Hotel terme a Tokyo

I have to say I was excited and looked forward to my stay. At the end. I don’t think it was worth it. And it was because of what Hoshinoya Tokyo is, it is a ryokan, not a hotel, and it is a Japanese chain. It was not imbued with the spirit of providing utmost comfort and pampering to its guest. It is more focused on the onsen, the Japanese culture, and the provision of daily meals. 

It is not where you should stay to hear a lot of Yes. No concierge service, so they won’t help you get a reservation because they provide meals in the ryokan (which hotel doesn’t?). No early check in or courtesy late check out. If you want to check out late, it’s 9,000 JPY per hour - even when it doesn’t cost the hotel anything. No currency exchange service. If you want to order meals, you have to place the order the day before. No bathrobe provided, and when asked, first they said they didn’t have them, then they provided but warned me I should only wear them inside the room (I don’t remember a time in my life when I wore bathrobe walking around any hotel), and that since the quantity was limited, they would not change the bathrobe during my stay - it all sounded like a conversation I would have with my school principal, one that was not so friendly.

The fancy picture of the centerpiece which flooded Instagram was one place on the hallway, first floor, where we took off our shoes before entering the hotel. Reception is on the second floor, and the interior was a mixed in style, I don’t know how to call it. It was dated and furnished with uncomfortable sofas and chairs. We and other guests were not allowed to checked in until 3 pm (regardless whether a room was available) so we could see several parties, some with small children hanging out on those sofas like at a train station. Not all of us can time our flight to arrive at the hotel at exactly 3 pm, so it was a tiresome wait during which we were provided with one cup of tea per person the whole time. After that long wait, the welcome ritual with snacks at the lounge on our floor became quite pointless. We already did not feel welcomed. Service at Hoshinoya Tokyo was also not great and definitely not 5 star. As a guest pointed out, it’s difficult to get to the entrance via taxi. The basement entrance was dark. Room cleaning was not reliable - we left the room for 3 hours in the morning, came back at 1 pm and the room was not cleaned. But if you stayed in (which well, what you are supposed to do at a ryokan), they wouldn’t go in to clean or even asked if you wanted the room to be cleaned. On such a day, I asked if I could get new towels when we left for dinner, the staff said yes, but nothing happened when we came back and no follow up call to let us know why. There’s no view from our room (executive room at the corner). The hotel is surrounded by other taller buildings. When we opened the window screen, we could see people from the other building office and they could see us. It’s all grayish. 

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All good except swimming pool because kids are not welcomed, unless we go to Prince Hotel (10min walk) which needs to pay. I booked this hotel because it has swimming pool for my girl (9-year-old) and located next to Tokyo Tower, unfortunately kids are not welcomed to the pool. I will not come again next time, it is not kids friendly. It ruined my trip.... The sky bar too, kids are not allowed to get in for dinner....... We stayed there for 4 nights, we saw that an empty chocolate bag next to a public phone (next to the lift lobby) wasn't cleaned. 4 days still there.... amazing......

Very cosy and comfy hotel. Room was larger than those of other hotel in the city. Natural spa in the same building which make the staying even more relaxing. Lots of good restaurant in the mall next to the hotel and my room was on 6th floor which has a corridor to the mall directly. Reception staff helped me to book a taxi in the early morning to the train station in the city then transfer to the airport so that I did not need to worry as much.

We felt that this hotel was centrally located in Ginza and we had quick access to a lot of the shopping and attractions nearby either by walking or using the metro. The hotel is surrounded by good restaurants and convenience stores. The check in was smooth but our room was not available until 4 pm. They do offer luggage storage in the lobby and will deliver luggage to the rooms. The lobby offers a light breakfast (for a fee), a welcome coffee in the morning and they have a spring water fountain that dispenses cold water. There is also a spot in the lobby where you can grab your toiletries for your room or items for the onsen room like the yukata. There is also a pillow selection area and it might be worth getting here promptly because once they're gone they are gone! The rooms were comfy and quiet. We booked a run of the house and although our bag was originally marked to be delivered to a bigger room we got a much more compact one. We didn't mind as we had gambled when we made the choice and saved a bit because we did. The room had a large TV, a small work station and a very small bathroom. The room was still well equipped and we had a kettle, mini fridge, air purifier/humidifier, fabric freshener, spots to hang our clothes and enough room to put our large luggage without it being in the way. The bed was very comfy and we felt we got a good night's rest. The room also had good WiFi and a number of outlets including a few USB plug ins. The room had a tablet which was kind of gimmicky but could control the lights, AC or heat and the TV. There were some videos on demand including some adult content. I spent more time than I felt I should trying to figure out how to screencast and ultimately was not able to. There is an option to select a language on the tablet but some instructions are only in Japanese. We played with the tablet a bit the first night but it wasn't really needed to enjoy the room. We thought it was funny that we only got one long pillow and each day they offered one bottle of water despite the double occupancy.bit is worth while getting the pillow selection and without it we aren't sure how we would have slept. We felt for a hotel that calls itself ”premier” the one pillow and one bottle was off. The onsen for men was on the second floor and women were on the third floor. The men require no code but the women's code changes daily and you have to pick up the code from the front desk each day. They have shampoo, conditioner and body/face wash and the onsen is pretty clean but on the smaller side. Each time I went there were 4 men in the soaking bath and that is pretty much the limit. There isn't water in the onsen area but there is a vending machine and water dispenser in the hallway. The women's onsen was not as busy according to my wife but she did note there were guests that weren't aware they should have quiet conversations or none at all. There are lockers provided in the change room and clips to put on your sandals to mark them. There are no towels or wash cloths here though and you have to bring the towels from your room and the cloths can be picked up in the lobby. The laundry area was normally available and they have two washers and two dryers. It takes about half an hour each to wash and dry and they provide laundry detergent. They could use some English signage in the laundry area as it seems some people weren't sure how to use the machines like how to start or that they needed to empty the dryer lint. Each time I used the laundry machine I removed about a quarter inch of lint from the screen which shows that they aren't being properly maintained. The hotel only offers room service to rooms if you put a room service magnet on the door before 11 am. When the magnet is hung it is cleaned well and they replace the towels and bring you your one bottle.

