stifle

Silver status gets free use of leisure facilities and gold gets free internet. I don't know what the cost of internet is.

wendySFO

I was looking into Tokyo hotels for my future stay and saw the Internet fee (Wired/Wireless) is 1500 Yen, public wireless is free. The fees are disclosed when do a booking of the hotel (seems a new enhancement of the hilton.com).

Internet is free of charge for Gold and Diamond members. There is a computer room near the front desk has 3 PCs for free internet access. It is handy if not Gold or Diamond.

craz

1- I took the bus the other week and the Conrad was the 3rd stop, 1st Hotel stop but we did 1st go to a Bus depot I think and then a major Train station

2- if you buy a roundtrip bus tkt you get 2 consectutive days of Metro usage for free. The closest Metro stop is apx a 10 min walk from the Conrad, there are several subway companys and it must be Metro that its used on (I got my worth out of it) and your Hotel will make the arrangements for your return just let them know 1 day before.

wendySFO

The one day open ticket has the list of metro lines that are valid for the ticket. The Asakusa Line, Mita Line, Shinjuku Line, and Oedo Line are not on the list. I can get to places I want to go no problem with the ticket, some just need to figure out how to transfer on the valid lines.

RamGuy

So the leisure facilities aren't free for regular quests? Not the impression I got last time I was in contact with the hotel. Pretty sure they said free sauna and jacuzzi for every guest no matter their status.

craz

the 10 min walk from the Conrad gets you to the Higashi-ginza Station where you can catch either the G (Orange) or H (grey) Metro lines that are good for the free subway card

btw that will be alot more then 10 mins the 1st time till you get used to the walk, fastest by exiting the Hotel towards the Shadome+ stations (got lost myself going that way) after that I simply walked out where the bus cars pull up makde a Left (disregarded the guy who didnt want me to walk that way) made a Right at the sidewalk , walked to where I could cross to the other side of that street (under the hway) and walked up that side of the street to the main intesection madea Right and went a couple of blocks till a cross walk crossed that street and right around the corner was the G/H lines 9U should see the Courtyard by Marriott across the street a couple on mins on the other side of the street after making that 2nd Right

now if you are high enough and with a City view room in the low #s then stand by the window and you should beable to figure out where to walk if you exit towards the stations instead, you will have to walk along a building or 2 then down a flight of stairs then up the Blue walkway and over the road and then down towards your Right. (my room on my 2nd night (not consectutive) I had such a view too bad I didnt the 1st night and I was able to see exactly where I went wrong although I did eventually get there. when looking out teh window you will need to look Left and if you look down and can see all the walkways including the Blue 1 then just map it out in your head

my 2nd night I was at that CY I mentioned and it was out the door and in 2 mins at the station, next back to teh city Im staying at that CY its not as fancy and no lounge but GREAT for getting around

NickW

For those that may be interested in staying at this hotel, there is currently a 35% off for the best-available rate for suites. This means a bay-view suite is ¥39,000 per night, inclusive; which is a fantastic rate for an 70-80 sq.m. suite in a Tokyo luxury hotel.

anabolism

Too bad it's only valid for a few weeks from now.

Looking to stay next spring and would love a great rate on a suite (which are priced over ¥60,000 per night).

EasyRhino

Mini trip report, I had a two night stay a couple of weeks ago as part of a larger honeymoon trip with the wife (this was our first ever trip to tokyo).

In advance of the trip, I sent an email to reservations with our many "special needs":
- Informed them I had two different reservations for each night (one a Q3FN cert, one booked on points), and that we'd like to stay in one room.
- Asked for early check in, because we would get to the hotel about 1pm.
- Asked for late checkout, because we'd be leaving late.
- Asked if an upgrade was available (I'm hhonors Gold). Mentioned that not only was this trip part of our honeymoon, but that the second day of the stay was my birthday.

The hotel knocked the ball out of the park on all accounts. We arrived at 1pm, and the room was ready at 1:05, we just waited in the lobby for a few minutes. The upgrade was delivered in spades, we were upgraded to a junior suite on a lower floor, bay view, they gave us certificates for breakfast in the lobby restaurant. I inquired if I had executive floor access, and the front desk manager called me back in 2 minutes to tell me 'go ahead'.

