Luxury hotels in Tokyo

Of the luxury hotels in Tokyo, I have chosen 6, each for a different trip. Aman Tokyo is for space and quiet at the top of an Otemachi tower, with a 30-metre pool; Palace Hotel for the Imperial Palace gardens below the window; HOSHINOYA for a ryokan with an onsen on the roof; The Tokyo Station Hotel for sleeping inside the 1914 station; Janu for a pool, a gym and restaurants in Azabudai Hills; Park Hyatt for Shinjuku seen from above, reopened in December 2025.

Updated 15 October 20268 min readHow we write the guide

Which to choose

4 of the 6 stand within minutes of one another, between Tokyo Station and the palace gardens; Janu is between Roppongi and Tokyo Tower, Park Hyatt in Shinjuku. Once the district is settled, the choice turns on the water, pool or onsen, and on the bill.

Hotel	Suits	The trip	Worth knowing
HOSHINOYA Tokyo	Couples who want a ryokan with an onsen in central Tokyo, round the corner from the station	A 17-storey tower in Otemachi, with the onsen on the roof and a lounge on every floor of 6 rooms	Windows screened from the offices, no bar or pool, meals extra.
Aman Tokyo	Travellers who want an Aman’s space and quiet in the centre, with a spa and pool above the city	84 suites of 71 to 157 m² at the top of the Otemachi Tower, a 7-minute walk from Tokyo Station	It is among the most expensive hotels in the city, in a business district that is quiet at night.
Janu Tokyo	Travellers who want a serious pool, gym and restaurants under one roof, between Roppongi and Tokyo Tower	122 rooms and suites of 55 to 284 m² and 4,000 m² of wellness in Azabudai Hills, the Aman group’s first Janu hotel	The lounge, bar and restaurants are open to the city and full at weekends: anyone after a secluded hotel will be happier elsewhere.
The Tokyo Station Hotel	Travellers arriving or leaving by train who want to sleep inside the station’s historic building	150 rooms and suites in Tokyo Station’s 1914 building in Marunouchi, joined to the South Exit	Classic rooms start at 23 m² and have no view: for the square or the domes, book a Palace View or a Dome Side room.
Park Hyatt Tokyo	Travellers who want Tokyo from above and in quiet, with the Lost in Translation bar and a pool over the city	171 rooms and suites on the top floors of a Nishi-Shinjuku tower, reopened in December 2025 after a 19-month restoration	The station is a 16-minute walk and the baths cost extra outside the suites: anyone who wants to walk out into the evening districts will be happier elsewhere.
Palace Hotel Tokyo	Travellers who want the palace gardens below the window and Tokyo Station on foot	284 rooms of 45 m² or more on the moat in Marunouchi, with 10 restaurants and bars and a 1,200 m² spa	Anyone who wants nightlife on the doorstep will be happier elsewhere: Marunouchi is an office district, quiet after dark; the spa’s baths and saunas cost 2,750 yen extra.

The hotels

6 hotels, 6 eras of the city: the station’s red-brick building, a hotel since 1915; Palace Hotel on the moat, rebuilt and reopened in 2012; Aman at the top of the Otemachi Tower since the end of 2014; HOSHINOYA’s 17-storey tower of 2016; Janu in Azabudai Hills, opened in March 2024; and Kenzo Tange’s skyscraper in Shinjuku, where the Park Hyatt of 1994 reopened after a 19-month restoration.

Otemachi, Tokyo

HOSHINOYA Tokyo

A 17-storey ryokan in the financial district: tatami from the door to the room, a lounge on every floor and a natural onsen on the roof

Why choose it:: strong for the rooftop onsen
Who for:: couples

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Otemachi, Tokyo

Aman Tokyo

84 suites of 71 to 157 m² at the top of the Otemachi Tower, with a 2,500 m² spa and a 30-metre pool above the Imperial Palace

: One Lume
Why choose it:: strong for a spa above the city
Who for:: couples and business trips

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Azabudai Hills, Tokyo

Janu Tokyo

The Aman group’s first Janu hotel: 122 rooms and suites, a 25-metre pool and 8 restaurants in Azabudai Hills, 11 minutes from Tokyo Tower

: One Lume
Why choose it:: Strong for a pool, gym and spa in the city
Who for:: Couples and active travellers

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Marunouchi, Tokyo

The Tokyo Station Hotel

150 rooms and suites in Tokyo Station’s 1914 building, joined to the Marunouchi South Exit

