My Tokyo Bucket-list Stay: The Tokyo Station Hotel Review

I'm staying at The Tokyo Station Hotel and I was lucky enough to book a room with a view of the iconic dome. It was my bucket-list stay in Tokyo.
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[@Elizabeth-nt7uq]

The long, overstuffed pillow is called a Bolster. It is used to Prop or "Bolster" your back when sitting up in bed, or anywhere you need more support. There are reasons for most "throw pillows". They make uncomfortable pieces of furniture, comfortable.

[@yunorinipariman4808]

In SE Asia, bolsters are common in any bed. We cuddle it when we sleep. They’re soft and fluffy, not hard like wood.

[@LakesideGazer]

@@yunorinipariman4808 In the US, those are called body pillows, and aren't really well suited for sitting up against because they're so soft.

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Only the usa! Many strange things there

[@Elizabeth-nt7uq]

@@sjefhendrickx2257 These were used in European luxury homes since God was a pup..

[@VixLeu]

@@LakesideGazer Yeah, they tend to be more decoration at that point than anything. And a lot of the time in the US, they're NOT washed as far as I've been able to tell. So my family takes them off of the bed immediately and propping them somewhere else in the room.

[@sw4692]

I never even knew that there is a hotel in that big busy train station. The original architects and builders did a superb job. I can't believe you are on the 3rd floor and it is so quiet. And it is so beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@r.hill.2369]

Looks pretty swanky. Thanks for taking us along!

[@trixunix5411]

2:32 "The Shining" vibes 😬 I was expecting to see the twins around the corner.

[@JaniceWithTheTarlovCyst]

Amazing room and it even came with luxury dust!

[@marilynturcotte5304]

A luxury room with a big mistake-dirty glasses!! But the view was interesting, especially during the day when the gates were closed. The Hotel just says "History" as soon as you enter it. Thaks for the tour.

[@ElisaMoore-r8l]

Inexcusable. That much money and glasses are a basic.

[@marilynturcotte5304]

@@ElisaMoore-r8l true! If it was me, I'd be on the phone about it!

[@Excitable67]

What a gorgeous room! Interesting that it's in the train station and has windows looking into the station. I can't get over how QUIET it is in there!

[@kenhitchcox5750]

Right after I saw what you paid I thought, "There better be some awesome curry for dinner!"

[@swissfoodie3542]

If you dont have the money to stay at the Station Hotel, you can always get a station ticket for 150 Yen. This allows you to enter the train station and get onto the plattform of the Shinkansen. As most of them start or finish here, you will have plenty of time to take pictures of them, see how effecient the trains are cleaned, what happens between journeys etc. I love it (and yes, I love trains), and its a cheap pleasure. Also, in Tokyo station, there is a lot of history, as the Shinkansen was "born" here, and two prime ministers of Japan were murdered here.

[@bethdoublekickchick8007]

Even though you don't speak, somehow your excitement is clearly translated through the video 😊 Im glad you ticked off a bucket list item 🎉 Arigatou gozaimasu 🤘

[@kittyclimpson7090]

The dusty glasses were awful, but my eye first caught the upholstered bolsters and small throw pillow placed directly on the sheets -- those can't be cleaned very often. That annoys me at any hotel. Charging for the few bottles of drinks on top of the extremely steep room charge is also pretty tacky. It was great to see it through your eyes, though. The station itself is such a lovely building.

[@ElisaMoore-r8l]

I was thinking that too. Let the cheaper drinks be free at least

[@RumMonkeyable]

Tokyo Station has survived many things! It is a treasure of the Japanese people! GREAT video, STJ! 👍👏❤😍🥰✨

[@susannpatton2893]

The dark face towels are for ladies removing makeup, instead of stains on a white face cloth

[@GwynStobie]

So glad to see you today! Thanks for the post.

