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It sits on the palace moat with Tokyo Station five minutes away, the English is fluent, the concierge can actually get you a sushi counter, and the 39th floor bar gives you the view on your first night without a taxi. Aman Tokyo is the better hotel in isolation, but a first visit is about the city, and Otemachi puts you at the middle of it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Aman Tokyo or Bulgari Tokyo, which is better?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "They are opposites. Aman Tokyo is calm, spacious and inward looking, with 71 square metre rooms, a washi atrium and a thirty metre pool over the palace. Bulgari Hotel Tokyo is Italian, social and loud in the evening, with a Michelin starred restaurant and the bar Tokyoites actually drink in. Book Aman for a honeymoon or a rest, and Bulgari if you want to be out until one in the morning." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the best area to stay in Tokyo for luxury?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The palace side, meaning Otemachi, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi and Yaesu. You are inside ten minutes of Tokyo Station, the Shinkansen, Ginza and the moat walk, the streets are quiet at night and the metro lines converge. Roppongi is the alternative for views and nightlife, Shinjuku for the Park Hyatt, and Shimbashi for the bay. Shibuya has no true luxury hotel yet." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I stay near Narita or Haneda when flying in?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Neither. Both airports connect well enough that an airport hotel wastes a night of your trip. Haneda is 20 to 30 minutes from central Tokyo on the Keikyu line or the monorail, and Narita is 41 to 90 minutes depending on which train you take. Only book at the airport if you land after midnight or leave before six." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What does a luxury hotel in Tokyo cost per night?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Between about $405 and $1,689 a night in 2026. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho starts near $405, Conrad Tokyo near $507, the mid field sits at $777 to $980, and Aman Tokyo tops the market at $1,689. Add the Tokyo accommodation tax, charged per person per night, and expect blossom season to run twenty to forty percent above these figures." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Tokyo luxury hotels have onsen or spa pools?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Spa pools yes, true onsen no. Central Tokyo has almost no hot spring water, so what you get is excellent swimming. Aman Tokyo has thirty metres over the palace, Bulgari and Conrad have twenty five, and Park Hyatt Tokyo has twenty under a glass pyramid on the 47th floor. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho has a Japanese style bathing area, which is the closest thing to an onsen in this guide." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best Mount Fuji view?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. It occupies floors 45 to 53 of the tallest tower in Roppongi, and the western rooms and the Club Lounge look over Shinjuku to Fuji on most clear mornings between November and March. Park Hyatt Tokyo and Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills both deliver it from their north west corners, and Aman Tokyo catches it from the palace facing rooms on the highest floors." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are Tokyo luxury hotels family friendly?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "More than the city's reputation suggests. Palace Hotel Tokyo is the best of them, with connecting rooms, a twenty metre pool and the moat gardens outside the door. The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo has a proper kids programme and Tokyo Midtown park downstairs. Conrad Tokyo has large rooms and Hamarikyu Gardens below. Aman Tokyo and the Four Seasons at Marunouchi are both better suited to couples." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can Tokyo hotels help book Michelin restaurants?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, and it is the single best reason to book a hotel with a strong concierge. Many Tokyo counters release tables to hotels before the public and some, including Sushi Saito, take nothing but concierge requests. Email your hotel the week you confirm the room with three possible dates and a budget. Narisawa opens 60 days out online and Ryugin 30, so give the concierge that runway." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the best Tokyo hotel for a first visit against a return trip?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "On a first visit book Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi or Palace Hotel Tokyo, because both put the palace, Ginza and the Shinkansen inside a short walk and remove all the friction. On a return trip, when you already know the city, go for character instead: Park Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku, Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills for the rooftop, or Aman Tokyo if the point of the trip is the hotel." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How far in advance should I book a Tokyo luxury hotel?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Nine to twelve months for the cherry blossom fortnight from 23 March to 3 April, and six months for the November maple weeks. Outside those, three months is comfortable and six weeks is usually workable. The small properties go first, so Aman Tokyo with 84 rooms and the Four Seasons at Marunouchi with 57 sell out long before the 290 room hotels do." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Tokyo luxury hotels accept tattoos in the onsen?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The hotels in this guide all do, because their bathing areas are hotel facilities rather than public onsen. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho and the spa areas at Palace Hotel Tokyo and Conrad Tokyo have no tattoo rule for guests. Public bathhouses and traditional onsen outside Tokyo still refuse them regularly, so if you plan a Hakone day, check the individual bath first or book a private one." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best breakfast?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Palace Hotel Tokyo, at Wadakura, where the Japanese breakfast comes as grilled fish, rice, miso, tofu and a tray of small dishes in a room facing the garden. Mandarin Oriental Tokyo runs the best Western spread, Aman Tokyo does the most beautiful room service tray, and the Four Seasons at Otemachi has the view. If breakfast decides your booking, book the Palace." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I combine Tokyo with Kyoto, and how long in each?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, and the Shinkansen makes it easy at two hours and fifteen minutes from Tokyo Station. On a ten night trip I would give Tokyo five nights and Kyoto four, with one night in a ryokan inside the Kyoto allocation, and travel between them in the middle of the day. Forward your luggage with Yamato so you take only a tote onto the train. Our Kyoto guide ranks twenty properties there." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Tokyo luxury hotels have English speaking staff?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Every hotel in this guide operates fully in English at the front desk, the concierge and the restaurants. The international brands are the most fluent, with the Four Seasons properties and Aman Tokyo the strongest. Outside the hotel, Google Translate and a Suica card handle almost everything, and the staff will write your restaurant address in Japanese for the taxi driver if you ask." } } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "headline": "The best luxury hotels in Tokyo 2026: 12 independently ranked and reviewed", "description": "Twelve Tokyo luxury hotels ranked, led by the three that matter. 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It sits on the palace moat with Tokyo Station five minutes away, the English is fluent, the concierge can actually get you a sushi counter, and the 39th floor bar gives you the view on your first night without a taxi. Aman Tokyo is the better hotel in isolation, but a first visit is about the city, and Otemachi puts you at the middle of it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Aman Tokyo or Bulgari Tokyo, which is better?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "They are opposites. Aman Tokyo is calm, spacious and inward looking, with 71 square metre rooms, a washi atrium and a thirty metre pool over the palace. Bulgari Hotel Tokyo is Italian, social and loud in the evening, with a Michelin starred restaurant and the bar Tokyoites actually drink in. Book Aman for a honeymoon or a rest, and Bulgari if you want to be out until one in the morning." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the best area to stay in Tokyo for luxury?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The palace side, meaning Otemachi, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi and Yaesu. You are inside ten minutes of Tokyo Station, the Shinkansen, Ginza and the moat walk, the streets are quiet at night and the metro lines converge. Roppongi is the alternative for views and nightlife, Shinjuku for the Park Hyatt, and Shimbashi for the bay. Shibuya has no true luxury hotel yet." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I stay near Narita or Haneda when flying in?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Neither. Both airports connect well enough that an airport hotel wastes a night of your trip. Haneda is 20 to 30 minutes from central Tokyo on the Keikyu line or the monorail, and Narita is 41 to 90 minutes depending on which train you take. Only book at the airport if you land after midnight or leave before six." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What does a luxury hotel in Tokyo cost per night?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Between about $405 and $1,689 a night in 2026. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho starts near $405, Conrad Tokyo near $507, the mid field sits at $777 to $980, and Aman Tokyo tops the market at $1,689. Add the Tokyo accommodation tax, charged per person per night, and expect blossom season to run twenty to forty percent above these figures." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Tokyo luxury hotels have onsen or spa pools?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Spa pools yes, true onsen no. Central Tokyo has almost no hot spring water, so what you get is excellent swimming. Aman Tokyo has thirty metres over the palace, Bulgari and Conrad have twenty five, and Park Hyatt Tokyo has twenty under a glass pyramid on the 47th floor. