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and Tokyu Stay Higashi-Ginza, with a colorful location near the Tsukiji Fish Market at
4-11-5 Tsukiji ( & 03/5551-0109; station: Tsukiji or Tsukijijo).
2-27-18 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062. & 03/3497-0109. Fax 03/3497-1091. www.
tokyustay.co.jp. 170 units. ¥14,000-¥16,500 single; ¥24,500-¥26,500 double. Rates exclude hotel tax.
Rates include breakfast. Discounts for stays longer than 6 nights. AE, DC, MC, V. Station: Gaienmae (exit
1a, 2 min.). Amenities: Restaurant. In room: A/C, TV/DVD, hair dryer, high-speed Internet, kitchenette
(most rooms), trouser press.
SHIBUYA
In addition to the recommendation below, the Tokyu Stay Shibuya Shin-Minamigu-
chi, 3-26-21 Shibuya ( & 03/5466-0109; station: Shibuya) offers single rooms starting
at ¥9,500 and twins and doubles at ¥17,900, most with small balconies; see above for a
review of this hotel chain.
Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu Across from bustling Shibuya Station and con-
nected by a footbridge and underground passage, this busy, modern hotel has an excel-
lent location above Mark City shopping mall (reception is on the fifth floor). The hotel
tries hard to appeal to everyone: For business travelers, “Excel” rooms offer use of a
hallway computer free of charge (there are also coin-operated computers off the lobby for
¥100 for 10 min.); for female travelers, there are two women-only floors accessed by a
special key and with special in-room amenities such as face cream and jewelry boxes.
Rooms are available for visitors with disabilities, and 50% of all rooms are for nonsmok-
ers. Ask for an upper-floor room facing Shinjuku (rooms run from the 7th to 24th
floors); the night view is great.
1-12-2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043. & 800/428-6598 in the U.S., or 03/5457-0109. Fax
03/5457-0309. www.tokyuhotelsjapan.com. 408 units. ¥21,945-¥23,100 single; ¥28,875-¥34,650 double.
Rates exclude hotel tax. AE, DC, MC, V. Station: Shibuya (1 min. by footbridge). Amenities: 3 restaurants,
including Abientot (p. 154), plus many more in Mark City mall; room service. In room: A/C, TV, hair dryer,
high-speed Internet, minibar.
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ROPPONGI & AKASAKA
the b roppongi This boutique business hotel, within walking distance of
both Roppongi and Akasaka, has more style than most business-oriented hotels, making
it attractive to business and leisure travelers alike. Although it doesn't offer much in the
way of facilities, rooms are functional and pleasant, with comfortable beds, good bedside
reading lamps, and shades that can be drawn for added darkness. If you're claustrophobic,
you might want to spring for a deluxe room (the most expensive of which has a kitchen-
ette), as standard and superior choices are quite small. Free coffee in the lobby is a plus,
not to mention that it's only a short walk from Roppongi's nighttime madness. Less
convenient but also less expensive is the b akasaka, 7-6-13 Akasaka ( & 03/3586-0811;
station: Akasaka).
3-9-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032. & 03/5412-0451. Fax 03/5412-9353. www.ishinhotels.
com. 65 units. ¥18,000-¥23,000 single; ¥22,000-¥43,000 double. Rates exclude hotel tax. AC, MC, V. Sta-
tion: Roppongi (1 min.). Amenities: Restaurant, free use of lobby computer. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, hair
dryer, high-speed Internet.
Hotel Ibis Once the only hotel in Roppongi, this is still as close as you can get
to the night action of Roppongi, just a minute's walk away from Roppongi Crossing. It
caters to businessmen and couples alike, who come to Roppongi's discos and don't make
(or don't want to make) the last subway home. The lobby, with public computers avail-
able for accessing the Internet (¥500 for 25 min.), is on the fifth floor, with the guest
 
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