Originally Posted by
WasKnown
Whats peak season for Tokyo? I am looking at May 2022 where the BAR for the RC is currently around $1200 per night. We are planning a very long stay (around 2 months) going around Japan and, for Tokyo, have settled on Hoshino-ya Tokyo and Aman Tokyo for 1 week each. We would like to do the remaining 2 weeks in Tokyo at Hyatt and Marriott properties but I am having trouble coming up with a good combination.
Currently I am leaning toward Ritz Carlton Tokyo and Park Hyatt Tokyo but would consider Mesm (or maybe even Prince Gallery?) and Grand Hyatt Tokyo as a combination as well.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cherry blossom period last week of March until second week of April, Obon in mid August, new year holidays, plus any major event happening would be hotel peak pricing periods. For the RC weekends are often more expensive than weekdays, as there are a fair chunk of local staycations, even before the pandemic this was quite normal.
Looking at May 2022, rates are currently higher than both cherry blossom season and new year's holiday. So either there is some event I am unaware off, or they just have not loaded any discounted pricing yet. Looking at lower scale Marriott hotels, the rates are quite good. So it is certainly not a city wide event. But looking at the luxury end PG, Edition Mesm, they all seem to come in with rather high rates for May.