Unfortunately they don’t give Oscars for the Best Supporting Hotel. If they did, the Park Hyatt in Tokyo would certainly have won one for it’s role in Lost in Translation. Some have gone as far as to suggest the hotel actually had a lead role (although Bill Murray might beg to differ).

The Park Hyatt has been described as the ultimate Tokyo Hotel experience. It’s one of the city’s best known (and most expensive) hotels. Centrally located, the Hyatt is a 15 minute walk from Shinjuku station. If you’ve seen the movie, you already know about the New York Bar on the hotel’s top floor. The New York Grill offers exceptional dining and service as well. The hotel’s pool and spa are also first rate.

If you’re looking for a “deal” the Park Hyatt offers a five night “Lost In Translation” package for ¥380,000 (around $3,300). If the price seems a little steep, consider a single night’s stay in a west facing room with a view of Mt. Fuji.

While pricey, the Park Hyatt consistently receives high marks from it’s guests and is generally considered to be one of the best hotels in the city. You can learn more about the Park Hyatt Tokyo and book a room online at Planet Tokyo.

So you’ve paid a fortune for your luxury hotel room (not to mention the cab ride from Narita) and now you’d just like to check your email quickly before hitting the sack to begin your battle with jet lag. Depending on where you’re staying you may be out of luck. Despite Tokyo’s reputation as one of the world’s most high-tech cities, the availability of broadband internet access is still surprisingly spotty in many of the city’s hotels.

Internet access in a Japanese hotel might mean anything from a good old analogue phone line to high-speed wireless (and just about everything in between). Some hotels tout broadband internet access, when they really mean they’ve got a couple of computers you can use in the lobby or business center (for a fee no less). Other hotels offer wireless, but only in the lobby.
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It looks like Tokyo’s Otaku class will have to find someone else to bathe with. The women dressed as french maids at the hotel “My Home Moe Room” have turned in their costumes and are no longer providing “special services”. Word is the hotel has changed it’s name after barely a month of bookings — one can only imagine that the name itself may have attracted the wrong crowd.

My Home Moe Room opened earlier this summer to much fanfare and considerable media coverage. The hotel was said to be the first of it’s kind catering exclusively to Akihabara Otaku who, among other things, just can’t resist a women dressed as a french maid. At the time of the opening the hotel was being heralded as the latest example of the Otaku’s growing economic influence. While Otaku rarely leave the house, they usually live with their parents and as a result have a surplus of excess cash that enables them to pursue their many obsessions.
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