M17644****
January 10, 2026
I traveled with my mother and chose this hotel because I love old hotels and always wanted to see the famous flower arrangement in the lobby in person. I probably booked the lowest price, a room on the 27th floor of the Tower overlooking the Imperial Palace, for less than 1700 [currency, e.g., JPY, USD], and it didn't include breakfast. Breakfast for two would have been 600 [currency], and even though大众点评 (Dianping) rated it as Tokyo's number one food, I still couldn't bring myself to pay for it after reading reviews. The hotel is quite old, and the public areas were as beautiful as I imagined. However, the rooms in the Tower were really quite basic. It felt like an old five-star hotel from the 90s in China. On the bright side, the hygiene was excellent, and the view outside the window was beautiful. And sure enough, the next morning, I found an English newspaper outside our door. The service was impeccable; after check-in, the bellboy carried our luggage all the way to our room and gave us another rundown of the amenities. Unfortunately, the large public bath was under maintenance that day, so I couldn't use it, which was a bit of a shame. Coming and going, I saw many elegant elderly Japanese ladies, and I felt a little embarrassed to take photos with 'that flower' (the lobby arrangement). Although I'm too plump and only photographed the scenery, it was definitely still worth seeing.
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