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Ryokan SawanoyavsHotel Chinzanso Tokyo
Both properties are endorsed by travel writers. On balance, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo scores significantly higher than Ryokan Sawanoya. Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo comes in at #14 in Tokyo with praise from 12 reviewers including Forbes Travel Guide, Oyster and Time Out.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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Frommer's
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 PlanetTop 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 Telegraph8.0
"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
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Frommer's
Concierge Fodor's
Travel + Leisure DK Eyewitness Time Out
Star Service Lonely Planet
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2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo, Tokyo Prefecture 112-8667
From $287/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "A superb hotel... don't miss a stroll through the garden, which contains several charming, traditional Japanese restaurants; a pagoda; and stone monuments." Full review
Concierge "The first Four Seasons to open in Asia is hidden down a side street in Sekiguchi overlooking a 17-acre, 600-year-old traditional Japanese garden."
Fodor's "Set inside a 17-acre garden, the elegant and European Hotel Chinzanso is a sheltered haven in Tokyo's busy metropolis." Full review
Travel + Leisure "On 17 acres of Japanese gardens in downtown Tokyo, with some of the city’s largest guest rooms." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The lobby and corridors of this opulent hotel are decorated with original artwork."
Time Out "Inconveniently located in the wilds of northern Tokyo, the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo... is a breathtakingly opulent and beautiful getaway." Full review
Star Service "The name Chinzanso means "villa on a mountain of camellias," and the views from many rooms certainly validate the name. " Full review
Lonely Planet "On the grounds of a former estate, Hotel Chinzanso has a manicured strolling garden for a backyard." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"It’s rare to find an inner-city hotel set within any kind of parkland much less a 700-year-old Japanese garden complete with a shrine, a tea room and rows of cherry blossom trees." Full review
Afar Magazine "It sits in the garden of Chinzanso (meaning “villa on a mountain of camellias”), a 17-acre green oasis in the city." Full review
