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Both Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo and Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel are endorsed by experts. Overall, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo ranks significantly better than Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel. Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo comes in at 85 with praise from 12 sources such as Travel + Leisure, Time Out and Afar Magazine.
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Show All Reviews
2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo, Tokyo Prefecture 112-8667
From $287/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"A superb hotel... don't miss a stroll through the garden, which contains several charming, traditional Japanese restaurants; a pagoda; and stone monuments." Full review
Concierge
"The first Four Seasons to open in Asia is hidden down a side street in Sekiguchi overlooking a 17-acre, 600-year-old traditional Japanese garden."
Fodor's
"Set inside a 17-acre garden, the elegant and European Hotel Chinzanso is a sheltered haven in Tokyo's busy metropolis." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"On 17 acres of Japanese gardens in downtown Tokyo, with some of the city’s largest guest rooms." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The lobby and corridors of this opulent hotel are decorated with original artwork."
Time Out
"Inconveniently located in the wilds of northern Tokyo, the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo... is a breathtakingly opulent and beautiful getaway." Full review
Star Service
"The name Chinzanso means "villa on a mountain of camellias," and the views from many rooms certainly validate the name. " Full review
Lonely Planet
"On the grounds of a former estate, Hotel Chinzanso has a manicured strolling garden for a backyard." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"It’s rare to find an inner-city hotel set within any kind of parkland much less a 700-year-old Japanese garden complete with a shrine, a tea room and rows of cherry blossom trees." Full review
Afar Magazine
"It sits in the garden of Chinzanso (meaning “villa on a mountain of camellias”), a 17-acre green oasis in the city." Full review
Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel Show All Reviews
26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo Prefecture 150-8512
From $212/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"A ritzy affair... Some rooms have bathrooms with a glittering view of the city."
Lonely Planet
"Sprawl out on the huge beds and drink deeply of the big views, because there’s room to breathe in these enormous rooms." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The hotel is set in Shibuya's tallest skyscraper, just west of Harajuku." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Shibuya’s only high-end luxury hotel boasts huge rooms, stylish interiors, kaiseki restaurants, bars, a jazz club, and Noh Theater."
Time Out
"It may be outshone in the luxury market by the myriad new entrants, but the Cerulean is Shibuya’s lone top-end establishment." Full review
Star Service
"This property is within a five-minute walk southwest of Shibuya Station, a major commuter nucleus for the Yamanote Line and trains to Yokohama and other outlying areas." Full review
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Staffers are equally out of touch, often forgetting special requests.
Fodor's
"Perched on a slope above Shibuya's chaos, the Cerulean Tower has a cavernous yet bustling lobby filled with plenty of attentive, English-speaking staffers." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Interiors mix Western and Japanese aesthetics. Simple, unfussy guest rooms have calming colors; some have unobstructed views of Mount Fuji in the distance." Full review
Michelin Guide
"This 40-storey tower comes into view as soon as you leave the station and is one of the landmarks of Shibuya."
Oyster
Upscale
"Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel is an upscale business hotel situated in the towering Cerulean Tower skyscraper, just a short walk from Shibuya Station." Full review