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Where to Stay in Tokyo
Design hotels, quiet neighbourhood stays and where to base yourself for a first visit.
In Tokyo, the district matters more than the hotel. A good room on a bad line will cost you an hour a day; a plain business hotel above a major station will not.
These are the areas we recommend, and who each one suits. We don't publish prices, ratings or availability — those belong to the booking sites, and we would rather tell you where to sleep than pretend to know tonight's rate.
Explore Tokyo hotels
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Areas
Best areas to stay in Tokyo
- Shinjuku
- The default for a first visit: every rail line, endless food, direct airport links.
- Tokyo Station / Marunouchi
- Quiet evenings, polished hotels, unbeatable for shinkansen day trips.
- Shibuya
- Young, busy and central for the west side. Noisy at night by design.
- Ebisu & Nakameguro
- Residential and calm, with the best neighbourhood dining. Ideal for a second visit.
- Asakusa
- Old-town atmosphere and better value, at the cost of a longer commute west.
Types of stay
What to book
- Business hotels
- Small, spotless, reliable and well located. The best value in the city.
- Design and boutique
- Tokyo does this exceptionally well, often in converted buildings in quieter districts.
- Luxury towers
- Views, service and a sense of occasion — usually in Marunouchi, Roppongi or Shinjuku.
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check which station exit the hotel is near — large stations can mean a ten-minute underground walk.
- Rooms are compact by international standards. Pay for square metres only if it genuinely matters to you.
- If you are doing day trips, weigh proximity to Tokyo or Shinjuku station above everything else.
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