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Hilltop HotelvsHOSHINOYA Tokyo

Both The Hilltop Hotel and HOSHINOYA Tokyo are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, HOSHINOYA Tokyo scores slightly better than The Hilltop Hotel. HOSHINOYA Tokyo is ranked #31 in Tokyo with endorsements from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.

Hilltop Hotel
7/10
1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062
From $192/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Meeting Rooms
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Rough Guide 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 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 Concierge
"Service is thoughtful and attentive—the staff even promises to pump fresh oxygen into your room."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Five minutes southwest of JR Ochanomizu Station, this secluded hotel has genuine period charm."
Lonely Planet 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 DK Eyewitness
"An old favorite with writers, this prewar Art Deco hotel exudes charm and character."
Time Out 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 Frommer's
"This delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) relic qualifies as historic in contemporary Tokyo" Full review
HOSHINOYA Tokyo
8/10
1-9-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda 100-0004, Tokyo Prefecture
From $0/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Time Out 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 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 The Telegraph
8.0
"The city’s first luxury five-star traditional ryokan inn." Full review
Departures 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 Michelin Guide
"The concept here is ‘a pagoda-like Japanese inn’ and there are just six guest rooms per floor." Full review
Lonely Planet 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 Condé Nast Traveler
"Editor's Pick: Hot List 2017." Full review
Hideaway Report 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 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 Afar Magazine
"Hoshinoya Tokyo is a modern ryokan that gracefully stands between the Imperial Palace and the Journalism Center of Tokyo." Full review
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