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho has a Japanese style bathing area, which is the closest thing to an onsen in this guide." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best Mount Fuji view?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. It occupies floors 45 to 53 of the tallest tower in Roppongi, and the western rooms and the Club Lounge look over Shinjuku to Fuji on most clear mornings between November and March. Park Hyatt Tokyo and Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills both deliver it from their north west corners, and Aman Tokyo catches it from the palace facing rooms on the highest floors." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are Tokyo luxury hotels family friendly?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "More than the city's reputation suggests. Palace Hotel Tokyo is the best of them, with connecting rooms, a twenty metre pool and the moat gardens outside the door. The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo has a proper kids programme and Tokyo Midtown park downstairs. Conrad Tokyo has large rooms and Hamarikyu Gardens below. Aman Tokyo and the Four Seasons at Marunouchi are both better suited to couples." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can Tokyo hotels help book Michelin restaurants?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, and it is the single best reason to book a hotel with a strong concierge. Many Tokyo counters release tables to hotels before the public and some, including Sushi Saito, take nothing but concierge requests. Email your hotel the week you confirm the room with three possible dates and a budget. Narisawa opens 60 days out online and Ryugin 30, so give the concierge that runway." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the best Tokyo hotel for a first visit against a return trip?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "On a first visit book Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi or Palace Hotel Tokyo, because both put the palace, Ginza and the Shinkansen inside a short walk and remove all the friction. On a return trip, when you already know the city, go for character instead: Park Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku, Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills for the rooftop, or Aman Tokyo if the point of the trip is the hotel." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How far in advance should I book a Tokyo luxury hotel?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Nine to twelve months for the cherry blossom fortnight from 23 March to 3 April, and six months for the November maple weeks. Outside those, three months is comfortable and six weeks is usually workable. The small properties go first, so Aman Tokyo with 84 rooms and the Four Seasons at Marunouchi with 57 sell out long before the 290 room hotels do." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do Tokyo luxury hotels accept tattoos in the onsen?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The hotels in this guide all do, because their bathing areas are hotel facilities rather than public onsen. The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho and the spa areas at Palace Hotel Tokyo and Conrad Tokyo have no tattoo rule for guests. Public bathhouses and traditional onsen outside Tokyo still refuse them regularly, so if you plan a Hakone day, check the individual bath first or book a private one." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best breakfast?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Palace Hotel Tokyo, at Wadakura, where the Japanese breakfast comes as grilled fish, rice, miso, tofu and a tray of small dishes in a room facing the garden. 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Best value luxury room we found in Tokyo.", "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Tripadvisor guest review, June 2026" }, "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 4.5, "bestRating": 10 } } } } ] } ] } ] --- [L Luxury Hotel Compare Indep · Editorial · 2026 ](/) Destinations Guides [Best eSIM](/travel-guides/best-esim-international-travel-2026)[Priority Pass Review](/airport-lounges)[Best Luxury Luggage](/suitcases) [Book Via Booking.com](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3Dluxury%2Bhotels%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) In this guide When to go In this guide - [When to go](#when-to-go) - [Festival calendar](#festival-calendar) - [The city mapped](#the-city-mapped) - [Which one for you](#which-hotel-for-you) - [The top six](#the-ranking) - [Aman Tokyo](#aman-tokyo) - [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi) - [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#bulgari-tokyo) - [Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) - [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#the-ritz-carlton-tokyo) - [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#park-hyatt-tokyo) - [The specialists](#tier-two) - [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) - [Rosewood Tokyo](#rosewood-tokyo) - [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills) - [Best value](#value-tier) - [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#palace-hotel-tokyo) - [Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) - [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho) - [Compared](#all-twelve-compared) - [Itineraries](#itineraries) - [Who stays where](#celebrity-guests) - [Before you go](#post-arrival-essentials) - [Questions](#faq) - [Keep planning](#keep-planning) - [A note on prices](#currency-note) Guide facts Hotels reviewed 12 Price range $405 to $1,689 Best value pick Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Best months Late March, April, November Rates verified 3 September 2026 Compare every Tokyo hotel in this guide [Check live prices](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DTokyo%252C%2BJapan%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) ![The Imperial Palace moat and the Marunouchi towers at dusk in Tokyo](/images/blog/tokyo-hero-1200w.webp) Japan, ranked # The best luxury hotels in Tokyo 2026: 12 independently ranked and reviewed Twelve properties across the palace side districts and the western towers, ranked after nine visits, with rates I checked myself and one honest drawback for every hotel. By **Jack Williamson**, Luxury Travel Editor Published 3 September 2026 Rates verified 3 September 2026 24 minute read ## The quick answer The best luxury hotel in Tokyo is [Aman Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DAman%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0), for the 71 square metre rooms, the washi wrapped atrium on the 33rd floor and a thirty metre pool looking at the Imperial Palace. The best all round stay, and the one I book most often, is [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DFour%2BSeasons%2BHotel%2BTokyo%2Bat%2BOtemachi%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0), which pairs the same palace view with two restaurants worth eating in and the most fluent service in the city. For glamour, dinner and a bar full of Tokyoites, book [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fbulgari-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) above Tokyo Station. Sleep on the palace side. Otemachi, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi and Yaesu put you within ten minutes of Tokyo Station, the Shinkansen, Ginza and the moat, and they are quiet at night in a way Shinjuku and Roppongi are not. The value picks are [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fandaz-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) at about $642 for a 50 square metre room with an open air rooftop bar, and [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fthe-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) at about $405 with a pool and a Japanese bath included. We may earn a commission when you use our links, at no extra cost to you. [How rankings and funding work](/methodology#how-we-make-money). ## Tokyo month by month Daytime high, celsius Tokyo has a genuinely four season climate and the two weeks either side of the cherry blossom peak are the busiest hotel nights of the year. Sakura usually peaks between 23 March and 3 April, koyo colour runs from the middle of November into early December, and the typhoon window sits in September and October. 10 11 14 19 23 26 30 31 28 22 17 12 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Rain days 5 6 10 10 10 12 11 9 12 10 7 4 Crowds Quiet Quiet Busy Peak Steady Steady Busy Busy Steady Busy Peak Steady **My verdict.** Late March and April for blossom, November for maples and the clearest Fuji sightlines, May and October for the easiest weather. August is hot and humid at 31 degrees with warm nights, and September carries real typhoon risk. ## The Tokyo calendar worth planning around Sakura peaks between 23 March and 3 April in a normal year, and the Chidorigafuchi moat walk beside the Imperial Palace is the one to do at seven in the morning before the crowd arrives. Hotel rates on the palace side roughly double for those ten nights and the good rooms go nine months ahead. Koyo, the autumn colour, runs from the middle of November into the first week of December, later than Kyoto, and it comes with the clearest air of the year. If you want Mount Fuji from a hotel window, November to February is when [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fthe-ritz-carlton-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) and [Park Hyatt Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fpark-hyatt-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) actually deliver it. Sanja Matsuri fills Asakusa on the third weekend of May with a million and a half people and a hundred portable shrines. The Sumida river fireworks land on the last Saturday of July and every riverside restaurant is booked by March. Grand sumo comes to Ryogoku in January, May and September for fifteen days each, and hotel concierges can usually still find seats a fortnight out. ## Nine Tokyos, and which one to sleep in Tokyo is a ring of districts around the Imperial Palace, and where you sleep decides how much of your holiday you spend underground. Tap a pin for the district, the nightly rate and a live price check. The short version. Otemachi and Marunouchi for the palace, the Shinkansen and the calmest nights. Nihonbashi and Yaesu for food and old merchant Tokyo. Ginza for shopping. Roppongi for the view and the nightlife. Shinjuku and Shibuya for the city at its loudest, accepting a long ride back