Compare 15 verified boutique hotels, 5-star landmark palaces, and design stays in Tokyo's best walkable neighbourhoods. Base yourself in Shinjuku or Shibuya, Daikanyama & Ebisu for easy walking access.
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Serene sky sanctuary atop Otemachi Tower with a soaring 30-metre washi-paper atrium lobby, basalt-lined onsen pool, and Imperial Palace views.
Tip: Book the Black Afternoon Tea in the sky lounge.
The Otemachi Tower, 1-5-6 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-, Tokyo
5-star flagship hotel standing directly opposite the Imperial Palace Outer Gardens and steps from Ginza's flagship shopping boulevards.
Tip: Head to Peter: The Bar on the 24th floor for Tokyo skyline cocktails.
1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-, Tokyo
17-storey modern Japanese ryokan in central Tokyo where guests remove their shoes at the genkan entrance and soak in an open-air rooftop hot spring.
Tip: Each floor has its own private Ochanoma tea lounge for guests.
1-9-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-, Tokyo
Waterfront resort hotel on Tokyo Bay where every balcony and the outdoor heated spa whirlpool look directly across the water at Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower.
1-9-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-, Tokyo
Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel is a verified hotel in Maihama, Tokyo, featured on Paolo fromTOKYO.
東京ディズニーランド パーキング出口, Maihama, Tokyo
Kenzo Tange's iconic sky-high Shinjuku hotel occupying the top 14 floors of Shinjuku Park Tower, immortalized in Lost in Translation.
Tip: Watch Mt. Fuji at dusk and live jazz at the 52nd-floor New York Bar.
3-7-1-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-, Tokyo
Designed by Kengo Kuma on floors 31–36 of Tokyo World Gate, featuring a 500-plant sky-jungle lobby terrace staring straight at glowing Tokyo Tower.
4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-, Tokyo
Perched on the 30th–36th floors above Akasaka, famed for the double-height glass waterfall backdrop of Sky Gallery Lounge Levita.
1-2 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-, Tokyo
Waterfront Autograph Collection hotel overlooking Hamarikyu Gardens and Tokyo Bay where every guest room includes a Casio Privia digital piano and pour-over coffee set.
1-30 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-, Tokyo
Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station is a Marriott Bonvoy hotel on 2-1-3 Kyobashi in Tokyo Tokyo.
Tip: Transport Hub: Tokyo Station (Shinkansen Bullet Train & Narita Express) & Kyobashi Ginza Line.
2-1-3 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-, Tokyo
The Sakura Tower Tokyo, Autograph Collection is a Marriott Bonvoy hotel on 3-1 Takanawa in Tokyo Tokyo.
Tip: Transport Hub: Shinagawa Shinkansen & JR Yamanote Hub (3 Mins Walk).
3-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-, Tokyo
Harbourfront hotel in Yokohama's Minato Mirai 21 district with private balconies overlooking Yokohama Bay and the illuminated Cosmo Clock 21.
2-3-7 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-, Tokyo
Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho is a Marriott Bonvoy hotel on 3-4-2 Kotobashi in Tokyo Tokyo.
Tip: Transport Hub: Kinshicho Station (Direct JR Rapid to Tokyo Station, Shinjuku & Narita Airport).
3-4-2 Kotobashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-, Tokyo
Aloft Tokyo Ginza is a Marriott Bonvoy hotel on 6-3 Ginza in Tokyo Tokyo.
Tip: Transport Hub: Higashi-Ginza Station (Direct Asakusa Line Train to Both Haneda & Narita Airports).
6-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-, Tokyo
Tokyo Marriott Hotel is a Marriott Bonvoy hotel on 4-7-36 Kita-Shinagawa in Tokyo Tokyo.
Tip: Transport Hub: Shinagawa Station (Tokaido Shinkansen to Kyoto/Osaka & 14-Min Keikyu Train to Haneda).
4-7-36 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-, Tokyo