[@kclefthanded427]

Very convenient. Good walking shoes helps a lot

[@noreenswartz4163]

Thank you for sharing your videos with us all please continue 😊

[@CarmenHatcher-pp7nu]

This was a great stay. Definitely something to experience at least once. Loved seeing the difference of having people in the station and then everything being quite with no one around only to have life start over the next morning.

[@Bluerose888]

That is a very nice room. 8:21 I really like that countertop.

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

Beautiful my friend my word I would have a fit traveling with you go to so many beautiful places I don't know why you like traveling alone I guess for peace but I would have fun traveling with you much love be safe have fun for me 😊

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

I haven't had any fun lately, You bring me joy!I love the kind and generous heartwarming atmosphere that you create, your kind, easygoing, warm vibe. I like the essence how you live on. I need to be true to myself and find a job I am passionate about. I want to find a way to live as who I really am.

[@anascelia]

Nice long walk to the room 😊!

[@hamdinger7145]

Women's bath is on the other side

[@rickwezenaar]

nice. one day I would like to stay there aswell. ❤

[@mandyb]

Gorgeous hotel. Thank you for showing us!

[@tracygibson5971]

Beautiful place wish I was there 😍 love from the us

[@denesehilger2203]

Everything was soo beautiful and I love the room too.

[@jonlava173]

Wow really classy hotel by to the train station. Love the traditional architectural design. I’d love to stay there.

[@groermaik]

That Maker's Mark is so tasty.

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Been to the Tokyo Station several times and never realized the hotel was in the actual station building. What a beautiful hotel too. Next trip maybe.

[@user-dj5lo9sm6y]

I’ve stayed there many times (in almost every room type) and will be staying there in a couple months. I guess I’m a regular, as they upgraded me to the Maisonette suite once (2 floors). But like your room, it was a long walk from the elevator. Sadly the breakfast buffet has declined greatly since pre-covid, the western selection is almost nonexistent now and portions are tiny. The signature French toast use to be so good, now 😢

[@steemdup]

very fancy and comfortable looking

[@blankadams3120]

Not sure what that type of pillow is actually called, but I've always called it a throw pillow, in that I throw it off the bed the moment I see them.

[@amandad802]

I think that specific type of throw pillow is called a bolster pillow.

[@renerivera9715]

Beautiful

[@eetadakimasu]

Beautiful! This place looks so comfortable! Thank you for sharing!

[@CaityBear05]

Gorgeous view! The bed and amenities look lovely (except the dusty glasses…didn’t expect that). I’ve never actually wandered around d Tokyo station, so I’ll have a look at the domes next time.

[@mewsli]

Wow. ❤

[@kessas.489]

Fancy! 😊☺️

[@komainusanaun]

窓からの東京駅ドームの眺めは見ていて飽きないでしょうね。 お茶やお食事のシーンも出て来ないかな？と見ていました。

[@philipgadd9527]

*This is a wall" made me chuckle. 😂

[@ischmidt]

Beautiful room, but is it legal to have an STJ video with no food?

[@LorilynSheehan]

😂

[@educanassa100]

Amazing hotel

[@dougall1687]

The room and corridors remind me of the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, another station hotel built about 20 years before the Tokyo Station Hotel

[@ludovica8221]

The long pillow is a Bolster, You can put it down the middle of the bed if you are sharing with someone who is just a friend or relative not a lover, so you can each have your own space without embarrassment

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

2:39 The length of the hotel is one of its few downsides. After a long day and/or after you've been out drinking, making your way back to your room can be a bit of an ordeal lol. The dedicated north entrance that you show is convenient; however it gets locked by 1am. If you're back later than that you have to trudge all the way to the main entrance and then all the way down to your room :/

[@rezaalan3991]

Great video. This hotel is suitable for businessman or for luxurious traveler. For someone who have limited budget, Internet Cafe still a great idea.

[@Undrave]

"This is a wall" never lose your sense of humor!

[@gregmctevia5087]

Beautiful place.