Il ryokan si trova in una zona molto tranquilla e tranquilla di Shinjuku. Le camere sono piccole ma dal momento che abbiamo preso la camera 20m2, è un po 'più grande e abbiamo avuto spazio per aprire 2 bagagli. Il bacino è situato fuori dal bagno, nella camera da letto. Poiché il piatto è situato proprio accanto al piatto, occorre prestare attenzione al lavaggio per prevenire il pericolo elettrico. Alcuni settori delle camere erano in realtà polverosi come altri hanno detto, ma non ci ha turbato. I nostri letti erano i più confortevoli che abbiamo vissuto finora e la cucina è anche della giusta morbidezza.

Hotel è bello e nuovo con vista sul mare che vicino alla stazione ferroviaria, è abbastanza adatto per viaggi familiari, ha caldo primavera, ottimo colazione con shashimi e rami alla notte, ma la posizione è un po 'di distanza dalla città, il trasporto non è così conveniente per l'aeroporto, solo un autobus alle 12:00 all'aeroporto di Narita. Il servizio è buono, ma è un po' difficile comunicare in inglese se non capite il giapponese.

Una figlia di quattro sette anni e quattordici anni, che si trova in due letti di doppio, tre giorni e due notti, lo spazio è ancora possibile e pulito.  Puoi essere caldo e super rilassato. È molto utile avere un lato di neve e un lato di neve in diversi momenti. Puoi immagazzinare il bagaglio. Quando ti sei fermato, hai già mandato il bagaglio nella stanza e servito. L'hotel è di fronte a un riso di pesce e un negozio di pesce 24 ore di attività, e ha un ristorante.Ci sono molti piatti vicino alla stazione JR. Visita la ristorazione di Shenhu, il prezzo medio, buono Ci sono 7–11 negozi di comodità sotto. Solo che non c'è una grande supermercato, che va al campo. C'è una stazione di metropolitana di sotto, una stazione JR di 6 minuti, e la linea d'argento è conveniente ovunque. Esportazione n. 6 della stazione di metropolitana di Shei Tin,  ha un cavo elettrico locale, vicino al suolo, vicino al cavo di ferro sotterraneo. E l'uscita sei, chiuderà alle nove. Porta il bagaglio, si consiglia di usare l'uscita 2 per uscire dal terreno prima. Anche se è lontano dalla stazione della metropolitana, non devi trasportare il bagaglio. La figlia ama molto questo hotel e spera di organizzare il suo soggiorno la prossima volta.  Ci sono molti giapponesi che vivono.

We stayed after a big party on Saturday and we had just enough energy to walk down to this hotel from Ginza(30min). As soon as we got to our room, we went to bed. The room is just enough for two guest and nothing special. Some hotels in Tokyo are providing a common bath recently and this is the case in this hotel. The size is not so big but small. it is great feeling to start a new day from bath! And next let have a famous breakfast. I had seen some photos, beautiful breakfast with lots of choices, even Ikura-don, which I didnt believe and I thought it is advertising only. However, the hotel provide that break fast and even better one. We were there for actually almost one hour and we made ourself really full (and no need to have a lunch on that day). A good thing is they provide small portions with various selections. The cost is little bit expensive (15,000 JPY) compared to the other business hotel. But it definitely worth it. After you had big break fast, you can walk to down

2019年夏跟女友來椿山莊住過幾晚，除了離地鐵略遠（1公里），去地鐵還要走一部分坡道，其他地方都非常滿意。所以今年又陪老公來了。 椿山莊是一家日式傳統酒店，由古代貴族府邸改建而成，擁有6萬平米的日式庭院，既是酒店，又是日本著名的景點，本地人經常來參觀遊覽。這裏因遍地盛開野山茶花，所以在700年前就被譽為山茶花之山——椿山。 椿山莊的庭院裏不僅有神社、教堂，還有三重塔。庭院深深，高低錯落，泉水淙淙，幽林曲徑，説她是東京最美的酒店也不為過。 我們抵達時，已是晚上，雖然是11月，酒店裡的聖誕氣氛已經相當濃厚，真是賞心悦目，沉浸其中，心情不禁隨之躍動。 時隔四年重返椿山莊，這裏一切依舊，熟悉的景緻，熟悉的品味。唯一的變化是：椿山莊增加了“東京雲海”的景觀，每天定時釋放“雲霧”，身在其中，如夢似幻，頓時有一種迷失東京的錯覺……我想我會再來的。

酒店既view不錯，房間光猛，lobby等等都好大，仲有free parking。但住過東京半島之後，呢一間絕對比下去，housekeeping非常求其，好多垃圾掉漏左，又唔細心，報紙過期仲搭高晒放喺枱面，唔會幫你收走。員工禮貌普通，有時會扮睇你唔到唔想打招呼，對比半島，半島禮貌係滿分爆棚！