Budget Hotels & Hostels
Apartments
Guesthouses and B&Bs
Park Hyatt Tokyo
Shinjuku & West Tokyo
Tokyo’s most famous hotel has 177 rooms spread out over a dozen floors of a Tange Kenzō-designed skyscraper in west Shinjuku. They’re really more like apartments, and painfully hip ones at that (see the Fellini storyboard sketches on the walls)...
The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo
Roppongi
Crowning Tokyo Midtown, the Ritz-Carlton literally begins where other hotels leave off. The lobby – with giant paintings by Sam Francis and views clear to the Imperial Palace – is on the 45th floor, and capacious rooms go up from there...
Imperial Hotel
Ginza & Tsukiji
The legendary Imperial Hotel’s present building is the successor to Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1923 masterpiece, and small tributes to Wright can be found in the lobby and elsewhere...
Hotel Avanshell Akasaka
Roppongi
The rooms in this beautifully designed 2004 high-rise are laid out under themes such as ‘primo’, and have zippy decor ranging from black leather couches and puffy white bedspreads to cool green tatami spaces...
Keio Presso Inn Kanda
Akihabara & Around
The Presso Inn chain is very much a businessperson’s hotel, with purely functional decor and few frills – rooms are cramped and institutional but fine for crashing in. There is a complimentary breakfast of croissants baked on site.
Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel
Shibuya & Around
Sprawl out on the huge beds and drink deeply of the big views, because there’s room to breathe in these enormous rooms...
National Children's Castle Hotel
Harajuku & Aoyama
It’s not technically a castle, but with neat and clean rooms within walking distance of Shibuya, Harajuku and Aoyama, it doesn’t need to be. The hotel, though itself rather bland, is located within a kids’ play complex (National Children’s Castle)...
Hotel Arca Torre Roppongi
Roppongi
Steps away from Roppongi crossing, the Arca Torre places you in the centre of hopping Roppongi nightlife. The hotel is modern, comfortable, adorned with fake balcony railings and best of all, it's the most affordable spot in the neighbourhood...
Ginza Kokusai Hotel
Ginza & Tsukiji
This faded starlet from Ginza's crazy '80s is holding up as a solid, generic-feeling business hotel with reasonably priced rooms...
Hotel Com's Ginza
Ginza & Tsukiji
Recently relaunched, the Hotel Com’s rooms are presented in mahogany and caramel tones, with special ‘Audrey’ rooms featuring amenities for women. Restaurants here serve udon noodles, Chinese fare and healthy breakfasts.
Tokyo Business Hotel
Shinjuku & West Tokyo
This no-frills hotel off Meiji-dōri is an older building and very simple in terms of decor and amenities...
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Marunouchi (Tokyo Station)
Right by the Imperial Palace, the Palace Hotel has an old-fashioned atmosphere and sits on one of the most exclusive spots in Tokyo. The rooms, numbering nearly 400, are conventional but elegant, with large bathrooms...
The Strings By Inter Continental Tokyo
Ebisu, Meguro & Around
Take in the views of Tokyo Tower and the Rainbow Bridge in this serene, lofty space designed by award-winning architect Terry McGinnity. The Premier corner rooms offer the most spectacular panoramas, also visible from the gym on the 26th floor...
Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu
Shibuya & Around
This tower, connected to Shibuya Station, boasts excellent night views from the upper floors. Rooms are spacious though ordinary, but at least you’re right on top of the action...
Hotel Bellclassic Tokyo
The churchy elements of the building's exterior add some quirk factor to this otherwise blandly sedate business establishment, which is immaculate and perfectly presentable...
Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo
Iidabashi & Northwest Tokyo
The commodious rooms here have been updated with boutique patterns, flatscreen TVs and deluxe wooden panelling. Mt Fuji is sometimes visible, and some superior rooms have unique round beds.
Yaesu Terminal Hotel
Marunouchi (Tokyo Station)
This sleek little business hotel on cherry-tree-lined Sakura-dōri has contemporary lines and a minimalist look. Though room sizes are most definitely on the microscopic side, they’re decently priced for this neighbourhood and very modern.
Sutton Place Hotel Ueno
Ueno & Around
This snazzy little joint by Ueno Station hits all the right notes, with chocolate-coloured wood and black leather in designer rooms. There are large tiled bathrooms, rare four-person rooms for families and complimentary light breakfasts.
Inter Continental Ana Tokyo
Roppongi
A short walk from Roppongi, the plush 37-storey ANA Intercontinental has large, gorgeously designed rooms with LCD screens and fantastic night views...
Hotel Strix Tokyo
Iidabashi & Northwest Tokyo
The renovated Strix has some very appealing, modern rooms with wide beds, cosy couches and spacious bathrooms. High-speed internet is available in all rooms...
Shinjuku Prince Hotel
Shinjuku & West Tokyo
Beside Shinjuku Station and the Kabukichō nightlife, this towering wedge has an attractive location and some of the best views in town...
The B Roppongi
Roppongi
The b roppongi has slick, white-brown rooms ranging in size from 10 to 31 sq metres, albeit with small, prefab bathrooms. Atmosphere is business-casual and the location is perfect for Roppongi’s nocturnal attractions. A light breakfast is included.