As a blanket statement I might agree with you, but within the Prince Hotel empire there is a room category at a hotel where the value for money offered and the quality of the rooms is nearly unbeatable.

At around (or, as is often the case, below) the 13-15,000yen mark the Superior Floor rooms at the Grand Prince New Takanawa are, in my opinion, best in class - certainly at that price.

And at around 12,000yen or below the superior rooms at the Grand Prince Takanawa, located next door, also offer an exceptionally good deal (only downside is that direct sunlight, particularly on the higher floors, can make these rooms stuffy in the warmer months, but by the evening they're fine).

I personally love staying at these properties for many of the reasons described and a memorial lunch I once had as a visitor to the Takanawa complex, thanks to some breathtaking sakura fubuki at the most perfect times, was an experience I'll always treasure.

I doubt I'd feel the same way at the Shinagawa or Shinjuku Prince Hotels.