Review of the Hotel Monterey Ginza

At some point, many of us have stayed in hotels whether it was for leisure or for a business trip. The hotel experience may of have been better at some than others.

Recently on my third trip to Asia, I stayed at the Hotel Monterey Ginza. I had stayed here previously and decided to stay here again on the last trip as many of the other hotels were either sold out or a bit out of my price range.

This is the front of the hotel. As you can see the architecture is French influenced. It almost feels like I was in Paris but not quite.

Now down to business. The review of the hotel. I will tell you both the positives and negatives.

Positives: 

Location: The location itself was great as it was close to both Ginza and Ginza-itchōme stations. However, beware if you are coming from Ginza station as the hotel may be difficult to find. It is advisable to exit from A13 of Ginza station as it is the closest exit to the hotel.

Service: The service here was quite good as the staff spoke English quite well. Additionally unlike some of the other hotels on the trip,I did not have to ask them to ring for a taxi when I was leaving for the airport.

Day Passes: Day passes for the Tokyo Metro can also be purchased here for ¥600. 

Negatives:

Rooms: The rooms here are quite small. Sometimes it is difficult to find room to place the suitcase. The space in the elevators are also quite small.

Food: Unfortunately the food here is not the best. Maybe that is because I'm a difficult eater but nevertheless the breakfast choices here are not as good as the Dai-ichi for example. I don't think they even served miso soup.

Although it is only a picture of the bed, you can see how small the room is. 

Overall I would stay here again but it would not be my first choice. I would like to see what the Mercure is like down the road from the Hotel Monterey. 

What has your hotel experience been like?

Until the next post,
Laura xx