Marunouchi HotelvsHotel Asia Center of Japan
Both hotels are recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Marunouchi Hotel scores marginally higher than Hotel Asia Center of Japan. Marunouchi Hotel comes in at 73 with endorsements from 7 sources such as concierge.com, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Marunouchi Hotel
1-6-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005
From $216/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"This moderately priced hotel packs a surprisingly classy punch."
Frommer's
"Though quite classy (and pricey), the Marunouchi is lacking in facilities and services, placing it more squarely in the business-hotel category." Full review
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For the best view ask for a room facing Tokyo Station, where triple-pane glass allows you to watch bullet trains silently glide by.
Concierge
"It's a very good value and an exceptionally convenient location, a stone's throw from the Narita Airport Express in the heart of a thriving business and shopping district."
Fodor's
"Convenience is one reason to choose the Marunouchi Hotel... rooms are small but tastefully outfitted with the necessities of a business traveler." Full review
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Convenience is one reason to choose the Marunouchi Hotel, occupying the upper 11 floors of the Marunouchi Oazo Building and joining Tokyo Station via an underground walkway.
Michelin Guide
"Located in front of Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi North exit, this hotel is convenient for both businesspeople and tourists."
DK Eyewitness
"This comfortable, tastefully decorated hotel is housed in the new Oazu Building facing Tokyo Station."
Time Out
"Rooms (which vary considerably in size) are on the ninth to 17th floors... and major in sumptuous materials in a palette of browns and golds." Full review
Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"Marunouchi means "in the circle", a reference to the fact that this district has expanded within an area demarcated by the moat surrounding the neighbouring Imperial Palace." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Handy for Tokyo Station (and with great views of the building from many of its rooms), the Marunouchi deftly synthesises modern conveniences with Japanese style." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Located in front of Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi North exit, this hotel is convenient for both businesspeople and tourists."
Hotel Asia Center of Japan
8-10-32 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 107-0052
From $59/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Rough Guide
"The small, neat rooms are Western-style... A bargain for the area."
Fodor's
"Established mainly for Asian students and travelers on limited budgets, these accommodations have become popular due to their good value and easy access... to the nightlife of Roppongi." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Asia Center covers the basics of a business hotel – the decor is generic and forgettable but the rooms are decently sized and staff are old hands at helping foreign visitors." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Well served by subways and in the heart of fashionable Aoyama, the Asia Center has all the facilities of a business hotel at affordable rates."
Time Out
"This has long since outgrown its origins and offers comfortable, no-frills accommodation to all visitors on a budget." Full review
Frommer's
"Reasonable rates for Western-style rooms have made this a favorite domicile for everyone from business travelers and educators to youth groups...it has the atmosphere of a college dorm" Full review
Lonely Planet
"Staff are old hands at helping foreign visitors at this pleasant hotel in a quiet location within walking distance of Roppongi and Akasaka" Full review