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Become a “5-star” recognized by the world. Hotel New Otani “Executive House Zen”

2020.04.08

Hotel New Otani Executive House Zen has received the highest five-star rating in the 2020 rating hotel category, the world’s leading travel guide “Forbes Travel Guide,” which ranks first-class hospitality through rigorous screening.

About Forbes Travel Guide

The world’s first travel guide to introduce an authoritative five-star rating system, and since its inception in 1958, has provided the most comprehensive hotel rating and review in the travel industry. Investigators who are proficient in top-of-the-line services conduct undercover surveys of hotels, restaurants and spas based on 900 strict and objective criteria, and provide information so that travelers can enjoy accurate and informed travel. It offers. According to the 2020 Hotel Rating, only 268 of the world’s hotels, of which only five in Tokyo, received the highest rating of five stars.

The finest "hotel in hotel"

Hotel New Otani, which opened in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has a 10,000-tsubo Japanese garden boasting a 400-year history in the heart of the city.It has 1479 guest rooms, 37 restaurants, and 33 banquet halls. Such a hotel. Executive House Zen opened in 2007 as the premier “Hotel in Hotel” in the Hotel New Otani.
>Executive House Zen Official Site

Japan's hospitality to the world. A special hotel evolved by female managers from generation to generation

Customers who come from all over the world feel “real Japaneseness” and want to offer a truly peaceful stay. Executive House Zen was born as a space embodying Japanese hospitality. For the people of the world who will be visiting the Tokyo Olympics, we have inherited the founder’s desire to be a hotel that can overlook the beautiful Mt.Fuji, a symbol of Japan, and provide a quiet guest-only lounge overlooking the ridgeline of Mt.Fuji. Food presentations six times a day with ingredients carefully selected from all over Japan, and the dedicated staff with a concierge function, led by Maki Takahata, the third female manager inspired by the landlord of a Japanese inn. We will provide you with personalized hospitality according to your stay.

"6 times a day food presentation" served in a special lounge with a superb view

Use only carefully selected ingredients from all over Japan, such as the hotel’s traditional double consomme soup that has been handed down since its opening, the croissants of Pierre Herme Paris baked in the hall, and the completely pesticide-free herb salad raised by dedicated farmers. We offer an extensive menu in a buffet style that changes the menu six times a day. Along with a drink menu such as champagne and wine proposed by the chef sommelier, you can enjoy it as many times as you like in the lounge overlooking the vast greenery of Akasaka Imperial Palace.

A hotel with only 87 rooms that combines comfort and sophistication using natural materials and traditional Edo colors

Pursuing “real Japanese” by incorporating traditional Japanese materials such as stone, bamboo, charcoal, hemp, and Japanese paper, and traditional colors such as ink, rattan, and gold. We also offer towels and bathrobes made of the finest super long cotton “Supima Cotton” with Imabari’s technology, and “Sumi Soap”, a specialty that has been used for three years for incense, and other original amenities. The state that people feel when they are united with nature-Based on the concept of “zen”, we promise a peaceful and open moment like leaving yourself in nature.

From famous yakitori stores to prestigious Grand Maisons. "Hotel in hotel" to meet various needs

There are a wide variety of facilities on the vast grounds, including 37 restaurants with a wide variety of restaurants, from sushi, sukiyaki, tempura, yakitori, tonkatsu, etc. to a variety of French restaurants such as the Grand Maison, a shopping arcade, a spa and a gym. The proud Hotel New Otani. The unique combination of an overwhelming variety of stays where you can take advantage of all of them and the meticulous hospitality provided by dedicated staff are the hallmarks of Hotel in Hotel.
>Executive House Zen Official Site

5-star award commemorative accommodation plan "ZEN Discovery Stay"

To celebrate the five-star award of Executive House Zen, we will sell special accommodation plans. A two-night stay plan that allows you to enjoy the special 87 rooms of Executive House Zen while utilizing various facilities boasting at Hotel New Otani, such as a 10,000-tsubo Japanese garden and the largest membership spa in Tokyo. And dining credit benefits that can be used at participating restaurants.

Period: Until Thursday, April 30, 2020 ※ Limited to online reservation ※ Limited to 2 consecutive nights or more
Price: Executive House Zen Deluxe Room (45㎡) per room from 170,200200
Executive House Zen Standard Room (36㎡) 1 room ¥ 143,580 ~
※ Price includes 2 nights room charge, tax and service charge when using 2 people per room.
Details: Up to 12,000 yen per room (including tax and service charge) with dining credit
[Applicable restaurants] Tour D’Argent Tokyo, Trader Vic’s Tokyo, Bella Vista, VIEW & DINING THE SKY, Tower Buffet, Seishintei, Live Room, Taikanen, Senba Tsuru, KATO’S DINING & BAR, Noodle Shop NAKAJIMA, SATSUKI, Garden Lounge, etc.
Inquiries: 03-3234-5678 (room reservation)

>5-star award commemorative accommodation plan “ZEN Discovery Stay”

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