This GW's Trend is 'Near-Luxury'! Savor Gourmet Food and Fun with the 'GW Family Stay' Recording 8x Last Year's Popularity!
Hotel New Otani Makuhari is offering a 'GW Family Stay' package capturing the 'near-luxury' trend for Golden Week 2026. Featuring meal coupons and indoor playland access, reservations have surged to 8 times last year's volume.
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Hotel New Otani Makuhari
GW Limited Accommodation Plan 'GW Family Stay'
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Hotel New Otani Makuhari will sell the 'GW Family Stay' accommodation plan, fulfilling this year's Golden Week trend of a 'near-luxury experience,' for a limited time from Saturday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 5 (national holiday), 2026.
In response to the recent growing demand for 'wanting to indulge nearby while avoiding long-distance travel,' this plan has recorded an impressive 8 times the number of reservations compared to last year, generating a massive response. With this plan, which includes meal coupons usable at the hotel's restaurants and free admission to the 'Otani Playland' indoor play area for children, we propose a special holiday filled with smiles for the entire family.
GW is Almost Here! Latest Travel Trend Survey Also Shows 'Local & Short-Term' as This Year's Trend
The long-awaited Golden Week is finally approaching. According to the 'Travel Trend Outlook for Golden Week 2026' announced by JTB Corp. in April this year*, due to factors such as rising prices, the proportion of '1-night, 2-day' domestic trips has increased, making the preference for 'local and short-term' travel that avoids going far away very clear.
This GW sees an increasing desire to avoid the exhaustion of crowds and long-distance travel, replacing it with the need to 'spend a little luxuriously nearby since we aren't traveling far.' At Hotel New Otani Makuhari, a healing resort accessible in about 30 minutes from the city center, we have prepared a plan perfectly matching the current mood of consumers, allowing them to fully enjoy an extraordinary space without the stress of travel.
*Source: JTB Corp. 'Travel Trend Outlook for Golden Week 2026'
https://www.jtbcorp.jp/jp/newsroom/2026/04/02_jtb_2026gw-travel-trend-outlook.html
Huge Response! Receiving 8 Times the Sales of Last Year Due to the 'Near-Luxury' Need: 'GW Family Stay'
Currently, the 'GW Family Stay,' an accommodation plan packed with perfect benefits for families, is receiving great acclaim at Hotel New Otani Makuhari. Thanks to the high level of interest in nearby resorts, we have astonishingly received 8 times the reservations compared to last year.
The biggest appeal of this plan is that a fulfilling staycation is completed entirely within the hotel, as it includes 'meal coupons' that can be used at the hotel's restaurants and free access to 'Otani Playland,' an indoor facility where children can play to their heart's content.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 1] A Blissful Gourmet Experience. To the Hideaway Restaurant Open Only for GW
Garden Restaurant 'Shell the Garden'
The highly recommended way to use the 'meal coupons' included in the plan is at the garden restaurant 'Shell the Garden,' which opens for just 3 days during GW. The poolside villa, surrounded by palm trees and the ocean breeze, transforms into a limited-time hideaway restaurant.
Image of 'Prime Beef & Seafood Dinner'
At the 'Prime Beef & Seafood Dinner' produced by the hotel's executive chef, you can enjoy a luxurious full-course meal available nowhere else, featuring firm lobster and succulent roasted US Prime Beef.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 2] Kids Will Go Wild! All-Weather 'Otani Playland'
Satisfying children's desire to 'play!' is 'Otani Playland,' an indoor play space appearing for a limited time in a spacious banquet hall unique to the hotel. It is packed with content enjoyable across generations, such as inflatable play equipment to move their bodies, a table tennis corner, and a cardboard art experience that nurtures creativity.
Guests using the 'GW Family Stay' can enter for free as many times as they like during their stay, allowing them to enjoy making family memories in a safe and comfortable space without being affected by the weather.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 3] A Refreshing Resort Morning Starts with an Exquisite Breakfast Buffet Tasting Chiba's Bounty
Breakfast time can be said to be the best part of a hotel stay. For this plan's breakfast, you can fully enjoy a specially curated breakfast buffet tasting the 'Bounty of Chiba' from the sea, mountains, and earth at the sunlit all-day dining 'SATSUKI'.
Image of Breakfast
A dazzling array of exquisite Japanese, Western, and Chinese menus available only here are lined up, starting with the hotel's original 'Takeoka-style Chashu Omelet' made right in front of you by the chef, 'Onigiri' (rice balls) carefully wrapped with Chiba-grown seaweed using carefully selected ingredients like eel and salmon roe, and exquisite 'Fried Horse Mackerel' with a crispy, fluffy texture. You can fill your stomach with delicious food and start your day full of energy.
