hotels
 

Hi,

I know and searched for hotels. Can you tell me between the following which are nicest to stay at and good location?

Hilton Tokyo Shinjuku-most exspensive $235
Century Hyatt $ 221
New Otani $ 220
Park Hotel $ 185
Royal Park Hotel 210
Capitol Tokyu Hotel 178

I don't think you searched FT at all dude.
These have been reviewed here.

Great. Well I have. It seems all have certain things they like about each one. So after coming to those are the ones I am interested I want to see what people pick as best from those.

Matt

Hilton Tokyo Shinjuku-most exspensive $235
Century Hyatt $ 221

Do you want to be in Shinjuku?

New Otani $ 220
Capitol Tokyu Hotel 178

Do you want to be in Akasaka?

Park Hotel $ 185

Which one?

Royal Park Hotel 210

Do you want to be in Shimbashi/Shiodome?


Price is not the consideration here. All of the above are perfectly good hotels, each different from the other in a number of ways. Personally, I'd probably stay at the Royal Park because it is kind of futuristic and makes me feel I'm in the 21st century. But if you are a fan of Stavro Blofeld, the New Otani is pretty much right. The Capitol Tokyu is a perfectly serviceable place, great location in the center of the high town. The Hilton and Hyatt, are, well, a Hilton and a Hyatt, and are across the street from each other. I'd stay at the Hyatt for the points, but other people may stay at the Hilton for the points. Some of the rooms at the Hyatt have been renovated, but no guarantees that you'll get one of them.

The Park Hotel is probably the least interesting of them all to me.

Ok then would staying at the Royal Park be a good location allowing me to get around tokyo easily? Would staying at the hilton/hyatt be better? Why is the park hotel less interesting to you? Just curious.
Royal Park Hotel I am talking about is this one http://rph.co.jp/english/

Matt

Oh, you are talking about that Royal Park Hotel? Don't bother. It isn't in a particularly interesting location. Its only attribute is that it is convenient to the TCAT buses. I thought you were talking about this one. If that, I'd stay in Shinjuku at the Hyatt or the Hilton. I didn't say that the Park Hotel was not interesting, only that if you could stay at the Royal Park in Shiodome, I'd rather do that. If you are talking about the Park Hotel in Shiodome vs. the Royal Park Hotel in Hakozaki, I'd take the one in Shiodome. Capisce?

Considering that Shinjuku Station and the Yamanote line can get you all around Tokyo the Century Hyatt or Hilton or even the Keio Plaza are good choices. If you request a Western facing room at the Hyatt and if it is clear in the morning then you can have the good fortune to wake up to Fuji-san. Always a good way to wake up.
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I've stayed at the Century Hyatt before. As others have said, it's just a Hyatt, nothing all that special. Shinjuku seemed to be a decent place to stay for the first time in Tokyo though. Haven't stayed at the Hilton yet (check back in 3 weeks).

I would reccomend looking around for prices though (always check the hotel's website). Unfortunately priceline.com.hk had specials that end in March (not that they were any good) and Hilton/Visa extra nights thing ends in the middle of February. I do think that $220ish is a little more than I'd pay for that Hyatt and the Hilton.

Make sure you do the Expedia/Travelocity thang
 

as part of your research. I got a very nice deal at the New Otani through an online service, the rate was most assuredly not available on the Otani website itself. However, when I saw a hotel listed with a special price on E/T service I would then go to the hotel itself to see if it matched or beat the E/T price. It is so bloody complicated getting a hotel these days, their yield management programs are as sophisticated as the airlines!

Pick the Hotel, not the location
 

Looks like you've picked all fairly decent hotels, but you still have some concerns about location to rail services. Being one that goes to Tokyo once a year for business and vacation, I never worry about convenience to the rail. Tokyo has the best rail service you will ever find and if you are staying anywhere in the Greater Tokyo area, you will always be only a few minutes from a station that will take you where you need to go.

With that being said, I would pick that hotel based on just the hotel itself. I actually just stayed at the New Otani Hotel and thought it was really nice albeit a little old fashioned for me. If you stay there, make sure you ask for a room in the New Tower as they are decorated in a more modern style. Also, I noticed that you prices are a little high from what I've seen for those hotels. The best website for Tokyo hotels are with hotels.com. When I stayed at the New Otani I only paid $145/night as they have so many rooms and have a hard time keeping their occupancy high enough to charge premium rates.

As a rule, I never stay in Shinjuku just because you are paying for convenience of location not for comfort of the hotel itself. Again, unless you plan on doing a lot of "entertaining" in Shinjuku, this should not be on your list of hotels.

Hope this helps

Though I don't stay in Shinjuku often, I have to disagree that staying shinjuku should not be on anyone's list. It often on the top of many visitor's hotel list.
I'm not saying its a must to stay in Shinjuku, myself I stay in other parts to.

There are many comfortable hotels in Shinjuku that are in the same price range of hotels you'll find elesewhere in Tokyo and I don't think its sacraficing comfort for convenience of location.
It depends on the traveler's priorities.