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Hotel Niwa TokyovsRyokan Sawanoya
Both Hotel Niwa Tokyo and Ryokan Sawanoya are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya scores slightly higher than Hotel Niwa Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with positive reviews from 7 reviews like Frommer's, The Telegraph and Fodor's.
Hotel Niwa Tokyo
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Oyster
Michelin Guide
1-1-16 Misakicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture 101-0061
From $86/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Concierge "Hotel Niwa in central Tokyo takes the concept of a ryokan... and updates it to the needs of 21st-century travelers."
Fodor's "Traditional and contemporary elements come together to make the Niwa Tokyo a prized little boutique hotel in the middle of the city." Full review
Lonely Planet "Niwa aspires to a minimal Japanese design aesthetic without sacrificing quality or forfeiting the mod-cons." Full review
DK Eyewitness "For a bargain price this central hotel has much to offer, including good-sized rooms with modern Japanese decor, two restaurants, and a rooftop garden."
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Located on a relatively quiet street in Tokyo’s Chiyoda district, the 238-room, upper-middle-range Hotel Niwa Tokyo features clean, modern decor with traditional Japanese elements." Full review
Michelin Guide "The concept is ‘Edo sophistication’ and the interior is brought together with subdued colours and fuses traditional Japanese with modern elements."
Ryokan Sawanoya
Rough Guide Fodor's Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness
Time Out
The Telegraph
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
