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Hilltop HotelvsShibuya Granbell hotel
Both hotels are rated very highly by professionals. Overall, The Hilltop Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Shibuya Granbell hotel. The Hilltop Hotel comes in at #35 in Tokyo with positive reviews from 7 reviews like Time Out, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet.
Hilltop Hotel
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Frommer's
1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062
From $192/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
"Its rooms are far from Tokyo's grandest, but there are Art Deco touches and a friendly welcome - and oxygen and supposedly refreshing negative ions are pumped around the premises."
"This is a delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) hotel with character." Full review
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Avoid the cheaper, more boring rooms in the 1954 annex.
"Service is thoughtful and attentive—the staff even promises to pump fresh oxygen into your room."
"Five minutes southwest of JR Ochanomizu Station, this secluded hotel has genuine period charm."
"This grand old place from the 1930s exudes personality and charm, with antique wooden furniture and a wood-panelled lounge." Full review
"An old favorite with writers, this prewar Art Deco hotel exudes charm and character."
"Not many hotels in Tokyo can be said to exude genuine charm, so the Hilltop deserves some credit for retaining its old-fashioned traditions." Full review
"This delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) relic qualifies as historic in contemporary Tokyo" Full review
Shibuya Granbell hotel
Rough Guide
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Oyster
15 - 17 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0031
From $70/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"A hip atmosphere... Certainly fun."
"Affordable boutique hotels are hard to come by in Tokyo, especially ones as artfully designed as the Granbell Hotel in Shibuya."
"Location, location, location—that's the Granbell, and with a minimalist pop-art style to boot." Full review
"One of the city’s few boutique hotels, the Granbell is a step up from your average business hotel, though it’s priced about the same." Full review
"This cheerful hotel with a calm atmosphere is only a short walk from Shibuya Station. Double and single rooms have light furnishings and colors."
"The Granbell offers a stylish alternative to your run-of-the-mill business hotel." Full review
7.0
"Cool, minimalist, fun, modern and affordable, this place is popular among young party-lovers and professionals alike." Full review
"You can find more luxurious rooms at similar prices elsewhere, but they probably won't be smack in Shibuya." Full review
Upper-middle-range
"Shibuya Granbell Hotel is an upper-middle-range business property situated in the busy Shibuya area, a five-minute walk from Shibuya Station." Full review