Originally Posted by
rxmuerte
Thanks! I was being dimwitted and that did not sink in for me. I am happy to hear it is being renovated, and perhaps by the time I go I will have an even greater shot at a renovated room!
As to your other comment: yeah people keep telling me Tokyo isn't really that expensive to stay in. I suppose this is true if I want to go the business hotel route, which I totally would by myself, but my family is somewhat pampered (I say somewhat because we are talking about a Hyatt Regency here) in that they need rooms that at least begin to approach western size. So when I look at the hotels with rooms that are more "western size" I am not seeing the tremendous value, just the stratospheric prices you are referring to.
As mentioned in my post, the Hyatt Regency Tokyo is now a solid alternative for me, after my son's positive experience last week!
In fact, I just booked it for upcoming stays in October and November as the backup option while I hope that the (corporate) rate at my favorite Grand Hyatt Tokyo to come down to a more reasonable level, otherwise, I will rough it out at the HR Tokyo
Here are my corporate rates for the October and November bookings - so insane!
- October 2023: Hyatt Regency Tokyo at 20,500 JPY a night whereas Grand Hyatt Tokyo is at an absurd 119,850 JPY and Park Hyatt Tokyo at an insane 136,000 JPY!
- November 2023: Hyatt Regency Tokyo at 18,000 JPY a night whereas Grand Hyatt Tokyo is at a more reasonable 80,750 JPY (I may go for it) and Park Hyatt Tokyo at an even more expensive 139,600 JPY!
That's the prices at the Western hotel chains in Tokyo for you, and my other favorite hotel the MESM Autograph Collection is priced like the GH. If you want less expensive western chain hotels, go outside of Tokyo, such as Yokohama or Tokyo Bay where the 2 Hyatt there are quite reasonably priced! After Tokyo, my son is now in Toyama on the other side of Japan (where they have the best seafood) and he is in a very nice Doubletree at $75 a night!
When my brother-in-law and his wife told me that they could not justify staying at the GH Tokyo where we stayed, he booked one of those less expensive hotels which can easily be found on Expedia. While they said that the hotel was fine and had no problem with their stay at the Candeo Hotels Tokyo Roppongi (near the GH Tokyo), he commented to me that the rooms reminded him of those Tokyo "love hotels" that he saw on YouTube. I wasn't sure if he was kidding or not