As I write this, we are about to check out of our Deluxe Park View room - both myself and my girlfriend having been deeply disappointed. Our usual hotel in Tokyo, the next-door Imperial, was full, so we took the opportunity to try out the new kid on the block.
We won't be staying here again.
Although the room is a good size, comfortable, and blessed with a fantastic view, it is in no way worth three times the equivalent at the Imperial. The hotel's organisation and service, however, is abysmal. There are far too many staff doing very little (apart from greeting you 'hello'), but too few actually doing useful work. The queues for reception and concierge never seem to end (the ladies employed to organise the queues would be better deployed as extra receptionists), and our luggage took 30 minutes and a phone-call to reach our room, finally arriving stinking of cigarettes.
The restaurants fared no better - the bemusing ticket-and-wait system at the included breakfast (that had us waiting ten minutes for a seat at the empty buffet) was equally frustrating. Once seated, the buffet contained stale bread, and trays empty of food. The many scurrying staff seemed surprised when we pointed out the finished bacon, eggs, sausages and French Toast but, on bringing some to us on a plate, left the trays empty.
No, the Peninsula Tokyo is definitely far from "The Legend" it claims itself to be. It may lack the 'glamour' of its new neighbour, but we shall not hesitate to stay at The Imperial next time.









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