Location. The Hotel New Otani is located in a downtown Tokyo, Japan hotel complex less that four kilometers from the Meiji Shrine, Ginza shopping district and Imperial Palace. The hotel is six kilometers from the bay area of Odaiba and Asakusa Temple.
Hotel Features. Resembling an fashionable community more than a hotel, the New Otani complex spans three connected towers and buildings. These buildings house a shopping plaza with over 100 boutiques, a conference center and business facilities. The hotel shops offer everything from formal wear to flowers, and dental clinics to designer furnishings. The hotel includes an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool with a swim up bar. Equipment provided at two on site fitness centers accommodates most guests' aspirations toward toned physiques, and a full service spa offers a complete menu of therapeutic and rejuvenating body treatments. Dining options include La Tour D Argent, the only restaurant of its kind outside the borders of France. Belle Vue offers authentic Italian pasta and seafood, Taiken En serves traditional Shanghai style cuisine with a modern twist, and Satuki's chefs prepare healthy organic dishes 18 hours daily.

Guestrooms. This hotel features 1,600 guestrooms divided between two buildings. Guestrooms in the 17 floor main building offer more convenient access to Yotsuya station, while accommodations in the 40 tower building have views of the city, Japanese garden and provide better access to Akasaka mitsuke. All rooms have high speed Internet access. Select accommodations include refrigerators, coffeemakers, televisions in the bathrooms, VCRs and minibars.

Expert Tip. As further evidence of this hotel's broad range of amenities, guests can remain on premise and stroll through an art museum, worship at a chapel, or meditate in the 400 year old, 10 acre Japanese garden.