Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta
Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta is a hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, built into Mediterranean Harbor at Tokyo DisneySea. It opened on September 4, 2001, alongside the park itself, as the second Disney hotel at the resort, following the Disney Ambassador Hotel. It is distinguished by its position: the building forms part of the park's harbour townscape, and it is widely described as the only hotel entirely located inside a Disney theme park.[1][2]
History
MiraCosta was conceived as part of Tokyo DisneySea rather than added to it. An agreement between the Oriental Land Company and Disney in the 1990s covered a second Tokyo park together with an accompanying hotel, and construction of the park and hotel proceeded together from the late 1990s. When Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001, the hotel opened with it, making overnight stays inside the park's story part of the resort from its first day.[3]
The name MiraCosta is presented by the operator as Italian in spirit, evoking a view of the sea — the idea that organises the whole building, from its harbour facade to its best rooms.
Theming and layout
From inside the park, the hotel is not recognisable as a separate building: its facades complete Porto Paradiso, the Italian port town of Mediterranean Harbor, themed after ports including Portofino and Venice, and park guests walk beneath and in front of its rooms without leaving the land's story.
Its 502 rooms are divided among three sides, each with a different outlook. The Porto Paradiso Side, the most sought after, faces the harbour itself, with view grades rising from partial and piazza views to full harbour views and terrace rooms overlooking the water and the park's nighttime entertainment. The Venice Side looks over the Palazzo Canals and the gondola townscape. The Tuscany Side faces the park and hotel entrances and the DisneySea AquaSphere. Higher-category Speciale rooms and suites add privileges including access to an executive lounge. Hotel guests use a dedicated entrance linking the hotel directly to Tokyo DisneySea.[4]
Dining and amenities
The hotel has three restaurants. Oceano serves Mediterranean food as both buffet and course menus, with dining space facing Mediterranean Harbor. Silk Road Garden is the hotel's Chinese restaurant, and the BelleVista Lounge, the lobby lounge, serves Italian food and drinks with harbour views. Its harbour-view rooms also effectively double as private viewing places for the harbour's daytime and evening shows.
Because rooms are sold only a few months ahead and harbour-view categories sell out first, MiraCosta is consistently among the hardest Disney hotel bookings in Japan to secure.