Review of the Stylish Aloft Tokyo Ginza Hotel in Tokyo 2023

If you are looking for an affordable yet chic hotel in the Ginza district of Tokyo, look no further than the Aloft Tokyo Ginza. A Marriott property, the Aloft is the perfect hotel for your temporary home base in Tokyo. We stayed there for three nights at the end of our cruise to Japan.

Located in the fashionable Ginza district, the hotel is in an area of high-end stores, fashionable eateries, and smaller shops. The neighborhood, much like what we saw in the rest of Tokyo, was quite safe and clean. We felt very comfortable walking a mile from a train station to the hotel at night.

The hotel is new and stylish, with bright colors and edgy decor. We were surprised by the darkness of the elevators and the colorful mood light lighting.

Amenities include a bar on the ground floor, a restaurant on the second floor, a fitness center, and a roof bar. A small market on the ground floor sells snacks and drinks. A display is set up in the lobby for guests with free canned water and resupplies of refreshment amenities for the room.

Since most of the above is covered on the hotel’s website, I’ll focus on the room and the restaurant.

The Details

Below are the basic details for the Aloft Tokyo Ginza hotel:

Address: 6-14-3 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 1040061

Marriott Rating: 4.6 stars out of 5

Our Price: 29,600 yen per night plus taxes and fees

Room: Larger king guest room (291 square feet)

Hotel Amenities:

• Restaurant
• Bar
• Roof Bar
• Fitness Center
• Market

Distance to Haneda International Airport: 9 miles

Distance to Narita International Airport: 50 miles

Our rating

Aloft Tokyo Ginza

4.7

A new, clean hotel in an upscale area of Tokyo. Nice touches, comfortable room, reasonable prices, great service, and excellent food.

Pros:

• Comfortable room
• Great service
• Love the freebies
• Great technology
• Affordable room rates

Cons:

• Expensive dinner
• Heating/air times out
• Room smaller by US standards

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The Room

We booked a larger king guest room that measures 291 square feet. Our room was at the back of the hotel with no view but was at the end of the hall and quiet, which we liked. Booked months in advance, the room cost about $250 per night, including all taxes and fees, which we felt was quite good for a city as large as Tokyo.

I have a note in our Marriott folio that requests feather pillows and extra towels, which has been ignored with every Marriott we’ve stayed in (and there have been many)—except for this one. Five minutes after we checked in, a housekeeper was at our door with the extra pillows and towels. Amazing.

The room, decorated in white, black, and red, included a king-size bed with four pillows and a lightweight duvet, a refreshment station on top of the mini fridge, and a small table with cushioned bench seating.

Unlike most hotel rooms in the US, this room didn’t have a closet. Instead, it had a garment rack with a bench beneath, where complimentary slippers and a hair dryer could be found.

The bathroom area is sectioned off from the sleeping area and has a single sink and mirror, a water closet, and a walk-in shower.

Thoughtful touches included a small makeup mirror and an envelope with toiletries that you might need during your stay.

The water closet was outfitted with a Toto Washlet bidet, which I had never encountered before. By the end of our three-day stay, though, I was a convert and now want a Washlet in our home.

Next to the sink is a small chest with two drawers. The top drawer holds a large safe, and the bottom drawer has two lightweight robes for use during your stay. The top of the chest is perfect for sitting luggage.

The Restaurant

The restaurant on the second floor, known as the Warehouse, is open for three meals a day. Breakfast was buffet style, and was the largest buffet breakfast I’ve ever seen in a hotel.

The price was discounted for hotel guests to 2,000 yen per person, which is about $13.00 US, and included everything from specialty coffees to hot made-to-order entrees, salads, fresh fruit, cereals, fresh bread, and more.

We had dinner at the Warehouse twice and enjoyed both meals. It was a little pricey, even by hotel restaurant standards, but the food was quite good.

Below is a copy of the restaurant’s menu. For reference, 1,000 yen is about $6.70 US at current exchange rates.

The Value

With the low cost of the room and the extra amenities offered, the Aloft is a great deal. The restaurant is a little high, but that seems par for the course these days. The breakfast buffet, however, was a bargain.

What We Liked

We liked most of what we saw during this three-night stay. The bed was very comfortable, the hotel had all the amenities needed, the room was clean and well-appointed, the service was exemplary, and the freebies were nice.

We also liked technological advances that we don’t see in US hotels, like soft-close doors that latch properly, an elevator card scanner that selects your floor for you, and Washlet toilets.

What We Didn’t Like

The room was a little small by US standards, but to be expected in a large city. The heating/cooling system was programmed to reset after a certain amount of time, which meant we returned to an undesirably warm room after a long day of touring. The restaurant’s dinner menu was expensive. All in all, small grievances in the whole scheme of things.

Final Thoughts on the Aloft Tokyo Ginza

We enjoyed our stay at the Aloft Tokyo Ginza, so much so that we’re thinking of trying Aloft in the US the next time we book a hotel room. We liked it, and we think you will too.