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In May 2024, the Park Hyatt Tokyo closed, so that it could undergo a major renovation. There’s now an exciting update, because after a 19-month project, the hotel has reopened as of today… and I can’t wait to stay!
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Refreshed 171-room Park Hyatt Tokyo opens
The Park Hyatt Tokyo has reopened as of December 9, 2025. Since the spring of 2024, the hotel had been undergoing a full renovation, including of public areas and guest rooms. The hotel first opened in 1994, so this renovation coincided with the property’s 30th anniversary.
The hotel has 171 accommodations, including 142 rooms and 29 suites, and it occupies the upper 14 floors (levels 39-52) of Shinjuku Park Tower. The deluxe rooms at the Park Hyatt Tokyo are a spacious 484 square feet (45 square meters)…
…while the standard suites measure 915 square feet (85 square meters).
The Park Hyatt Tokyo’s famous dining outlets are maintaining the same concept after the renovation, with New York Bar & Grill, Girandole by Alain Ducasse, Kozue, and Peak Lounge & Bar.
Here’s how Park Hyatt Tokyo General Manager Fredrik Harfors describes the work that was done to update this property:
“We have long looked forward to this moment, and now that it has arrived, we cannot help but to feel both humbled and incredibly proud. For more than three decades, Park Hyatt Tokyo has held a special place in the hearts of guests who have created and shared meaningful moments within these walls—a place that has come to feel like home. This restoration honors that legacy while looking ahead— warmer light, quieter forms, and thoughtfully revitalized dining, wellness, and social spaces that deepen the sense of calm and understated luxury the hotel is known for. Today marks not only a celebration of our history, but the beginning of an inspiring new chapter that invites guests to rediscover the hotel anew.”
Paris-based design agency Jouin Manku was in charge of this project, claiming it approached this restoration “with sensitivity and boldness, undertaking the unique challenge of refining a hotel whose cinematic presence, cultural significance, and architectural pedigree have made it one of the world’s most recognized addresses.”
Park Hyatt Tokyo rates & points requirements
With the Park Hyatt Tokyo now being open, what are rates like? For those redeeming points, this is a Category 8 World of Hyatt property, meaning a free night redemption in a standard room costs 35,000-45,000 points per night. Meanwhile a free night redemption in a standard suite costs 56,000-66,000 points per night.
Cash rates at the Park Hyatt Tokyo currently start at around 120,000 JPY (800 USD) per night, and that’s before taxes and fees. However, there’s quite a bit of seasonal variation, and as you’d expect, rates are highest in the spring and fall, with the lowest rates being in the winter.
If you are looking to book a cash stay here, I’d recommend doing so through the Hyatt Privé program, which offers extra perks like room upgrades, complimentary breakfast, and a hotel credit. Ford and his team can help with these requests, and can be reached at [email protected].
I can’t wait to return to the Park Hyatt Tokyo!
The Park Hyatt Tokyo is an iconic hotel, in particular because it appeared in many scenes of the movie “Lost in Translation.” However, before undergoing a renovation, there’s no denying that the hotel was a bit past its prime, including with things like in-room technology.
It’s a shame that the hotel didn’t take the opportunity to undergo a renovation during the peak of the pandemic, when Japan’s borders were mostly closed to foreigners. Rather, it has been happening at a time when Japan is seeing a huge number of visitors.
Admittedly a lot of businesses have had the same issue — they just didn’t know how the pandemic would play out, and/or didn’t have the money (or didn’t want to spend the money) to make major changes.
I can’t wait to stay at this hotel again. Based on the pictures and details of the updated property, it sure seems like this refresh wasn’t too radical, despite how long it took. The goal was clearly to keep the vibe of the property the same, while bringing it into current times in terms of a fresh look, technology, and more.
The Park Hyatt Tokyo has always gone for understated elegance rather than some over-the-top design, and that concept is continuing.
