Oak-lined apartment house
Each floor holds a single apartment, designed to feel like staying at the home of a stylish Tokyo friend.
What it’s good at
Notable
Oak-paneled residential suites with washi shoji screens and custom Karimoku furnishings.
Listed
A neighborhood specialty cafe where the ground-floor counter doubles as hotel reception.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Shintomicho has quiet residential backstreets, and Ginza's department stores are an easy walk west.
The rooms
Suites come with full kitchens and laundry, and oak-lattice shoji screens soften the daylight in the bedrooms.
Restaurant
dotcom coffee
Baristas brew pour-over coffee at a terrazzo counter on the ground floor, and an oak-lined lounge sits upstairs.
How it began
Architect Keiji Ashizawa converted the former hostel building, replacing multi-bed rooms with full-floor suites for traveling groups.
Tokyo
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.