Silver Case

What is it about Tokyo’s Hotel Okura?

It’s got a worse location than the Peninsula. Rooms almost spartan compared to the Ritz-Carlton. Far more dated than the Grand Hyatt.

But I still love it. I think because it’s so spare and pure. It’s a top 1965 Tokyo Hotel preserved and maintained immaculately. When I’m sitting in the lobby it feels like Frank Sinatra’s entourage could pull up to the front door at any minute. The interior design of the hotel is totally consistent and totally classy. I spend almost no time in the hotel room, so I don’t do much beside appreciate the bed. And I certainly appreciate the hotel costing may one-half what I’d spent at any of the other three. (though maybe this will change — Ginza was a ghost-town for several of the bars and restaurants we visited there — the economy does not feel strong.)

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