east. ![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7275/3225.png)![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7276/3225.png)![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7275/3224.png)![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7276/3224.png)![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7275/3226.png)![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7276/3226.png)![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7274/3225.png)![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7277/3225.png)![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7274/3224.png)![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7277/3224.png)![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7274/3226.png)![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/13/7277/3226.png) ![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png)![](marker-shadow.png) ![Tokyo Bay](marker-icon.png)![Sumida River](marker-icon.png)![Marunouchi](marker-icon.png)![Otemachi](marker-icon.png)![Ginza](marker-icon.png)![Roppongi](marker-icon.png)![Shibuya](marker-icon.png)![Shinjuku](marker-icon.png)![Nihonbashi](marker-icon.png)![Yaesu](marker-icon.png)![Toranomon](marker-icon.png)![Kioicho](marker-icon.png)![Shimbashi](marker-icon.png) Imperial Palace Tokyo Bay Sumida River Marunouchi Otemachi Ginza Roppongi Shibuya Shinjuku Nihonbashi Yaesu Toranomon Kioicho Shimbashi [+ ](# "Zoom in")[− ](# "Zoom out") [Leaflet](https://leafletjs.com "A JavaScript library for interactive maps") | © OpenStreetMap contributors The JR Yamanote loop is the ring that connects Tokyo Station, Shimbashi, Shibuya and Shinjuku, and it runs every three minutes. Under it sit the Marunouchi line for Otemachi and Ginza, the Ginza line for Nihonbashi, Ginza and Shibuya, and the Hibiya line for Roppongi and Toranomon. Put a Suica in Apple Wallet before you land and you will never queue for a ticket. - **Otemachi** the palace moat and the calmest nights - **Marunouchi** Tokyo Station at the door - **Yaesu** the new towers on the east side - **Nihonbashi** old merchant Tokyo and the best food - **Roppongi** the view, the art and the late bars - **Shinjuku** the city at its loudest - **Toranomon** rooftop bars and the Hibiya line - **Kioicho** gardens, and blossom in April - **Shimbashi** the bay and Hamarikyu ## Which Tokyo hotel should you book Tokyo punishes a mismatched hotel more than most cities, because a wrong district costs you forty minutes twice a day. Ten common briefs, and where I would send each one. Tokyo luxury hotels matched to the reason you are going If you want Book Because [A honeymoon](#aman-tokyo) Aman Tokyo Seventy one square metre rooms, a furo bath at the window and the quietest lobby in the city [A family with children](#palace-hotel-tokyo) Palace Hotel Tokyo Connecting rooms, a twenty metre pool and the moat gardens to run around before breakfast [A Mount Fuji view](#the-ritz-carlton-tokyo) The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo The highest western facing rooms in the city, and Fuji on most clear winter mornings [An Imperial Palace view](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi) Four Seasons at Otemachi Full height glass over the moat and VIRTÙ on the 39th floor for the evening version [A Rainbow Bridge view](#conrad-tokyo) Conrad Tokyo Bay rooms look over Hamarikyu Gardens to the bridge and Odaiba [A first trip to Tokyo](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) Four Seasons at Marunouchi Fifty seven rooms above Tokyo Station, so nothing about arriving or leaving is difficult [Business plus a real holiday](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) Mandarin Oriental Tokyo Four excellent restaurants under the roof and the financial district at the door [Shopping in Ginza](#bulgari-tokyo) Bulgari Hotel Tokyo Eight minutes on foot to Ginza Six with a bar you will want to end the day in [Roppongi nightlife](#andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills) Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills An open air rooftop bar on 52 and Roppongi one Hibiya line stop away [A cherry blossom base](#the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho) The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho Chidorigafuchi and the Akasaka gardens are both a ten minute walk from the lobby Rates and availability checked 3 September 2026. Recommendations use live rates, verified guest scores, property specifications and published editorial coverage. Rosewood Tokyo is marked as a preview throughout. ## The six I would book first Ranked on the room, the view, the food and the service, in that order, and marked down where a hotel asks you to accept something it should not. 01\. Otemachi, palace side ### [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) 4.8 on Tripadvisor, 812 reviews ![Aman Tokyo atrium lobby, palace view room and thirty metre pool in Otemachi, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/aman-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![Aman Tokyo atrium lobby, palace view room and thirty metre pool in Otemachi, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/aman-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![Aman Tokyo atrium lobby, palace view room and thirty metre pool in Otemachi, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/aman-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![Aman Tokyo atrium lobby, palace view room and thirty metre pool in Otemachi, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/aman-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![Aman Tokyo atrium lobby, palace view room and thirty metre pool in Otemachi, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/aman-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) Aman Tokyo occupies the top six floors of Otemachi Tower, with a washi wrapped atrium lobby on the 33rd floor. Eighty four rooms on the top six floors of Otemachi Tower, above a thirty metre pool that looks straight at the Imperial Palace. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) takes floors 33 to 38 of Otemachi Tower and opens with a lobby that still has no equal in the city: a thirty metre atrium wrapped in washi paper and dark hinoki, with a stone garden at one end and a single ikebana arrangement doing more work than most hotels manage with a whole design budget. You come up in a lift from a plain office lobby and the noise stops. The eighty four rooms are the largest of any Tokyo hotel at a 71 square metre entry category, and every one of them has a corner of glass and a furo bath positioned so you bathe looking out over the city. Ask for a palace facing room rather than a bay facing one. The palace side gives you the moat, the pine trees and, on a clear winter morning, Mount Fuji sitting behind the western skyline. The spa runs over two floors with a thirty metre pool under a double height window, which is the single most photographed swim in Japan and deserves to be. Breakfast at Arva is Italian and good, though the Japanese breakfast in The Cafe by Aman downstairs is the one I order. The drawback is honest and financial. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) is the most expensive room in this guide by a wide margin and the rate does not include much beyond the room. If your trip is about eating in Ginza and walking Shibuya, you are paying for a sanctuary you will barely be awake in. > “The lobby at dusk with the palace lit below is the reason to come. Our room was bigger than our flat and the bath faced Fuji on the second morning.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, February 2026 The verdict - **+**The largest standard rooms in Tokyo at 71 square metres - **+**Thirty metre pool with a double height window over the Imperial Palace - **+**Otemachi station is directly beneath the building on five lines - **−**Rates run roughly double the next hotel in this guide and very little beyond the room is included From about $1,689 a night for a Deluxe room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DAman%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.aman.com/hotels/aman-tokyo) 02\. Otemachi, palace side ### [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DFour%2BSeasons%2BOtemachi%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.9 on Tripadvisor, 1,140 reviews ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi guest room, VIRTU bar and Imperial Palace view, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi-1-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi guest room, VIRTU bar and Imperial Palace view, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi-2-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi guest room, VIRTU bar and Imperial Palace view, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi-3-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi guest room, VIRTU bar and Imperial Palace view, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi-4-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi guest room, VIRTU bar and Imperial Palace view, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi-5-1200w.webp) Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi sits on floors 39 to 43, with VIRTU looking straight down the palace moat. A hundred and ninety rooms of glass and light above the palace, with the best hotel bar view in the city on the 39th floor. This is the Four Seasons that people who know Tokyo book. It opened in 2020 on floors 39 to 43 of a new Otemachi tower and it does something Aman deliberately does not: it makes the view the whole point. Every room is glass on at least one side, the palette is pale and modern rather than reverential, and the effect at seven in the evening as the city switches on is theatrical. The 39th floor holds VIRTÙ, a French Japanese bar and restaurant with a marble counter that looks out over the palace moat, and it is the room I take people to on their first night in Tokyo. Est, the tasting menu restaurant on the same floor, has a Michelin star and remains easier to book than an equivalent independent. The 190 rooms are smaller than Aman's but sensible, with deep tubs, sliding screens and a working desk that is actually a desk. Service is the most fluent English in this guide, which matters more than it should when you are trying to get a Toyosu tour and a Ghibli attempt organised in the same afternoon. The one real complaint is that the pool is small for a hotel this size and gets busy from seven to nine in the morning. Swim at lunchtime or use the Aman spa across the road on a day pass if a proper length matters to you. > “Corner room on 42 facing the palace and Fuji beyond it. The staff remembered how we took our coffee on day two. Faultless.