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Old Feb 17, 2013 | 3:20 pm
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RJ77
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Just to add on some information on this hotel having spent two nights here. It's not connected by any rail line that connects directly to the airports even though it literally sits on a subway station (the Ginza Itchome stn. with the Yarakucho line). So the most convenient way (apart from paying for pick-up at airport) is to take the Airport Limousine coach service and stop at T-CAT (acronym for Tokyo City Air Terminal which is basically a bus terminal for Airport Lomousine buses) and then hail a taxi to the hotel. I paid around ¥1350 for a 10-minute ride.

The Yarakucho line is convenient for connecting to Disneyland Tokyo though.

Must say this property has grown on me, with the convenient location for the tourists (my past travels had been business trips so probably it isn't convenient for that purpose). Also well-served by Ginza stn. and Ginza-higachi stn (for Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree) nearby. Great service from the front desk/concierge. We had a dental issue and front desk was able to fix an urgent appointment with a clinic nearby on the same Saturday afternoon. And all other requests were handled efficiently, like most of Japan. I had the Deluxe room. The only thing I'm less than happy is the atrocious forex used for the vouchers. >9% difference between hotel rate and market rate. And oh wifi there is pretty useless, remember to rent a unlimited data plan SIM card.

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