travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Previously a Four Seasons, this deluxe urban sanctuary, enveloped by a 16-acre Japanese botanical garden, is a guest favorite.

Chinzanso means "villa on a mountain of camellias," and the views from many rooms validate the name. Although the location is the prettiest of any hotel in Tokyo, it is also inconvenient, requiring costly taxi rides to most business districts. The nearest subway station, Edogawabashi on the Yurakucho Line, is a 15-minute walk away...