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Old Jan 21, 2019, 9:52 pm
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Reviews of Tokyo hotels to be found in dedicated threads (If you review another Tokyo luxury hotel, put it in a thread and add a link here, thanks!)

Aman Tokyo (not a formal review but as detailed as one) -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1639553&referrerid=14479

Mandarin Oriental Tokyo -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1633439&referrerid=14479

Peninsula Tokyo -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1627939&referrerid=14479

The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1728518&referrerid=14479

The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho from luxury perspective https://www.flyertalk.com/hotel-revi...d-service-2620
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Tokyo luxury hotels (newer consolidated thread)

Old Dec 11, 2018, 7:53 am
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Have you folks ever actually gone to Disney from Tokyo station? It's a long walk to the JR Keiyo line (not the same as the private rail Keio line) from the main part of Tokyo station, with escalators up and down and moving walkways etc. With small kids, the walk will seem like an eternity, whether or not a porter is with you.
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Old Dec 11, 2018, 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by Aventine
In much better hardware shape too and somewhat closer to the JR lines headed to Disneyland.
This is completely wrong. FSM is right next to the Keiyo Line platforms. Shangri-La is all the way on the other end of Tokyo Station, so you have to walk 10 to 15 minutes. Just peruse https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6807...7677699,17.99z if you don't believe me...
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Old Dec 11, 2018, 9:10 am
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Originally Posted by joejones
This is completely wrong. FSM is right next to the Keiyo Line platforms. Shangri-La is all the way on the other end of Tokyo Station, so you have to walk 10 to 15 minutes. Just peruse https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6807...7677699,17.99z if you don't believe me...
I don't know. I always thought it was closer. No need for the mapquest but thank you for the correction.
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Old Dec 11, 2018, 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by joejones
FSM is right next to the Keiyo Line platforms. Shangri-La is all the way on the other end of Tokyo Station, so you have to walk 10 to 15 minutes.
interesting, so can pick FS or SL based on which lines one will be using? is there a good reference map?

IIRC both are reported to offer escort and porter to and from trains. they publish some of the details. FS will also meet at NRT for small fee. very valuable services for some guests, including some on this forum.

dont recall if FS service reputation is as high as it was. some liked views of trains.
presume FS is usually less expensive vs the most expensive tokyo luxury hotels.

vs aman tokyo, no facilities at FS tokyo
(smallest = FS golden triangle & RC reserve phulay)

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Old Dec 11, 2018, 2:12 pm
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interesting, so can pick FS or SL ("other end of Tokyo Station") based on which lines one will be using? is there a good reference map?
In most cases I would find the difference more or less negligible. Certainly with the JR lines there is equally convenient access.
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Old Dec 11, 2018, 3:27 pm
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I always find it quite odd that anyone might opt for a luxury hotel due to proximity to a railway station platform. It seems to come up as a discussion topic here for Tokyo quite often in a way that never arises in any other city in the world.

I can’t imagine anyone opting for one luxury hotel over another in NYC based on proximity to Grand Central or in London based on proximity to Waterloo or Victoria stations. Let alone one platform or another. I don’t think anyone has ever picked a luxury hotel based on proximity to a train station in Paris.

It was a mere 10-12 min subway ride or 15-18 min taxi ride from our Prince Gallery hotel to Tokyo Station when we were there in May. Somehow, we managed just fine. I’d like to think that’s not so unusual.

I could see the rail station quite easily from the FSM. And yet I found the hotel to be a very dated and weak example of a luxury hotel.

Absolutely baffling.
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Absolutely baffling.
In this case the OP was planning to travel with ski equipment, luggage and a small child.

I can absolutely see the appeal of not wanting to make extra changes to or from a metro line and having the hotel very close to Tokyo station.
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I could see the rail station quite easily from the FSM. And yet I found the hotel to be a very dated and weak example of a luxury hotel.

Absolutely baffling.
I think its a bit amusing that FS has fewer rooms in Tokyo compared to Aman. FS has 57 rooms, Aman 84. Views and rooms are a bit boring at FS, I agree.

Tokyo might be only city where this is the case.
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I think its a bit amusing that FS has fewer rooms in Tokyo compared to Aman. FS has 57 rooms, Aman 84. Views and rooms are a bit boring at FS, I agree.

Tokyo might be only city where this is the case.
I've heard they're building a bigger, newer one in one of the many Tokyo skyscrapers going up in Otemachi?
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Old Dec 12, 2018, 2:04 am
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Originally Posted by bhrubin
I always find it quite odd that anyone might opt for a luxury hotel due to proximity to a railway station platform. It seems to come up as a discussion topic here for Tokyo quite often in a way that never arises in any other city in the world.

I cant imagine anyone opting for one luxury hotel over another in NYC based on proximity to Grand Central or in London based on proximity to Waterloo or Victoria stations. Let alone one platform or another. I dont think anyone has ever picked a luxury hotel based on proximity to a train station in Paris.

It was a mere 10-12 min subway ride or 15-18 min taxi ride from our Prince Gallery hotel to Tokyo Station when we were there in May. Somehow, we managed just fine. Id like to think thats not so unusual.

I could see the rail station quite easily from the FSM. And yet I found the hotel to be a very dated and weak example of a luxury hotel.

Absolutely baffling.
It does help if you're on a tight schedule. Less time spent in taxis or transferring stations to get to Disneyland. Beats staying at one of the properties in Disneyland or nearby Maihama.
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In this case the OP was planning to travel with ski equipment, luggage and a small child.

I can absolutely see the appeal of not wanting to make extra changes to or from a metro line and having the hotel very close to Tokyo station.
Ski equipment and large luggage? This is Japan. The intelligent thing to do would be to use a service like Yamato Takyubin to transport those things. Send skis and equipment directly to the place they will be used and then back to the airport to be picked up on day of departure, do not carry them at all through mass transportation in Tokyo or elsewhere in Japan.
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I've heard they're building a bigger, newer one in one of the many Tokyo skyscrapers going up in Otemachi?
Yes, the owner is Mitsui Fudosan. Just around the corner from Aman Tokyo -- walking distance. Hotel will be part of their Otemachi redevelopment plan (project title OH-1). According to plan it should open in 2020... we shall see. While the hotel is in the higher of the two towers and occupies the top floors, we shall see about views. My guess is that many rooms will have a view, but certainly not all of them (unlike Aman Tokyo, which enjoys the luxury of lower buildings around it).
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Yes, the owner is Mitsui Fudosan. Just around the corner from Aman Tokyo -- walking distance. Hotel will be part of their Otemachi redevelopment plan (project title OH-1). According to plan it should open in 2020... we shall see. While the hotel is in the higher of the two towers and occupies the top floors, we shall see about views. My guess is that many rooms will have a view, but certainly not all of them (unlike Aman Tokyo, which enjoys the luxury of lower buildings around it).
I'm sure it will get done in time. This is Japan afterall.
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Old Dec 12, 2018, 1:35 pm
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Ski equipment and large luggage? This is Japan. The intelligent thing to do would be to use a service like Yamato Takyubin to transport those things. Send skis and equipment directly to
Exactly what I suggested a few posts back, and it sounds like they are going to go with it.
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Soo predicament. So right now I have a room at the Aman booked for 4 nights with Citi 4th night free at 398,400 yen. I can get a Club Room at the Ritz for a very discounted rate at a 1/4 of the cost of Aman. I haven't asked how much a suite is but probably at the same discount. At that price should I switch over to the Ritz? I've stayed there before and enjoyed it and last time I didn't get to experience the club lounge. On the other hand, I've always wanted to experience an Aman.
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