Ryokan SawanoyavsThe Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Ryokan Sawanoya and The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel are both praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya is preferred by most professionals compared to The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with approval from 7 sources like Time Out, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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 Planet
Top 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 Telegraph
8.0
"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
The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, A Luxury Collection Hotel
1-2 Kioicho, Chiyoda 102-8585, Tokyo Prefecture
From $394/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
The Telegraph
7.0
"Tokyo’s newest luxury skyscraper (and unlikely to be the last, with the 2020 Olympics countdown underway), the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho is a contemporary rebuild of an old landmark hotel, spanning the upper floors of a 26-storey tower." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Prince Hotel's new luxury flagship property occupies floors 30 to 36 of the main tower at the new Tokyo Garden Terrace mixed-use development." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Throughout the Prince Gallery — in private rooms, two restaurants, one bar, the spa and fitness center — you are treated to stunning vistas of urban Tokyo, framed beautifully through immense windows." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"If newer means better, this hotel is a shining example." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"There's no denying that The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho is one of the finest luxury properties in a city that's packed with excellent options." Full review
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Choose those facing east for sunrise views and vantages of the Imperial Palace, and those facing west for sunsets and — on a good day — Mt. Fuji.
Frommer's
"It’s all about the views at this striking hotel, which occupies the top seven floors of a 36-story high-rise in Akasaka." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Levitation beds with down duvets, exceedingly comfortable counterpoints to that exhilarating perspective, and the rest of the interior design falls in place in a quietly geometric, minimalist mode." Full review