Park Hyatt TokyovsAsakusa View Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Park Hyatt Tokyo ranks significantly better than Asakusa View Hotel. Park Hyatt Tokyo has a TripExpert Score of 95 with recommendations from 17 sources including Time Out, BlackBook and Rough Guide.
Park Hyatt Tokyo Show All Reviews
3-7-1-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Tokyo Prefecture 163-1055
From $475/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"The Park Hyatt remains the pick of Nishi-Shinjuku's luxury hotels."
Concierge
"A small hotel by Tokyo standards—only 177 rooms—the Park Hyatt fairly drips with luxury."
Fodor's
"Sofia Coppola's classic film Lost in Translation was a love letter to this hotel... you may feel smitten as well." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Other luxe hotels have since opened and some celebrities have moved on, but the 177-room Park Hyatt Tokyo continues to offer some of the best amenities of any property in the capital." Full review
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If the skies are clear, have lunch on the 40th floor in Kozue and gaze upon Mount Fuji as you nibble away on your bento box.
DK Eyewitness
"Remember the grandstand views Scarlett Johansson looked out on from her room at this hotel in the movie Lost in Translation?"
Condé Nast Traveler
"A swimming pool, a bamboo garden, and a restaurant occupy the three pyramidal atriums that crown the towers of this Shinjuku property." Full review
Time Out
"Despite being Tokyo’s most decorated hotel, the Park Hyatt is perhaps now best known for its starring role in Sofia Coppola’s 2003 hit Lost in Translation." Full review
Star Service
"This is the kind of hotel that gives bragging rights to the international business travelers who know enough to stay here." Full review
BlackBook
"Lose yourself in the dizzyingly hypnotic luxury of this Shinjuku lodge, star of Sofia Coppola's iconic film, Lost in Translation."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Park Hyatt Tokyo, made famous in Sophia Coppola’s hit indie flick Lost in Translation, has been a luxurious mainstay for international travelers for more than 20 years." 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