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Ryokan SawanoyavsInterContinental - ANA Tokyo, an IHG Hotel
Both ANA InterContinental Tokyo and Ryokan Sawanoya are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Ryokan Sawanoya scores slightly better than ANA InterContinental Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya ranks #30 in Tokyo with positive reviews from 7 publications including Time Out, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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Fodor's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
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Frommer's
2-3-11 Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo Prefecture 110-0001
From $0/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide "Though nothing fancy, it offers good-value tatami rooms."
Fodor's "The shitamachi area is known for its down-to-earth friendliness, which you get in full measure at Sawanoya.... it is very popular with budget travelers." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Sawanoya is a budget gem in quiet Yanaka, with very friendly staff and all the traditional hospitality you would expect of a ryokan." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A great place to meet fellow travelers, this long-established ryokan is popular with foreign guests."
Time Out "One of the few ryokan in Tokyo to cater almost exclusively for foreign visitors, Sawanoya has a small library of English-language guidebooks and provides its own map of the old-fashioned Yanaka area." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"One of Tokyo’s most charming family-run traditional ryokan inns – clean, friendly, comfortable and quintessentially Japanese." Full review
Frommer's "This is a great place to stay thanks to Sawa-san's enthusiastic devotion to his neighborhood... Highly recommended." Full review
InterContinental - ANA Tokyo, an IHG Hotel Rough Guide
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1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 107-0052
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide "This very stylish and professionally run hotel has attentive staff. a swimming pool, scores of restaurants and attractive public areas."
Concierge "The rooms are modern while still nodding to Japan's aesthetic past: Traditional colors such as indigo and red balance out the contemporary, minimal furnishings."
Insight Guides "A few minutes’ walk from the Tameike-Sanno subway station, this popular hotel offers large rooms with those on the upper storeys having great views."
Lonely Planet "With an outdoor pool, a small gym and an excellent business centre, this remains a sleek and sophisticated choice." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Part of the Ark Hills complex, the hotel has a well-sized lobby and spacious rooms. Upperfloor rooms and a rooftop pool offer views of Tokyo and Mt. Fuji."
Time Out "In 2007 owners All Nippon Airways joined forces with the InterContinental chain and rebranded this 37-storey hotel." Full review
Star Service "Fronting the expressway along Roppongi Dori and connecting to the Ark Hills Complex, this hotel is 1,500 meters southwest of the Imperial Palace moat." Full review
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Management seems aloof and hard to reach for special requests, unfortunately, so do not expect to snag connecting rooms in advance.
Fodor's "With a central location and modest pricing, the ANA is a great choice for the business traveler, and its ziggurat-atrium points to the heyday of the power-lunch: the mid-1980s." Full review
Afar Magazine "This 37-story tower offers fine views of the city and Mount Fuji. Interiors meld clean, simple design with touches of glam." Full review
Jetsetter "Luxury mega-high-rise hotel with 11 bars and restaurants, a shopping center and an outdoor pool." Full review
