Tokyo, Japan
Aman Tokyo
Thirty-three floors above Otemachi. The finest urban sanctuary in Asia.
From
From $2,200 / night
Rooms
84
Country
Japan
Stars
★★★★★
The Aman group builds hotels in places that other luxury operators have decided are not commercially viable — remote Indonesian hillsides, ancient Rajasthani forts, the rim of the Amalfi Coast — and the formula has worked so consistently that the Aman name now functions as a guarantee of a particular kind of experience. The Tokyo property is unusual in the Aman portfolio in that it is urban and vertical: thirty-three floors above Otemachi, in a tower above the Imperial Palace East Gardens, with views across the city that clarify Tokyo's scale in a way that no map can. The 84 rooms constitute one of the lowest densities of any luxury hotel in a major world city. The ratio of staff to guests is not published. It does not need to be.
The Property
Architecture & Setting
Aman Tokyo occupies floors 33 through 38 of the Otemachi Tower, which was designed specifically to house it — the tower's proportions exist partly to create the Aman's ceiling heights, which reach six metres in the lobby. The design by Kerry Hill Architects interprets traditional Japanese spatial principles through a contemporary lens: shoji screens, washi paper, volcanic stone, and hinoki cypress wood are used throughout, but in forms that feel architectural rather than decorative. The arrival experience — a lift that opens directly into the 33rd-floor lobby, with the city visible on three sides through floor-to-ceiling glass — is among the finest hotel entrances in the world. The sense of being above the city rather than in it establishes the register of the stay immediately.
Service
Staff & Experience
The Aman service philosophy is distinctive in its restraint: staff are trained to be present without intruding, to anticipate without anticipating ostentatiously, and to leave guests alone when being left alone is what is wanted. The result is a hotel where requests are handled with minimum theatre. The spa occupies an entire floor — a 2,500 square metre space with a 30-metre indoor pool, two bathhouses operating on traditional onsen principles (separated by gender in the Japanese tradition), and treatment rooms that can accommodate same-day bookings for guests with minimal lead time. The concierge team's access to restaurants and experiences in Tokyo is, by universal guest report, the best of any hotel in the city.
“The ratio of staff to guests is not published. It does not need to be.”
Rooms
What to Book
The smallest room at Aman Tokyo is 71 square metres — a figure that makes it larger than the largest room at most five-star competitors. The standard Aman Room is configured around a bay window looking towards the Imperial Palace Gardens; the city is visible but the greenery is the foreground. The Aman Suite at 247 square metres occupies a corner position with views in two directions. The Tokyo Suite — the hotel's largest at 300 square metres — includes a hinoki soaking tub positioned against the window, a feature that becomes the reason for booking once you have seen the photographs. All rooms include twice-daily housekeeping, the Aman amenity kit, and complimentary minibar. The minibar being complimentary at these room rates is not a gesture. It is a statement.
Booking
How to Book It Correctly
Aman Tokyo books through the Aman website and, for established Amanjiwo (loyalty) members, through the brand's dedicated reservations team. The hotel operates at high occupancy throughout the year; the optimal booking window is three to four months in advance for weekday stays, four to six months for weekend stays during cherry blossom season (late March to mid-April) and autumn foliage season (November). The Amanjiwo loyalty programme offers rate benefits and room upgrade priority for frequent guests. Corporate rates and extended-stay rates are available through direct negotiation with the hotel's sales team — a conversation worth having for stays of five nights or longer.
- 1.Book the Tokyo Suite six months ahead for cherry blossom season — it is the most requested room category year-round.
- 2.Request a high floor in your reservation notes — floors 36 and above offer materially better views of the Imperial Palace Gardens.
- 3.The Aman Spa's bathhouses are complimentary for hotel guests; book a treatment early to secure a preferred time.
Property Details
| Location | Otemachi Tower, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Floors | 33–38 of Otemachi Tower |
| Rooms | 84 rooms and suites |
| Smallest Room | 71 sq metres |
| Check-in | 15:00 |
| Check-out | 12:00 |
| Opened | 2014 |