Palace Hotel Tokyo

Original urban chic ▪️ Tokyo
Japan
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This long-established hotel has been a feature of the Tokyo luxury scene since right after WW2.

One of the original three high-end, Japanese-style hotels in the city, it’s a perennial Selective Asia favourite. All the top international chains are represented across the city, but it’s refreshing to stay somewhere that is Japanese owned and has a more independent vibe.

This is a property with real provenance, occupying one of the world’s most valuable plots of real estate across from the Imperial Palace with views over the serene palace gardens. The sense of calm within the suites is amplified by the silhouette of Tokyo’s high-rise skyline sweeping through the expansive windows; a visceral reminder that your peaceful haven is just minutes away from the city’s buzz. It certainly hasn’t sat on its laurels over the decades, despite having been razed and rebuilt, and can still impress even the most fastidious of guests.

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Location & Highlights

It feels fitting that a hotel as elegant as the Palace is situated in the plushest neighbourhood between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace, surrounded by chic streets with easy access to anywhere in the city.
  • Overlooking the Imperial Palace grounds
  • Evian Spa
  • Eclectic range of restaurants
  • Connected to Otemachi station
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Why we love it

“The Palace embodies the true essence of a luxury hotel.”

High-end luxury

Lobby at Palace Hotel Tokyo

Japan does luxury well, especially in the elegant fusion of Japanese and European styles that the Palace represents so excellently. Crisp lines, minimalist style and a sense of order and process permeate. You can feel yourself relaxing into its reassuring harmony as soon as you walk through the door.

Lobby at Palace Hotel Tokyo

Extraordinary service

Palace Hotel food

The high quality service starts as soon as you arrive, with instant and all-encompassing attention lavished on you. After a long flight, settling into your twice-daily serviced room and looking out onto the beauty of the Emperor’s garden is just perfect. It provides another talking point, and is a spectacular way to arrive in Japan.

Palace Hotel food
View from Palace Hotel Tokyo
View from Palace Hotel Tokyo
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Lobby Bar at Palace Hotel Tokyo
Suite at Palace Hotel Tokyo
Suite at Palace Hotel Tokyo
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Pool at Palace Hotel Tokyo
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Suite View at Palace Hotel Tokyo
Exterior of Palace Hotel Tokyo
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Bedroom at Palace Hotel Tokyo
Bedroom at Palace Hotel Tokyo
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Spa at Palace Hotel Tokyo
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Dining room at Palace Hotel Tokyo

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Our trip to Japan was outstanding

We had had several discussions with Andrew, our agent, before booking the trip and he incorporated all the activities we were interested in plus recommending other activities that he knew we would be interested in. Much of our trip was self guided and SA provide an excellent app to help with this. It was intuitive, easy to use and had the option to be able to contact someone locally if necessary. The whole trip was seamless and managed at a thoroughly professional yet friendly level. I would travel with this company again (we have travelled with them before.)

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