Destination · Asia
Why Tokyo
The world's most quietly refined city. A masterclass in service, craft, and the art of restraint.
Nowhere else in the world is service so completely intertwined with craft. Tokyo's best hotels do not perform luxury — they compose it, quietly, to the fifth decimal.
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Recommended hotels
City Sanctuary
Aman Tokyo
A vertical ryokan above Tokyo — thirty-third floor views, 30-metre pool, and one of the great arrival sequences in modern hospitality.
Aman Preferred Partner
Urban Ryokan
Hoshinoya Tokyo
A 17-storey ryokan in Otemachi, complete with natural hot springs piped from deep below the city.
Hoshino Preferred
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Park Hyatt Tokyo
The Lost in Translation hotel. Still, after thirty years, the best bar in Tokyo sits on its 52nd floor.
Hyatt Privé
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