Hotels guide · by area
Tokyo’s hotels by area: by the palace and the station, Nihonbashi, Toranomon and Akasaka, Roppongi and Azabudai, and Shinjuku, Shibuya and Asakusa.
The back story
Aman and HOSHINOYA in Ōtemachi, the Palace Hotel on the moat, The Peninsula and the Imperial in Hibiya, the Bvlgari above Tokyo Station, Janu at Azabudai Hills and the reopened Park Hyatt in Shinjuku: where to stay, and why the address matters.
Above the palace gardens
The top floors of Otemachi Tower: an urban sanctuary of stone, washi and wood, with the Aman Spa and views across the palace gardens to Mount Fuji on clear days.
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
On the palace moat
Across the moat from the Imperial Palace gardens: balconies over Wadakura Fountain Park, the evian SPA and ESTERRE by Alain Ducasse (One MICHELIN Star, 2026).
1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005Explore View on map
In the sky above Ōtemachi
The upper floors of Otemachi One, with the starred est on the 39th floor and views over the palace gardens.
1-2-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004Explore View on map
A ryokan in a tower
A Japanese inn built upwards: tatami floors, shoes off at the door, and a hot-spring bath on the top floor, in the middle of the business district.
1-9-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoExplore View on map
Facing Hibiya Park
On the corner of Hibiya and Marunouchi, facing the park and the palace gardens, with Peter: The Bar at the top and the Ginza shops a stroll away.
1-8-1 Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006Explore View on map
Since 1890
Tokyo’s historic hotel, facing Hibiya Park, first opened in 1890: Les Saisons (One MICHELIN Star, 2026), the Old Imperial Bar and Japanese restaurants downstairs.
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaichō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558Explore View on map
Inside the station
Rooms inside the red-brick Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station, some looking down into the domed halls where travellers pass beneath.
1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005Explore View on map
By Tokyo Station
The upper floors of Marunouchi Trust Tower, beside Tokyo Station’s Nihonbashi exit.
In Ginza
EDITION’s second Tokyo hotel, on a Ginza side street, a few minutes from the Chūō-dōri flagships.
2-8-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061Explore View on map
Above Nihonbashi
The top floors of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, with views to Tokyo Skytree and, on clear days, Mount Fuji, and the spa high above the old merchant quarter.
2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8328Explore View on map
Above Tokyo Station
The 40th to 45th floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, with Il Ristorante – Niko Romito (One MICHELIN Star, 2026) and the Bvlgari bar and spa.
2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028Explore View on map
In an old bank
A small design hotel in a former bank building in Kabutochō, by the old stock exchange, with a bar and a café on the ground floor.
3-5 Nihonbashi Kabutochō, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026Explore View on map
The Okura reborn
The Okura’s new Heritage Wing and Prestige Tower, with the lattice lanterns and the calm of the old lobby carried into the new building.
2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001Explore View on map
Green and gold, high up
A lobby of plants and timber on the 31st floor of Tokyo World Gate, with the Gold Bar and views to Tokyo Tower.
4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001Explore View on map
Atop Toranomon Hills
The top floors of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, with a rooftop bar and a long view over the bay.
Beside the Hie Shrine
A calm, timber-lined hotel beside the Hie Shrine and its avenue of red torii, linked to Tameike-Sannō station.
2-10-3 Nagatachō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014Explore View on map
Glass and sky
A Luxury Collection hotel on the upper floors of Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the city.
1-2 Kioichō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8585Explore View on map
A garden of its own
A large hotel around a historic Japanese garden, home of Tour d’Argent Tokyo (One MICHELIN Star, 2026).
4-1 Kioichō, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoExplore View on map
At the top of Midtown
The highest floors of Tokyo Midtown, with Héritage by Kei Kobayashi (One MICHELIN Star, 2026) on the 45th floor.
Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6245Explore View on map
At Azabudai Hills
Aman’s younger sister brand, at Azabudai Hills: a large spa, restaurants open to all, and the gardens of the new district at the door.
1-2-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041Explore View on map
In Roppongi Hills
The hotel of Roppongi Hills, steps from the Mori Art Museum and the cinemas.
Reopened, high above Shinjuku
The top floors of Shinjuku Park Tower, reopened on 9 December 2025 after a 19-month renovation, with the New York Bar at the summit.
Near the park
A Kimpton in Nishi-Shinjuku, a short walk from Shinjuku Central Park and the towers.
On Cat Street
A design hotel on Cat Street, between Harajuku and Shibuya, with a kitchen, a bar and a lounge open to the street.
5-31 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001Explore View on map
By the temple gate
A hotel steps from Kaminarimon, with a terrace looking over the rooftops of Asakusa.
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