Palace Hotel TokyovsHOSHINOYA Tokyo
Both hotels are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Palace Hotel Tokyo ranks significantly better than HOSHINOYA Tokyo. Palace Hotel Tokyo has a TripExpert Score of 88 with recommendations from 15 sources such as DK Eyewitness, Rough Guide and Condé Nast Traveler.
Palace Hotel Tokyo Show All Reviews
1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture 100-0005
From $379/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"Smaller and a touch less pricey than its rival, the Imperial, this top-end hotel overlooking the palace gardens is another Tokyo institution."
Fodor's
"Reopened in 2012 following a full reconstruction, the Palace Hotel has a handsome, refined look that sets the stage for a luxury experience." Full review
Insight Guides
"Reopened in 2012 following a massive three-year renovation, the Palace Hotel now has an ambience to match its prime location across the street from the Imperial Palace."
DK Eyewitness
"With one of the best hotel locations in Tokyo, this serenely quiet, oldfashioned establishment has spacious rooms offering superb views of the Imperial Palace."
Time Out
"Not to be confused with the previous, ’60s-era Palace Hotel, this glistening new development opened in 2012, boasting 290 spacious suites and a fancy spa with views of the Imperial Palace Gardens." Full review
Star Service
"Located 700 m west of Tokyo Station, this place is one of the older hotels here, a 1960s commercial property in a prime location facing the eastern moat of the Imperial Palace grounds." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
82.5
"An iconic sixties hotel buffed by a three-year restoration, in the tony Marunouchi district." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Set apart from the city’s skyscrapers... the 290-room Palace Hotel Tokyo stands out not with blatant bling but whispered serenity." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"An iconic fixture on the city’s luxury hotel scene since it first opened its doors in 1961." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The hotel was designed to showcase green space and the surrounding skyline, with all guestrooms featuring views of the Imperial Palace gardens and moats." Full review
HOSHINOYA Tokyo Show All Reviews
1-9-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda 100-0004, Tokyo Prefecture
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Time Out
"Hoshinoya Tokyo is one of the capital's very few luxury ryokans...it promises to present a serious challenge to Tokyo's glut of luxury hotels, though a night's stay sure doesn't come cheap here." Full review
Wallpaper
"Set among the straight-laced skyscrapers in the city’s financial district, the property might not be one the loftier hotels in Tokyo, but what it lacks in height it makes up for in clever design." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The city’s first luxury five-star traditional ryokan inn." Full review
Departures
"It’s in its own 17-story building with 84 rooms. There are guest lounges on every floor and the top floor actually has a hot spring." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The concept here is ‘a pagoda-like Japanese inn’ and there are just six guest rooms per floor." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"In creating its brand-new contemporary ryokan in the heart of Tokyo, Hoshinoya has barely put a foot wrong." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017." Full review
Hideaway Report
95.0
"Billed as the only true onsen ryokan in central Tokyo, this property occupies a 17-floor high-rise in the financial district." Full review
Fodor's
"If we could award a sixth star to a hotel, Hoshinoya would likely receive it." Full review
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Traditional breakfast is brought to the room upon your request and you can get Japanese or Western style.
Afar Magazine
"Hoshinoya Tokyo is a modern ryokan that gracefully stands between the Imperial Palace and the Journalism Center of Tokyo." Full review