Ryokan SawanoyavsHOSHINOYA Tokyo
Both properties are highly recommended by writers. Overall, Ryokan Sawanoya ranks marginally higher than HOSHINOYA Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with approval from 7 reviewers such as Fodor's, Rough Guide and Time Out.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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 Planet
Top 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 Telegraph
8.0
"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
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