And the staff was soo helpful it was ridiculous. The first day we arrived we were sick as dogs, and largely confined to the room. So besides pestering the front desk about things like lounge access, they also delivered some medicine up to our room after I called down and said I my head hurt (Japanese headache powder is terrible, btw). Also, we hit up the concierge multiple times, and he acted as our guide to navigating the Tokyo subway system so we could get to our tourist sites.

Plus, after our arrival they delivered a little plate of chocolates with a card congratulating us on the wedding, and on checkout they gave us two little stuffed bears with 'happy wedding' labeled on them.

The suite was great, the breakfast was quite good, the executive lounge was very nice (didn't go during during breakfast or happy hour though). We didn't try any of the other amenities.

If I was paying cash for everything, the sticker shock would have killed me.

The transportation discussion here were very helpful.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...ml#post7353231

Our flight arrived very early in the morning, and there were no good limobus times, and we had a lot of big bags. We took the N'EX from the airport to Tokyo Station, and then a taxi (I brought pre-printed japanese instructions to the hotel). Except for almost getting trapped in Tokyo Station it was very smooth. On the return we took a limobus (booked through concierge), which was the more convenient option.

b8b

Great information, I appreciate this post (thanks EasyRhino for making it easy to find, would be perfect for a Wiki post in this thread)

Since I will be traveling with the wife and kids, I was trying to find a more affordable option. Would the following work somehow?

By Keisei Limited Express
1 transfer, 90 minutes, 1150 yen, 3 connections per hour
Take the Keisei Limited Express from Narita Airport to Nippori Station (about 75 minutes, 1000 yen) and transfer to the JR Yamanote Line or JR Keihin-Tohoku Line to get to Tokyo Station (10 minutes, 150 yen). There are connections every 20 minutes.

jasonvr

Traveling with wife and kids (and most likely copious luggage) in tow, trains just seem like a bad idea. I would recommend the Friendly Airport Limo Bus. Really easy, no transfers, no toting your luggage between platforms, and drops you right at the Conrad.

¥ 3000 per adult and ¥ 1500 per child one way. Arrange the return thru the Conrad and charge it to your room to get points

http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/pla...hes/index/2/70

b8b

Practically teenagers, great with travelling, we travel light, so I'd prefer to go the frugal route - if we can do it for less than half the price, it's worth it for me... just wondering if this is an even less expensive alternative then the options already discussed.

jasonvr

To each their own. I looks like it would work based on the description. If it is only going to get you to Tokyo station, you also need to factor in the cost of getting from there to the Conrad - about ¥1,200 by taxi according to JDiver's post (but it's been a couple of years since it was updated)

NickW

You don't want to do that. Tokyo Station is not particularly near to the Conrad. Both the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines go to Shinbashi which is one of the two nearest stations to the Conrad. 5 minutes walk from there.

Bear in mind that if you are arriving at the 'wrong' time of day, say 6am to 8am or 4pm to 6pm arrival into Narita, then you're going to be riding some of the world's busiest lines during rush-hour. In the morning, you'd also be traveling "with" the commuter flow on the Keisei Main line.

Since those services are intended to be for commuters, they're not really set up for travelers. i.e. bench seating along each side of the train with no storage space, other than small racks intended for briefcases.

bamboola

This is how I got from NRT to the Conrad earlier this year. I followed instructions posted somewhere on FTalk (sorry, I can't remember where). This route was simple and quite effortless.

According to the original instructions, it costs a minimal amount of Y from Tokyo Station to Shimbaski (in addition to the N'EX cost). However, I never found a way to pay the extra amount and no one asked for payment. Directions below -

Take the N'EX to Tokyo Station. Upon arrival at Tokyo Station, take the Yokosuka line to Shimbashi. Stay at the exact platform you arrive on. About 10 minutes later, the Yokosuka train arrived. One stop to Shimbashi. Easy walk to the Conrad if you stay in the underground passage. Just follow the posted signs for "Conrad."