Victor Humper
Google
During our five-day trip to Tokyo, I stayed at two hotels near Tokyo Station: Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo and the Marunouchi Hotel. I much preferred Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo for its amicable, down-to-earth, and attentive service.
By contrast, the Marunouchi Hotel felt somewhat cold in atmosphere. The guest room was very small, making it difficult to move around comfortably. While the entrance area was spacious, this seemed wasted as the main part of the room remained too compact. The much-advertised view of the train station was also not particularly impressive. The breakfast buffet did not feel worth the price given the limited variety offered.
We approached the front desk at night before checking out next day early morning, when I asked a staff member if she could kindly assist me in booking the airport bus, she was about to confirm. However, before she could do so, another staff member intervened and spoke to the first staff in Japanese. Following that exchange, the first staff member declined my request, saying she could only assist if I encountered any problems later.
I believe it would have been more appropriate if the second staff had communicated to her colleague in English when discussing how to handle my request, or if the second staff member had taken responsibility to address it directly. Based on this experience, I felt the quality of service did not reflect the standard or value expected from a hotel of this level.
Another issue arose with the delivery of peppermint oil. Although the item was delivered, there was no message to notify us upon our return. I had to call the front desk, after which the item was promptly delivered. Yet on the morning of our check-out, we unexpectedly received a delayed notification message. This suggests that communication and coordination among the front desk staff has considerable room for improvement.