The Westin TokyovsHOSHINOYA Tokyo
Both hotels are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, The Westin Tokyo scores slightly higher than HOSHINOYA Tokyo. The Westin Tokyo is ranked #18 in Tokyo with approval from 11 reviews like Oyster, Travel + Leisure and Rough Guide.
The Westin Tokyo Show All Reviews
1-4-1 Mita, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8580
From $253/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"In the Yebisu Garden Place development, this populent hotel is decorated in Art Nouveau style; the spacious rooms have nigh ceilings and plush furnishings."
Frommer's
"A black marble floor, neoclassical columns and statuary, huge floral bouquets, and palm trees set this smart-looking hotel apart from other Tokyo hotels -- it would be a perfect fit in Hong Kong." Full review
Fodor's
"Size is certainly on a grand scale: the bathrooms are large enough to accommodate families, and suites are huge by Japanese standards." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Westin Tokyo provides European elegance... and a quiet respite in the heart of Tokyo." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A grand, European-style hotel... there are large rooms with faux antique furnishings."
Time Out
"Its spacious lobby attempts to recreate the feeling of a European palace... a good view is pretty much guaranteed." Full review
Star Service
"Gleaming black and red marble statues, huge floral arrangements and palm trees in the neoclassical lobby announce the level of lushness to expect." Full review
BlackBook
"Sleek, modern interiors and gleaming rooms elevate this Ebisu chain in Yebisu Garden Place to high-level status."
Lonely Planet
"Rooms here are on the opulent side but tasteful, with a laid-back European panache." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"An upscale hotel adjacent to the Yebisu Garden Place, The Westin Tokyo benefits from its close proximity to several museums, as well as quality shopping and restaurants." 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