Hilltop HotelvsAsakusa View Hotel
Both The Hilltop Hotel and Asakusa View Hotel are rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, The Hilltop Hotel ranks marginally better than Asakusa View Hotel. The Hilltop Hotel ranks #35 in Tokyo with accolades from 7 sources like Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Insight Guides.
Hilltop Hotel
1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062
From $192/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
Rough Guide
"Its rooms are far from Tokyo's grandest, but there are Art Deco touches and a friendly welcome - and oxygen and supposedly refreshing negative ions are pumped around the premises."
Frommer's
"This is a delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) hotel with character." Full review
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Avoid the cheaper, more boring rooms in the 1954 annex.
Concierge
"Service is thoughtful and attentive—the staff even promises to pump fresh oxygen into your room."
Insight Guides
"Five minutes southwest of JR Ochanomizu Station, this secluded hotel has genuine period charm."
Lonely Planet
"This grand old place from the 1930s exudes personality and charm, with antique wooden furniture and a wood-panelled lounge." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"An old favorite with writers, this prewar Art Deco hotel exudes charm and character."
Time Out
"Not many hotels in Tokyo can be said to exude genuine charm, so the Hilltop deserves some credit for retaining its old-fashioned traditions." Full review
Frommer's
"This delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) relic qualifies as historic in contemporary Tokyo" 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