THE BIG SLEEP

   TOP HOTELS

1-2 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel 3234 1111 Fax 3262 5163 Excellent service, next to Nagato-cho subway station

ANA Tokyo

1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel 3505 1111 Fax 3505 1155 One of the most contemporary of Tokyo's hotels, near Akasaka subway station.

Capitol Tokyu

2-10-3 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel 3581 4511 Fax 3581 5822 Popular with Tokyo Film Festival press.

Imperial

1-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tel 3504 1111 Fax 3581 9146 Probably the best-known hotel in the city.

New Otani

4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku Tel 3265 1111 Fax 3221 2619 Perfect for those $8300-a-night-suite moments. Modern classical and spectacular.

Okura

2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku Tel 3582 0111 Fax 3582 3707 Old-style design and service make this one of Tokyo's classic business hotels.

Seiyo Ginza

1-16-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Tel 3535 1111 Fax 3535 1110 Elegant and discreet, a tasteful oasis in the midst of Ginza; also the most expensive hotel in Toyko.

  ALSO RECOMMENDED

7-14-4 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel 3403 4411 Fax 3479 0609 Rather small but with neat rooms, in an excellent location for clubbing diehards.

Kayu Kaikan

8-1 Sanban-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tel 3230 1111 Fax 3230 2529 Run by Hotel Okura, a scaled down version of its famous parent.

Shinjuku Washington

3-2-9 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tel 3343 3111 Fax 3340 1804 Interestingly designed, quality high-rise hotel near the west exit of Shinjuku station.

New Otani Inn Tokyo

6-2, Osaki 1-cho, Ota-ku Tel 3779 9111 Fax 3779 9181 An efficiently-run business hotel, near JR Osaki station.

Shanpia Hotel Akasaka

7-6-13 Akasaka, Minato-ku Tel 3585 1001 Fax 3584 0575 Attractive hotel, near Tokyo Broadcasting System headquarters and Akasaka subway station.