"Designed by Kengo Kuma in collaboration with Ian Schrager, this top-floor-focused hotel offers a palm-fringed, minimalist oasis with a casual, intimate vibe uncommon among Tokyo luxury properties. Guests enter on the 31st-floor lobby and find warm-wood, white-textile rooms—some with private balconies or freestanding tubs—and dining options such as a comfort-food-driven Blue Room (think wagyu katsu sando) and a sleek Gold Bar serving classic cocktails, all with postcard views of Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Bay." - Keith Flanagan, Adam H. Graham