Tokyo: New Palace Hotel, FS Marunouchi or Pen
Sep 17, 2013, 10:43 pm
#136
Join Date: Feb 2003
Programs: AC SE MM, too many others
Posts: 1,407
I'm not sure I agree that it is fabulous looking - and there are now enough superb options in the immediate area that it is not really that compelling. I too find it interesting, but it won't shift me from the places I regularly stay at.
Sep 27, 2013, 6:52 am
#139
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: Hertz PC, Avis PC, Global Entry
Posts: 346
FWIW, Google Maps allows you to zoom into Tokyo Station these days and see an interior map with floor numbers, so it's not a complete black box. It's what we plan on using when transiting from HND to the Shang. We'd use their meet and greet but at the hour we're arriving (10:30P) it's unclear when or how we'll arrive.
Jan 6, 2014, 12:39 am
#140
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 10,053
I felt the opposite about the FS: Marunouchi.
Pros:
- location to Ginza, Tokyo station platforms and shopping. Walked a helluva lot and it was convenient that way.
- attentive staff with decent or good English
Cons:
- late delivering breakfast
- slow checking out almost made us miss our N'ex train in the morning
- old, worn carpets and room look. I wasn't swept off my feet with luxury like the Pen or MO and I'll never stay there again
- no availability for upgrade (could have been high season but disappointing, nonetheless)
- no real bar, just coffee tables with armoires
Last edited by Aventine; Jan 6, 2014 at 12:45 am