Badge: Up for breakfast
Why choose it:: Inside Tokyo Station
Who for:: Rail travellers, couples and families

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Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Fuji from the windows, jazz in New York Bar and a pool on the 47th floor, restored in 2025

Why choose it:: strong for the view and the bar
Who for:: couples and returning Tokyo visitors

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Marunouchi, Tokyo

Palace Hotel Tokyo

284 rooms of 45 m² or more on the Imperial Palace moat, 10 restaurants and bars and an evian spa, in Marunouchi

: One Lume
Badge: The bill feels right
Why choose it:: The palace gardens below the window
Who for:: Couples and business travellers

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For which trip

Aman Tokyo prices: a night in yen, month by month, and what it includes Aman Tokyo spa: a 30-metre pool above the city Park Hyatt Tokyo bar: New York Bar’s jazz, cover charge and prices, and the Peak Bar below it Park Hyatt Tokyo restaurant guide: New York Grill, Girandole by Alain Ducasse and Kozue, with menus and prices

Frequently asked questions

Which luxury hotels in Tokyo have a pool?

4 of the 6, all indoors. Aman Tokyo has the longest, 30 metres and heated, with windows onto the city; Janu a 25-metre pool and a smaller one for soaking; Palace Hotel one of 20 metres by 5 on the fifth floor, free and for staying guests only; Park Hyatt one of 20 metres by 8 on the 47th floor, open from 6am to 10pm. HOSHINOYA and The Tokyo Station Hotel have no pool: they have baths instead.

Which luxury hotels in Tokyo have an onsen?

Only HOSHINOYA Tokyo has a true hot spring: hot, saline water on the roof, in 2 baths for men and for women, open from 3pm until 11.30am the next morning, so through the night as well. At The Tokyo Station Hotel the basement baths have a carbonated bath, an artificial hot-spring bath and a cold plunge, with 2 saunas. In the other 4 the hot baths sit in the spa’s changing rooms, and at Park Hyatt they cost 5,500 yen a person a day unless you are staying in a suite.

Can you use the baths with tattoos?

It depends on the hotel. Palace Hotel says it may ask you to cover them, in the spa, pool, gym and saunas. Hoshino Resorts sets no ban but lets staff refuse entry if tattoos make other guests uncomfortable. At The Tokyo Station Hotel the official pages disagree: the wellness page asks for them to be covered, while the FAQ bars tattooed guests from the baths and the gym. For Park Hyatt it is Booking.com that warns of a possible refusal; Aman and Janu publish no rule.

Which hotel is closest to Tokyo Station?

The Tokyo Station Hotel, which is inside the station building, joined to the Marunouchi South Exit. On our walking routes, from the Marunouchi North Exit Aman Tokyo is 536 metres away, 7 minutes; Palace Hotel 840 metres and HOSHINOYA 857, 11 minutes each, and Palace Hotel reaches Otemachi metro without going outdoors. Janu has Roppongi-itchome station 5 minutes away; from Park Hyatt, in Nishi-Shinjuku, the station is 16.

How much is a night in a luxury hotel in Tokyo?

It depends on the date and a great deal on the hotel. On Google Hotels, read on 7 October 2026 for 2 adults, the cheapest night was 53,267 yen at The Tokyo Station Hotel on 27 January 2027, 104,388 yen at Palace Hotel on 4 January, 135,907 yen at Park Hyatt on 15 January, 170,775 yen at Janu on 19 January and 389,456 yen at Aman Tokyo on 4 January. At HOSHINOYA the night of 14 October 2026 cost 193,416 yen. New Year’s Eve is dearer: for 31 December 2026 Palace Hotel asked 347,600 yen, Park Hyatt 363,474 yen and Aman 740,080 yen.

Which luxury hotel in Tokyo for a family with children?

Palace Hotel and The Tokyo Station Hotel are the simplest: at Palace Hotel children up to 11 sleep free in their parents’ bed and the pool takes them from 5; at The Tokyo Station Hotel they stay free up to 12, one to a bed. At Aman Tokyo the pool is open to under-16s with an adult, and the spa from 16. At Janu children swim from the age of 4, between 6.30am and 6pm. At Park Hyatt those aged 3 to 12 may use the pool only from 8am to 6pm. HOSHINOYA serves a children’s dinner at 5,000 yen but has no playroom.

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