from ¥12,826, Dbl. from ¥16,995 (incl. tax).
—Six minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]
CRESTON HOTEL—Business hotel, somewhat inconvenient but well-equipped for business.
10-8 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3481-5800. Fax: 3481-5515.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥12,000, Dbl. from ¥18,000.
—Ten minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]
ASIA CENTER OF JAPAN—A cross between a business hotel and student lodgings, this is one of the best deals in town.
8-10-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Tel: 3402-6111. Fax: 3402-0738.
Rates: Sgl. w/o bath ¥4,500, w/bath ¥5,400, Dbl. w/o bath ¥6,000, w/bath ¥9,120.
—Five minutes from Aoyama Itchome, eight minutes from Roppongi Stations. [M-5]
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HILLPORT HOTEL
23-19 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3462-5171. Fax: 3496-2066.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥9,700, Twin ¥15,600, Japanese-style ¥37,000.
—Four minutes from Shibuya Station. [M-3]
SHIBUYA SUNROUTE
1-11 Nampeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3464-6411. Fax: 3464-1678.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥6,911, Dbl. from ¥13,821 (incl. tax).
—Five minutes from Shibuya Station, [off Map]
HOTEL HARAJUKU TRIMM
6-28-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3498-2101. Fax: 3498-1777.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥7,700, Twin from ¥12,200. No credit cards/foreign exchange.
—Sports facilities, three minutes from Harajuku or Meiji-Jingumae Stations. [M-4]
NIHON SEINENKAN
15 Kasumigaoka-machi, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3401-0101. Fax: 3404-0611.
Rates: Twin from ¥6,100 per person.
—Ten minutes from Sendagaya Station. [M-5]
Shinjuku
TOKYO HILTON HOTEL—Standard Hilton Hotel. If you must stay in Shinjuku, this is perhaps the best choice.
6-6-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3344-5111. Fax: 3342-6094.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥26,000, Dbl. from ¥32,000, Japanese-style from ¥55,000.
—Executive salon, good sports facilities, eight minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
KEIO PLAZA HOTEL—An undistinguished forty-five-story concrete and glass skyscraper. Interiors are more of the same.
2-2-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3344-0111. Fax: 3345-82-69.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥21,000, Dbl. from ¥26,000, Japanese style ¥70,000.
—Health facilities, executive salon, six minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
HOTEL CENTURY HYATT—Another monolithic Shinjuku hotel, average service and interior.
2-7-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3349-0111. Fax: 3344-5575.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥21,000, Dbl. from ¥30,000, Japanese style ¥60,000.
—Good sports facilities, discotheque, nine minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
PARK HYATT TOKYO—Luxury hotel occupying the top fourteen floors of Tange Kenzo's fifty-two story Shinjuku Park Tower. Just 178 rooms, but each equipped with fax, CD, laser disc, etc., and breathtaking contemporary design. The New York Grill, on the top floor, offers a panoramic view of the city.
3-7-1-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 5322-1234. Fax: 5322-1288.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥36,000, Dbl. from ¥41,000.
—Ten minutes from Shinjuku Station, [off Map]
HOTEL SUNROUTE TOKYO—Sunroute Chain Hotel.
2-3-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 3375-3211. Fax: 3379-8757.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥11,310, Dbl. from ¥15,862 (incl. tax).
—Two minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
WASHINGTON HOTEL—High-tech eighties hotel with computerized check in and human clerks to show you how to use it.
3-2-9 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3343-3111. Fax: 3340-1804.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥11,024, Dbl. from ¥16,480 (incl. tax). No foreign exchange, accepts Visa.
—Eight minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
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SHINJUKU PRINCE HOTEL
1-30-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3205-1111. Fax: 3205-1952.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥13,500, Dbl. from ¥15,000.
—Five minutes from Shinjuku Station. [M-7]
HOTEL RISTEL SHINJUKU
5-3-20 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 3350-0123. Fax: 3350-0444.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥8,000, Dbl. from ¥15,000.
—Five minutes from Shinjuku Cyoen Station. [M-7]
Ikebukuro—Mejiro
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL CHINZAN-SO TOKYO—Opened in 1992, this Tokyo branch of the famous Four Seasons Hotel is located on the grounds of the beautiful Chinzan-so Gardens. A bit inconvenient to the central city, it is beautifully designed and elegantly discreet.
2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku. Tel: 3943-2222. Fax: 3943-0909.
Rates: Sgl. from ¥20,000, Dbl. from ¥33,000, Japanese-style ¥36,000 for one, ¥40,000 for two.
—Luxurious health club with swimming pool, saunas, beauty center, etc., ten minutes from Edogawa-bashi Station, eight minutes by car from Mejiro Station, [off Map]
SUNSHINE CITY PRINCE HOTEL—Prince Hotel chain. Linked to the Sunshine City building, huge and rather impersonal.
3-1-5 Higashi