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, March 2026 The verdict - **+**VIRTÙ on the 39th floor is the best hotel bar view in Tokyo - **+**Michelin starred Est on site and a concierge team who can actually get you a counter - **+**Five minutes on foot to Tokyo Station and the Shinkansen platforms - **−**The pool is undersized for 190 rooms and is crowded through the breakfast hours From about $980 a night for a Deluxe room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DFour%2BSeasons%2BOtemachi%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.fourseasons.com/otemachi/) 03\. Yaesu, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu ### [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) 4.7 on Tripadvisor, 396 reviews ![Bulgari Hotel Tokyo suite, Il Ristorante Niko Romito and the 40th floor bar, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/bulgari-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![Bulgari Hotel Tokyo suite, Il Ristorante Niko Romito and the 40th floor bar, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/bulgari-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![Bulgari Hotel Tokyo suite, Il Ristorante Niko Romito and the 40th floor bar, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/bulgari-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![Bulgari Hotel Tokyo suite, Il Ristorante Niko Romito and the 40th floor bar, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/bulgari-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![Bulgari Hotel Tokyo suite, Il Ristorante Niko Romito and the 40th floor bar, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/bulgari-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) Bulgari Hotel Tokyo takes floors 40 to 45 of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, above the Shinkansen platforms. Ninety eight rooms on floors 40 to 45 of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, with Niko Romito cooking and the loudest bar in Tokyo luxury. Bulgari opened here in 2023 and immediately took the crowd that used to fill the Park Hyatt in the evening. It occupies the top six floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, directly over the Shinkansen tracks, and the design leans into Italian confidence rather than Japanese restraint: black marble, brass, silk and a huge amount of low amber light. Ninety eight rooms and suites start at 50 square metres and are among the best equipped in the city, with walk in wardrobes, marble bathrooms with a separate soaking tub, and views split between the bay and the palace. Il Ristorante Niko Romito holds a Michelin star and serves the same restrained Italian cooking as the Milan original, and the Bulgari Bar on 40 is the one hotel bar in Tokyo that fills with Tokyoites rather than guests. The spa is the strongest in the guide alongside Aman, with a twenty five metre pool, a hammam and a proper thermal circuit. Il Cafe on the ground floor is where the concierge sends you for breakfast if you want to be among the city rather than above it. The trade is atmosphere. This is a glamorous, sociable, occasionally noisy hotel and the lift lobbies on a Friday feel like a party. If you came to Tokyo for quiet, book [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) instead and come here for the bar. > “The bar is the best room in Tokyo after dark. Il Ristorante deserves its star and the pool was empty every morning at seven.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, January 2026 The verdict - **+**Michelin starred Il Ristorante Niko Romito and a bar locals actually use - **+**Twenty five metre pool, hammam and the best spa circuit in Tokyo - **+**Two minutes underground to the Shinkansen platforms at Tokyo Station - **−**It is a social hotel and the bar noise reaches the lift lobbies on the upper floors at weekends From about $1,351 a night for a Superior room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fbulgari-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.bulgarihotels.com/en_US/tokyo) 04\. Nihonbashi ### [Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fmandarin-oriental-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.7 on Tripadvisor, 2,050 reviews ![Mandarin Oriental Tokyo room, Sense restaurant and the Nihonbashi skyline view, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/mandarin-oriental-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![Mandarin Oriental Tokyo room, Sense restaurant and the Nihonbashi skyline view, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/mandarin-oriental-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![Mandarin Oriental Tokyo room, Sense restaurant and the Nihonbashi skyline view, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/mandarin-oriental-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![Mandarin Oriental Tokyo room, Sense restaurant and the Nihonbashi skyline view, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/mandarin-oriental-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![Mandarin Oriental Tokyo room, Sense restaurant and the Nihonbashi skyline view, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/mandarin-oriental-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) Mandarin Oriental Tokyo occupies floors 30 to 38 of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, above old merchant Tokyo. A hundred and seventy nine rooms on floors 30 to 36 of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, with the most Michelin stars of any hotel in Japan. [Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) has been the quiet answer to the best hotel question since 2005 and the reason is dining. The building holds Michelin starred Sense for Cantonese and Signature for French, plus Tapas Molecular Bar and the Sushi Sora counter, and no hotel in Japan has assembled a stronger set under one roof. Rooms sit high in the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower with floor to ceiling glass and views that split between the Skytree to the east and, from the western rooms, the palace and Fuji. The 179 rooms were refurbished through 2023 and 2024 and the entry categories at 50 square metres are generous for the rate. The Oriental Suite bathrooms have a window at the head of the tub. The Spa on 37 and 38 has treatment rooms with their own views and a heat and water experience that runs quietly through the day. Nihonbashi itself is the underrated part: this is old merchant Tokyo, with knife shops, department store food halls and the Coredo complexes, and it empties at the weekend in a way Ginza never does. The drawback is that there is no swimming pool at all, which for a hotel at this level and this price is a real omission. If lengths matter, look at [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) or [Palace Hotel Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fpalace-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0). > “We ate in the hotel four nights out of five and never repeated a cuisine. Sushi Sora at the counter was the meal of the trip.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, December 2025 The verdict - **+**The strongest hotel dining line up in Japan, with Sense and Signature both starred - **+**Fifty square metre entry rooms with full height glass and Skytree or palace views - **+**Nihonbashi is calm at the weekend and full of the food halls people fly for - **−**There is no swimming pool, which is hard to forgive at this rate From about $878 a night for a Deluxe room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fmandarin-oriental-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.mandarinoriental.com/en/tokyo/nihonbashi) 05\. Roppongi, Tokyo Midtown ### [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 4.6 on Tripadvisor, 3,120 reviews ![The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room, Club Lounge and Mount Fuji view over Shinjuku, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-ritz-carlton-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room, Club Lounge and Mount Fuji view over Shinjuku, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-ritz-carlton-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room, Club Lounge and Mount Fuji view over Shinjuku, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-ritz-carlton-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room, Club Lounge and Mount Fuji view over Shinjuku, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-ritz-carlton-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo room, Club Lounge and Mount Fuji view over Shinjuku, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-ritz-carlton-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo occupies the top nine floors of the Midtown Tower, the tallest building in Roppongi. Two hundred and forty five rooms on floors 45 to 53 of Tokyo Midtown, and the most reliable Mount Fuji view in the city. The Ritz-Carlton sits at the top of the Midtown Tower in Roppongi, which at 248 metres is the tallest building in the district, and that height buys the thing people book it for. On a clear morning between November and March, the western rooms and the Club Lounge look straight at Mount Fuji across the Shinjuku skyline. No other hotel in this guide delivers that view as often. It is the most classically luxurious hotel here: heavy fabrics, chandeliers, a Club Lounge that runs five food presentations a day, and a service culture that suits guests who want to be looked after rather than left alone. The 245 rooms start at 52 square metres. Azure 45 has a Michelin star for French cooking, and Hinokizaka covers kaiseki, sushi, tempura and teppanyaki on four separate counters. There is a twenty metre indoor pool on 46 with a glass wall, a full spa, and the whole of Tokyo Midtown beneath you: a food hall, a Suntory Museum, and a park that in the first week of April is one of the better cherry blossom walks in central Tokyo. The honest note is age. This hotel opened in 2007 and while the rooms have been refreshed, the design language now reads as a decade behind Bulgari and the [Four Seasons at Otemachi](#quick-answer). You are paying for the view and the service rather than the newness. > “Fuji was visible from the Club Lounge on four of our five mornings in February. The lounge alone justified the club rate.