In May 2024, the Park Hyatt Tokyo closed, so that it could undergo a major renovation. There’s an exciting update, as we now know when this hotel will reopen, and the first pictures of the renovated rooms have also been released.
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Park Hyatt Tokyo reopening December 9, 2025
The Park Hyatt Tokyo is expected to reopen as of December 9, 2025, with reservations expected to go online as of September 24, 2025. When it reopens, the property will be a Category 8 World of Hyatt property, which is the program’s highest tier hotel.
Since the spring of 2024, the hotel has been undergoing a full renovation, including of public areas and guest rooms. The hotel first opened in 1994, so this renovation coincides with the property’s 30th anniversary. The hotel has 200 accommodations, including 177 rooms and 23 suites.
Design agency Jouin Manku has been leading this projected, and released the following statement when work on the property began:
“We are sincerely grateful that our studio has been given the rare opportunity to renovate Park Hyatt Tokyo and set the stage for this prestigious hotel’s much-anticipated future. We are excited to work with the hotel team to create a uniquely elegant design experience for guests, all in keeping with John Morford’s original vision. We thank the Park Hyatt Tokyo team for the trust they have placed in us.”
The Park Hyatt Tokyo has been pretty tight-lipped about what we can expect with the renovations. We’ve now seen the first pictures of the new rooms released. For example, below are the first pictures of the new deluxe room…
And below are the first pictures of a standard suite.
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 when it reopens. Based on the pictures of the updated property, it looks like they’ve done a good job maintaining the essence of the hotel, while making it more modern. I’m not sure I love the beige colors based on the pictures, but maybe they look nicer in person. I’m just happy they didn’t go for some super modern, generic design, since that wouldn’t have fit with this property’s vibe.
Bottom line
The Park Hyatt Tokyo is expected to reopen in December 2025, after a renovation of around 19 months. I can’t wait for this property to reopen, 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?
Just as I feared - they've gone "international beige". It's disappointing, and a missed opportunity to give the place some truly individual character. At least they've kept the funky floor lamps in the rooms, but apart from that? Meh. Let's hope the public spaces are more interesting.
The blandification of luxury hotels continues. You could interchange guest rooms from most new builds/renovations across all corporate luxury brands globally and you still have the same beige, boring, bland designs without any sense of place or character (Four Seasons/Ritz/St Regis included). Even the art and dining in most of these hotels is generic without any local connection or flair. With loyalty programs in the toilet, you’re much better off in a local, independent hotel.
The blandification of luxury hotels continues. You could interchange guest rooms from most new builds/renovations across all corporate luxury brands globally and you still have the same beige, boring, bland designs without any sense of place or character (Four Seasons/Ritz/St Regis included). Even the art and dining in most of these hotels is generic without any local connection or flair. With loyalty programs in the toilet, you’re much better off in a local, independent hotel.
Agree w/ Vernon C and Pete - super bland. For Tokyo...
- HOSHINOYA Tokyo is way better.
- If you want the views, Aman Tokyo is great.
- Four Seasons Hotel Otemachi also has some beautiful views.
Ben, I align with you on so very many things. But I am baffled by your preferences at times. For instance, I couldn't believe that you preferred the St. Regis to the Gritti in Venice. The...
Agree w/ Vernon C and Pete - super bland. For Tokyo...
- HOSHINOYA Tokyo is way better.
- If you want the views, Aman Tokyo is great.
- Four Seasons Hotel Otemachi also has some beautiful views.
Ben, I align with you on so very many things. But I am baffled by your preferences at times. For instance, I couldn't believe that you preferred the St. Regis to the Gritti in Venice. The interiors of the St. Regis are aggressively bland. The Gritti has magnificent sense of place and the suites we've stayed in have very specific themes and local character.
Can you help me understand your design philosophy?
New = UGLY.
Please do report back when you've tried it, as we all know you will very soon :)
19 months and the rooms have no style or decor? Looks like they left the public spaces alone, which is great, as they are really something.
We'll be in Tokyo in March and have been waiting for bookings to reopen for this hotel, where we spent our honeymoon 10 years ago. Can't wait!
Pictures of the previous rooms also looked very bland / generic, and did not represent the understated Japanese minimalist luxurious quality in real life. If you liked the old design, I suspect you will like this new one.
It's great that they kept a lot of the old design elements like the Noguchi lamps. A lot of people thought the old design was fine as-is, so this should hopefully balance the heritage with the future.
These colors and furnishings seem to be the new look of Park Hyatt. Quite similar to the revamped rooms at Park Hyatt Chicago which are wonderful. Given Chicago is the mothership one can assume they laid out a formula there to see response. It's working.
The refurb looks fantastic, gorgeous furnishings/decor. Can't wait to visit in the spring next year.
The redesign of the rooms looks absolutely hideous.
The NY Bar is indeed iconic but not sure that’s a great thing. On my last visit it was 100% tourists taking instagram photos of fancy cocktails to the horror and disgust of the staff.
Any reference for this? The hotel and Hyatt website say nothing about the opening date. Only COMING SOON.
Glad this is reopening, but really just for the NY Bar, which was amazing. The rooms look nice enough but super generic. There's too many great hotels with a lot of character there that I'd rather stay at (and then visit NY Bar one night).