Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa

My third stay at this hotel, I love almost everything about it. It is fairly central, and yet not in the middle of all the hustle & bustle; easy access to MRT and trains, and the Shinagawa station is one of the Shinkansen stops, which is super convenient. I love the complex of the hotel, which is actually comprised of three different properties all interconnected. At the center, a beautiful garden with a lake, koi fish, a temple, and several paths where you can walk around and relax. The rooms are fairly spacious and have everything you need, usually featuring a bathtub and shower, a desk to work if you need, storage, an ironing board, etc. The rooms are a little dated though, it would be great if they refurbish them a little (super old plugs and switches, old style furniture, etc.).

location friendliness breakfast garden

Decent location near the train station. However, note that the hotel is up a hill; if you are travelling with large luggage this may be an inconvenience. Overall the hotel was great, but there is a lot of construction going on in that area as of Feb 2025.

When we found the garden view room we booked didn’t quite garden view, they changed to much better room next day. We were very happy. We were most impressed with staff’s attention to service. It was traditional Japanese 5star service !

Staff members were all delightful- couldn’t be kinder or more helpful and that was everyone . 7/11 on site was so useful Aircon as it was 37° most days