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Ryokan SawanoyavsSheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya ranks slightly better than Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with approval from 7 publications such as Time Out, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
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
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo Frommer's
Michelin Guide DK Eyewitness Time Out
Oyster
1-1-50 Shirokanedai, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 108-8640
From $142/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "This hotel is one of my favorites in Tokyo, for its calm peacefulness as well as its small-luxury-hotel service." Full review
Michelin Guide "Maple and ginkgo trees grow thick inside the 5,950m2 Japanese garden, and the chirping of birds around the water creates the feeling of being in an urban oasis."
DK Eyewitness "Located in a very green and expensive district, this offshoot of the chain’s famous Kyoto prototype was designed by the renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki."
Time Out "Even Tokyo has a few quiet corners, and the Sheraton Miyako is located in one of them: the verdant, largely residential neighbourhood of Shirokanedai." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo's large Japanese garden makes for a surprising oasis... balconies and a cafe with a large outdoor terrace, where guests can get relief from city noise." Full review
