Miyako City Tokyo Takanawa is a 4-star hotel situated within a 5-to-10-minute walk from Takanawa Gateway Station, Shinagawa Station and Sengakuji Station. It is convenient to have a variety of train lines so close by but the walk to and from these stations are largely unsheltered, so do come prepared with your umbrellas (:
Given the perpetually hefty prices of Japanese hotels, I was glad to be able to combine some promo codes with Trip coins on Trip.com to offset the final cost of this stay!
- Inclusions:
- 3-night stay in Grand Floor Deluxe King Room
- Breakfast
- Spent: SGD$245.23 + $172.62 in Trip coins
Check-in
Arriving bright and early after disembarking from our Sunrise Express train ride, my husband and I were warmly greeted by reception staff, Mio. She promptly checked us in and patiently showed us how to store our luggage in the lockers as our room wasn’t ready yet. Do note that there is an additional accommodation tax to be paid at the hotel.
After a restful time at Matsuri-Yu Spa and some gallivanting about the Asakusa area, we came back closer to the check-in time of 3pm and swiftly collected our room key cards.
Room
Our room was situated on level 10 (also known as the Grand Floor), the highest room category of this hotel. This room type apparently has additional amenities such as a coffee machine, bathrobes and a skincare set.
Even though we knew that Tokyo hotels are usually on the tinier side, we were still rather taken aback by how small the room was. It was definitely more cosy than I would’ve liked but I appreciated the overall cleanliness and modern vibes. Also, it was great to have that extra sofa nook space to pack and unpack things. I put in a request for a firm pillow and it was amazingly sent to our room almost immediately. The pillow was comfy but alas, the bed was way too soft and mushy for me.
Housekeeping is done between 10am and 3pm every day. There are magnets you can paste on the door to inform them how you’d like them to clean your room. We actually didn’t use the magnets to give specific instructions but we always came back to an invitingly refreshed room. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they automatically replenished all the used amenities, changed out all our towels and yukatas, as well as folded my husband’s clothes neatly on the table. Every detail was immaculately attended to and there wasn’t a pin out of place. This level of thoughtful and generous service surpasses even that of some 5-star hotels we’ve stayed at!
What I really enjoyed about the room was sitting by the large window and watching the trains pass by in the distance. It was also the perfect vantage point for plane-spotting too, similar to the views we had during our stay at Dusit Thani Laguna Hotel (:
Heading to the bathroom, I was impressed that they were able to fit a medium-sized tub inside! As a fan of keeping the wet area separate from the dry area, this configuration was wonderfully suited to my preferences. But ultimately, the winning feature was having a warm toilet seat and an electronic bidet to go about my business with – one of life’s simple luxuries ❤
We were provided two yukata sets for complimentary use during our stay. Although I brought my own sleeping clothes, I decided to wear the yukata as my pyjamas since it felt quite comfortable. The skincare set was nice and delicate on my skin too.
Facilities
This hotel has no swimming pool or gym facilities. In the basement, you can find vending machines for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, an ice machine, a microwave, as well as pay-per-use washing machines.
The only dining option within the hotel is And Which? cafe that serves simple meals for breakfast and lunch. Between 5pm and 10pm, this cafe is only accessible to in-house guests and offers complimentary refreshments like donuts, caneles, Japanese snacks, coffee, tea, orange juice and their signature blue lemonade. The donut flavours were slightly different each day. Alcohol is available too but at an extra charge.
Breakfast hours are between 6.30am and 10am, with the last order at 9.30am. At the time of our stay, the hotel ceased their buffet offerings and were only serving breakfast sets (limited to one set per guest). The two options were the Japanese set (limited to 10 sets per day so we had to make a reservation with reception staff the day before) or the sandwich set. There was a small buffet spread of scrambled eggs, sausages, smoothies, cereal, salad and soup too.
We opted for the Japanese set on the first morning, which comprised a slice of grilled fish of the day, pickled vegetables, rice, miso soup and a soft-boiled egg. This was delicious – the fish was tender, the rice was warm, plus I love pickled vegetables so this was an absolute treat. The mango smoothie and vegetable soup from the buffet spread were unfortunately not on par.
The next morning, our sandwich set of the day was bacon and eggs, which tasted pretty average. On the other hand, the items we rounded up from the buffet was a lot better than yesterday’s. The kiwi and spinach smoothie was refreshing and the onion soup was really flavourful.
On our last morning, I went for the Japanese set again and my husband had the tuna sandwich set. The blueberry smoothie wasn’t as good as the kiwi and spinach smoothie but thankfully the yummy onion soup made its appearance again, yay 😀
My overall rating of the experience: 4 out of 5 stars. I liked the modern aesthetic and fantastic standards of cleanliness at this hotel. The housekeeping team really made us feel well taken care of as they tidied up our room in such a thoughtful manner and generously replenished all our used items every day. Breakfast items were also quite decent and it was nice to have free-flow Japanese snacks in the evenings. Proximity to three train stations was a plus too. The main downside was the size of the room, which was a bit of a squeeze despite it being the most expensive room category. With that said, the space is certainly more than enough if you have a packed itinerary and just need a clean and comfy place to sleep!
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