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can sleep on a mat on the floor of the "big room" for around $25 in
the immediate company of dozens of other men. The highlight of the
this capsule hotel is doubtlessly the bathing: skylit atrium bathtubs
tiled with pleasant mosaics. A giant aqueduct looking marble-protru-
sion in the room signals a contemporary spin on Rome. Sauna and
cold plunge as well. Accepts credit cards.
$200 a night you can stay in a large room with silk wallpaper, nice
art, and fantastic service. It's a different way to see Tokyo, often
removed from the exciting hustle bustle of the neon city. If you like
the person with whom you share your room, that might not be a
problem. But if you're only in Japan for a few days, why drop out?
postmodern luxury. Artful art and lighting abounds. It's a bit like
staying in a contemporary art museum. There were dried leaves
sticking out of in the wall above my bed the last time I stayed there.
The rooms are palatial, giant and expansive. Seating for two, a large
desk, a large bed, and still room to run laps. Japanese English
dictionary and the OED in the rooms, with fax machine. Health club.
Top quality restaurants. Drawbacks? It's isolated. It's a pleasant
enough walk through the municipal buildings and park strewn with
house-less Japanese folk, but it is a bit lonely to exit your hotel into
deserted streets when so much of Tokyo is still thumping. About a
twenty minute walk from the Shinjuku subway station - that's pretty
far for the amount of money involved. Maybe that's the point.
Rooms starting around 50000 yen per night ($385).
bankers and rich folks from the States who arrange trips to Japan
often end up here. This is where Kissinger stays, and Steve Jobs,
and Björk. It's a warmer feeling than the Park Hyatt; the large 60s
high style high-ceilinged lounge in the main wing is more welcoming
than the postmodern equivalent. The Okura is located near the