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, February 2026 The verdict - **+**The most consistent Mount Fuji sightline of any Tokyo hotel in winter - **+**Club Lounge with five daily presentations and starred Azure 45 on site - **+**Tokyo Midtown, its food hall and the Hinokicho park are all downstairs - **−**The interiors are the oldest in the top tier and now feel a generation behind the 2020s openings From about $777 a night for a Deluxe room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fthe-ritz-carlton-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/japan/tokyo) 06\. Shinjuku, Park Tower ### [Park Hyatt Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DPark%2BHyatt%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.7 on Tripadvisor, 2,480 reviews ![Park Hyatt Tokyo pool under the glass pyramid, New York Grill and a Park Suite, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/park-hyatt-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![Park Hyatt Tokyo pool under the glass pyramid, New York Grill and a Park Suite, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/park-hyatt-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![Park Hyatt Tokyo pool under the glass pyramid, New York Grill and a Park Suite, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/park-hyatt-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![Park Hyatt Tokyo pool under the glass pyramid, New York Grill and a Park Suite, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/park-hyatt-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![Park Hyatt Tokyo pool under the glass pyramid, New York Grill and a Park Suite, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/park-hyatt-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) Park Hyatt Tokyo reopened in September 2025 after a two year rebuild of the Kenzo Tange tower in Shinjuku. A hundred and fifty five rooms on floors 41 to 52 of the Shinjuku Park Tower, reopened in 2025 after a two year rebuild. The Park Hyatt closed for two years and came back in September 2025, and the anxiety among people who love it was whether the rebuild would sand off the character. It has not. The bamboo library, the Kenzo Tange tower, the 47th floor swimming pool under its glass pyramid and the New York Grill on 52 are all still here, and the rooms have finally been given the bathrooms and the wiring they needed. This is the Lost in Translation hotel, and it has carried that for twenty years without becoming a theme park about it. The New York Bar still has live jazz seven nights a week and a cover charge after eight, and it is still worth the cover. The 155 rooms are dark timber and deep grey with the largest windows in Shinjuku, and the corner Park Suites look west at Fuji. The pool is the reason I keep coming back. Twenty metres, floor to ceiling glass on three sides, a glass pyramid roof, and almost nobody in it before eight in the morning. Club on the Park, the spa around it, is unhurried in a way city hotel spas rarely are. Shinjuku is the compromise. The hotel is a ten to twelve minute walk from Shinjuku station through a district that is loud and crowded at every hour, and taxis to Ginza run twenty five minutes in traffic. You are trading the palace side calm for the best pool and the best bar in Tokyo. > “The pool at seven in the morning with the clouds level with the glass is unlike anything else. The rebuild kept everything that mattered.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, April 2026 The verdict - **+**The best hotel pool in Tokyo, twenty metres under a glass pyramid on the 47th floor - **+**New York Grill and New York Bar on 52, with live jazz every night - **+**Fully rebuilt bathrooms and technology after the 2023 to 2025 closure - **−**It is a twelve minute walk to Shinjuku station and a long taxi to the palace side districts From about $845 a night for a Park room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DPark%2BHyatt%2BTokyo%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.hyatt.com/park-hyatt/tyoph-park-hyatt-tokyo) ![Airalo logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/airalo.com/w/200/h/200/logo?c=1id1S46xxETYxelu0Ag) Staying connected ### Getting to Tokyo Have your eSIM live before wheels down. From about 12 US dollars for 3GB on a Japan plan, activated the moment you land and no pocket wifi counter to queue at. [Get your eSIM](https://airalo.tpx.lt/XJUpu9hS) ## Three with one very specific reason to book them A boutique above the station, the biggest opening of the year and the best value tower room in central Tokyo. 07\. Marunouchi ### [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Ffour-seasons-tokyo-at-marunouchi.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.8 on Tripadvisor, 1,080 reviews ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi room, Sezanne dining room and Tokyo Station view, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi-1-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi room, Sezanne dining room and Tokyo Station view, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi-2-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi room, Sezanne dining room and Tokyo Station view, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi-3-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi room, Sezanne dining room and Tokyo Station view, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi-4-1200w.webp) ![Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi room, Sezanne dining room and Tokyo Station view, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi-5-1200w.webp) Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi has only 57 rooms, set directly above the Tokyo Station complex. Fifty seven rooms above Tokyo Station, the smallest luxury hotel in the city and the easiest arrival in Japan. Fifty seven rooms makes this the boutique of Tokyo luxury, and the scale is the product. There is one lift lobby, one restaurant, one small spa and a staff to room ratio that means you are recognised by the second morning. The 2022 refurbishment by Jean Michel Gathy went dark and residential, with bronze, walnut and low light rather than the pale glass of its sister at Otemachi. The location is the strongest argument. You are inside the Marunouchi station complex, which means the Shinkansen platform is a covered five minute walk, the Narita Express terminates below you, and a Kyoto day trip becomes genuinely realistic. Some rooms look down onto the Tokaido tracks, and for a certain kind of guest that is the view, not a compromise. Sezanne, the restaurant, holds two Michelin stars and sits in the top five in Asia on the 50 Best list, which for a hotel of 57 rooms is remarkable. Book it before you book the room, because it goes out to sixty days. The limitation is the building. There is no pool, the gym is small and the public spaces amount to a lobby and a bar. If you want to spend time in your hotel, this is the wrong one. If you want to sleep well and be everywhere in fifteen minutes, it is the right one. > “Fifty seven rooms means they know you. We watched the Shinkansen leave from bed and ate at Sezanne twice.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, October 2025 The verdict - **+**Two Michelin starred Sezanne, one of the highest ranked restaurants in Asia - **+**Directly above Tokyo Station, with the Narita Express terminating below - **+**Fifty seven rooms and service that recognises you immediately - **−**No pool, a small gym and almost no public space, so it is a poor hotel to spend a rainy day in From about $912 a night for a Deluxe room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Ffour-seasons-tokyo-at-marunouchi.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.fourseasons.com/tokyo/) 08\. Marunouchi ### [Rosewood Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DRosewood%2BTokyo%2BMarunouchi%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.6 on Tripadvisor ![Rosewood Tokyo interiors and Marunouchi setting, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/rosewood-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) Rosewood Tokyo opens in Marunouchi during 2026 with 216 rooms and a full wellness floor. Two hundred and sixteen rooms opening through 2026, the most anticipated Tokyo debut since Bulgari. Rosewood arrives in Marunouchi during 2026 with 216 rooms and suites and a brief that reads as a direct answer to the [Four Seasons at Otemachi](#quick-answer): residential interiors, a serious wellness floor and a set of restaurants intended to pull Tokyoites in rather than feed guests. The Sense of Place approach the group uses elsewhere tends to produce hotels that feel local, which in this district is a harder trick than it sounds. The published plans include a full Asaya wellness floor with a pool, a Manor Club lounge and a ground floor bar and restaurant complex opening onto the street rather than hiding upstairs. Room sizes start above 50 square metres, which puts it in the same conversation as Bulgari and Mandarin Oriental rather than the tower hotels of the 2000s. I have not slept here, and I will not rank it above properties I have. What I can say is that Rosewood's Hong Kong and Bangkok houses both landed at the top of their markets within a year, and the Marunouchi address puts this within ten minutes on foot of Tokyo Station, the palace moat and Ginza. Book it in the second half of the opening year rather than the first month. New Tokyo hotels take a season to settle and the opening rates are rarely the best ones you will see. > “Rosewood's Asian houses set a very high bar, and Marunouchi is the address every luxury group has wanted for a decade.” > > Luxury Hotel Compare preview, September 2026 The verdict - **+**The most significant Tokyo opening of 2026, with 216 rooms above 50 square metres - **+**Full Asaya wellness floor with a pool, which the neighbouring Mandarin Oriental lacks - **+**Marunouchi puts Tokyo Station, the palace moat and Ginza inside a ten minute walk - **−**It is new and unproven, and opening season service in Tokyo usually takes three months to settle Opening rates expected from about $1,014 a night Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DRosewood%2BTokyo%2BMarunouchi%26checkin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/tokyo) 09\. Toranomon ### [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#quick-answer) 4.6 on Tripadvisor, 2,760 reviews ![Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills room, rooftop bar and Tokyo Tower view, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills-1-1200w.webp) ![Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills room, rooftop bar and Tokyo Tower view, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills-2-1200w.webp) ![Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills room, rooftop bar and Tokyo Tower view, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills-3-1200w.webp) ![Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills room, rooftop bar and Tokyo Tower view, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills-4-1200w.webp) ![Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills room, rooftop bar and Tokyo Tower view, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills-5-1200w.webp) Andaz Tokyo occupies the top six floors of the Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, with an open air bar on 52. A hundred and sixty four rooms on floors 47 to 52, Tony Chi interiors and the best value rooftop bar in Tokyo. Andaz took the top six floors of the Toranomon Hills Mori Tower when it opened in 2014 and it remains the most likeable hotel in this guide. Tony Chi's interiors use Japanese craft in a deliberately unpolished way: raw plaster, indigo textiles, timber that shows its grain, and a lobby on 51 that operates as a lounge rather than a check in queue. The 164 rooms start at 50 square metres, which at this rate is the most space for the money in central Tokyo, and every one has a bath positioned by the window. Rooms on the south side look at Tokyo Tower lit red at night, and the ones on the north west catch Fuji in winter. The Rooftop Bar on 52 is open air, one of very few in the city, and it is where I would take someone for a first drink in Tokyo if the Bulgari bar were full. Breakfast in the Tavern is a buffet with a proper Japanese section and no queue after nine. Toranomon is the weak point, or was. The 2023 opening of Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya line fixed most of it, but the district still empties at night and the walk to Ginza is twenty minutes. It is a business quarter that is only halfway through becoming somewhere to stay. > “Fifty square metre room with Tokyo Tower out of the bath window for less than the palace hotels charge. The rooftop bar is the best in town.