Tokyo Luxury Hotels (consolidated thread -- older thread, now closed)
Aug 3, 2017, 6:28 am
#1111
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Currently have a bookings for just after Christmas at the Princes Gallery Club room and also Mandarin Oriental standard room but with breakfast and really struggling to decide which one to keep. Both are a stretch/annual treat and £300 over four nights price difference with MO being the most expensive.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
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Aug 3, 2017, 10:00 am
#1112
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Currently have a bookings for just after Christmas at the Princes Gallery Club room and also Mandarin Oriental standard room but with breakfast and really struggling to decide which one to keep. Both are a stretch/annual treat and £300 over four nights price difference with MO being the most expensive.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
Aug 3, 2017, 10:31 am
#1113
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Many thanks, I think I will do that unless a great deal comes up for the Shangri-la or even the Ritz Carlton although I can't see the later coming down to £500ish a night though.
Aug 4, 2017, 10:39 am
#1114
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While they are not new, I do think that the standard rooms at MO Tokyo are within acceptable limits. I would always take at least a corner room or a Mandarin Room, but horrendous is not a word that I feel applies to anything about this excellent hotel.
Aug 4, 2017, 11:41 pm
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I had one that was beat up. Dinged corners, wallpaper and worn carpets. They quickly moved me up to their credit though. I never wanted to believe PH had dinged up suites either until I got one 2 weeks ago. Many stays with an old but pristine suite and then one with torn origami lamp, bruised up wallpapers and torn corners. It happens.
Aug 5, 2017, 12:58 am
#1116
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I had one that was beat up. Dinged corners, wallpaper and worn carpets. They quickly moved me up to their credit though. I never wanted to believe PH had dinged up suites either until I got one 2 weeks ago. Many stays with an old but pristine suite and then one with torn origami lamp, bruised up wallpapers and torn corners. It happens.
Aug 5, 2017, 1:37 am
#1117
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I had one that was beat up. Dinged corners, wallpaper and worn carpets. They quickly moved me up to their credit though. I never wanted to believe PH had dinged up suites either until I got one 2 weeks ago. Many stays with an old but pristine suite and then one with torn origami lamp, bruised up wallpapers and torn corners. It happens.
Aug 12, 2017, 3:32 am
#1118
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Currently have a bookings for just after Christmas at the Princes Gallery Club room and also Mandarin Oriental standard room but with breakfast and really struggling to decide which one to keep. Both are a stretch/annual treat and £300 over four nights price difference with MO being the most expensive.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
We like a nice club room and had a great stay at the Conrad two years ago but fancied a change and liked the sound and price for both. Unlikely to use either's restaurants but will use the bar for a couple of treats.
Anyway for more frequent travellers what would your choice be and why. Also keeping an eye on rates for the Shangri-La.
Also, as great as the Conrad Tokyo is in the context of Conrads, the PG is in a totally different class to the Conrad, so don't worry about that.
Aug 12, 2017, 8:47 pm
#1119
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Virtuoso has a Shangrila Tokyo 4 nights for 3 promo with 100 usd credit and room upgrade but only until Sep 2017. You may want to wait and see if this promo is extended, it was a steal for me, and their rooms are very new and modern.
https://www.virtuoso.com/hotels/6562867/shangri-la-hotel-tokyo
https://www.virtuoso.com/hotels/6562867/shangri-la-hotel-tokyo
Last edited by kzap; Aug 12, 2017 at 10:26 pm
Aug 13, 2017, 6:21 am
#1120
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London
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Thanks all, you have given me a few ideas. Lost_in_translation the Corner rooms do look very nice but I will have to drop them a email to ask if they can provide the room with twin beds as for a range of reasons we really need them. I know I can upgrade for around £95 a night.
Kzap the Virtuoso deal does seem to be valid over Christmas so may well come into play.
Kzap the Virtuoso deal does seem to be valid over Christmas so may well come into play.
Aug 22, 2017, 11:22 pm
#1121
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Los Angeles
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I'm in love with the PG after a few stays there, but the room type I think matters quite a lot here, the standard Deluxe rooms are nice, but the Grand Deluxe Corner rooms and above are truly spectacular (particularly the bathrooms, which have a wall of windows you can stand under the rainfall shower and look out over the skyline from). I would recommend booking the next room type up if you can. They are very sparing with upgrades even for SPG Platinums, as the room types above Club are frequently sold out (for obvious reasons!).
Considering a Kioi suite in PG or Deluxe Suite in Pen in December and the price point favors PG & Pen over MO & RC.
I like staying in my room while travelling, so the comfort & location matter
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Aug 28, 2017, 6:29 pm
#1122
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The Prince Gallery is located in a quiet but very central location, right next to the imperial palace's park. About halfway between Ginza and Roppongi and very close to both. It's on top of two large subway stations (one of which has its entrance in front of the hotel's building, and the other straight from the building's basement. You can get to all major parts of Tokyo in a few stops without changing.
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Aug 28, 2017, 9:43 pm
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The Prince Gallery is an excellent location if you enjoy fishing and visiting the New Otani.
Aug 29, 2017, 5:54 am
#1124
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And people should do just that, for Trader Vic's bar, Nadaman Sazanka-so, La Tour d'Argent, and ... the great outdoor swimming pool that non staying guests can access for a fee. A wonderful way to spend a Summer afternoon in Tokyo.
Aug 29, 2017, 6:05 am
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