luxury hotels in tokyo

Luxury Hotels in Tokyo

The most luxurious hotel in Tokyo, in our judgement, is Aman Tokyo: eighty-four suites in wood, washi and granite at the top of the Otemachi Tower, every one from 71 square metres, with a 30-metre pool over the city. Close behind it stands Palace Hotel Tokyo, on the moat of the Imperial Palace and a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel for eleven years running, where The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan begins. For a ryokan in the city, Hoshinoya Tokyo.

On this page: Fourteen hotels and a ryokan, each with its own page
Where our tours stay: Palace Hotel Tokyo; Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier
Districts: Marunouchi and Otemachi, Nihonbashi, Toranomon to Roppongi, Shinjuku, Shiodome

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The long main lobby of The Okura Tokyo, low red and gold chairs on a chequered floor beneath strings of hexagonal paper lanterns — The main lobby of The Okura Tokyo, its lanterns carried from the 1962 building.

The living room of the Palace Suite at Palace Hotel Tokyo, sofas and armchairs before tall windows onto the palace gardens and the city — The Palace Suite at Palace Hotel Tokyo, over the palace gardens.

Tokyo's great hotels sit high. Most of the names on this page occupy the top floors of an office tower, which is why the view is half of what a guest is choosing: the palace gardens from Otemachi and Marunouchi, Mount Fuji on a clear winter morning from Shinjuku and Roppongi, the bay from Shiodome. The exceptions are worth knowing. Palace Hotel Tokyo and The Peninsula stand at the moat itself, and The Okura keeps its 1962 lobby, lanterns and all, in the new building.

where we stay

Where our tours stay in Tokyo

Both of our Tokyo hotels are a few minutes from Tokyo Station, so the first Shinkansen of the journey leaves from the door, and the palace gardens and Ginza are on foot.

Palace Hotel Tokyo
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
On the moat of the Imperial Palace in Marunouchi, many of its rooms with a balcony over the gardens, Tokyo Station a short walk away. A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel for eleven consecutive years; on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan every room is from its upper categories or a suite.
Our tours stay hereThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan
Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier
hotel · Nihonbashi
In Nihonbashi, the old merchant quarter, six minutes on foot from the bridge that carries Japan's kilometre zero, with the crafts of Edo from the entrance hall to the rooms and a large bath in solid cypress on the ninth floor.
Our tours stay hereEssential Japan, Classic Japan, Definitive Japan

the list

The great hotels of Tokyo, in our order

Thirteen hotels and a ryokan, ordered by what a stay in each gives: the rooms, the view, the quiet and how the city reaches the door. Any of them can be part of a Custom Tour of Japan.

Aman Tokyo
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
Eighty-four suites on the top floors of the Otemachi Tower, from 71 to 157 square metres, each with a deep furo tub and floor-to-ceiling glass. The spa runs over two floors with a 30-metre pool above the city, and the upper suites look over the palace gardens.
Palace Hotel Tokyo
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
The palace gardens at the window and a balcony on many rooms, a rare thing in central Tokyo, with the Shinkansen a short walk away. Our tours begin here.
Our tours stay hereThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan
Hoshinoya Tokyo
ryokan · Marunouchi and Otemachi
A ryokan of 84 rooms in a tower in Otemachi, tatami underfoot from the entrance to the bed, six rooms to a floor with a lounge for each. Its onsen rises from 1,500 metres beneath the city and opens to the sky on the top floor.
The Peninsula Tokyo
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
At the edge of Marunouchi, opposite the Imperial Palace and over Hibiya Park, three minutes on foot from Ginza. A Deluxe Room is 54 square metres with a walk-in dressing room, and the Grand Premier Park Rooms look straight over the moat.
The Okura Tokyo
hotel · Toranomon, Azabudai and Roppongi
In Toranomon, in gardens around the Okura Museum of Art, the 1962 lobby with its lanterns and plum-blossom tables carried into the new building. A new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel in 2026; the Heritage Wing keeps the larger, more Japanese rooms.
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
The top six floors of the Otemachi One Tower beside the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Garden View rooms over the palace gardens and, from the upper floors, Mount Fuji. A 20-metre pool beside the spa looks over the city on every side.
Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
Ninety-eight rooms and suites on the 40th to 45th floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, in contemporary Italian design, a walk from Tokyo Station. The bar's terraces look towards Mount Fuji, and the spa keeps a 25-metre pool.
Park Hyatt Tokyo
hotel · Shinjuku
The 39th to 52nd floors of Shinjuku Park Tower, reopened in December 2025 after nineteen months of restoration, the hotel of the film Lost in Translation. The pool lies beneath a glass atrium and the lounge round a grove of bamboo, with Mount Fuji beyond.
Janu Tokyo
hotel · Toranomon, Azabudai and Roppongi
In Azabudai Hills, 122 rooms and suites from 55 square metres, many with a balcony, the corner suites facing Tokyo Tower. Its wellness centre of 4,000 square metres runs round a 25-metre pool.
Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
hotel · Nihonbashi
The upper floors of the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, floors of bamboo, lamps of washi and headboards embroidered with wisteria or weeping cherry. The west rooms see Mount Fuji on clear days, and the spa is on the 37th floor.
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
hotel · Toranomon, Azabudai and Roppongi
The top nine floors of the Midtown Tower in Roppongi, looking to Shinjuku, the palace or Mount Fuji. The Modern Japanese Suite brings tatami and wooden screens into the tower, and the spa on the 46th floor has a pool and cedar saunas.
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
hotel · Marunouchi and Otemachi
Fifty-seven rooms beside Tokyo Station, four minutes on foot from the Yaesu South Exit, so few that the hotel stays quiet beside the busiest station in the city. The One-Bedroom Suite has a corner bathroom glazed onto the trains.
Bellustar Tokyo, A Pan Pacific Hotel
hotel · Shinjuku
The 39th to 47th floors of the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in Shinjuku, every room behind a window seven metres wide, with five penthouses at the top named for flower, bird, wind, moon and sky.
Conrad Tokyo
hotel · Shiodome and the bay
The 28th to 37th floors of a tower in Shiodome, over the Hamarikyu Gardens of the shoguns and Tokyo Bay, with Ginza about half a kilometre away.

