ClaskavsAsakusa View Hotel
Both Claska and Asakusa View Hotel are praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Claska ranks significantly better than Asakusa View Hotel. Claska ranks #19 in Tokyo with positive reviews from 12 reviewers including Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and DK Eyewitness.
Claska Show All Reviews
1-3-18 Chuocho, Tokyo 152-0001
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Claska is a unique, 18-room hotel in Meguro on the fourth and fifth floors of a 1970s block renovated by the hip Tokyo architects Intentionallies."
Insight Guides
"A sleek boutique hotel that combines contemporary Scandinavian interiors with traditional Japanese design sensibilities. It includes a hip cafe-bar and art gallery. ."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Claska is hands-down Tokyo’s most stylish hotel, though you might not know it from the retro business-hotel facade." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"It is worth the slightly inconvenient location to experience the epitome of luxury at this ultramodern, two-floor hotel."
Time Out
"Situated on Meguro-dori between Meguro and Gakugeidai stations, this hotel is the result of a complete overhaul of the former Hotel Meguro." Full review
BlackBook
"You've only got a dozen chances for a room at this happening 12-room Meguro boutique hotel; nine if you want a Western style one."
Fodor's
"Hip, modern, and utterly Japanese, the Claska offers a premier boutique hotel experience." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Touches such as handmade furniture, complimentary Tokyobike rentals, and a fashionable shop with local designer goods make this a smart choice for the art hound." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Promises clean, simple, minimalist-leaning interiors." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"It’s off the beaten track, but terrific value for those who want to explore Tokyo’s arty side." Full review
Asakusa View Hotel
3-17-1 Nishiasakusa, Taito, Tokyo 111-0035
From $79/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Asakusa's grandest hotel... the rooms are less memorable than the public areas. but are reasonably spacious and boast great views from the higher floors."
Frommer's
"It's a good place to stay if you want to be in Tokyo's old downtown but don't want to sacrifice any creature comforts." Full review
Lonely Planet
"If you’re not into ryokan, the Asakusa View is the ritziest Western-style hotel around." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Overlooking one of Tokyo's most famous shrines, the Asakusa View is a classic downtown Tokyo hotel, complete with an impressive marble lobby and crystal chandeliers." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"As the name suggests, the views of neighboring rooftops and nearby Senso-ji Temple from the comfortable Japanese-style rooms are of an older Tokyo."
Time Out
"With its uniformed staff and marble lobby somewhat incongruent with this downtown, working-class neighbourhood, the Asakusa View boasts a fairly high standard of accommodation." Full review
Fodor's
"Upscale Western-style accommodations are rare in Asakusa, so the Asakusa View pretty much has this end of the market to itself." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"It's hard to beat the Asakusa View Hotel's great panoramas of such Tokyo landmarks as the Skytree and Senso-ji Temple -- even distant Mount Fuji on a good day." Full review