Stayed here as part of a tour package to visit Tokyo. The hotel lobby and restaurants are obviously where all the renovation money goes, because the room left MUCH to be desired. A lot of hard work has gone into getting the smell of cigarette smoke out of the "non-smoking" rooms, but it's not gone yet, and certainly not from the hallways. The sheets were clean, but after investigating underneath, there was hair on the mattress. I'll blame the tour company for this foul up, but my wife and I were booked in a room with two twin beds. The hotel didn't remedy this, part of the whole "prepaid tour package" thing, so we spent several uncomfortable nights crammed into a twin together. We both aren't into sleeping alone.
Though the hotel was old, the staff and location couldn't be beat. Walking distance from the subway, and the vast, beautiful grounds of the imperial palace. Less than 2 blocks away from streets of excellent restaurants of every kind (yes, Tokyo has amazing Italian food) and an intriguing Shinto Shrine. It was too cloudy to see Mt Fuji, but the view of the city from the 23rd floor French restaurant was decent.
A word of caution when using the hotel to exchange money: convenient, but pricy. The exchange rate was 79 Yen to the Dollar, and the hotel would only do 70:1. Get your money exchanged at the airport, they don't take commission.
Room Tip: Make sure they understand you are a couple and want one big bed, not 2 little ones. Double occupancy...
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