Photo Courtesy of Palace Hotel Tokyo

Travel + Leisure magazine has recognized the Palace Hotel Tokyo in Marunouchi in its ‘Best Hotel, 100 or More Rooms’ in its annual Design Awards. The magazine named the property for its “understated luxury,” its “traditional grandeur” and “sense of sophisticated restraint,” making it the first ever Japanese hotel to receive a T+L Design Award. The Palace is amongst Japan's best luxury hotels, with 290 rooms and suites, 10 restaurants and bars, and an evian SPA amongst the best amenities. “More than anything, we wanted the look and feel of this hotel to exhibit and celebrate hallmarks of Japanese aesthetics,” said Masaru Watanabe, the hotel’s executive director and general manager. “The T+L award puts an exclamation point on the realization of that ambition.”