Before this trip, the Park Hyatt Tokyo was on my top five list of hotels I desperately wanted to stay at. Like everyone else, it's due in part to the movie "Lost in Translation," which is largely filmed at this hotel. It has been a while since I've been to Tokyo, so when the opportunity…
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Lucky, Thank you for the great review, we are going there next month for 6 days 🙂
Great review. Now you get to a note from the manager welcoming you back on your next visit!
Nice pictures.
I have to tease u about sharing a desert with a guy though. Lol. Not very manly. 🙂
Great review!
Your comment about the waiter addressing you by name reminded me of an experience I had while checking into the Shangri-La in Singapore. I walked up to the desk and was greeted by name before providing any ID or credit card. It startled me a bit. I asked my host about it later and he indicated the hotel treated guests of his organization as VIPs. They likely kept a picture and info on me from a previous stay. A bit creepy at first, but amazing customer service nonetheless.
The hotel Japanese restaurant is fantastic as well, not to mention of course NY Grill, which I find to be a good value for brunch
I'll second the recommendation for Kozue, the Japanese restaurant at the hotel. Excellent quality kaiseki menu! It is generally difficult to find better quality Japanese in Tokyo than that unless you're willing to go some of the tiny Michelin two and three-star venues (that more often than not have no English-speaking staff).
I was there at the same time as you, lucky, and had both rooms upgraded to the Park Suite category even without the use of certificates. Exemplary service from the hotel personnel. Yamada-san at the reception went out of her way to package some omiyage for my family, and the amount of effort she and her colleagues put into procuring and packaging the gifts, and in making sure they would arrive fresh and ready for presentation in NY can only be described as loving. The perfectionism never fails to impress, from arrival to departure.
The lobby bakery is well worth a visit for a wide range of well prepared desserts.
If you want an economical meal without leaving the building, go to the basement. You will find a number of restaurants where you can get a meal for $20-$30.
Thanks for pictures and report. Definitely on my list of places to stay. The views are breathtaking!! Can't imagine what those top floors feel like during a Tokyo earthquake.
On using Hyatt points for a suite, is the 33,000 per night redemption, 3 night minimum, true for all Park Hyatts?
Lucky I have to ask - with the ONE bed in the room, the nude spa, and the shared dessert, do you travel with friends or boyfriends?
Seeing there was only one bed I'm guessing his dinner companion was more than a friend.
Hey Luck, check out who is staying in some cool rooms in Seattle this week that you might not appreciate! Not a lot of rest happening.
Yeah, who would have thunk... crazy things. Some serious stuff for a rather pedestrian hotel in Seatte. Let the scandal insue.
If you like the pool at the PH Tokyo you have to check out the one at the PH Shanghai (newer and even more impressive - irrespective of the smog/clouds/weather in general). Enjoy!
Ham
"Lucky I have to ask – with the ONE bed in the room, the nude spa, and the shared dessert, do you travel with friends or boyfriends?"
Well, 二丁目 (Ni-chōme) is very close to the Park Hyatt...
As always, a great report.
And yea, I'm also green with envy. Ever since I stumbled on this blog, I've wished I could be your friend.
I'll sleep on the sofa/floor if needed, we can hit the spa at separate times if you're feeling self conscious, but I'm NOT going to give up my half of the creme brulee 🙂
Nice report. Why are so many of you obsessed with double beds, shared desserts and nude spas (which are almost always compulsory nude in Japan)? Why do "have to ask"? Does it matter?
Stayed there in a Park Suite. Was one of the best hotel experiences ever ...
http://youhavebeenupgraded.blogspot.com/2011/01/das-beste-hotel-ever-das-park-hyatt.html?m=1
I think we are all obsessed with his personal life because of how awesome it is to know one of us fellow gays is so successful and having a great time traveling the world for almost nothing.
Plus I think he's cute so I'm happy he's on my team! Way to go Lucky! 😉
Why is everyone so interested in prying into Luckys private life? If it actually pertained to the blog, it MIGHT matter, but as it doesn't, it just makes you sound childish. I don't care if he sleeps with a horses head, he writes a good travel blog, and is a nice guy if you get to meet him...which is all that matters.