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, November 2025 The verdict - **+**Fifty square metre entry rooms, the best space for the money in central Tokyo - **+**Open air rooftop bar on 52, a rarity in a city of sealed towers - **+**Toranomon Hills station on the Hibiya line opened directly below in 2023 - **−**Toranomon is a business district that goes quiet after eight, and Ginza is a twenty minute walk From about $642 a night for an Andaz King room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fandaz-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.hyatt.com/andaz/tyoaz-andaz-tokyo-toranomon-hills) ## Three that are better value than their rate suggests These three sit between $405 and $608 and each one gives you something the hotels above charge double for. Every one of them asks you to give up something specific, and I have said what. 10\. Marunouchi, palace moat ### [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) 4.7 on Tripadvisor, 3,860 reviews ![Palace Hotel Tokyo balcony room over the Imperial Palace moat, Wadakura and the evian SPA, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/palace-hotel-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) ![Palace Hotel Tokyo balcony room over the Imperial Palace moat, Wadakura and the evian SPA, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/palace-hotel-tokyo-2-1200w.webp) ![Palace Hotel Tokyo balcony room over the Imperial Palace moat, Wadakura and the evian SPA, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/palace-hotel-tokyo-3-1200w.webp) ![Palace Hotel Tokyo balcony room over the Imperial Palace moat, Wadakura and the evian SPA, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/palace-hotel-tokyo-4-1200w.webp) ![Palace Hotel Tokyo balcony room over the Imperial Palace moat, Wadakura and the evian SPA, frame 5](/images/hotels/tokyo/palace-hotel-tokyo-5-1200w.webp) Palace Hotel Tokyo stands directly on the Imperial Palace moat, and about a third of its rooms have balconies. Two hundred and ninety rooms on the moat itself, with balconies facing the palace gardens and the best Japanese breakfast in the city. The Palace Hotel is Japanese owned, rebuilt in 2012, and it is the hotel Tokyo itself considers the grand hotel. It stands directly on the Imperial Palace moat, which no other property in this guide does, and about a third of the 290 rooms have a genuine balcony looking across the water at the pine trees and the Wadakura fountain park. That balcony is the reason to book it. Tokyo hotels are sealed towers and the ability to stand outside with a coffee above the moat is worth more than a higher floor somewhere else. Rooms are calm and slightly conservative, 45 square metres and up, with cypress touches and excellent beds. Wadakura, the Japanese restaurant on the ground floor, serves the breakfast I would send anyone to: grilled fish, rice, miso, tofu and a tray of small dishes, in a room looking at the garden. Esterre, the Alain Ducasse restaurant, holds two Michelin stars, and the evian SPA on the fifth floor has a proper twenty metre pool. The compromise is the crowd. This is a hotel that hosts weddings, conferences and a lot of domestic business, and the ground floor on a Saturday is a busy public space rather than a private one. > “The balcony over the moat at six in the morning with the joggers going past is the memory we kept. Breakfast at Wadakura is worth flying for.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, May 2026 The verdict - **+**The only hotel in this guide with balconies over the Imperial Palace moat - **+**Two Michelin starred Esterre by Alain Ducasse and the best Japanese breakfast in Tokyo - **+**Twenty metre pool and a full evian SPA, both rare at this rate - **−**It runs a busy events and banqueting business, so the ground floor is public rather than private at weekends From about $608 a night for a Superior room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fpalace-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://en.palacehoteltokyo.com/) 11\. Shimbashi, Shiodome ### [Conrad Tokyo](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fconrad-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0) 4.6 on Tripadvisor, 3,410 reviews ![Conrad Tokyo bay view room, pool and Rainbow Bridge view over Hamarikyu Gardens, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/conrad-tokyo-1-1200w.webp) Conrad Tokyo looks over the four hundred year old Hamarikyu Gardens to Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay. Two hundred and ninety one rooms on floors 28 to 37 looking over Hamarikyu Gardens to Rainbow Bridge and the bay. The Conrad has the best water view in Tokyo luxury. It sits above Shiodome with the Hamarikyu Gardens directly below, and from the bay facing rooms you look over a four hundred year old garden pond to the harbour, the Rainbow Bridge and, at night, the whole of Odaiba lit up. Ask for a bay view and pay the difference. Rooms are 48 square metres at entry, which is large for the rate, and were refreshed in 2023 with a warmer palette than the original grey. The 25 metre pool on 29 is glass walled and quiet, and the Mizuki spa upstairs has a Japanese bathing area that most guests never find. China Blue and the Michelin starred Gordon Ramsay operations from the early years have moved on, but Kazahana for kaiseki and the Cerise all day dining room hold up, and Ginza is a twelve minute walk north through Shiodome. Hamarikyu itself opens at nine and the tea house on the island pond is one of the calmest half hours in central Tokyo. The honest note is that Shiodome is a corporate development of glass walkways that does not encourage wandering. You will use the walkway to Shimbashi station more than you will use the street. > “Bay view room on 34 and we barely closed the curtains. The garden below and the bridge lit at night is the best view we have had in Tokyo.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, August 2025 The verdict - **+**The best bay and Rainbow Bridge views of any Tokyo hotel, over Hamarikyu Gardens - **+**Forty eight square metre entry rooms and a quiet 25 metre glass walled pool - **+**Twelve minutes on foot to Ginza and direct walkways to Shimbashi station - **−**Shiodome is a glass office development with nothing at street level worth walking to From about $507 a night for a City view room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fconrad-tokyo.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/tyocici-conrad-tokyo/) 12\. Kioicho, Akasaka ### [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#quick-answer) 4.5 on Tripadvisor, 2,190 reviews ![The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho room, Levita lounge and the view over the palace gardens, frame 1](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho-1-1200w.webp) ![The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho room, Levita lounge and the view over the palace gardens, frame 2](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho-2-1200w.webp) ![The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho room, Levita lounge and the view over the palace gardens, frame 3](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho-3-1200w.webp) ![The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho room, Levita lounge and the view over the palace gardens, frame 4](/images/hotels/tokyo/the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho-4-1200w.webp) The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho occupies floors 30 to 36 of the Tokyo Garden Terrace above Nagatacho station. Two hundred and fifty rooms on floors 30 to 36 with a glass walled bar, an infinity edge bath view and the lowest rate in this guide. The Prince Gallery is the value entry and it is a serious one. A Luxury Collection hotel on the upper floors of the Tokyo Garden Terrace in Kioicho, it opened in 2016 with 250 rooms and a set of views that read across the palace grounds, the Akasaka gardens and the Shinjuku towers. Sky Gallery Lounge Levita on 36 is glass on three sides and does an afternoon tea that Tokyo books out weeks ahead. Rooms start at 45 square metres with a bathroom that sits behind glass so the tub shares the window, and the corner Deluxe rooms on the north west look at Fuji on a clear winter day. There is a pool, a fitness floor and a Japanese bathing area on 30 that comes included, which at this rate is unusual. Kioicho is a quiet embassy and garden district between Akasaka and Yotsuya, with Nagatacho station under the building on three metro lines and the Kioi Terrace restaurants downstairs. It is ten minutes to the palace, fifteen to Ginza. The trade is that this is a large Japanese hotel group property and the service is efficient rather than intuitive. You will not be recognised the way you are at the [Four Seasons at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi), and the lobby moves a lot of people. > “The bath looks straight out over the city through glass and the pool was included. Best value luxury room we found in Tokyo.” > > Tripadvisor guest review, June 2026 The verdict - **+**Forty five square metre rooms with a glass walled bathroom sharing the city view - **+**Pool, gym and Japanese bathing area included at the lowest rate in this guide - **+**Nagatacho station on three metro lines is directly beneath the building - **−**Service is efficient group hotel service rather than the personal kind you get at the smaller properties From about $405 a night for a Superior room Rate checked 3 September 2026 [Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fjp%2Fthe-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho.html%3Fcheckin%3D2026-10-21%26checkout%3D2026-10-23%26group_adults%3D2%26no_rooms%3D1%26group_children%3D0)[Official site ↗](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/tyoup-the-prince-gallery-tokyo-kioicho/) ## All twelve compared Rooms, rate, the view that matters and whether there is a pool. Rates are the lowest I found for a midweek night in October 2026, checked on 3 September 2026. Twelve Tokyo luxury hotels compared on district, rooms, rate, view and pool Hotel District Rooms From (USD) The view Pool [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) Otemachi 84 $1,689 Imperial Palace and Fuji 30m [Four Seasons at Otemachi](#quick-answer) Otemachi 190 $980 Palace moat from 39 to 43 Small indoor [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) Yaesu 98 $1,351 Bay and palace from 40 to 45 25m [Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) Nihonbashi 179 $878 Skytree east, palace west None [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar) Roppongi 245 $777 Mount Fuji in winter 20m [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) Shinjuku 155 $845 Shinjuku towers and Fuji 20m glass pyramid [Four Seasons at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) Marunouchi 57 $912 Shinkansen tracks and the city None [Rosewood Tokyo](#rosewood-tokyo) Marunouchi 216 $1,014 Marunouchi, opening 2026 Yes, Asaya floor [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#quick-answer) Toranomon 164 $642 Tokyo Tower and Fuji Indoor [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) Marunouchi 290 $608 The moat, from a balcony 20m [Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) Shimbashi 291 $507 Rainbow Bridge and the bay 25m [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#quick-answer) Kioicho 250 $405 Palace gardens and Shinjuku Indoor Room counts are the published figures, rates verified 4 September 2026 and converted from JPY at 148 JPY per USD. Rates exclude the Tokyo accommodation tax, which is charged per person per night at the hotel. ## Three Tokyo itineraries, and where to sleep on each Tokyo is enormous and the standard mistake is to cross it four times a day. These three plans move you deliberately, and each night is in a hotel from this guide. 