New Otani Makuhari Hotel Tokyo

The Hotel New Otani in the Akasaka section of Tokyo was a wonderful place to stay for our time here. A luxury Hotel, it is a little on the pricey side, but not so bad considering there were 4 of us sharing expenses. A very large hotel, with different areas to it..large enough to have a front desk on either side! We stayed in the Tower section on the 25th floor, great views from our room. We had connecting rooms, decent size for Japan, each with two beds and a television. Several nice restaurants here, but they are expensive..we only ate at the breakfast buffet on the 40th floor, which has wonderful views of the city. I chose this hotel after doing much web research, mainly because of its location and it's featured garden. They have a beautiful, well maintained Japanese garden dating back hundreds of years to when a Samauri Warlord inhabited the property. It has bridges, waterfalls, flowers, trails, koi ponds, and dozens of old stone lanterns, some of which are almost 900 years old! A lovely , serene place, the New Otani Hotel Garden is a place you should visit when in the Akasaka area, regardless of if you stay at the hotel or not!