Like many people, I’ve been in love with this hotel sinceLost in Translation, but I’ve never had a chance to stay here before. I had read the trip reports and reviews here on FlyerTalk and thought I knew what to expect, but the Park Hyatt somehow managed to surpass these expectations, even despite the fact that we were only in the hotel for about 10 hours. Why? Was it the lovely New York Bar? The pool with a view over all of Tokyo? No. We didn’t even go to the bar or the pool. Quite simply, the room that we were in was the single most comfortable hotel room I’ve ever been in. From the moment we walked through the door, we just felt completely at ease and relaxed. If you asked me to pinpoint what about the room made it so conducive to relaxing, I honestly couldn’t tell you. It just felt like home. Albeit a really expensive home. :-)

Check In

After grabbing dinner with some friends, we arrived at the hotel a bit later than we expected -- around 10pm. The bellhops helped us with our bags and asked my name, which they then promptly radioed up to the check-in desk.

We were brought straight to our room and check-in was conducted there, which was nice and a much more relaxing experience than the usual check-in desk.

Room

I booked a Standard Park King at the Hyatt Daily Rate and used a 6000 point suite upgrade into a Park Suite King. Having never seen any other rooms in the hotel, I can't compare the size, views, amenities, etc., but the room we got was very nice and extremely comfortable.

Entrance

Living/Dining Area

Minibar

Detail of some of the wonderful art in the room.

Bathroom

I had never heard of the Aesop brand before, but their bath products were fantastic.

Bedroom with its singularly massive bed. This thing must have been7 feet/2 meterswide. Mrs. Sarfa33 and I joked that, at opposite ends of the bed, we needed to send texts to each other to communicate. :-)

Here’s what the sunrise looked like out our window in the morning. I know some of their suites have a view of Mt. Fuji, but ours was a “Shinjuku view” room. I checked out the Mt. Fuji view in the lobby on the way out and I actually liked this one better.

Service

Although we didn't avail ourselves of many of the services at the hotel, the check-in and check-out process were handled efficiently and professionally. We definitely had nocause to complain about anything.

Location

The only drawback of the PHT is the location: it's in a bit of an out-of-the-way part of Tokyo, which makes it convenient to very little. As anyone that has ever been to Japan can tell you, taxis are extraordinarily expensive, so we always try to limit ourselves to walking or public transportation when we're in Tokyo. This hotel makes that hard. They do have a free shuttle to the Shinjuku Station area, but it gets mixed reviews and we were leaving the hotel very early in the morning, so we ended up taking a cab.

Overall

The room and service were fantastic. The location is not great, but at least it's a known factor before checking in. We didn't use any of the hotel facilities or restaurants during our short 10-hour stay, but hopefully we can go back and try them again. The room itself would certainly makea return visit worthwhile.