[Official Website Reservation Only] Making 'Cheap, Close, Short' Come True: Even More Value with Consecutive Nights 'Staycation'
The exhaustion of long-distance travel
GW Limited Accommodation Plan 'GW Family Stay'
View Details
Hotel New Otani Makuhari will sell the 'GW Family Stay' accommodation plan, fulfilling this year's Golden Week trend of a 'near-luxury experience,' for a limited time from Saturday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 5 (national holiday), 2026.
In response to the recent growing demand for 'wanting to indulge nearby while avoiding long-distance travel,' this plan has recorded an impressive 8 times the number of reservations compared to last year, generating a massive response. With this plan, which includes meal coupons usable at the hotel's restaurants and free admission to the 'Otani Playland' indoor play area for children, we propose a special holiday filled with smiles for the entire family.
GW is Almost Here! Latest Travel Trend Survey Also Shows 'Local & Short-Term' as This Year's Trend
The long-awaited Golden Week is finally approaching. According to the 'Travel Trend Outlook for Golden Week 2026' announced by JTB Corp. in April this year*, due to factors such as rising prices, the proportion of '1-night, 2-day' domestic trips has increased, making the preference for 'local and short-term' travel that avoids going far away very clear.
This GW sees an increasing desire to avoid the exhaustion of crowds and long-distance travel, replacing it with the need to 'spend a little luxuriously nearby since we aren't traveling far.' At Hotel New Otani Makuhari, a healing resort accessible in about 30 minutes from the city center, we have prepared a plan perfectly matching the current mood of consumers, allowing them to fully enjoy an extraordinary space without the stress of travel.
*Source: JTB Corp. 'Travel Trend Outlook for Golden Week 2026'
https://www.jtbcorp.jp/jp/newsroom/2026/04/02_jtb_2026gw-travel-trend-outlook.html
Huge Response! Receiving 8 Times the Sales of Last Year Due to the 'Near-Luxury' Need: 'GW Family Stay'
Currently, the 'GW Family Stay,' an accommodation plan packed with perfect benefits for families, is receiving great acclaim at Hotel New Otani Makuhari. Thanks to the high level of interest in nearby resorts, we have astonishingly received 8 times the reservations compared to last year.
The biggest appeal of this plan is that a fulfilling staycation is completed entirely within the hotel, as it includes 'meal coupons' that can be used at the hotel's restaurants and free access to 'Otani Playland,' an indoor facility where children can play to their heart's content.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 1] A Blissful Gourmet Experience. To the Hideaway Restaurant Open Only for GW
Garden Restaurant 'Shell the Garden'
The highly recommended way to use the 'meal coupons' included in the plan is at the garden restaurant 'Shell the Garden,' which opens for just 3 days during GW. The poolside villa, surrounded by palm trees and the ocean breeze, transforms into a limited-time hideaway restaurant.
Image of 'Prime Beef & Seafood Dinner'
At the 'Prime Beef & Seafood Dinner' produced by the hotel's executive chef, you can enjoy a luxurious full-course meal available nowhere else, featuring firm lobster and succulent roasted US Prime Beef.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 2] Kids Will Go Wild! All-Weather 'Otani Playland'
Satisfying children's desire to 'play!' is 'Otani Playland,' an indoor play space appearing for a limited time in a spacious banquet hall unique to the hotel. It is packed with content enjoyable across generations, such as inflatable play equipment to move their bodies, a table tennis corner, and a cardboard art experience that nurtures creativity.
Guests using the 'GW Family Stay' can enter for free as many times as they like during their stay, allowing them to enjoy making family memories in a safe and comfortable space without being affected by the weather.
[Recommended Way to Spend Time 3] A Refreshing Resort Morning Starts with an Exquisite Breakfast Buffet Tasting Chiba's Bounty
Breakfast time can be said to be the best part of a hotel stay. For this plan's breakfast, you can fully enjoy a specially curated breakfast buffet tasting the 'Bounty of Chiba' from the sea, mountains, and earth at the sunlit all-day dining 'SATSUKI'.
Image of Breakfast
A dazzling array of exquisite Japanese, Western, and Chinese menus available only here are lined up, starting with the hotel's original 'Takeoka-style Chashu Omelet' made right in front of you by the chef, 'Onigiri' (rice balls) carefully wrapped with Chiba-grown seaweed using carefully selected ingredients like eel and salmon roe, and exquisite 'Fried Horse Mackerel' with a crispy, fluffy texture. You can fill your stomach with delicious food and start your day full of energy.
[Official Website Reservation Only] Making 'Cheap, Close, Short' Come True: Even More Value with Consecutive Nights 'Staycation'
The exhaustion of long-distance travel