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Sakura Hotel Jimbocho vs Imperial Hotel Tokyo

Both Sakura Hotel Jimbocho and Imperial Hotel Tokyo are highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Imperial Hotel Tokyo ranks significantly better than Sakura Hotel Jimbocho. Imperial Hotel Tokyo comes in at 88 with praise from 14 publications like Frommer's, concierge.com and Lonely Planet.

Sakura Hotel Jimbocho
Sakura Hotel Jimbocho
7 / 10
2-21-4 Jimbocho Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture 101-0051
From $17 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Smoking Rooms
  • Multilingual
  • Air Conditioning
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"With both dorm bunks and private rooms, this member of the Sakura group falls somewhere between a cheap hotel and a hostel."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Popular with backpackers, this inexpensive property in central Tokyo offers dormitory beds and sparsely furnished tiny singles, doubles... and twins with bunk beds." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Ideally located in the center of the Kanda-Jimbocho book quarter... this small hotel is geared towards accom modating foreign guests."
Time Out Time Out
"Of all the budget hotels and ryokan in Tokyo, this is the most central, located in the Jimbocho district just a mile or so north of the Imperial Palace." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The Sakura Hotel is a great budget option with a sociable atmosphere." Full review
Imperial Hotel Tokyo
Imperial Hotel Tokyo
8 / 10
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture 100-8558
From $430 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Concierge Concierge
"The Imperial prides itself on its high standard of service, and is responding to the influx of foreign chains with a complete overhaul that will be finished by 2008."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Though not as fashionable or as spanking new as its neighbor, the Peninsula, the venerable Imperial can't be beat for traditional elegance." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"This hotel has been hosting overseas dignitaries since 1890 and its history reflects the ebb and flow of Japan’s modernisation."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"With a history dating from the 1890s, the Imperial Hotel enjoys unimpeachable credentials."
Time Out Time Out
"This 1970 tower block-style building replaced the glorious 1923 Frank Lloyd Wright creation that famously survived the Great Kanto Earthquake on its opening day." Full review
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