Overview
A covered walkway leads directly from Takeshiba Station to InterContinental Tokyo Bay, keeping the final part of the arrival sheltered. On the Tokyo-Takeshiba waterfront, Bay View rooms face Rainbow Bridge and Odaiba, while River View rooms look across the Sumida River toward central Tokyo.
Waterfront plans, Odaiba trips, and time at the hotel are the natural focus here. Hamamatsucho Station is eight minutes away on foot for JR trains and the Tokyo Monorail. The walk is the main compromise.
Rooms
Room choice starts with the outlook. Classic rooms begin at 35 square meters in bay-facing and river-facing layouts, while 42-square-meter Premium Bay View rooms add a Tokyo Bay view from the bathroom. The 52-square-meter Junior Suite combines river and bay views.
Designer suites reach 70 square meters and come in four distinct interiors. All rooms are non-smoking and have a shower booth separate from the bathtub. If seeing Rainbow Bridge matters, book a Bay View category rather than assuming every upper-floor room faces it.
Facilities
Club Lounge Access rooms occupy floors 20 through 24. Their main advantage is the 20th-floor Club InterContinental Lounge, where dedicated check-in and check-out accompany breakfast, afternoon tea, cocktails, and drinks overlooking Tokyo Bay.
The eighth-floor fitness room looks across the Sumida River and remains open around the clock for overnight guests. Paid public parking is available beneath the hotel.
Dining
Dining is substantial enough to shape an evening at the hotel. Chef's Live Kitchen serves the large buffet, while Manhattan combines grill and French dishes with a terrace facing Rainbow Bridge.
Italian, French, and teppanyaki restaurants cover more formal meals, and the lounges provide places for coffee, drinks, or afternoon tea. In-room dining is another option when the view is part of the reason for staying.
Location and transport
The covered walkway makes Takeshiba the easiest arrival point with luggage or in bad weather. Yurikamome trains run through Shiodome to Shimbashi in one direction, and toward Odaiba, Ariake, and Toyosu in the other.
Hamamatsucho is about eight minutes away on foot for the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines and the Tokyo Monorail. Daimon Station is about ten minutes away for the Toei Asakusa and Oedo lines. A free hotel shuttle runs daily between Hamamatsucho and the hotel, with a published journey of about five minutes.
Airport access
For Haneda Airport, walk or take the hotel shuttle to Hamamatsucho, then continue on the direct Tokyo Monorail service. The complimentary shuttle serves Hamamatsucho only; it doesn't run to the airport.
A scheduled limousine bus connects the hotel with Narita Airport. The published journey is about 80 minutes under normal conditions, and departures from the hotel require advance booking. Check the current timetable and allow for road traffic.
Why stay here
Odaiba visits and Ariake events fit naturally around the Yurikamome, while Hamamatsucho keeps a Haneda flight within a simple monorail journey. Large rooms, water views, and broad in-house dining also reward time spent at the hotel. JR and subway plans, however, begin with a walk or shuttle away from the waterfront.
The surrounding district adds boardwalks and passenger piers to the stay. Takeshiba Passenger Ship Terminal serves ferries to Tokyo's islands, while nearby water-bus services can run toward Asakusa and Odaiba when operating.
Good to know
The free Hamamatsucho shuttle follows a timetable and can't carry standing passengers, so a full bus means waiting for the next one. Room outlooks depend on the category booked, and selected dining rooms request smart-casual dress.
8-minute walk