Jake B.
Yelp
The Park Hotel Tokyo is fantastic. Let me start by saying that as an American, I appreciated the mostly English-speaking staff, who were super helpful with any requests or information, such as how to change dollars to yen (they have an ATM in the lobby that does it for you). The hotel sits at the top of the Shiodome Media Tower in the Shiodome area of Tokyo - not particularly within walking distance of anything special, but that's ok. The hotel sits on top of the Shimbashi subway station, accessible directly from the basement level of the building (take elevators down to bottom level). It's about a 10-15 minute brisk walk underground to the station, with stores and a Taco Bell on the way (yes, Japanese Taco Bell). The Shimbashi station is part of the Yamanote loop, which takes you in a circle to every major district in Tokyo, with Akihabara and Ginza nearby and Shinjuku a short ride away (included with Japan Rail Pass). Once we discovered all this, and found out how accessible the hotel is, Park Hotel became a personal favorite of mine. The neighborhood is quiet, and very very safe. The rooms were comfortable, and fairly large by Tokyo standards, and also fairly inexpensive for what you get. The beds were large and comfortable, and the showers were decent. They have a popular breakfast buffet for approx $24 per person, which we ate every day. Similar upscale hotel buffets in America can be $40-50 or more, so it's great value. The hotel is fairly small and intimate, only occupying the top floors of the building, which gave it a very personal feeling, and was quiet and a good place to relax after a day of walking through insanely busy Tokyo. We saw the same guests every day and the staff eventually got to know us after our 5 day stay. The lobby has a smoking room, so you don't have to go all the way down the elevators to the outside. The bellhops and other staff were ridiculously friendly, and don't take tips, in case you were wondering. Now for the coup-de-grâce, the view. Holy cow, the view. I can't stress enough how important it is for you to upgrade to a Tokyo Tower view room! It's not much extra in cost, but the perfect view of Tokyo Tower directly in front of your window with Fuji in the background is simply breathtaking. Every morning I would look out the window and have a spiritual moment. The view is worth a million dollars. Overall, this hotel vastly exceeded my expectations in every way. The only downside for some people is that it's not within walking distance to any of the major touristy districts, but IS directly on the Yamanote line at Shimbashi station. If you want a relaxing place to unwind in hectic Tokyo, this hotel will meet your needs. Last funny story: we were in the hotel lobby at the exact moment Trump was confirmed as president, and everyone immediately wanted to hear our thoughts as some of the only Americans at the hotel (mostly everyone else it seemed was British, Spanish or Australian). It made us laugh and we will always have the memory of Park Hotel Tokyo as the place we were when Trump became president. Wonderful memories! Ps if you arrive in Tokyo and have luggage and plan on taking a taxi, make sure you have the name of the hotel and the Shiodome Media Building, as well as the name of the Shiodome district printed out in Japanese. It was very difficult for us to get to the hotel because we couldn't communicate with the driver and there was no one around to speak Japanese for us as interpreter. If you don't have something to print, make sure you have directions or some sort of hotel location info on your phone for the driver to go off of. Tokyo is absolutely enormous and taxi drivers don't know where every little thing is from memory, and if you can't speak Japanese, you'll have a hard time.