The Tokyo Station Hotel
Rooms inside Tatsuno Kingo's red-brick station, some facing the domes
About this hotel
Housed within the meticulously restored 1915 red-brick building of Tokyo Station, this hotel offers a unique blend of historic grandeur and modern luxury. The elegant rooms and suites provide a tranquil retreat from the city's bustle, with some offering views of the station's impressive architecture. Common areas include several refined restaurants serving diverse cuisines, a sophisticated bar, and a charming cafe. The on-site spa and fitness center provide opportunities for relaxation and rejuvenation, making it a comprehensive destination for discerning travelers.
- Inside Tokyo Station's Marunouchi building, designed by Tatsuno Kingo
- Reopened on 3 October 2012 with 150 rooms
- Rooms overlooking the station's domes
- Iori Spa and a fitness lounge
- Restaurants and bars including Blanc Rouge, Camellia and Oak
- Rated 9 from 3,751 guest reviews
Our take
Tokyo Station's red-brick Marunouchi building, designed by Tatsuno Kingo, is the hotel itself: restored to its 1914 form, it reopened as a 150-room hotel on 3 October 2012. For a rail traveller that means the shinkansen concourse is inside the same building, and the hotel even offers a meet-and-greet from the platforms. I would book a room overlooking the domes for a first night in Japan or a last night before an early Tokaido or Tohoku shinkansen. I would not book it for a sleek modern room: the style is deliberately classic.
- Ask for a room overlooking the domes: from the inside you look down into the restored octagonal halls that commuters cross, a view no other Tokyo hotel has.
- Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out at 12:00, late enough to have breakfast after the first morning shinkansen rush has passed.
- The hotel's meet-and-greet service can collect you from the platform, which spares you the walk through one of Japan's busiest stations with luggage.
- Guests who arrive by car can park overnight in the hotel's own car park; the entrance drop-off area has a lower height limit than the parking area.
Why we love it
- Directly integrated into Tokyo Station
- Historic 1915 building with elegant interiors
- Multiple refined dining options and a bar
- On-site spa and fitness center
Why guests love itWith children, the appeal is practical before it is historic: you step off the shinkansen and the room is in the same building, with no taxi queue and no transfer with sleepy kids. A room above the dome halls turns the station into a show, since you watch the crowds cross the restored octagonal halls from above. Breakfast is served in the Atrium, the guest lounge under the roof. The trade-offs are real: the corridors are long, the rooms follow the shape of a narrow historic building, and the restaurants are formal, so families wanting a pool or a casual buffet should look at the newer towers around Marunouchi. Guest scores average 9 across more than 3,700 reviews.