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New Otani Inn Tokyo vs Ryokan Sawanoya
Both properties are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya is the choice of most professionals compared to New Otani Inn Tokyo. Ryokan Sawanoya scores 80 with accolades from 7 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.
New Otani Inn Tokyo
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1-6-2 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture 141-0032
From $132 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Star Service
"300 m south of Yotsuya Station and convenient to the Yotsuya, Nagata-cho and Akasaka-mitsuke subway stations, Tokyo's most substantial hotel offers something for everyone."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The sprawling Otani is packed with facilities including its own art museum, a revolving restaurant, roof-top rose garden and an immaculate 400-year-old Japanese garden."
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Time Out
"Inside, the dim lighting and spacious foyers produce the feeling of a luxury cruise ship."
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Travel + Leisure
"Sprawling, sumptuous, and venerable old hotel with amenities galore and a dozen elegant restaurants."
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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."
Ryokan Sawanoya
Rough Guide
Fodor's
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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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