Where to stay
Tokyo Hotels
The address you pick decides the trip. Sorted by tier, with the rooms, the pools and the reason each property earns its place.
Luxury
Aman Tokyo
KEY2 PickOtemachi
Washi-lined rooms with soaking tubs looking over the Imperial Palace moat
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out noon · Reception 24 hours
A quiet, atrium-lit base above the financial district
- —34-metre indoor pool
- —Aman Spa with onsen-style bathing
- —Six-metre-high entrance atrium
The Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Park Hyatt Tokyo
KEY2 PickNishi-Shinjuku
Skyline rooms across the hotel's top fourteen floors of Shinjuku Park Tower
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out noon · Reception 24 hours
The Lost in Translation stay, still quietly the best view in Shinjuku
- —New York Bar and Grill
- —52nd-floor Club on the Park spa
- —Library Lounge afternoon tea
3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
Akasaka, Midtown Tower
Rooms from the 45th floor up, some with clear-day Mount Fuji views
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out noon · Reception 24 hours
Business travellers who want the highest hotel floors in the city
- —Ritz-Carlton Spa on the 53rd floor
- —Tokyo's highest hotel bar, at 45th-floor Grill
9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo
Boutique
Hoshinoya Tokyo
Otemachi
Tatami-floored ryokan suites arranged around a central atrium
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out noon · Reception 24 hours
A modern ryokan stay without leaving the city centre
- —Rooftop onsen bath, eighteen storeys up
- —Origami-folded room service
- —Kaiseki dining on site
1-9-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Four-Star
Hotel Gracery Shinjuku
Kabukicho, Shinjuku
Compact modern rooms beneath a life-size Godzilla head on the façade
Check-in 2:00pm · Check-out 11:00am
Kabukicho nightlife within walking distance
- —Godzilla Head observation deck
- —Steps from Kabukicho and Shinjuku station
- —In-house cinema complex
1-19-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-8466
Shinagawa Prince Hotel
Shinagawa
Rooms across a large multi-tower complex near Shinagawa station
Check-in 2:00pm · Check-out 11:00am
Shinkansen connections and airport access
- —Direct link to Shinagawa station
- —On-site aquarium and bowling
- —Multiple restaurant options
4-10-30 Takanawa, Minato City, Tokyo 108-8611
Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Kioicho, Chiyoda
Rooms overlooking a 400-year-old Japanese garden
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out 12:00pm
A traditional garden setting minutes from Akasaka
- —Ten-acre Japanese garden
- —Multiple in-house restaurants
- —Walking distance to Akasaka
4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8578
Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel
Shibuya
High-floor rooms above Shibuya station with city views
Check-in 2:00pm · Check-out 11:00am
Shibuya crossing access with a quieter upper-floor stay
- —JTB Noh theatre on site
- —Direct access to Shibuya station
- —40th-floor jazz club
26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-8512
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Nishi-Shinjuku
Rooms across twin towers in Shinjuku's skyscraper district
Check-in 3:00pm · Check-out 11:00am
A long-running Shinjuku fixture with reliable service
- —Outdoor pool open in summer
- —Multiple dining options on site
- —Steps from Shinjuku station
2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-8330
Tokyo Prince Hotel
Shiba Koen, Minato
Rooms facing Tokyo Tower and Shiba Park's gardens
Check-in 2:00pm · Check-out 11:00am
Tokyo Tower views and Zojoji Temple next door
- —Zojoji Temple next door
- —Tokyo Tower views from upper floors
- —Seasonal outdoor ice rink
3-3-1 Shiba Koen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-8560