STREETSMART - Top 10 Tokyo - page 123

Price Categories
For a standard,
double room per
night, including
taxes and service
charges.
Left Hotel Villa Fontaine Shiodome Right Shinjuku Washington Hotel

¥ Under ¥8,000
¥¥ ¥8,000-¥15,000
¥¥¥ ¥15,000-¥25,000
¥¥¥¥ ¥25,000-¥35,000
¥¥¥¥¥ Over ¥35,000

Mid-Range Hotels

! Hotel Kokusai

d Map A4 • 3-2-9 Nishi-
Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
• 3343-3111 • www.wh-rsv.
com/english/shinjuku • ¥¥¥

views of Tokyo Tower
and extensive Japanese
gardens, it is ideal for
first-time visitors and
families. d 3-13-1
Takanawa, Minato-ku
• 5798-1111 • w w w.
princehotels.com • ¥¥¥

Kanko
Located close to the
north end of Tokyo
Station, this no-frills,
eight-story hotel offers
decent single and family
rooms. Facilities include
a restaurant, lunch corner,
coffee shop, bar, lounge.
English-speaking staff.
d Map M3 • 1-8-3
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
• 3215-3281 • ¥¥¥

* Ginza Nikko Hotel Attracting business

and leisure travelers,
this hotel offers cheerful
rooms with large bath-
tubs, quite a luxury for
Tokyo. Well-placed for
Ginza shopping. Good
value, given the posh
neighborhood. d Map M5
• 8-4-21 Ginza, Chuo-ku
• 3571-4911 • www.ginza-
nikko-hotel.com • ¥¥¥

% Creston Hotel This stylish hotel

can be found down a
quiet backstreet equi-
distant from Bunkamura
(see p96) and the NHK
complex. A great location
for exploring Shibuya's
nightlife and restaurant
scene. English-speaking
staff. d Map Q4 • 10-8,
Kamiyama-Cho, Shibuya-ku
• 3481-5800 • www.
crestonhotel.co.jp • ¥¥¥
^ Hotel Mets

@ Granbell Hotel This cheerful hotel

with a calm atmosphere
is only a short walk from
Shibuya Station. Double
and single rooms have
light furnishings and
colors. There is one
super, but more expen-
sive, maisonette-style
terrace suite. d Map R6
• 15-17 Sakuragaoka-cho,
Shibuya-ku • 5457-2681 •
www.granbellhotel.jp • ¥¥¥
£ Tokyu Stay

( Hotel Kazusaya In the center of

Tokyo's business district,
this hotel provides
decent-sized, well-
furnished Japanese- and
Western-style rooms.
Facilities include a good
restaurant and Internet
access. d Map P1 • 4-7-15
Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-
ku • 3241-1045 • www.h-
kazusaya.co.jp • ¥¥

Shibuya
With an exceptional
location right next to
Shibuya Station, the
Mets Shibuya has
attractive rooms and
some great-value deluxe
singles. (But try to book
one away from the
railway tracks.) The room
price includes a buffet
breakfast. d Map S5
• 3-29-17 Shibuya, Shibuya-
ku • 3409-0011 • www.
hotelmets.jp/shibuya • ¥¥¥

Aoyama Premier
This is a business hotel
with a few extra frills,
including upper rooms
with breathtaking views,
Japanese buffet breakfast,
and free Internet access.
Although small, rooms
are modern and well-
appointed. d Map C5
• 2-27-18 Minami-aoyama,
Minato-ku • 3497-0109
• www.tokyustay.co.jp • ¥¥

) Hotel Villa

Fontaine
Shiodome
Part of a hotel chain that
keeps its prices low and
standards high, this 2004
flagship is located in the
dazzling Shiodome
complex (see p74) . Small
but creatively designed
rooms come with free
broadband Internet
access. There are some
women-only floors.
d Map M6 • 1-9-2 Higashi-
Shimbashi, Minato-ku
• 3569-2220 • www.hvf.jp/
shiodome • ¥¥¥

& Shinjuku

Washington Hotel
The rooms at this
business hotel are basic,
but the amenities and
service are good. The
views from the upper
floors of neon-lit Shinjuku
are stunning. There is a
women-only floor.

$ The Prince Sakura

Tower Tokyo
Located in a quieter part
of Tokyo is the flagship
hotel of the Prince Hotel
company. With beautiful

127

Recommend your favorite hotel on traveldk.com