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
When is Tokyo cheapest? In January, and that’s when I’d go: a 4-star asks ¥20,136 a night for 2, against ¥33,831 this November, the dearest month up to September 2027. A 5-star goes from ¥56,328 in January to ¥94,580 in April, with November level.

If January and February don’t suit you, the cheapest months at a 4-star are August and June: ¥23,360 and ¥23,664.
| Month | 4-star | 5-star |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | ¥33,831dearest | ¥90,688 |
| December 2026 | ¥25,968 | ¥77,453 |
| January 2027 | ¥20,136cheapest | ¥56,328cheapest |
| February 2027 | ¥22,865 | ¥57,816 |
| March 2027 | ¥27,558 | ¥87,516 |
| April 2027 | ¥29,568 | ¥94,580dearest |
| May 2027 | ¥25,374 | ¥82,572 |
| June 2027 | ¥23,664 | ¥78,998 |
| July 2027 | ¥25,340 | ¥77,000 |
| August 2027 | ¥23,360 | ¥74,000 |
| September 2027 | ¥26,458 | ¥77,348 |
44 hotels at 4 stars and 43 at 5, the same ones every month. September runs to the 27th: for later nights, ask the hotel.
In Tokyo weekends cost more: at a 4-star a Friday or Saturday costs ¥29,568 against ¥24,727 midweek, and Saturday is the dearer of the 2. At a 5-star the gap is small.
| Hotels | Sunday to Thursday | Friday and Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| 4-star | ¥24,727 | ¥29,568 |
| 5-star | ¥75,433 | ¥77,548 |
Mark 2 weeks: mid-November, the dearest of the year, at ¥39,015 a night at a 4-star, and the spring peak, 30 March to 5 April, at ¥35,962.
| Week | A typical night |
|---|---|
| 4-star, cheapest: 2 to 8 January | ¥19,835 |
| 4-star, cheapest: 13 to 19 January | ¥20,011 |
| 4-star, dearest: 16 to 22 November 2026 | ¥39,015 |
| 4-star, dearest: 7 to 13 November 2026 | ¥36,845 |
| 5-star, cheapest: 29 January to 4 February | ¥53,658 |
| 5-star, cheapest: 20 to 26 January | ¥54,312 |
| 5-star, dearest: 1 to 7 April | ¥106,164 |
| 5-star, dearest: 13 to 19 November 2026 | ¥105,178 |
At HOSHINOYA your shoes come off at the door and you settle into ryokan life. Screens filter the light and close off the skyline, so for a view, look elsewhere.
At Aman Tokyo every suite has a stone furo tub, a good reason to come back early, and its prices are lowest in February. For nightlife, you travel from Otemachi.
At Janu Tokyo the lounge, bars and restaurants welcome outside guests too, so expect company. The 55 m² Deluxe Room already includes breakfast, service and tax.
At the Tokyo Station Hotel you step off the train and you’ve arrived. The corridors aren’t short, though: the building stretches for 335 metres.
Otemachi, 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
Otemachi, 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
Azabudai Hills, 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
Marunouchi, Tokyo
150 rooms and suites in Tokyo Station’s 1914 building, joined to the Marunouchi South Exit
At a 4-star, autumn: ¥33,831 in November against ¥29,568 in April. At a 5-star they’re about level.
3 to 9 January, once the New Year nights are over: ¥19,835 a night at a 4-star.
A typical night is the middle hotel: half cost more, half less. Each price is the lowest any seller showed for one night for 2 adults, with taxes and fees as that seller lists them. From 1 April 2027 Tokyo’s accommodation tax1 rises to 3% of the room price, except for the cheapest rooms, and these figures may not include it. For the night of 19 May 2027 the big agencies asked about 10% more than the lowest seller at a 4-star. Ask whether the city tax is on top, which room it buys and whether you can cancel. Prices from Google Hotels, 1 November 2026.
Every hotel and place in the guide, each with its cheap night, is on what a night costs, place by place .
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