May 8, 2015, 12:28 am
Last edit by: FlyMan
Opinion will vary but this was compiled by what was highlighted by most members:
All allow 2 adult with 2 kids
All allow 2 adult with 2 kids
which Hyatt in Tokyo?
Sep 16, 2019, 11:29 am
#481
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Looking for some feedback from the community.
1) I will be there Jan 9-13 (4 nights)
2) Will book two rooms on points and have Globalist status.
3) Will likely upgrade one room into a suite using a DSU.
4) Arrival is 3pm @ NRT; departure is 5pm @ NRT. Will likely book the airport limo bus service.
My top priorities are:
1) Room comfort / don’t want dated rooms. Highly prefer a hotel that offers connecting room to their suites (I realize this is a ymmv).
2) Connivence to public transportation. We will be traveling with an elderly parent who cannot walk distances. But would like to show him the train once and so on. And will arrange some type of a guided tour in a car that’s convenient (any suggestions?)
Points are not an issue. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts as to which Hyatt may work best for us for usual touristy stuff (night life is not a factor for us.)
thanks all.
1) I will be there Jan 9-13 (4 nights)
2) Will book two rooms on points and have Globalist status.
3) Will likely upgrade one room into a suite using a DSU.
4) Arrival is 3pm @ NRT; departure is 5pm @ NRT. Will likely book the airport limo bus service.
My top priorities are:
1) Room comfort / don’t want dated rooms. Highly prefer a hotel that offers connecting room to their suites (I realize this is a ymmv).
2) Connivence to public transportation. We will be traveling with an elderly parent who cannot walk distances. But would like to show him the train once and so on. And will arrange some type of a guided tour in a car that’s convenient (any suggestions?)
Points are not an issue. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts as to which Hyatt may work best for us for usual touristy stuff (night life is not a factor for us.)
thanks all.
Lots of cabs right there, easy to get in/out with a big circular driveway.
Has access to Roppongi station right there.
Lots to do in immediate area.
For tours, I highly recommend JapanWonderTravel.com. I have done their private tours when I was with my older parents and have done the group tours. All have been great. They have private sedan tours and I noticed they even have a 100% wheelchair accessible tour too.
Sep 16, 2019, 10:32 pm
#483
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If concerned about easy transfer from airport to hotel: Last summer, we used tokyoairporter.com for transfer from HND to HR Shinjuku and it was about $90 for a limo style mini van. We were 5 people. Could’ve fit at least one more in there. Very efficient and easy protocol.
Sep 17, 2019, 3:50 am
#484
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1) GHT (no suites available but regency club will be a plus with family, so it's still in play.)
2) Hotel Gajeon (books into Japanese Modern which is quite large and kind of like a semi-suite, and breakfast is complimentary ... which covers the important criterias but sadly no airport limo to this hotel leaves taxi/Uber as the other viable alternative (unless there's another shuttle service to/from NRT that I'm unaware of...train will be too complex with Dad.)
3) PHT (two double beds vs twins is nice, fair Globalist treatment from what I've read and in-room breakfast option is a plus), and suites are available for confirmed upgrade.
... what would you guys do (I know, a loaded question!) ... Hotel Gajeon looks quite wonderful, the primary downside is no airport limo bus. Other than that, GHT doesn't seem to have ANY suites avail which means we will be in the base rooms which seem a little tight (maybe I'm incorrect). The standard rooms at PHT seem more spacious and can upgrade into a suite ahead of time.
2) Hotel Gajeon (books into Japanese Modern which is quite large and kind of like a semi-suite, and breakfast is complimentary ... which covers the important criterias but sadly no airport limo to this hotel leaves taxi/Uber as the other viable alternative (unless there's another shuttle service to/from NRT that I'm unaware of...train will be too complex with Dad.)
3) PHT (two double beds vs twins is nice, fair Globalist treatment from what I've read and in-room breakfast option is a plus), and suites are available for confirmed upgrade.
... what would you guys do (I know, a loaded question!) ... Hotel Gajeon looks quite wonderful, the primary downside is no airport limo bus. Other than that, GHT doesn't seem to have ANY suites avail which means we will be in the base rooms which seem a little tight (maybe I'm incorrect). The standard rooms at PHT seem more spacious and can upgrade into a suite ahead of time.
I say go with GHT since it sounds like your family would make good use of the lounge. It's a comfortable space to relax (mitigating the lack of suite availability), and the F&B is excellent. The GHT lounge is probably one of the top 5 clubs in the Hyatt system.
Based on your original criteria, I couldn't recommend the PHT - the public areas are wonderful but the rooms are certainly dated. The PHT location is also the least convenient for public transportation.
