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The best hotels in Tokyo
Twenty-four ranked houses across a low, restless capital
Tokyo has 24 hotels ranked in the finehotels.world index. Aman Tokyo leads on prestige score at 8.62 out of 10, followed by Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo and Palace Hotel Tokyo. Of those, 21 hold MICHELIN Keys, 10 hold a Forbes Five Star rating, 5 have placed in The World's 50 Best Hotels, 1 are rated by La Liste.
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Tokyo carries more award-recognised hotels than any other city in this index, with 24 ranked properties and 21 of them holding MICHELIN Keys, three at the top three-Key level. The pattern reflects how the city builds: towers above Otemachi and Toranomon, moat views over the Imperial Palace, and quiet machiya-scale intimacy tucked behind Ginza's back lanes.
Aman Tokyo occupies the upper floors of the Otemachi Tower with a stone-and-washi lobby the height of a cathedral, while Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo and Four Seasons Hotel Otemachi share the same business-district skyline. Palace Hotel Tokyo faces the palace gardens directly; Mandarin Oriental Tokyo sits over Nihonbashi's merchant grid. Ten properties hold Forbes Five Star recognition and five appear on The World's 50 Best Hotels list.
Every ranked hotel in Tokyo
| Hotel | Prestige | Distinctions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aman Tokyo2 Keys · 50 Best · 84 rooms | 8.62 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; World's 50 Best No. 5 in 2023, No. 7 in 2024, No. 25 in 2025 |
| 2 | Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo3 Keys · Forbes · 50 Best · 98 rooms | 8.62 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; World's 50 Best No. 22 in 2024, No. 15 in 2025 |
| 3 | Palace Hotel Tokyo3 Keys · Forbes · La Liste · 284 rooms | 7.30 | 3 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star; La Liste 99.0 |
| 4 | Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi3 Keys · 190 rooms | 6.64 | 3 MICHELIN Keys |
| 5 | JANU Tokyo2 Keys · 50 Best · 122 rooms | 6.58 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; World's 50 Best No. 37 in 2025 |
| 6 | The Capitol Hotel Tokyu2 Keys · Forbes · 251 rooms | 6.38 | 2 MICHELIN Keys; Forbes Five Star |
| 7 | Hotel New Otani Tokyo - Executive House ZEN1 Key · Forbes · 84 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 8 | Mandarin Oriental Tokyo1 Key · Forbes · 179 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 9 | The Okura Tokyo1 Key · Forbes · 508 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 10 | The Peninsula Tokyo1 Key · Forbes · 314 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 11 | The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel1 Key · Forbes · 250 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 12 | The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo1 Key · Forbes · 248 rooms | 5.59 | 1 MICHELIN Key; Forbes Five Star |
| 13 | Hoshinoya Tokyo50 Best | 5.26 | World's 50 Best No. 39 in 2023 |
| 14 | The Tokyo Edition Toranomon50 Best | 5.26 | World's 50 Best No. 45 in 2025 |
| 15 | Andaz Tokyo1 Key · 164 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 16 | Bellustar Tokyo, A Pan Pacific Hotel1 Key · 97 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 17 | Fairmont Tokyo1 Key · 217 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 18 | Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi1 Key · 57 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 19 | K51 Key · 20 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 20 | Shangri-La Tokyo1 Key · 200 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 21 | TRUNK (HOTEL) YOYOGI PARK1 Key · 25 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 22 | The Aoyama Grand Hotel1 Key · 42 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 23 | The Tokyo Station Hotel1 Key · 150 rooms | 5.20 | 1 MICHELIN Key |
| 24 | Takanawa HanakohroForbes | 5.07 | Forbes Five Star |
Prestige score is shown out of 10. Sources: MICHELIN Guide hotel selection, Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Star Awards, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 to 2025, La Liste Top 1000 Hotels.
Where to stay in Tokyo
The luxury cluster is concentrated in three areas: Otemachi and Marunouchi for palace-facing towers and rail connections, Ginza and Nihonbashi for shopping and the older mercantile city, and the Roppongi, Toranomon and Akasaka belt for skyline rooms near the art museums. Shinjuku's west side adds high-floor views.
When to go
Late March and early April cherry blossom weeks and the late-November foliage season are the tightest dates of the year, with the best rooms committed months ahead; the humid rainy weeks of June and the deep heat of August are considerably quieter.
Common questions
What are the best hotels in Tokyo?
By prestige score, the three highest ranked hotels in Tokyo are Aman Tokyo, Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo, Palace Hotel Tokyo. The score is a composite of MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star ratings, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025, and La Liste's hotel ratings. finehotels.world tracks 24 award holding hotels in Tokyo in total.
How many MICHELIN Key hotels are there in Tokyo?
Tokyo has 21 hotels holding MICHELIN Keys in this index, of which 3 hold the top rating of three Keys and 3 hold two Keys.
How are the hotels in Tokyo ranked on this page?
Each hotel is scored on a fixed formula built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. Nothing a hotel supplies about itself enters the score, and the full formula is published on the methodology page so any figure in the table can be reproduced from the awards beside it.
When is the best time to visit Tokyo?
Late March and early April cherry blossom weeks and the late-November foliage season are the tightest dates of the year, with the best rooms committed months ahead; the humid rainy weeks of June and the deep heat of August are considerably quieter.
Which area of Tokyo should you stay in?
The luxury cluster is concentrated in three areas: Otemachi and Marunouchi for palace-facing towers and rail connections, Ginza and Nihonbashi for shopping and the older mercantile city, and the Roppongi, Toranomon and Akasaka belt for skyline rooms near the art museums. Shinjuku's west side adds high-floor views.