by district

Tokyo's luxury hotels by district

Tokyo is a city of centres. For a first stay, the quarter round the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station is the easiest to live in; the other districts trade that ease for a view or a neighbourhood.

Tokyo's luxury hotels. Positions from OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Where our tours stay

Marunouchi and Otemachi

The palace gardens, Tokyo Station and Ginza within a walk. The district for a first stay, and where our tours begin.

Nihonbashi

The old merchant quarter of Edo, its department stores and food halls a step from the station.

Toranomon, Azabudai and Roppongi

Embassies, galleries and Tokyo Tower, a quieter, residential centre to the south-west of the palace.

Shinjuku

The towers of the west side, Shinjuku Gyoen below them and Mount Fuji beyond.

Shiodome and the bay

The Hamarikyu Gardens, the water, and Ginza and the Tsukiji Outer Market on foot.

14Conrad Tokyo

our tours

Tokyo, with us

The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan opens with three nights at Palace Hotel Tokyo, and the three Honshu journeys of The Private Collection with three in Nihonbashi. The Custom Tour of Japan can put any hotel on this page into a journey of your own.

questions

Questions about Tokyo's hotels

What is the most luxurious hotel in Tokyo?

In our judgement, Aman Tokyo: eighty-four suites from 71 square metres at the top of the Otemachi Tower, with a 30-metre pool over the city. Palace Hotel Tokyo, on the palace moat, is a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel for the eleventh year running.

Which hotels do celebrities stay in in Tokyo?

Hotels keep their guest lists private. The ones known for discretion are those with few rooms and their own entrances: Aman Tokyo, Hoshinoya Tokyo and The Peninsula Tokyo. Park Hyatt Tokyo is the hotel of the film Lost in Translation.

Which area of Tokyo is best for a luxury stay?

Marunouchi and Otemachi, for the palace gardens, Tokyo Station and Ginza on foot. Shinjuku and Roppongi trade that ease for the view. The full answer is in where to base yourself in Tokyo.

Is there a ryokan in Tokyo?

Yes. Hoshinoya Tokyo is a ryokan of 84 rooms in Otemachi, tatami from the entrance to the rooms, with an onsen drawn from 1,500 metres beneath the city.

Where do your tours stay in Tokyo?

At Palace Hotel Tokyo on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, and at Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier on Essential Japan, Classic Japan and Definitive Japan, three journeys of The Private Collection.

Can you arrange a stay at any of these hotels?

Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan is created for your party alone, on your dates, and any hotel on this page can be part of it. The Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for a guest who would rather travel independently.

Before you choose

Tokyo, from the right window.

Tell us when you would like to be in Tokyo and how you like to stay, and we will tell you which hotel we would choose for you, and how the days around it would run.

Every hotel and ryokan we know, region by region: luxury hotels and ryokan in Japan. Private, on your own dates: private tours of Japan.