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Ryokan Sawanoya vs Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Shiodome
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Shiodome. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and DK Eyewitness.
Ryokan Sawanoya
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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."
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Lonely Planet
Top 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."
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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."
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Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Shiodome
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1-9-2 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo Prefecture 105-0021
From $84 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"It's worth paying a little extra for a sea-view room at this business hotel conveniently located across the road from SaKuragich Station."
Frommer's
"If you're looking for a business hotel in a good location with comfortable rooms... this is a good choice."
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Concierge
"Accommodations are simple but a vast improvement on the dreary boxes that pass for rooms in many regular Japanese business hotels."
Michelin Guide
"Calm, stylish colour schemes are used in the bedrooms, which feature spacious bathrooms and plenty of amenities."
DK Eyewitness
"Part of a hotel chain that keeps its prices low and standards high, this 2004 flagship is located in the dazzling Shiodome complex."