Bottom line
The Park Hyatt Tokyo has reopened, after a renovation of 19 months. I look forward to staying at this property again, as it’s truly such an incredible, unique hotel. There’s something about the vibe of this place that can’t otherwise be described and that’s unmatched, which makes it among my favorite in the world.
Anyone else excited about the Park Hyatt Tokyo reopening?
I generally love a Park Hyatt, but agree with others here. The location is not wonderful and the rooms are so bland and basic. Compare them to the new PH in KL, for example. We stay at the Palace Hotel Tokyo - great location, beautiful property and many rooms have a nice balcony overlooking the palace gardens.
Oh nice they hired one of these clueless design agencies that believe round tables are the way to go. Good luck with the back pain if you need to work on your laptop.
Never understood this trend with round tables.
This hotel definitely benefits from the hype and nostalgia of Lost in Translation. I like the common spaces (bar, lobby area they use for tea service, etc.) but the rooms look incredibly bland.
We're staying at the Four Seasons Otemachi in December and I don't regret the decision to pass on the Park Hyatt one bit.
Sadly it's still too far from the subway and there's sorta nothing nearby. If it weren't for that movie, no one would ever bother talking about this place.
Perhaps I'll try it out when the initial rush dies down. But those bland, uninspired rooms aren't even close to worthy of the $700+/night they're currently asking. I'll just continue to stay at the Capitol Hotel Tokyu (same rates, vastly nicer rooms) and stop by the PH for drinks when I'm in Shinjuku.
The uninspired rooms were what needed changing, yet they look more or less the same. Glad the public spaces kept their design, they’re pretty special.
It’s in such a horrible location. No thanks.
Good to hear. A trip to Japan is never wasted, and a decent point redemption at Hyatt is always welcome. Besides, if you're in Shinjuku already anyways, might as well get some drinks and lite bites at Golden-Gai, visit the piss alley. To each their own.
Glad most folks are alright there after that earthquake/tsunami threat near Hokkaido yesterday.
Great news - - and an iconic film/scene. Can't wait to visit. Thanks Lucky!
I feel like people are critiquing the new design for not being different enough, but they keep referring to it as a “refresh” and not a “renovation” for a specific reason! The designers clearly understood that the original design was too iconic to completely get rid of, so they took the safest route of modernising the details while maintaining the same feel. I do wish there had been a bit more color used in the...
I feel like people are critiquing the new design for not being different enough, but they keep referring to it as a “refresh” and not a “renovation” for a specific reason! The designers clearly understood that the original design was too iconic to completely get rid of, so they took the safest route of modernising the details while maintaining the same feel. I do wish there had been a bit more color used in the rooms — the original design’s use of green carpeting was so beautiful — but overall it’s a tasteful and well conceptualised vision of the space. I’m sure it’s a design that will speak much louder in person via the quality and texture of materials.
Nice hotel but awful location in middle of office towers. Shinjiku is one of the worst areas of Tokyo. Full of zombie commuters and atrocious red light district. Area has no soul.
You un-cultured swine. Take it back.
Even looking back just as far as 2017, the Kabukicho is incredibly sanitized today compared to how it used to be. And despite the office towers, there's still plenty of malls, restaurants, and bars around.
Source: I stayed at the Hyatt Regency in 2017 and the Kimpton in 2022 in Shinjuku.
The property looks exactly the way it did before the renovation. Hopefully it looks better in person.
Were you expecting neon and suggestive designs like at a W Hotel? Perhaps, you set the wrong expectations, not them. I think these updates are tastefully done. It's still a cool view and a great redemption, regardless. Glad it's finally reopening.
No, but it still looks like a tired 1990s design (no pun intended).
I'll allow it.
And just like that, you'll be going to Japan and not Morocco :-)
Nothing about staying at the PH Tokyo gets "lost in translation" - was nice to stay there before the renovation and I'm sure it will be great post-reno. Looks like they kept the NY bar the same and that's a good call.
If only American offered MCE both routes; alas, AA doesn't fly to Africa. Their loss...