[coldstar]

Raffles International (Singapore) said last week that their first hotel in Tokyo is due to open in 2007.
According to Nikkei, the hotel (Raffles The Plaza Tokyo) is going to be constructed at Marunouchi financial district. Besides, Swissotel Hotel & Resort Tokyo is said to be built at the different place in Tokyo City in a few years.

other new luxurious hotels in Tokyo

2005
Tokyo Prince Hotel Park Tower (Kenzo Tange's final work!) :Shiba

Conrad Hotel Tokyo :Shiodome

2006
Mandarin Oriental Tokyo (desinged by Cesar Pelli) :Muromachi

2007
The Peninsula Tokyo (desinged by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) :Hibiya

The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo (desinged by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) : Roppongi

 

[coldstar]

Both Peninsula Tokyo and Raffles The Plaza Tokyo are on schedule to open in 2007. and the constrction site for Raffles is situated next to Hibiya ,where Peninsula Tokyo is. Which hotel will make the scene in Tokyo?

 

[coldstar]

Marunouchi Trust Tower N-Bldg

Raffles The Plaza Tokyo is supposed to be built in adjoining site of this bldg.
The rendering is not released yet, but the height is 178m - hotel (Raffles The Plaza Tokyo) and offices.

 

[RafflesCity]

how tall will the Ritz Carlton be and is it under construction?

 

[Tk101]

i like the building design. how many years of school does it require to start designing skyscrapers?

 

[huaiwei]

Hm....any designs for the Raffles hotel?

 

[coldstar]

how tall will the Ritz Carlton be and is it under construction?

now under construction
the height is 248m, but Rits Carlton occupies only 45th floor to 54th floor.

BTW, Swissotel (one brand of Raffles Internation) has only one hotel in Japan (Swissotel Osaka, 2003) but they are now plannning to open Swissotel Sapporo as well as Swissotel Tokyo.

Hm....any designs for the Raffles hotel?

not yet. but the location is absolutely great, it's just in front of Tokyo Central Station, and is surrounded by the HQs of many giant companies.

 

[coldstar]

Tokyo hotel ranking by Nikkei Trendy Journal in 2003

1. Park Hyatt Tokyo
2. Four Seasons Chinzanso Tokyo
3. Grand Hyatt Tokyo
4. Four Seasons Marunouchi Tokyo
5. Westin Tokyo


In 2007, I bet #1 would be either Peninsula or Raffles.

 

[huaiwei]

Hm...do they intend to build a taaaalllll one?

 

[Isan]

Raffles Group is the FIRST hotel property, which to be built/ operated at North Asia region, apart from Bangkok since they took Hilton Bangkok last year

Good to hear that

 

[RafflesCity]

now under construction
the height is 248m, but Rits Carlton occupies only 45th floor to 54th floor.

That is quite likely going to be Tokyo's tallest isnt?!

I also remember another proposal that was about 300m.

The facade looks nice anyway

 

[Isan]

Does the tallest hotel @ tokyo is still for SUNSHINE CITY 60? or any new one allocation

 

[coldstar]

Does the tallest hotel @ tokyo is still for SUNSHINE CITY 60? or any new one allocation

Sunshine Prince Hotel (not Sunshine 60 bldg) is only 130m high (37 floors), a great number of hotels in Tokyo are taller than that hotel.(Sunshine Prince Hotel is far from luxurious)


Currently Japan's tallest hotel is Yokohama Royal Park Hotel. (Landmark Tower's 52nd floor to 67th floor. Hotel's highest point is 277m)

 

[Chad]

The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo (desinged by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) : Roppongi

Wait, I thought this one called something else not Roppongi?

 

[Vapour]

Wait, I thought this one called something else not Roppongi?

It's in Roppongi area. The project name is Tokyo mid-town.

 

[hkskyline]

I stayed at the Prince in Sunshine 60 when I visited Tokyo. It's a decent 3 to 4-star hotel. I liked the location because the observatory is just next door.

 

[coldstar]

Marunouchi Trust Tower N-Bldg

Raffles The Plaza Tokyo is supposed to be built in adjoining site of this bldg.
The rendering is not released yet, but the height is 178m - hotel (Raffles The Plaza Tokyo) and offices.

There, I got another hotel mixed up with Raffles the Plaza Tokyo. Sorry.
That construction site I explained about above is not for Raffles. (but for Shangri-la Hotel Tokyo , a new comer from Hong Kong, as report has it).

This is the rendering of Raffles The Plaza Hotel Tokyo.

height: 168m (higher floors are Raffles facilities).
location: adjacent site of North exit of Tokyo Central Station, and next to JR Central's Tokyo HQ)
Room :180 rooms only but all are executive suites)

 

[huaiwei]

Nice box!

 

[demanjo]

MAN that Yokohama landmark tower is so incredibly sexy.

 

[satit28]

Yokohama Royal Park Hotel.......
looks like a building in Sim City 3000......