3 days5 days7 days The first visit. The palace side, Ginza, Asakusa and teamLab, without crossing the city more than once a day. 1. Day 1 #### Marunouchi and the palace Morning The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace open at nine. Walk the moat from Otemachi to Chidorigafuchi and back through Marunouchi. Afternoon The Kitte building rooftop for the view over Tokyo Station, then the Idemitsu or the Mitsubishi Ichigokan museum. Evening A drink on the 39th floor at VIRTÙ, then dinner at a counter in Marunouchi. Book the counter sixty days out. [Stay at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-otemachi) 2. Day 2 #### Ginza and teamLab Morning Ginza before eleven, when the department stores open and the streets are still empty. Itoya for stationery, Ginza Six for everything else. Afternoon teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills, booked sixty days ahead. Allow three hours and wear something you do not mind getting wet in the water rooms at Planets. Evening Sushi in Ginza at a counter your concierge booked, then the Bulgari bar on 40. [Stay at Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) 3. Day 3 #### Asakusa and the river Morning Sensoji at seven, before the coaches, then the Nakamise arcade and Kappabashi for knives. Afternoon The Sumida river boat down to Hamarikyu Gardens and tea on the island pond. Evening An early dinner and the Shinkansen or the airport, with your bags already forwarded. [Stay at Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) The trip I would take. Three nights on the palace side, two west, and a day out to Yokohama. 1. Day 1 #### Arrive and stay east Morning In from Haneda on the Keikyu line, bags down, and nothing ambitious. Afternoon The moat walk and the East Gardens, downhill and slow. Evening Dinner in the hotel and an early night. Jet lag wins on day one every time. [Stay at Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) 2. Day 2 #### Nihonbashi and Ginza Morning Nihonbashi at nine for the knife shops and the Mitsukoshi food hall, which is the best in the city. Afternoon Ginza on foot, then the Hamarikyu Gardens tea house before it closes at half past four. Evening Sushi Sora or Sense in the hotel, both starred, both easier to book as a guest. [Stay at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) 3. Day 3 #### Shibuya, Harajuku and Meiji Jingu Morning Meiji Jingu at eight through the torii and the forest, then Takeshita street in Harajuku before it fills. Afternoon Omotesando for the architecture, Shibuya Sky at the golden hour slot booked a fortnight ahead. Evening Izakaya in Ebisu, cash in your pocket, then back up to Shinjuku. [Stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 4. Day 4 #### Ghibli and the west Morning The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka if the lottery went your way, and Inokashira park either way. Afternoon Shinjuku Gyoen, which is the best garden in the city and half empty on a weekday. Evening The New York Bar on 52 for the jazz set, and a late steak at the Grill. [Stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 5. Day 5 #### Yokohama day trip Morning Twenty five minutes down on the Tokyu Toyoko line. Sankeien garden first, then the Cup Noodles museum if there are children. Afternoon Chinatown for lunch and the Minato Mirai waterfront. Evening Back to Tokyo for a last drink on the roof at 52. [Stay at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#quick-answer) Tokyo plus the three day trips that are actually worth the train: Nikko, Hakone and Kamakura. 1. Day 1 #### The palace side Morning Arrive, drop bags, walk the moat from Otemachi to Chidorigafuchi. Afternoon The East Gardens and the Marunouchi arcades out of the weather. Evening Esterre or Wadakura downstairs, then the balcony over the moat. [Stay at Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) 2. Day 2 #### Ginza, Asakusa and teamLab Morning Sensoji early, Kappabashi for knives, the river boat back down. Afternoon teamLab Planets at Toyosu, booked ahead, three hours. Evening Ginza sushi and a walk down Chuo dori with the shops lit. [Stay at Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) 3. Day 3 #### Nikko Morning The Tobu Spacia X from Asakusa, two hours, first train out. Afternoon Toshogu shrine and the cedar avenue, then Kegon falls if the weather holds. Evening Back to Tokyo by seven and a quiet dinner near the hotel. [Stay at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) 4. Day 4 #### Hakone and an onsen afternoon Morning Romancecar from Shinjuku, ninety minutes, then the Hakone Open Air Museum. Afternoon The ropeway over Owakudani and a public onsen at Yumoto if your hotel has none. Evening Back into Shinjuku and the jazz set at 52. [Stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 5. Day 5 #### Shibuya, Harajuku and Meiji Jingu Morning Meiji Jingu at eight, then Omotesando for the buildings. Afternoon Shibuya Sky at golden hour, booked two weeks out. Evening Ebisu izakaya, cash only, and a taxi home. [Stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 6. Day 6 #### Kamakura Morning Fifty five minutes on the Yokosuka line. The Great Buddha, then Hasedera. Afternoon The Enoden line along the coast to Enoshima and back. Evening Roppongi for dinner and the Mori Art Museum, open until ten. [Stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar) 7. Day 7 #### Odaiba and out Morning The Yurikamome line over the Rainbow Bridge, which is the best twenty minutes of public transport in Japan. Afternoon Hamarikyu tea house, then bags from the hotel. Evening Haneda in twenty minutes on the Keikyu line, lounge, home. [Stay at Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) ![GoWithGuide logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/gowithguide.com/w/200/h/200/logo?c=1id1S46xxETYxelu0Ag) Private guides in Japan ### Want a Tokyo local Our partner GoWithGuide connects you with bilingual guides who can hold a Michelin reservation, walk you through Toyosu market off hours and get you into teamLab without the queue. From about 250 US dollars a day. [Find a Tokyo guide](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=87121&awinaffid=2811492&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fgowithguide.com%2Ftokyo) ## Who stays where, and what it tells you Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson made the [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) famous in 2003, and Lost in Translation is still the reason a certain generation books the New York Bar for their first night in Japan. The hotel has never leaned on it, which is why the reference has aged well. Barack Obama stayed at [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) on state business, which is the sort of endorsement that says more about the security architecture and the discretion than the thread count. David Beckham has been photographed leaving [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) more than once, Rihanna took over a floor at [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) during a 2024 visit, and Anna Wintour has used the [Four Seasons at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) during fashion weeks because fifty seven rooms means nobody in the lobby is looking for you. The pattern is worth reading. Tokyo luxury sells anonymity first and spectacle second, which is the opposite of Dubai or Los Angeles. The staff at every hotel in this guide will walk past a famous guest without a flicker, and they will do the same for you, which is the actual product. ## What to sort out before you land Tokyo is an easy city to be in and a fiddly one to arrive in. Twelve things worth handling in advance, in the order they will come up. - ### Narita or Haneda Haneda is 20 to 30 minutes from central Tokyo. Narita is 60 to 90 minutes and costs more to leave. If your route offers both at a similar fare, take Haneda every time. - ### Narita into town Narita Express, $21 and 55 minutes to Tokyo Station, is the default. Keisei Skyliner is $17 and 41 minutes to Nippori. The Airport Limousine Bus is $21 and 90 minutes but goes door to door, which wins with children and cases. A taxi is $142 and no faster. - ### Haneda into town Tokyo Monorail, $3 and 20 minutes to Hamamatsucho. Keikyu line, $2 and 20 minutes to Shinagawa. Airport Limousine Bus, $8 to most hotels. A taxi is about $47 and worth it after a night flight. - ### eSIM before you land Airalo's Moshi Moshi Japan plan starts around 12 US dollars for 3GB. Install it at home, activate on the runway and skip the pocket wifi counter and its return envelope entirely. [Japan eSIM plans](https://airalo.tpx.lt/XJUpu9hS) - ### Lounges at NRT and HND Priority Pass admits you to the TIAT Lounge at Haneda Terminal 3, the IASS Executive Lounges at Narita Terminals 1 and 2, and the KAL Lounge. On a late departure that is the difference between a good last night and a bad one. [See Priority Pass plans](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=60243&awinaffid=2811492) - ### Suica, Pasmo or Welcome Suica Add a Suica to Apple Wallet before you fly and top it up with a card. Otherwise buy a Welcome Suica at the airport station. It pays for trains, buses, vending machines, coin lockers and most konbini, and you top up at any 7 Eleven. - ### teamLab Borderless or Planets Borderless is at Azabudai Hills and is the newer, denser one. Planets at Toyosu has the water rooms, so wear shorts. Both take about three hours and both need booking 60 to 90 days ahead through the official site or Klook. - ### The Ghibli Museum lottery Tickets are released on the 10th of each month at 10am Japan time for the following month, and they sell out in minutes. Concierges can sometimes