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 Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan begins. For a ryokan in the city, Hoshinoya Tokyo.
- On this page
- Fifteen hotels and a ryokan, each with its own page
- Where our tours stay
- Hotel New Otani Tokyo, Executive House Zen; Palace Hotel Tokyo; Nihonbashi Premier
- Districts
- Marunouchi and Otemachi, Nihonbashi, Toranomon to Roppongi, Shinjuku, Shiodome
Most of Tokyo's great hotels occupy the top floors of an office tower, so 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. Three stand apart: Palace Hotel Tokyo and The Peninsula face the moat itself, and The Okura has carried its 1962 lobby, lanterns and all, into its new building.
where we stay
Where our tours stay in Tokyo
Our three Tokyo hotels stand in the centre of the city, each a short drive from Tokyo Station and the galleries and department stores of Ginza.
Hotel New Otani Tokyo
hotel · Kioicho
In Kioicho, around a large Japanese garden. The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan stays in Executive House Zen, the hotel within the hotel, with its own Executive Lounge and its own concierge.
Our tours stay hereThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan
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.
Our tours stay hereThe Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan
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, as we rank them
Thirteen hotels and a ryokan, ranked by what a stay in each gives you: the rooms, the view, the quiet and how easily 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 Tokyo Station a short walk away. The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan begins here.
Our tours stay hereThe 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 overlooking Hibiya Park, a three-minute walk 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. Forbes Travel Guide awarded it five stars in 2026, and the Heritage Wing keeps the larger rooms, in the Japanese manner.
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 four minutes on foot from Tokyo Station, so few that the hotel keeps the hush of a private residence in the busiest quarter of the city.
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 has many centres. For a first stay, the quarter round the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station is the easiest from which to see the city; the other districts trade that ease for a view or a neighbourhood.
Where our tours stay
Marunouchi and Otemachi
The palace gardens, Tokyo Station and Ginza within a walk. The best district for a first stay, and where The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan begins.
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.
our tours
Tokyo, with us
The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan opens with three nights at Executive House Zen, Hotel New Otani 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.
SpringThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan
12 days30 March to 10 April 2027$22,500per person, twin shareSee the journey
Four private journeysThe Private Collection
9 to 13 daysOn the dates you chooseFrom $18,000per person, twin shareSee the journey
Planned around youThe Custom Tour of Japan
Your party aloneWith your own Tour DirectorFrom five nights, on the dates you chooseSee the journey
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. Our guide to where to base yourself in Tokyo takes each district in turn.
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 Executive House Zen, Hotel New Otani Tokyo on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, at Palace Hotel Tokyo on The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan, and at Nihonbashi Premier on Essential Japan, Classic Japan and Definitive Japan, three journeys of The Private Collection. Our luxury Tokyo tours set the journeys that begin in the city side by side, with their dates and prices.
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.
further reading
Before you choose
Tokyo, from the right address.
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 is set out region by region in luxury hotels and ryokan in Japan, and The Private Collection offers private tours of Japan on your own dates.