The Best Hotels in Tokyo, by Price Range (2026)

Aman occupies the top six floors of the Otemachi Tower, and the moment the lift doors open onto the 33rd-floor lobby — a soaring volume of washi paper, dark stone and a clean view over the Imperial Palace — you understand the price. The 84 rooms are among the largest in the city, with deep ofuro tubs and an almost monastic calm, and the 2,500 sqm spa with its 30-metre pool is one of Tokyo’s great wellness sanctuaries. Service is precise to the point of telepathy. The one honest note: this is serenity, not buzz — if you want energy on tap, its sister Janu is the better fit. From ~¥190,000–300,000 (US$1,270–2,000).

Aman’s livelier sister brand made its global debut in Azabudai Hills in 2024, and it answers the one criticism of Aman — that it can feel hushed to a fault. Janu keeps the Aman pedigree (generous rooms, flawless service) but wraps it around eight restaurants and bars and one of the largest wellness centres in any city hotel — some 4,000 sqm of spa, gym and studios. The Azabudai Hills setting puts you in Tokyo’s newest design-and-dining district. If you want luxury with a pulse, this is the most exciting room in the city. From ~¥150,000–260,000 (US$1,000–1,730).

Italian glamour transplanted to the top seven floors of a Yaesu tower beside Tokyo Station — dark woods, bronze and Roman polish, with one of the highest room rates in the city and a rooftop bar that has become a destination in itself. The dining (Il Ristorante – Niko Romito) holds a Michelin star, and the spa is exceptional. It’s glossy rather than understated, and prices accordingly — but for sheer wow factor and a hyper-central location, nothing else looks quite like it. From ~¥260,000–450,000 (US$1,730–3,000).

The Peninsula faces Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace gardens from a purpose-built tower in Marunouchi, and it remains one of the great all-round grand hotels in the city. The rooms are among the most generously sized and best-equipped in Tokyo — the brand’s famous in-room technology, a nail-drying station, a proper dressing room — the service is warm and seamless, and the rooftop Peter bar is a classic. Less of a design statement than the newer arrivals, but supremely comfortable and beautifully located. From ~¥110,000–190,000 (US$730–1,270).

The Otemachi Four Seasons (opened 2020 — not to be confused with the tiny Marunouchi property) is the modern all-rounder: a sleek tower with floor-to-ceiling city views, an exceptional spa, and est, a Michelin-starred French restaurant. It pairs Four Seasons’ reliable polish with one of the best skyline outlooks in central Tokyo. It can feel more corporate-contemporary than characterful, but for a flawless, view-led city base it’s hard to beat. From ~¥130,000–230,000 (US$870–1,530).

High in a Nihonbashi tower, the Mandarin Oriental is a serious food-and-view hotel — multiple Michelin stars across its restaurants and floor-to-ceiling windows over the city from the lobby up. The rooms are elegant and calm with superb bathrooms, and the spa is among the best in the city. Nihonbashi is quieter and more traditional than Ginza or Roppongi, which suits some travellers and not others. A connoisseur’s choice. From ~¥110,000–200,000 (US$730–1,330).

Occupying the top nine floors of the Midtown Tower in Roppongi — the tallest hotel in the city — the Ritz-Carlton trades on altitude and views. Rooms start on the 45th floor, the club lounge is one of the best in Tokyo, and you sit on top of the Midtown shopping-and-gallery complex. It’s classic Ritz-Carlton: polished, a touch formal, dependable. For Bonvoy loyalists who want height and a Roppongi base, it’s the obvious pick. From ~¥110,000–200,000 (US$730–1,330).

Independently owned and quietly excellent, the Palace sits directly on the Imperial Palace moat in Marunouchi — many rooms have balconies (a genuine rarity in Tokyo) overlooking the palace gardens. It blends Japanese understatement with grand-hotel comfort, has a beautiful Evian spa and a clutch of strong restaurants, and consistently ranks among locals’ favourites. Less famous internationally than the branded towers, but for location and calm it’s one of the best stays in the city. From ~¥85,000–160,000 (US$570–1,070).

The Lost in Translation hotel reopened in 2025 after a comprehensive renovation, and the refresh has done it good — the New York Grill and Bar on the 52nd floor remains one of Tokyo’s iconic perches, and the Shinjuku skyline views are unchanged. Rooms are now updated while keeping the timber-and-calm DNA the hotel is loved for. The Shinjuku location is more business-district than the Marunouchi grandes dames, but the sense of place is unmatched. From ~¥110,000–200,000 (US$730–1,330).

The Okura’s 1962 original was a mid-century-modern masterpiece, and the 2019 rebuild faithfully preserved its most beloved spaces — the lantern lobby, the cherry-blossom screens — inside a modern tower near the Toranomon embassies. The result is a hotel with more genuine Japanese character than almost any international brand, and gracious, old-school service. A favourite of design lovers and returning Japan hands. From ~¥75,000–150,000 (US$500–1,000).

The Conrad sits in the Shiodome towers with wide views over Hamarikyu Gardens and Tokyo Bay — among the best garden-and-water outlooks of any city hotel here. Rooms are large by Tokyo standards, the spa and pool are strong, and the location is handy for Ginza. It’s a reliable, view-led Premium choice that often undercuts the grander names. From ~¥70,000–130,000 (US$470–870).

Atop Toranomon Hills, the Andaz is Tokyo’s design-led lifestyle pick — a Tony Chi interior in warm Japanese materials, a superb rooftop bar that’s a sunset institution, and a buzzier, less formal feel than the grand hotels. Rooms are generous and full of texture. For travellers who want style and a social scene over white-glove formality, it’s the standout. From ~¥80,000–150,000 (US$530–1,000).

Ian Schrager’s lifestyle-luxury brand has two Tokyo addresses, and both are among the most stylish rooms in the city. The Toranomon EDITION (2020) is the flagship — a Kengo Kuma tower with a green-filled lobby, the buzzy Gold Bar, and Tom Aikens’ Michelin-starred Jade Room, with sweeping views to Tokyo Tower. The newer Ginza EDITION (2023) is smaller and more intimate, dropped into the heart of the shopping district. Both pair a serious party-and-dining scene with beautifully kept rooms; choose Toranomon for the views and energy, Ginza for the location. From ~¥90,000–180,000 (US$600–1,200).

For something wholly Japanese, Hoshinoya is a modern luxury ryokan stacked vertically in an Otemachi tower — tatami floors, a top-floor open-air onsen fed by hot-spring water drawn up beneath the city, and kaiseki dining. You check in barefoot and the experience is immersive rather than international-hotel slick. It won’t suit everyone (no big-hotel facilities, a ryokan rhythm), but nothing else in central Tokyo delivers this. From ~¥100,000–190,000 (US$670–1,270).