Hotel New Otani Tokyo The MainvsRyokan Sawanoya
Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main and Ryokan Sawanoya are both endorsed by professionals. Overall, Ryokan Sawanoya is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main. Ryokan Sawanoya is ranked #30 in Tokyo with approval from 7 reviews such as The Telegraph, Time Out and Fodor's.
Hotel New Otani Tokyo The Main
Insight Guides
Michelin Guide
Tablet
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Forbes Travel Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture 102-8578
From $216/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides "A massive complex with many restaurants and extensive Japanese gardens that are worth seeing in their own right."
Michelin Guide "This hotel consists of the Main Building and the Garden Tower - this guide covers just the Main Building, which has undergone a major renovation."
Tablet18.6
"Anyone who’s stayed in the Club Level of an East Asian luxury hotel is familiar with the idea of a “hotel within a hotel"." Full review
Jetsetter "Landmark hotel surrounded by a 400-year-old garden, with a choice of 24 restaurants, a Zen spa and Tokyo's biggest outdoor pool." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Central Tokyo's enormous New Otani is almost a city in itself, packed with every conceivable facility." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"More mini-city than hotel, the 1,479-room Hotel
New Otani Tokyo is a behemoth in Japan’s capital." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "It first and foremost feels like an oasis...considering it's like a theme park without rides, expect all different stripes filling the hotel's 1,479 guest rooms." Full review
Fodor's "A central location in a bustling complex with restaurants and shopping arcades can make the New Otani feel frantic, but its spectacular, 10-acre Japanese garden can help you find peace...." Full review
Ryokan Sawanoya
Rough Guide Fodor's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out The Telegraph
Frommer's Lonely Planet
2-3-11 Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo Prefecture 110-0001
From $0/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide "Though nothing fancy, it offers good-value tatami rooms."
Fodor's "The shitamachi area is known for its down-to-earth friendliness, which you get in full measure at Sawanoya.... it is very popular with budget travelers." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Sawanoya is a budget gem in quiet Yanaka, with very friendly staff and all the traditional hospitality you would expect of a ryokan." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A great place to meet fellow travelers, this long-established ryokan is popular with foreign guests."
Time Out "One of the few ryokan in Tokyo to cater almost exclusively for foreign visitors, Sawanoya has a small library of English-language guidebooks and provides its own map of the old-fashioned Yanaka area." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"One of Tokyo’s most charming family-run traditional ryokan inns – clean, friendly, comfortable and quintessentially Japanese." Full review
Frommer's "This is a great place to stay thanks to Sawa-san's enthusiastic devotion to his neighborhood... Highly recommended." Full review
Lonely Planet "Ryokan are famous for hospitality, and that's where Ryokan Sawanoya really shines. This inn, run by the same family for three generations, has been welcoming international guests for..."
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