Ryokan Sawanoya vs The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Ryokan Sawanoya and The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel are both praised by those who travel for a living. On balance, Ryokan Sawanoya is preferred by most professionals compared to The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Ryokan Sawanoya has a TripExpert Score of 80 with approval from 7 sources like Time Out, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
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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The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, A Luxury Collection Hotel
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1-2 Kioicho, Chiyoda 102-8585, Tokyo Prefecture
From $394 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
The Telegraph
7.0
"Tokyo’s newest luxury skyscraper (and unlikely to be the last, with the 2020 Olympics countdown underway), the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho is a contemporary rebuild of an old landmark hotel, spanning the upper floors of a 26-storey tower."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Prince Hotel's new luxury flagship property occupies floors 30 to 36 of the main tower at the new Tokyo Garden Terrace mixed-use development."
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Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Throughout the Prince Gallery — in private rooms, two restaurants, one bar, the spa and fitness center — you are treated to stunning vistas of urban Tokyo, framed beautifully through immense windows."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"If newer means better, this hotel is a shining example."
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Oyster
Luxury
"There's no denying that The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho is one of the finest luxury properties in a city that's packed with excellent options."
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Choose those facing east for sunrise views and vantages of the Imperial Palace, and those facing west for sunsets and — on a good day — Mt. Fuji.