Well, it would be nice to know (for those of us who are gay) if at the hotel check-in you get the awkward "really? you2 are checking into the same room with 1 bed only?". And if he isn't, then let us know which hotels have the the superior fold-out couch or extra cot, for those traveling with friends.
Congrats Ben! Good for you. Amazing it seems so shocking to most based on your more recent trip reports.
@Andy Bluebear:
Well, me and my partner have stayed in quite a few hotels around the world. Never had an issue with having just 1 dobule bed in any hotel.
Then you are luckier than most...or I just need to stay in a better class of hotel lol
@Andy Bluebear:
May I ask where and how you were discriminated against? If that were ever to happen to us we would complain to management.
The DM welcome amenity looks like dacquoise. Right?
And the bakery in this hotel has the best marshmallows ive ever had!
Liquor in the room - complimentary? That would be quite a treat with the HIBIKI they have in there!
Wait, did Lucky come out of the closet or something? If so, good for him. Nothing wrong with that, just helps put everything in context.
Hi Lucky! I've always been a huge fan of your blog, and the Park Hyatt review was a special treat, since "Lost In Translation" is one of my favorite movies. Definitely hope to get to Tokyo later this year. Thanks to you I'll have a better familiarity with the hotel. Keep up the great work!
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo which is the closest you get to heaven, no one said, "heaven would be cheap" All bathing in Japan is nude. This is a great blog on travel, though some what American centric!!! It is no ones business who you sleep with and where in the article did he say he was sharing a room? Most of the finest hotels do not have loyalty programs as they do not need them, some the concierge meets you at the airport! Excelent as always oh and the unmarked lounges are the ones to aim for. Japan tip No 1 the higher the floor the higher the price. Yeah and I pay 40-50.00 for an Orange, apple etc.. but you have never had an apple till you try one of these!!
If you go the the bar, you can grab an overpriced drink, but in an amazing setting with delicious snacks, and killer view. Make sure its a clear night out. Then you can go over to the Metropolitan Office and go up to the top of that for free too, get some slightly different views...
Great Lunch Buffet there as well, which was definitely worth the money last time I went (for food let alone the view over the park/city). Many cheaper places within a 5 min walk though. Depends on your preferences.
I used my 2 free nights from the Hyatt Visa there in April and was blown away -- stayed at the Sheraton Hiroshima before and was most impressed but the Park Hyatt was awesome. I grabbed some sundries at the 7-11 down the street for munchies.
The name thing floored me as well -- I had checked in and soon made my way up to the NY Grill for a $40 scotch (which cost $12 back home, but oh well) and the guy at the front desk...who I had never met before...addressed me by name. Unreal, and impressive given that I was only a Hyatt Platinum at the time!
Karma is a bitch, guy who posted a couple of the comments upthread. You lie to Ben about what happened in Seattle and the next night your laptop and camera are stolen in L.A.? False drama is so tiring...
This may seem kind of random, but what luggage do you typically use? I see the photo with your pieces and would love to see you do some kind of review on your favorite carryons as well as check in bags. (Working on my wedding registry now!)
Thanks for your wonderful trip reports.
Have you done any more flying training?
I'm a life-long aviation enthusiast and have a CPL and instructor rating. If you're ever stopping over in the UK come flying sometime!
Your friend or bf are really lucky, got treated with free F ticket (at least save a huge chunk of miles), 5 star hotel, 5 star dinner, I certainly wouldn't mind to share a bed with you, consider you are quite attractive too !
Count me in btw, I am the asian guy we met at SFO during SFO-IAD MR, was also the same guy who wrote OZ F 3 class 777 ORD-ICN-HKG trip report on FT
Hi Lucky. You definitely have to try a park suite.
http://youhavebeenupgraded.blogspot.co.at/2012/07/park-hyatt-tokyo.html
http://youhavebeenupgraded.blogspot.co.at/2012/07/park-hyatt-tokyo-2.html
http://youhavebeenupgraded.blogspot.co.at/2012/07/park-hyatt-tokyo-3.html
http://youhavebeenupgraded.blogspot.co.at/2012/07/park-hyatt-tokyo-4.html
Funny you said you slept with a "friend" but there was only one double bed no extra beds.... and you sure didn't slept in separate rooms caus you had breakfast together in the same room.... just a thought