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Hotel New Otani Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
4-1 Kioi-cho
Location Chiyoda-ku, Akasaka & Roppongi
Transportation Station: Akasaka-mitsuke or Nagatacho (3 min.)
Phone 800/421-8795 in the U.S. and Canada, 03/3265-1111
Fax 03/3221-2619
Web site www.newotani.co.jp/en
Room Information 1,533 units
Prices ¥31,500-¥34,650 ($261-$288/£132-£146) single; ¥37,800-¥63,000 ($314-$523/£159-£265) double or twin; from ¥57,750 ($479/£243) executive-floor room; from ¥89,250 ($741/£375) suite. Rates exclude local tax and service charge
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, cable TV w/pay movies, dataport, minibar, hot-water pot w/tea, hair dryer, safe

Frommer's Review

If you like small, quiet hotels, this monolith is not for you. Like a city unto itself, the New Otani is so big that two information desks are needed to assist lost souls searching for a particular restaurant or one of the shops in the meandering arcade; there are even two check-in desks. The hotel's most splendid feature is its garden, the best of any Tokyo hotel -- a 400-year-old Japanese garden that once belonged to a feudal lord, with 4 hectares (10 acres) of ponds, waterfalls, bridges, bamboo groves, and manicured bushes. The large outdoor pool, flanked by greenery, is also nice. A variety of rooms, in a main building built for the 1964 Olympics and a newer tower, are available. Those in the main building are comfortable, with full-length windows to take advantage of city and garden views and sleek black and gold furniture, including a desk with a fold-down mirror that does double duty as a vanity. Tower rooms range from chic ones done in jade, black, and chrome to "fusui healing" rooms with such extras as in-room humidifier, foot bath, and compact CD/MD player. The tower offers the best views -- of the garden, the skyscrapers of Shinjuku, and, on clear days, Mount Fuji in the distance. Since rates are the same no matter which way you face, be sure to request a room overlooking the garden. Parents appreciate the 24-hour Baby Room and the fact that the outdoor pool is free for those who become Hotel Club members (membership is free).

Facilities: 38 restaurants and cafes; 6 bars and lounges; outdoor pool (fee: ¥2,000/$17/£8.40; free for Hotel Club members); small exercise room; health club w/indoor pool and lighted outdoor tennis courts (fee: ¥5,000/$42/£21); day-care center for children 1 month to 5 years old (fee: ¥6,300/$52/£26 for 2 hr.); concierge; tour desk; business center; shopping arcade w/120 stores; salon; limited room service (6am-1am); in-room massage; same-day laundry/dry-cleaning service; nonsmoking rooms; executive-level rooms; medical and dental clinics; post office; tea-ceremony room; art museum (free for hotel guests).

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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