Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-ShiodomevsAndon Ryokan
Both properties are recommended by professionals. Overall, Andon Ryokan scores significantly better than Hotel Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Shiodome. Andon Ryokan comes in at #20 in Tokyo with recommendations from 10 reviewers such as Concierge, Time Out and Oyster.
Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Shiodome
1-9-2 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 105-0021
From $84/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"It's worth paying a little extra for a sea-view room at this business hotel conveniently located across the road from SaKuragich Station."
Frommer's
"If you're looking for a business hotel in a good location with comfortable rooms... this is a good choice." Full review
Concierge
"Accommodations are simple but a vast improvement on the dreary boxes that pass for rooms in many regular Japanese business hotels."
Michelin Guide
"Calm, stylish colour schemes are used in the bedrooms, which feature spacious bathrooms and plenty of amenities."
DK Eyewitness
"Part of a hotel chain that keeps its prices low and standards high, this 2004 flagship is located in the dazzling Shiodome complex."
Time Out
"The Villa Fontaine chain has mushroomed across the city in the last few years. Prices are surprisingly low, and many of its hotels offer unique options such as women-only floors." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The hotel's public spaces are sleek and swanky . . . Rooms come with free Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, and electric kettles." Full review
Lonely Planet
"With breakfast thrown in, this is an excellent deal in one of Tokyo’s newest neighbourhoods." Full review
Andon Ryokan Show All Reviews
2-34-10 Nihonzutsumi, Taito, Tokyo 111-0021
From $70/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Rough Guide
"Creative types and clued-up travellers all gather at the Andon."
Concierge
"Designed by an architecture professor from Tokyo's Waseda University, Andon offers friendly Japanese-style accommodation at very low rates."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"About 2km north of Asakusa in the Sanya area, the minimalist and modern Andon Ryokan is fabulously designed in form and function." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Enjoy the free tea and coffee here while taking in the compact design of this ultramodern ryokan."
Time Out
"It bills itself as ‘Tokyo's first designer ryokan’, but you'd probably do better to think of Andon as a high-end backpacker hostel." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"Andon Ryokan is a very basic but clean budget hotel that's popular with young travelers and is conveniently located within walking distance of the subway." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"An updated version of a traditional ryokan, this is a small inn with only 24 rooms--all filled with antiques hand-selected by the owner." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Sleep on a futon in this modern take on a traditional ryokan inn, with budget rooms and friendly service in residential eastern Tokyo." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Not far from Ueno and Asakusa, it's a streamlined nod to traditional inns." Full review
Independent
"In Taito – not far from sightseeing spots like Ueno and Asakusa – this ryokan (inn), aimed largely at non-Japanese travellers, has modest tatami mat guestrooms with futons"