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Hilltop Hotel vs Andon Ryokan

Both The Hilltop Hotel and Andon Ryokan are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, Andon Ryokan ranks significantly better than The Hilltop Hotel. Andon Ryokan is ranked #20 in Tokyo with accolades from 10 publications such as Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and Frommer's.

Hilltop Hotel
Hilltop Hotel
7 / 10
1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0062
From $192 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Meeting Rooms
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Its rooms are far from Tokyo's grandest, but there are Art Deco touches and a friendly welcome - and oxygen and supposedly refreshing negative ions are pumped around the premises."
Frommer's Frommer's
"This is a delightfully old-fashioned, unpretentious (some might say dowdy) hotel with character." Full review
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Avoid the cheaper, more boring rooms in the 1954 annex.
Concierge Concierge
"Service is thoughtful and attentive—the staff even promises to pump fresh oxygen into your room."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Five minutes southwest of JR Ochanomizu Station, this secluded hotel has genuine period charm."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This grand old place from the 1930s exudes personality and charm, with antique wooden furniture and a wood-panelled lounge." Full review
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Andon Ryokan
Andon Ryokan
8 / 10
2-34-10 Nihonzutsumi, Taito, Tokyo 111-0021
From $70 /night
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
  • Multilingual
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Creative types and clued-up travellers all gather at the Andon."
Concierge Concierge
"Designed by an architecture professor from Tokyo's Waseda University, Andon offers friendly Japanese-style accommodation at very low rates."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"About 2km north of Asakusa in the Sanya area, the minimalist and modern Andon Ryokan is fabulously designed in form and function." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Enjoy the free tea and coffee here while taking in the compact design of this ultramodern ryokan."
Time Out Time Out
"It bills itself as ‘Tokyo's first designer ryokan’, but you'd probably do better to think of Andon as a high-end backpacker hostel." Full review
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