Haven't been to Gajoen, but I will say the location (Meguro) is a little out of the way with not many top tourist sights in the area. Fortunately it is on the key Yamanote line, but travel times to major attractions in Tokyo will still be a little longer than from more central locations like Roppongi (on average).
Sep 17, 2019, 6:53 am
#486
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I've stayed at the Centric, GH, and the Andaz. IMO, GH takes the cake with Globalist status + DSU.
Sep 17, 2019, 9:50 am
#487
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The almost windowless lounge (in the dining area) at the GHT is one about the least welcoming of any Hyatt lounge we've experienced in Asia. The food is certainly better and much more plentiful in the GHT lounge than the Twilight Tine at PHT that is comped for Diamonds, and the wines are significantly better at the GHT lounge, but the atmosphere is exponentially better at the PHT Twilight Time, where the cocktails are also pretty good.
Sep 17, 2019, 9:55 am
#488
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With the exception of the bath, I find the rooms, particularly the furnishings, at the GHT much more dated than than those at the PHT. The room furniture at the GHT reminds me of visiting relatives back in the 1960's.
The almost windowless lounge (in the dining area) at the GHT is one about the least welcoming of any Hyatt lounge we've experienced in Asia. The food is certainly better and much more plentiful in the GHT lounge than the Twilight Tine at PHT that is comped for Diamonds, and the wines are significantly better at the GHT lounge, but the atmosphere is exponentially better at the PHT Twilight Time, where the cocktails are also pretty good.
The almost windowless lounge (in the dining area) at the GHT is one about the least welcoming of any Hyatt lounge we've experienced in Asia. The food is certainly better and much more plentiful in the GHT lounge than the Twilight Tine at PHT that is comped for Diamonds, and the wines are significantly better at the GHT lounge, but the atmosphere is exponentially better at the PHT Twilight Time, where the cocktails are also pretty good.
Sep 17, 2019, 10:03 am
#489
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Surprisingly, the GHT opened in 2004 and completed a renovation in 2014--but it was more of a surface refresh and minor refurbishment. For you and many others, that soft retouch still shows and makes the hotel still seem dated.
Even more surprisingly, the PHT opened in 1994 and still hasn't been renovated. Resting on its laurels is an understatement. It is dated and tired, especially when compared with the multitude of luxury hotels that have opened since and/or been renovated to a much better standard than that of luxury in 1994.
So everyone is right when calling out both hotels for being dated.
Sep 17, 2019, 11:09 am
#490
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Yikes.
Surprisingly, the GHT opened in 2004 and completed a renovation in 2014--but it was more of a surface refresh and minor refurbishment. For you and many others, that soft retouch still shows and makes the hotel still seem dated.
Even more surprisingly, the PHT opened in 1994 and still hasn't been renovated. Resting on its laurels is an understatement. It is dated and tired, especially when compared with the multitude of luxury hotels that have opened since and/or been renovated to a much better standard than that of luxury in 1994.
So everyone is right when calling out both hotels for being dated.
Surprisingly, the GHT opened in 2004 and completed a renovation in 2014--but it was more of a surface refresh and minor refurbishment. For you and many others, that soft retouch still shows and makes the hotel still seem dated.
Even more surprisingly, the PHT opened in 1994 and still hasn't been renovated. Resting on its laurels is an understatement. It is dated and tired, especially when compared with the multitude of luxury hotels that have opened since and/or been renovated to a much better standard than that of luxury in 1994.
So everyone is right when calling out both hotels for being dated.
Sep 17, 2019, 3:27 pm
#491
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Sep 17, 2019, 7:45 pm
#494
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Lounge at HR was nothing to write home about but am I the only one that finds the HR in shinjuku a great location and with remodeled rooms, a decent hotel? Not sure why people think it’s isolated unless they don’t know how the train works or can’t walk.
no interest in the Andaz location, but maybe I’ll have to try the GH or Centric next time. For the points the HR was an incredible deal though.
no interest in the Andaz location, but maybe I’ll have to try the GH or Centric next time. For the points the HR was an incredible deal though.
Sep 17, 2019, 7:49 pm
#495
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Lounge at HR was nothing to write home about but am I the only one that finds the HR in shinjuku a great location and with remodeled rooms, a decent hotel? Not sure why people think it’s isolated unless they don’t know how the train works or can’t walk.
no interest in the Andaz location, but maybe I’ll have to try the GH or Centric next time. For the points the HR was an incredible deal though.
no interest in the Andaz location, but maybe I’ll have to try the GH or Centric next time. For the points the HR was an incredible deal though.