Originally Posted by Pickles
Although perfectly good, the Palace is not a "luxury" hotel, in the same class as those above. I'd probably even put it at below the next rank of hotels (Shinjuku Hilton, Century Hyatt, Meridien, Hilton Tokyo Bay, etc.)
And for 225,000 yen, I can probably get the Presidential Suite at the PHT.
If you consider the Imperial Hotel a "luxury" hotel, then the Palace is certain to be the same. The Okura is nice, stayed there many times. I would consider that the same as the Palace, only much bigger - too big!