local brand beef. You can also enjoy a barbecue in the summer and a hotpot in the winter. You can choose a children's lunch based on your child's age, so you don't have to worry about them having too little or too much. They also provide chairs for children, so you can let them eat at their own pace.

Taketei is located in Yunogo onsen, one of the three onsen open-air bath is a luxurious room where you can enjoy the natural hot onsen with just your family whenever you want. There are also Japanese-style rooms and Japanese-Western style rooms, so it is safe even if you have small children.

There is a kids' corner in the building, with play equipment, toys, and picture books. Your kids won't get bored even if they have a little time before going out or after a bath. The meal area is divided into private rooms with sliding doors, so you can relax with just your family. In addition to the multi-course meals that incorporate seasonal flavors, there is also a children's menu.

On the top floor, there are the large public baths "Hiten no Yu" and "Hagoromo no Yu" that overlook the town of Yugo, and baby cribs are available in the women's bath. If you want to enjoy onsen just with your family, we recommend this private bath (fee required, reservation required). You can take your time bathing at your child's own pace while looking out at the garden.

Yunogokan is located about 10 minutes by car from JR Hayashino Station. If you make a reservation, they will pick you up from the station, which is great for those traveling with children who have a lot of luggage. There are 35 guest rooms, mostly Japanese-style rooms. Babies who are crawling or sleeping can feel safe in these rooms. There is also a corner with toys and picture books in the building, making for a fun stay.

Yunogo Kan" is a popular inn for its cuisine produced by "Tadamichi Ota," a chef of the Order of Merit. Depending on the season, guests can enjoy Japanese kaiseki meals full of seasonal delicacies from the sea and mountains. The kaiseki cuisine, which uses a variety of ingredients not only from the local area but also from the Chugoku region, is a sight to behold ♡ Please take your time to taste it with your eyes and tongue. Dinner can be served at meal at the "Honoka" restaurant.

You can make a reservation for a private open-air bath (fee required) after you arrive. You can relax in the bath with just your family, so it's safe even if you bring a baby. The large public bath has an indoor bath and an open-air bath, and the washing area of the indoor bath is covered with tatami mats. Children won't feel cold when they sit down, and it's safe even if they fall. Enjoy the waters of Yugo onsen, which has been in operation for over 1,200 years, with the whole family.

We have introduced lodgings that support traveling with children by offering baths for families only, rental baby goods, and fun children's menus. Even when traveling with children, where worries never end, you can rest assured with lodgings like these! From amusement parks on the Seto Inland Sea to onsen on the plateau and in the mountains, Okayama is full of places that parents and children can enjoy together, so be sure to make lots of memories.