Hotel New Otani Garden TowervsAsakusa View Hotel
Both hotels are praised by writers. On balance, Hotel New Otani Tokyo Garden Tower ranks slightly higher than Asakusa View Hotel. Hotel New Otani Tokyo Garden Tower comes in at #23 in Tokyo with praise from 7 sources including Time Out, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Hotel New Otani Garden Tower
4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8578
From $225/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Mammoth hotel which is a tourist attraction in its own right for its traditional gardens."
Frommer's
"The hotel's most splendid feature is its garden, the best of any Tokyo hotel." Full review
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Because rates are the same no matter which way you face, be sure to request a room overlooking the garden.
Fodor's
"A bustling complex in the center of Tokyo... the New Otani can feel frantic, but its best feature, a spectacular 10-acre Japanese garden, helps guests find sanctuary." Full review
Time Out
"The New Otani sprawls like a mini metropolis over a vast area ten minutes’ walk west of the Imperial Palace." Full review
Lonely Planet
"There’s a whiff of pretension about the New Ōtani, but it’s justified, loaded as it is with large, luxurious rooms, upmarket restaurants, boutiques and gift shops." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"There are a whopping 1,479 spacious rooms in the tower, with varying styles of decor along with minibars and flat-screen TVs." Full review
Star Service
"300 m south of Yotsuya Station and convenient to the Yotsuya, Nagata-cho and Akasaka-mitsuke subway stations, Tokyo's most substantial hotel offers something for everyone." Full review
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With so many rooms, staffers are slow (if at all) to respond to special requests.
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