| KimJapan |
Jun 12th, 2008 02:14 AM |
You are about 2 hours from Narita by limo bus or if you decide to take the train be sure to allow time to connect to the Narita Express or Keisei Skyline in the appropriate stations. Plan to leave your hotel not later than 1:00 pm to get to the airport on time. It is not unusual for flights to the US/Canada to depart early and the changes are usually posted only a few hours beforehand so it can be a surprise when you get to the airport to find you don't have as much time as you anticipated...I've learned to build in time for just that reason after so long here.
Park Hotel is in Shiodome, which is a new development of offices, hotels and some shops and restaurants. We have stayed at the Conrad there, and the location is fine...we had a great view from our room over Tokyo Bay, the Rainbow Bridge and Hamarikyu. Be careful with what room type you reserve at the Park Hotel, as many are quite small. As a rule, we tend not to go smaller than 30m2 for a room, as smaller than that tends to feel cramped for more than one person.
You might want to look at the Ritz Carlton in Midtown, the Intercontinental on Tokyo Bay (nice views from river and bay view rooms), the Marunouchi Hotel next to Tokyo Station, the Four Seasons Marunouchi (great service will escort you to the Narita Express and help with baggage), Keio Plaza in Shinjuku (again, be careful with rooms here, the better ones are Plaza Premier)...
Really, you are spoiled for choice, so maybe take a look at a guidebook, get a feel for what the areas are like, and go from there. I just got a Rough Guide to Tokyo that outlines the areas really nicely and recommends some hotels for every budget...the information on the various areas is very good though.
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