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Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza HotelvsRyokan Sawanoya
Both Courtyard Tokyo Ginza Hotel and Ryokan Sawanoya are recommended by professionals. Overall, Ryokan Sawanoya scores slightly better than Courtyard Tokyo Ginza Hotel. Ryokan Sawanoya comes in at 80 with praise from 7 reviews like DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Time Out.
Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel
Frommer's
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Oyster
6-14-10 Ginza Chou-Ku, Chuo, Tokyo Prefecture 104-0061
From $201/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "Primarily a business hotel, it has limited facilities -- you are clearly paying for location here." Full review
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Be sure to pick up the hotel's sightseeing leaflets at the concierge's desk, which give information on the city's top attractions, opening hours, and how to reach them from the hotel.
DK Eyewitness "This top-of-the-range business hotel close to the Kabuki-za Theater is now a popular wedding reception venue."
Star Service "Just south of the city's busiest shopping area, 200 m southwest of the Higashi-Ginza subway station, this property, built in 1987, is behind Matsuzakaya department store and near the Kabuki theater." Full review
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The staff is attentive and well-trained, and management goes so far as to publish tourist leaflets to major attractions, which are given away free at the concierge desk (although placing special requests in advance may be difficult as the minimal staff is quite busy).
OysterUpper-middle-range
"It's a big, largely impersonal hotel, but it's comprehensive in scope with a Japanese restaurant, American restaurant, bars, full-scale gym, and small shops." Full review
Ryokan Sawanoya
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness
Time Out
The Telegraph Frommer's
2-3-11 Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo Prefecture 110-0001
From $0/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide "Though nothing fancy, it offers good-value tatami rooms."
Fodor's "The shitamachi area is known for its down-to-earth friendliness, which you get in full measure at Sawanoya.... it is very popular with budget travelers." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Sawanoya is a budget gem in quiet Yanaka, with very friendly staff and all the traditional hospitality you would expect of a ryokan." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A great place to meet fellow travelers, this long-established ryokan is popular with foreign guests."
Time Out "One of the few ryokan in Tokyo to cater almost exclusively for foreign visitors, Sawanoya has a small library of English-language guidebooks and provides its own map of the old-fashioned Yanaka area." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"One of Tokyo’s most charming family-run traditional ryokan inns – clean, friendly, comfortable and quintessentially Japanese." Full review
Frommer's "This is a great place to stay thanks to Sawa-san's enthusiastic devotion to his neighborhood... Highly recommended." Full review