[@Ginartemis]

Lovely hotel😊

[@robyndavis3043]

The “bath mat” is placed on the floor for 2-reasons: first is because the tile flooring is “cold;” and second, the management doesn’t want the guests “to slip and fall” with their wet feet, after taking a bath or shower

[@littlemiss_76]

Hope you slept well. The hotel looks nice

[@celeste8360]

I was curious about this hotel 🏨 Thanks for the info 😊

[@MeThorvald]

Staying at that room warrant some motion just to get to the room itself :3 Wonder if you could do a similar video in future, but with a hotel that have more of the 'traditional Japanese feeling'? Many of us foreigners would be very happy ^_^

[@catc1238]

High price, beautiful place

[@stephendoggett190]

Certainly more impressive than the Hotel Granvia in Kyoto station, which I recently stayed in! (However, the Granvia was a lot cheaper and a bit bigger).

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

Hah, I've walked through there many times and never realized that some of the windows were hotel rooms. Neat.

[@lindseyrea9237]

There are certainly some magnificent Victorian era Railway hotels around. The Midland Hotel in Manchester and its twin on London at what was the other end of the line at the time, are great examples. We had a couple of nights at the Midland Hotel last year. However we found that retrofitting modern plumbing into Victorian hotels has its disadvantages, with the waste pipes from upstairs running in the wall at the back of the bed. Niagara Falls every time someone upstairs showered or flushed. Also, some drunken idiot at a function downstairs set off the fire alarm at 2am. Twice.

[@unyilkucing]

I took a photo of that beautiful dome when i was there at the station but never thought there's a hotel up there😅

[@risky8811]

there is no way 500$ is justified for that room. I could stay 5 nights at every other hotel close to the station and see more of japan

[@EsperRanger]

Dang, I was there in April last year and didn't know there was a hotel there or even look up in the dome. I guess I was too busy finding the station stamp before heading up to Hirosaki for their cherry blossom festival.

[@Undrave]

Some fancy hotels have their own brand of toileteries. It's possible the branding only exists in the Hotel and it's just some other brand they buy. Also, first time I've seen a Japanese hotel with a mini bar.

[@suongphan5718]

The 5-star dust 😂

[@marthagonzalez9281]

As aLWays good video!

[@Schaddn]

I never noticed until this video but the planes, trains and ships have a lot of background noise. Todays episode is quiet and calm

[@Trebuchet48]

No Food!!! Aww, that's what I come here for.

[@kerriirvin5206]

Beautiful experience, stunning room. Wonder if the hotel is haunted 👻

[@paulinelau7809]

❤❤

[@swissfoodie3542]

I just recently learned that there is a hotel at Tokyo Station, in the old and beautiful red brick building. I think that it might be a great place to stay for a night for train geeks, but I feel that the price is way too high. The room is big, especially for Tokyo standards, but the decoration of the room is for me like in my grandmas place somewhere in Europe (which isnt meant as a compliment). Also, the whole hotel seems to be very formal and "stuffy", and thats something that I dont enjoy at all. The worst thing for me however, is that for this price, you dont have even some drinks from the fridge included, and that the windows to the dome are not perfectly clean. But well, that is just me, and you seem to be very happy with it, so I am also happy for you. Luckily, not everybody likes the same things.

[@swissfoodie3542]

Concerning the mat in the bathroom: you should always be without shoes in the bathroom (like you take of your shoes, before entering a room with tatami mats). And the mat is, when you step out of the shower, and your feet are wet, that you can step onto a clean and dry mat.

[@SoloTravelJapan]

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[@BeyondTravelsPH]

"Many people thought it's just a Station" I know the station is a city inside a city and there's also underground, shopping, bento shops, restaurants, convenience stores, etc. Everything is in one place but i never discover Tokyo Station Hotel.

[@margot6747]

What was the thing in the drawer beside the pajamas? Dusty glasses is just fiber in the diet. Gives the bubbles in the Perrier something to cling to.😊

[@annettefournier9655]

At that price they leave dusty glasses😮 The pillow shaped like a sausage is old name " bolster pillow", or new name " lumbar pillow". Used to prop up in bed to sitting or behind low back in an unsupportive chair or couch. Dome people put them under knees when lying on their back but that is bad for circulation.

