Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo – Review & Photos

It was a 15 story hotel which was tall and slender. The name of the hotel was on the wall.

The hotel floor is on the 8th floor and above, and the floors bellow are offices.

The hotel was easy to find.

There were two doors at the entrance.

This hotel was originally a long-established ryokan founded in the Meiji era, but it reopened in 2009 as “Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo.” This is the sign from the time of the “Ryokan Gofubashi Ryumeikan.”

Imari-yaki wind chimes were hanging from the ceiling at the elevator hall. I enjoyed the sound of summer in Japan. It is said that the wind chimes have been used to mean “amulet” since ancient times, and they are decorated with a wish to end the coronavirus.

The lobby was on the 15th floor.

Lobby floor elevator hall.

Chairs and tables were placed in the lobby.

It was a bright and open lobby surrounded by floor to ceiling windows. I could see the area around Yaesu Exit of Tokyo Station from the windows.

Up to three groups people can check in at once.

This is the “BRIDGE R SHOP” located next to the front desk where you can purchase hotel original shampoo, conditioner, body soap and other amenities and yukata used at this hotel. There was also Ryumeikan original sake cakes and Japanese-style miscellaneous items such as fans.

There was also a currency exchange machine.

Guest room floor elevator hall.

Guest room floor corridor.

Guest room entrance door.

There was a bathroom on the right and a full length mirror and a hanging space on the left.

Full length mirror

My room was 26.9 square meters wide and had plenty of space for one person to stay. The living room in the back was on a tatami mat, so you can take off your shoes and relax. The carpet was a traditional Japanese color with the motif of chrysanthemums, “Nasukoniro,” and it was a beautiful room with a modern Japanese design.

An artificial flower was hanging on the wall.

The queen size bed can fit two people no problem. The latest “Air” series mattresses and pillows provided by Nishikawa Co., Ltd., a long-established bedding company. I was able to sleep very comfortably.

There were four pillows and two cushions prepared on the bed.

There was a yukata and a nightwear on the bed.

There was a multi-sound clock that allows you to enjoy music by connecting to your smartphone via Bluetooth, and a free rental smartphone on the headboard. There was also an outlet and a USB port which was convenient for charging electronic devices.

A sofa, table and a TV on a tatami mat.

A spacious sofa is set around a table, so you can either sit on the floor or on the sofa. It may be an interesting experience for those visiting from overseas.

There was a cabinet with a TV across the sofa.

Japanese toys such as kendama, kaleidoscope, origami, along with a telephone and a memo set were prepared on the desk. Guests visiting from overseas can enjoy themselves.

Furthermore, on the side of the cabinet was a book about kimono and elegant flowers that colored Edo.

The room seen from the window.

There was a window, but the view was only of a wall of a building next door. The buildings around Tokyo Station are standing close together, so it cannot be helped.

The bathroom was at the entrance.

There was a toilet in the middle, a shower room on the right and a sink on the left.

The glass door prevented water from splashing on to the floor.

There was a hand shower.

There was also an overhead shower.

The hotel’s original shampoo, conditioner and body soap. It has a fresh green tea scent and if you like it you can buy it at the shop next to the front desk or online.

Amenities include a face & hand soap, toothbrush set, razor, shaving foam, hair brush, comb, cotton & cotton swab set, body-towel, shower cap, hair band, bath salt, mouthwash, jam label shampoo, etc. Female guests are provided with basic cosmetics set (facial cleansing foam, lotion, emulsion, cleansing lotion), and male guests are provided with facial cleanser for men, lotion, hair wax, shaving gel, shaving after cream, etc. There was also a hair dryer on the sink.

Towels were prepared under the sink.

There was a space for hanging clothes with a total of 6 hangers prepared.

A shoe horn, clothes brush, deodorant spray, silicone pad for the toes, slippers and a bamboo stand.

A safe was in a drawer under the bed.

There was a cafe corner with a coffee machine next to the TV.

There were cups, two bottles of water, a snack called “Piesen,” coffee capsules and tea bags.

There were Ryumeikan’s original blended teas: Sencha with Matcha, Hojicha, and Ginger Japanese Black Tea. This tea bag seems to be limited to the FORUS room.

There was an electric kettle, ice pale and two bottles of water prepared in the fridge.

There was a restaurant called “Hanagoyomi Tokyo” on the 15th floor which is the same floor as the lobby. It was closed for lunch during my stay. Reservations is a must for dinner.

Breakfast was a reservation-only room service. Breakfast is prepared at the restaurant “Hanagoyomi Tokyo,” and you can choose from five types of bentos: grilled fish bento (salmon and mackerel daily provided), kashiwa (chicken) bento, ginger grilled bento, chicken fried bento and a western bento. They were all 1800 yen including tax.

Vending machines were installed on each floor. In addition, There was a coin laundry on the 10th and 12th floor and a multilevel parking lot on the 1st floor.

This is the “Forus Double A -TATAMI ROOM-.” It’s a small room with only 19.7 square meters of space, but you are sure to have a comfortable stay in this room.

The bed is the same queen size as the room I stayed in, a long-established bedding company, the latest “Air” series mattress and pillow provided by Nishikawa Co., Ltd.

There is a small but slightly raised tatami room where you can take off your shoes and relax.

Japanese toys such as kendama and ring-throwing, and books to learn about Japanese culture were displayed on the wall.

This is the “Forus Double B -TOKYO SOHO-.” The room is 22.8 square meters wide with a lounge-like living room and can be used like a “SOHO” (home office).

The bed was a queen size like most other rooms, and are the latest “Air” series mattresses and pillows provided by Nishikawa Co., Ltd., a long-established bedding company.

This is a functional corner room with a tea and writing round table with a sofa.

There was even a white board.

This is the “Corner Deluxe Twin Room.” A corner room with a luxurious size of 37.8 square meters. There were two single size beds.

There was a TV and a desk across the bed.

There was a coffee machine.

There was a washing area next to the bathtub, so you can spend a comfortable time in the bathroom.

This is the “Matsu_Japanese Junior Suite A.” It is a spacious Japanese-Western room which is 44.2 square meters wide. It is popular with families and groups.

Two single size beds were prepared.

There are only two rooms of this type, one is a Japanese-style room with a Japanese tatami mat and the other is a squareroom with a Ryukyu tatami mat.

There was a washing area next to the bathtub with a removable hand shower and an overhead shower.

Only rooms on the 8th floor have a wooden deck.

A Victorian pub “The Rose&Crown” at the entrance to the hotel.

Cityscape around the hotel.

JR Tokyo Station Yaesu North Exit