The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza
Hotel · Chūō ·
Rooftop bar with natural wines, chic rooms, and amazing staff
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2 Chome-8-13 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan Get directions
Rooftop bar with natural wines, chic rooms, and amazing staff
2 Chome-8-13 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan Get directions
"Staying here puts me a 15-minute stroll from RyuGin, the three-star temple of molecular kaiseki, making it an excellent base if you want to walk to some of Tokyo's most celebrated tasting menus." - AFAR
"A delicate, intimate counterpoint to its Toranomon sibling, this 86-room low-rise hideaway blends Kengo Kuma’s crafted minimalism with Ian Schrager’s New York edge, adding warmth through a dark-walnut palette and a quiet back-street Ginza address. Hedonism is dialed-in at Japan’s first Punch Room, where silver bowls brim with cocktails (don’t skip the yuzu and brown rice tea), and on a plant-packed rooftop terrace pouring natural wines—both rare pleasures in Tokyo." - Danielle Demetriou, Adam H. Graham
"Eat in Ginza, sleep in Ginza—it’s now a valid option with this hotel. Japanese-inspired modern design by Kengo Kuma breathes new life into the area, and on clear days you can take in the Ginza skyline from the rooftop bar with a cocktail in hand." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Tucked on an unassuming street corner, this 86-room jewel box of a hotel feels built to provide high-net-worth individuals with the rarest of luxuries: peace, discretion, and a sense of anonymity. Designed by Kengo Kuma, its glass facade is latticed with aluminum beams and veiled by curtains just opaque enough to emit a mysterious warm glow onto the pavement. Inside, there’s an immediate reset to the nervous system in a dark walnut and plush cream lounge suffused with a black tea aroma—a bespoke Le Labo scent that envelops all 19 of the Edition’s properties. Compared with its older sister in Toranomon, which opened in 2020 with 206 rooms spread across 31 floors, this one feels intimate and impeccably composed." - Daniel Rodgers
"Why book? Designed by Kengo Kuma and the brainchild of hotelier Ian Schrager—co-founder of New York’s Studio 54, long-time Japanophile, and the ultimate sensei in all things hedonistic—it has got the locals talking. And this is—full stop—a party hotel. Without a lick of Japanese-ness about it, the EDITION seeks to unfurl its world famous coolness, like Rapunzel’s braided hair, down onto the streets of Ginza from its cache of ultra-minimal rooms and mod, velvet-clad social spaces. Set the scene Nose rings instead of pearl necklaces, DJ-ed beats instead of classic piano, laminate floors instead of marble countertops, sweatpants instead of suits — it’s a new kind of luxury, fueled by the nascent boom of millennials with money. The backstory Out of nowhere, it seems as though hotelier Ian Schrager has minted a reverse Soho House of sorts, where everyone’s welcome to come hang. The EDITION brand has found its way into a variety of international cities as diverse as Reykjavik and Tampa, lending the Marriott portfolio a certain club appeal, where guests and locals swirl together. The rooms There’s something comforting about turning the doorknob to find a bit of familiarity in a foreign place—the rooms all come with the requisite mother-of-pearl paint swatch, a fluffy blanket accessory, some wooden slatting, and a compelling light fixture: you know your home in an EDITION as soon as you walk in. We’re currently preferring this prim and polished location to its sister property, where the wear and tear of several years of heavy partying has scuffed the brand’s signature white gloss. Food and drink Locals are eagerly stopping by for a coffee in the lounge-cum-lobby, a cocktail up the stairs in the dimly lit Punch Bar; a veritable sea of velvet couches, or they’re heading to top-floor Sophie, a new French dining concept 14 stories above the ground that’s attempting to put a luxury spin on the brasserie, with steak frites and a shortlist of pricy gallic wines. The neighborhood/area Rather than being lofted at the top of an office tower, like most other luxury hotels in Tokyo (including its sister property) The EDITION’s Ginza location starts on the ground floor and fills an entire structure smack in the heart of Ginza’s ultra-luxurious shopping district, with neighbors like Bottega Veneta, Hermes and Mikimoto. In a way, it’s as though the presence of the EDITION in Ginza has made it a similarly consumable brand; it’s the name of your posh pied a terre in Tokyo’s classically chic neighborhood. The service The casual attitude works nicely with the sociable atmosphere since the property feels global instead of Japanese; the bevy of foreign workers—part of the opening team—ensures a high level of English relative to other high-end hotels in town. Anything left to mention? EDITION devotees should make it a point to visit both properties in the Tokyo collection—stay at this Ginza locale and feel more like a Tokyoite. The Toranomon location is more of an EDITION mothership with massive, party-prone spaces and sky-high views of the sprawling city below; it’ll be like going to a frat party then having the luxury of retreating back to your quieter dorm." - Brandon Presser
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