Sleepy Time at Narita Airport, Tokyo - Japan

What to do when an exhaustion from long haul travel hits you hard? Getting some sleep could not be a better solution. Narita Airport has become a familiar stop for our family because we always end up choosing this route when flying home to Thailand. It is the shortest lenght (24 hours) from the city we live in the US and we know exactly what to expect/find in Narita because we fly there countless of times. In the past two times we were tempted to fly with Emirates to experience Dubai but we packed that idea back in a suitcase due to an entire travel duration (can anything be longer than a 24 hour travel?!?!?) and decided to go to the same old but charming Narita Airport. Who can resist those souvernir shops and duty free extravaganza? I can always kill time there, that's for sure.  In this post, I am going to share with you some useful information in case any of you have to fly to Narita and end up with a long and undesirable layover but do not feel like venturing outside the airport. Dayroom is a wonderful and affordable option for an exhausted traveler who is looking for way to recharge his/her battery from a long haul flight. Our flight departed Bangkok after midnight so our arrival time in Tokoy was in the morning. In our case we had almost 8 hours layover in Narita on our way back to the US from Thailand. As much as I was so giddy and had this wonderful idea to explore a nearby city of Narita to kill time, my husband gave me a wise suggestion that we would rather get some sleep than going out there with a little one. It might end up being a diaster. True that!! So we chilled out at the airport, tried super tasty airport food (I am being sacastic here by the way) and got some rest in our room. When it was time to go, we got up and felt refresh to get on that 11 hour flight back home. Woooo-hoooo! Only 11 hours to go!!!!     The hub and a little one got some breakfast item and hot dog from McDonald while I decided to try the Japanese delicacies. Yuck - the rice thing with seaweed ended up tasting and smelling horrible. Extemely fishy!! It was nothing near fresh. What do you expect from airport food, right? I couldn't even swallow.   My husband's early morning Japanese beer - what a great way to start a morning!   Udon with Shrimp Tempura tasted MUCH better than that rice things.   After our bellies were full, it was time to hit the bed..Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz   I took this picture when we checked out so the time was later in the afternoon.   A small but lovely lobby     Rates as of April 2012   Day rooms are rooms that have bed/shower while Shower rooms only provide you space to take shower and clean up.   We stayed in a Twin Room   Our room   I should have taken a pic as soon as we came in. This is what happened when I took it after we got ready to leave. Please excuse the messes.   They provide EVERYTHING you ever need: Drinink water / Facial Tissue / Bath Towel(s) / Hair Dryer / Wake-up call service / Toothbrush / Toothpaste / Hair Brush / Shampoo / Soap       Japanese is also known for an invention of their high tech toilet. Seat warmer comes in handy but I was too scared to use the spray thingy..lol   Okay and who the heck designed this thing?!?!? At first glance, it looked exactly like a urinal in every angle. Who in the world would use it as a sink!!!! I felt extremely awkward using this especially to brush my teeth. It was kinda gross just thinking that someone may have used this as a urinal..lol. My husband cracked up when we saw me rinsing my mouth over this wired sink design. He had to take a picture. I know they proably try to save space but c'mon this "sink" is way to small. You can't really use it without getting the floor wet.   A quick summary: Additional infomation/reservation can be found at Narita Airport website {here} +Great value+Amenities are provided+Comfortable+Love their body wash (it is either Kose or Kanebo brand, very foamy and soft)+Friendly and helpful staff+Clean -Neighbors can be loud, walls are kind of thin Suggestion: 1. Due to limited numer of available rooms (at both Terminal 1 and 2), I HIGHLY recommend you reserve upto one month in prior to your stay.  2. They will only hold your room 30 minutes past the time you indicate in your reservation, your room will be let go. Be sure to spare enough time for an unexpected delay of your flight / Security check point. For example, your flight is scheduled to arrive Narita at 8AM, you may want to book it for 9AM. They will hold your room until 9:30AM. 3: Hours are 7am - 9pm