[@respectbossmon]

Unique experience aside, for $500+ a night they can make sure everything THEY provide are clean for each guest! You should have gotten at least a 50% discount for the dirty glassware and crockery. I wouldn't be surprised if they determined you actually cleaned and used a glass a surcharge would be added to your final bill.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️ DOMO SOLO 🤗😎💚💚💚

[@barringtonw2]

Hi great video thanks. What is the name of your other KZbin channel?

[@ivanoffw]

I am not sure if it's because it's in Japan, and Tokyo, but that hotel is superbly maintained. They have even pained over any scratches left from previous guests. Besides the dust on the glassware, that room was probably worth every yen you paid.

[@sheilaathay2034]

❤🎉

[@cherylsemrau7100]

Lovely. Did you ask the hotel to clean that drawer? Would have liked to have a tour of the hotel.

[@leighlyle2304]

Round tubular cushions are called “bolster cushions”

[@satokumasmom5348]

Gorgeous but small 😂

[@lisabarnes2477]

It looks beautiful except they need to dust and clean the drinking glasses. That dust was there for a while lol apparently the housekeepers don’t open that drawer much

[@Zenpookie]

It did look like the room had nice amenities, but the TV sitting on the desk? Needed to be wall mounted at least 9 inches from top of desk. Center of TV should be a few inches above eye level when sitting at the end of at the headboard of bed. The way it sits now, your feet will be blocking the lower half of TV. Paying $517 for the room means you are patfor service as well. I would have tested the service and had them bring in fresh clean glassware and clean up the drawers. That may on the bathroom floor is meant for comfort and safety. Keeps your wet feet from slipping on the floor after you exit shower.

[@greenvilla7]

the room windows should be one-way glass that way nobody can look in …

[@ConvallariaMajalis143]

what is the machine in the hallway at 2:24? I have no idea what that is, we don't have those where I live. If I had to guess I'd say one of those pants-presses Japanese hotels seem to like, but it appears to be turned on in the video, so it's probably something different?

[@RobinPalmerTV]

So much walking not enough eating. You’ll fade away!

[@mhsj]

wow. $500 USD is $1000 AUD ... an expensive night in Australia!

[@bryonyamada2620]

5:49 Looks like the price is for the space. Most Japanese hotel room are pretty cramped. At least the room is VERY QUITE. 7:57 Weird. I'm sure Japanese have bath mats 10:22 Why is there a phone next to the toilet????f

[@testing1sim]

id rather have a view of the square

[@kenyapeeps]

To be honest, I think that price is too high , without including the food...

[@bobmetcalfe9640]

Ah well, if I ever win lotto.😄

[@varademoises]

!!

[@MrGiovanniwow]

Looks nice but not 517 dollars nice , guess you pay mostly for the location. + dusty glasswear would be a big nono.

[@ryanwbee]

But what was the important dinner party for!? What did you wear!? 😅

[@ninettemurk7492]

Are you sure this is 44m2?

[@RoulinBrooks]

So expensive for such a tiny room. I've stayed in much nicer hotels in Japan (with fewer endless corridors as well).

[@corneliusanderson-t3y]

that is so expensiv.

[@PeterRipley-uo9yr]

Gorgeous hotel but friends stayed there for 4 nights from Switzerland Unimpressed with service before and after arrival.

[@southpakrules]

588

[@MarioandkikiAnthonisurya]

tokyo yes baik baik senang good oke yes sekolah dia kiki men yes minta kurang yes

[@kilton44]

You spend 75,000Y to stay at one of the most iconic hotels in the world and instead of talking about the history or showing around the place, you spend 10 minutes showing us every detail of the bathroom and the toilet? 😕

[@ramprashad29]

Overpriced nothing. Even the room looks lonely.