Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Marunouchi

Conveniently located next to Tokyo Station. Took us less than 10min on foot to get to the Hokuriku line for our trip to Karuizawa the next day. Room was of decent size. Breakfast area was divided into Japansese and Western. The food was fresh and delicious.

Fantastic location once you figure out which exit to take from Tokyo Station (it’s the Nihombashi exit, near the Yaesu North and Marunouchi North exits). Made the mistake of not checking this before our arrival and ended up walking through the whole Tokyo station with luggage in tow - not a good experience given how crowded the station gets. While the proximity to the station is a plus (with the various food and shopping options within the station and for traveling out), there aren’t many convenience stores around as it is more of a business area - something travellers tend to look for as part of the quintessential Japan travelling experience. The rooms are located 28 floors and above, so you get a really great view of the city. The rooms are a bit on the smaller side as expected of Tokyo, but it was still comfortable for two. What’s great is the vending machine, coin laundry and ice machine in the hotel!! The gym isn’t much (just treadmill, elliptical machine), so something to be mindful of if you’re planning on keeping to your workout routine.

The hotel is very well located at Tokyo Station. Room rate is very reasonable as compared to hotels within 50m radius.