The Peninsula Tokyo: Rooms, Rates & How to Book
Purpose-built in 2007 opposite the Imperial Palace gardens — the most complete hotel product in the portfolio.
By Biirdee Travel — Luxury Travel Concierge · Updated August 11, 2026
The Peninsula Tokyo is what happens when a brand with a century of hotel-keeping gets to build from an empty lot in the best location in the city. It opened in 2007 on the corner of Hibiya Park, facing the Imperial Palace gardens across the moat, with Ginza's shopping streets a five-minute walk the other way. Nothing was inherited and nothing was compromised: the tower was designed around the rooms rather than the rooms fitted into a tower.
The result is the hotel we most often recommend to people who want one address for a first trip to Tokyo. The Aman and the Mandarin sit higher in the sky; the Peninsula sits in the better place, with bigger entry-level rooms than either.
Rooms and the View Question
Entry-level Deluxe rooms run around 54 square metres — roughly double what a comparable Tokyo five-star calls an entry room — with a dressing area, a proper desk, and the brand's in-house technology: bedside panels, a nail dryer, a spa-style bathroom with a TV in the mirror. The valet box that lets housekeeping collect and return shoes and laundry without ever knocking is a small thing you miss everywhere else afterwards.
For views, the split is Palace-side versus city-side. Palace-side rooms look over the moat, the pines and the Imperial grounds — green, quiet, and genuinely rare in central Tokyo. City-side looks into Ginza and, on clear winter mornings, occasionally to Mount Fuji from the higher floors. Palace-side is the one to book; ask for a high floor and the corner if you are celebrating.
The Peninsula Tokyo at a Glance
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 2007, purpose-built |
| Location | Marunouchi, facing Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace gardens |
| Rooms | Roughly 270; entry rooms about 54 m² |
| Typical rates | From ~¥90,000–130,000 per night |
| Dining | Peter (24th floor, bar and grill), Hei Fung Terrace (Cantonese), The Lobby |
| Signature | Palace-garden views, rooftop helipad, the 24th-floor bar at night |
Peter, the Spa and Getting Around
Peter, on the 24th floor, is the room everyone photographs — a glass-and-steel dining space by Yabu Pushelberg that looks straight down onto the palace grounds and out across the city. It works better as a bar than as a destination dinner; come at dusk. Hei Fung Terrace handles the Cantonese cooking that every Peninsula carries as a matter of house identity, and The Lobby serves the afternoon tea with a Tokyo-specific pastry programme.
The spa occupies two floors with a swimming pool, and — a detail that matters in a city this walkable — the hotel sits directly above Hibiya station with a basement connection, so you reach the metro without going outside. Tokyo Station is a ten-minute walk for the Shinkansen; Haneda is about 30 minutes by car, and the hotel's green Rolls-Royces and BMWs cover the run.
The Peninsula Tokyo FAQs
Is The Peninsula Tokyo better than the Mandarin Oriental or Aman?
Different games. The Peninsula wins on location (palace gardens, Ginza on foot, metro underneath) and on entry-room size. Aman Tokyo and Mandarin Oriental win on altitude and drama. For a first Tokyo trip we send most clients to the Peninsula — see our Peninsula vs Mandarin Oriental comparison.
Which rooms have the best views?
Palace-side rooms over Hibiya Park and the Imperial moat — greenery in the middle of Tokyo. High-floor city-side rooms trade the garden for the skyline and, in clear winter weather, occasional Mount Fuji sightings.
How much does The Peninsula Tokyo cost?
Entry rooms typically run about ¥90,000–130,000 a night, moving with cherry-blossom season (late March to early April) and the autumn foliage weeks, which are the two periods to book far ahead.
Is it walkable to Ginza?
Yes — roughly five minutes on foot to the top of Ginza, ten to Tokyo Station. Hibiya metro station is directly beneath the hotel, which matters on rainy days and in August.
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Palace-side rooms, a table at Peter, and blossom-season dates before they vanish — same rate as direct, with PenClub-grade benefits attached.
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