help through an agent, but nobody can guarantee it. Have a second plan for that morning. - ### Michelin booking windows Sukiyabashi Jiro no longer takes public reservations at all. Sushi Saito is concierge only. Narisawa opens 60 days ahead online and Ryugin 30. Email your hotel the week you confirm the room, with three dates. [Hotels with the best concierge](#which-hotel-for-you) - ### Forward your bags to Kyoto Yamato takuhaibin moves a case hotel to hotel for about $14, next day. Hand it in at the concierge desk before 11am and travel the Shinkansen with a tote. Every hotel in this guide does it. [The luggage test](/suitcases) - ### Cash or card Ginza, Shibuya, Marunouchi and every hotel here take cards without a thought. Small izakaya, old kissaten and a surprising number of starred counters are cash only. Carry $203 and refill at a 7 Eleven ATM. - ### A private guide for one day A bilingual guide can hold a Michelin table, walk you into Toyosu market before the tourists and take the queue out of teamLab. A full day runs 250 to 400 US dollars and it is the best money in the trip. [Tokyo private guides](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=87121&awinaffid=2811492&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fgowithguide.com%2Ftokyo) ![Priority Pass logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/prioritypass.com/w/200/h/200/logo?c=1id1S46xxETYxelu0Ag) Before you fly ### Flying into Narita or Haneda Priority Pass unlocks the TIAT Lounge at Haneda Terminal 3, the IASS Executive Lounges at Narita and the KAL Lounge, plus more than 1,600 others worldwide. From 469 US dollars a year. [See membership options](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=60243&awinaffid=2811492) ## Tokyo hotel questions, answered Which is the best luxury hotel in Tokyo for first timers? [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](#quick-answer). It sits on the palace moat with Tokyo Station five minutes away, the English is fluent, the concierge can actually get you a sushi counter, and the 39th floor bar gives you the view on your first night without a taxi. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) is the better hotel in isolation, but a first visit is about the city, and Otemachi puts you at the middle of it. Aman Tokyo or Bulgari Tokyo, which is better? They are opposites. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) is calm, spacious and inward looking, with 71 square metre rooms, a washi atrium and a thirty metre pool over the palace. [Bulgari Hotel Tokyo](#quick-answer) is Italian, social and loud in the evening, with a Michelin starred restaurant and the bar Tokyoites actually drink in. Book Aman for a honeymoon or a rest, and Bulgari if you want to be out until one in the morning. What is the best area to stay in Tokyo for luxury? The palace side, meaning Otemachi, Marunouchi, Nihonbashi and Yaesu. You are inside ten minutes of Tokyo Station, the Shinkansen, Ginza and the moat walk, the streets are quiet at night and the metro lines converge. Roppongi is the alternative for views and nightlife, Shinjuku for the Park Hyatt, and Shimbashi for the bay. Shibuya has no true luxury hotel yet. Should I stay near Narita or Haneda when flying in? Neither. Both airports connect well enough that an airport hotel wastes a night of your trip. Haneda is 20 to 30 minutes from central Tokyo on the Keikyu line or the monorail, and Narita is 41 to 90 minutes depending on which train you take. Only book at the airport if you land after midnight or leave before six. What does a luxury hotel in Tokyo cost per night? Between about $405 and $1,689 a night in 2026. [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#quick-answer) starts near $405, [Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) near $507, the mid field sits at $777 to $980, and [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) tops the market at $1,689. Add the Tokyo accommodation tax, charged per person per night, and expect blossom season to run twenty to forty percent above these figures. Do Tokyo luxury hotels have onsen or spa pools? Spa pools yes, true onsen no. Central Tokyo has almost no hot spring water, so what you get is excellent swimming. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) has thirty metres over the palace, Bulgari and Conrad have twenty five, and [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) has twenty under a glass pyramid on the 47th floor. [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#quick-answer) has a Japanese style bathing area, which is the closest thing to an onsen in this guide. Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best Mount Fuji view? [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar). It occupies floors 45 to 53 of the tallest tower in Roppongi, and the western rooms and the Club Lounge look over Shinjuku to Fuji on most clear mornings between November and March. [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) and [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#quick-answer) both deliver it from their north west corners, and [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) catches it from the palace facing rooms on the highest floors. Are Tokyo luxury hotels family friendly? More than the city's reputation suggests. [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) is the best of them, with connecting rooms, a twenty metre pool and the moat gardens outside the door. [The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo](#festival-calendar) has a proper kids programme and Tokyo Midtown park downstairs. [Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) has large rooms and Hamarikyu Gardens below. [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) and the [Four Seasons at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) are both better suited to couples. Can Tokyo hotels help book Michelin restaurants? Yes, and it is the single best reason to book a hotel with a strong concierge. Many Tokyo counters release tables to hotels before the public and some, including Sushi Saito, take nothing but concierge requests. Email your hotel the week you confirm the room with three possible dates and a budget. Narisawa opens 60 days out online and Ryugin 30, so give the concierge that runway. What is the best Tokyo hotel for a first visit against a return trip? On a first visit book [Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi](#quick-answer) or [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo), because both put the palace, Ginza and the Shinkansen inside a short walk and remove all the friction. On a return trip, when you already know the city, go for character instead: [Park Hyatt Tokyo](#festival-calendar) in Shinjuku, [Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills](#quick-answer) for the rooftop, or [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) if the point of the trip is the hotel. How far in advance should I book a Tokyo luxury hotel? Nine to twelve months for the cherry blossom fortnight from 23 March to 3 April, and six months for the November maple weeks. Outside those, three months is comfortable and six weeks is usually workable. The small properties go first, so [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) with 84 rooms and the [Four Seasons at Marunouchi](#four-seasons-hotel-tokyo-at-marunouchi) with 57 sell out long before the 290 room hotels do. Do Tokyo luxury hotels accept tattoos in the onsen? The hotels in this guide all do, because their bathing areas are hotel facilities rather than public onsen. [The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho](#quick-answer) and the spa areas at [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) and [Conrad Tokyo](#conrad-tokyo) have no tattoo rule for guests. Public bathhouses and traditional onsen outside Tokyo still refuse them regularly, so if you plan a Hakone day, check the individual bath first or book a private one. Which Tokyo luxury hotel has the best breakfast? [Palace Hotel Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo), at Wadakura, where the Japanese breakfast comes as grilled fish, rice, miso, tofu and a tray of small dishes in a room facing the garden. [Mandarin Oriental Tokyo](#mandarin-oriental-tokyo) runs the best Western spread, [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) does the most beautiful room service tray, and the [Four Seasons at Otemachi](#quick-answer) has the view. If breakfast decides your booking, book the Palace. Should I combine Tokyo with Kyoto, and how long in each? Yes, and the Shinkansen makes it easy at two hours and fifteen minutes from Tokyo Station. On a ten night trip I would give Tokyo five nights and Kyoto four, with one night in a ryokan inside the Kyoto allocation, and travel between them in the middle of the day. Forward your luggage with Yamato so you take only a tote onto the train. Our Kyoto guide ranks twenty properties there. Do Tokyo luxury hotels have English speaking staff? Every hotel in this guide operates fully in English at the front desk, the concierge and the restaurants. The international brands are the most fluent, with the Four Seasons properties and [Aman Tokyo](#quick-answer) the strongest. Outside the hotel, Google Translate and a Suica card handle almost everything, and the staff will write your restaurant address in Japanese for the taxi driver if you ask. ## Keep planning your Japan trip The guides I would read next, in the order I would read them. [Best luxury hotels in Kyoto Twenty properties ranked, from a moss forest in the northern hills to an inn from 1709. › ](/travel-guides/best-luxury-hotels-kyoto-2026)[When to visit Japan Blossom, maples, humidity and the weeks I would avoid, month by month. › ](/travel-guides/best-time-to-visit-japan)[Is Priority Pass worth it What it actually gets you at Haneda and Narita on the way home. › ](/travel-guides/is-priority-pass-worth-it-2026)[The best travel eSIM for 2026 Airalo against Holafly and Saily, tested on Japanese networks. › ](/travel-guides/best-esim-international-travel-2026)[Airalo against Holafly Two eSIM providers compared on speed, coverage and what they cost in Japan. › ](/travel-guides/airalo-vs-holafly)[Best luxury hotels in Bali The other side of Asia, ranked, if Tokyo is the first half of a longer trip. › ](/travel-guides/best-luxury-hotels-bali)[Best luxury hotels on the Amalfi Coast Twenty two properties from Positano to Ravello, on the same ranking method. › ](/destinations/amalfi) ## A note on prices USD prices converted from JPY at 148 JPY per USD, verified 4 September 2026. Japanese hotels price in yen, so the dollar figure moves with the rate between now and the night you check in. Treat every number here as the lowest rate I could find for two people sharing, before the local accommodation tax. [L ](/) Luxury Hotel Compare Independent reviews of the world's best hotels, written by someone who actually cares. 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