Conrad Tokyo review: King Room Bay View

Conrad Tokyo Review

Here is my Conrad Tokyo review!

For this family trip to Japan involving my husband and two children, we were in Tokyo for three days (and Osaka for a week). Within Tokyo, we stayed two nights at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo and one night at Conrad Tokyo.

Twentyeight – bar and lounge on the 28th floor

Cloudy day over the Tokyo skyline

Conrad Tokyo Review: AMEX FHR rate

With the American Express Platinum Charge Card, I possessed two key benefits for this stay: Hilton Honors Gold status, and the ability to book American Express FHR (Fine Hotels and Resorts).

Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) rates include

• Complimentary room upgrade upon arrival, subject to availability
• Complimentary breakfast
• Early check-in at 12pm, subject to availability
• Guaranteed 4pm late check-out
• Hotel credit of USD 100 or more (depending on property) to be used during the stay 

Note: for this stay of ours, we had USD125 in property credit, which worked out to be JPY15,250.

Platinum Charge Card holders may make travel bookings via the Amex Travel Portal website.

In addition, with the American Express Platinum Charge Card – which comes with SGD800 worth of annual travel credits (SGD400 for flight, SGD400 for hotel), these benefits can be stacked with flight or hotel bookings that are made via the Amex Travel Portal.

Translated: For this stay, I enjoyed BOTH the FHR benefits AND reduced the cost of my stay by SGD400. At the time of booking, the Conrad Tokyo was about SGD420 in total including taxes. I paid about SGD20 for the stay.

American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) welcome letter. Property credit at the time of stay: USD125 = JPY15250

But this is our very first stay at a Hilton property in Japan.

Corridor along Conrad Tokyo

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Conrad Tokyo review: King Room Bay View

As part of Amex FHR benefits, my family received a complimentary room upgrade. Our original booking was a King Room City View, but the hotel upgraded it to a King Room Bay View.

Entrance

King Room Bay View

Baby cot was later delivered

Baby cot positioned next to the King bed

TV and desk area

Well-stocked

Coffee and Tea making facilities

Wardrobe

In Japan, it is common for pyjamas to be provided for guests – it’s really thoughtful and ‘hotel pyjamas’ feels special. Plus, one less thing for visitors to pack!

Drawers with pyjamas

View from room

Night view

Bathroom

The bathroom is generously sized. Most eye-catching is the bathtub, right by the glass wall. Curtains can be drawn up or down cover the glass wall.

Bathtub

Position yourself at a good right angle in the bathtub. And it’s suddenly possible to make eye contact with another person in bed. Lol.

Towel Rack

Double Sink

More bath amenities

Glass doors

separate shower and toilet area

Toilet

Japanese Toilet Configurations

Conrad Tokyo Review: Child-Friendly

I must say, in this Conrad Tokyo review, that the hotel is truly welcoming to children. 

For a starters, during reception check-in, they handed my children plastic water bottles in the shape of Hello Kitty and the Tokyo Bullet Train. (No pictures unfortunately – kids ran off with them and lost them later in the day).

In the bathroom, we found a diaper bin!

Diaper Bin

It’s hard to say if this is a common practice for hotels in Japan, but at our last stay at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo, we were also given a diaper bin. If only more places globally would do the same – anything to help parents with young children is always greatly appreciated.

Odour prevention

Child Gift Bag

Bath sponge, Toothbrush, Slippers

Child Bathrobe

Bathrobe and Slippers

These toys are really typical of the Conrad brand – in my previous stays at Conrad Centennial Singapore, we too have received similar little cuties for our stays.

Complimentary Toys

Swimming Pool and Gym

At Conrad Tokyo, Mizuki Spa and Fitness includes the swimming pool, gym, and spa areas.

Entrance to Mizuki Spa and Fitness

Near the reception areas

Swimming Pool

In the evenings, the pool is especially beautiful.

Night View

Floats

Gym

With Social Distancing in place

Indoor Spa facilities

Hotel guests at the Conrad Tokyo have access to the indoor spa facilities.

Locker Area

Resting Area

Yes, that was my blood pressure of the day

Dressing Tables

Spoilt for choice

Note: for obvious reasons, technically, photo-taking is discouraged in this area. I took pictures only because NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE at the time of visitation. If there are other people around, for courtesy’s sake, do avoid even bringing cell phones into this area.

Soaking tubs. And doors to the steam bath (left behind) and sauna (right behind).

In Japan, before using the public bath, one should thoroughly shower and ensure 100% cleanliness before entering the baths. The washing area exists for this purpose.

Washing Area

Such is the world through the eyes of a child.

Breakfast at Cerise

For Hilton Gold or Diamond members, or those who booked their stay with FHR benefits, breakfast would be included as part of the hotel stay. 

Cerise – seating area

The Japanese section is spectacularly impressive: there’s an array of pickles, soba noodles, miso soup…

Japanese section

Bonito Tataki with Grated Yam

Grilled Salmon and Fried Fish Cake

Western Section

Breads

Jams, Butters, Maple Syrup, Honey, Nutella, Peanut Butter

Salad section

Cured Meats and Cheese

And a very tasty ajillo (Spanish dish of vegetables in a hot olive oil)

Milks, Milkshakes, and Yogurt-based drinks (left) and Cereals (right)

I am a sucker for pannacotta (I would describe it as a milk pudding), and the Conrad Tokyo does it so well. Super milky and creamy with a sour berry topping – its the perfect way to end the breakfast.

Yogurt and Chia Seeds Parfait (top) and Berry Pannacotta (bottom)

I hardly expected anything from dried fruits; my regular experience of dried fruit is basically having raisins and nothing else.

Here, my two-year-old went CRAZY over these dried fruit and could not stop having them, so I had to see what the fuss was about. These were a pleasant surprise: sweet, rich in flavours and not drying to the mouth – they were surprisingly enjoyable!

I was not offended when the kid, upon trying these, wanted dried fruit ONLY for breakfast. 

Assorted Dried Fruits

Conrad Tokyo review: Breakfast Mains to choose from

Preparation of Premium Mains. I see Eggs Benedict in front (bottom left)

Fricassee Lobster Omelet: Lobster, Mushroom Fricassee, Lobster Bisque sauce

Smorrebrod Lobster: Pain de Seigle, Lobster, Scrambled Egg, Tomato, Avocado, Mushrooms

A very decadent sandwich

Gardens by Conrad Tokyo

The beautiful thing about Tokyo is that, despite how busy, ultra modern and metropolitan it is, there’s actually abundant greenery located within the city itself.

Gardens – walking distance from Conrad Tokyo

Hama-rikyū Garden

Garden surrounds a lake

Spot the Conrad Tokyo hotel

Overall thoughts

Conrad Tokyo review and final verdict: there is something about the Conrad Tokyo that makes you fall in love with it, in so many different ways. From the warm welcome by all staff, to the Japanese hospitality, to the level of detail given to ensure guests’ comfort, it’s hard to pinpoint what exactly makes the Conrad Tokyo hotel so special.

But a few things do stand out.

Healthy breakfast

For an International audience

Oh how I miss the room

The Conrad Tokyo has been informally rated by many bloggers and the Hilton Honors facebook community group (search ‘Hilton Honors Community’ on facebook) as the best Conrad hotel in Asia (if not in the world), and it definitely lives up to that reputation.

And of course, the cherry on top has to be the benefits that came with American Express FHR rates – the room upgrade, complimentary breakfast, and 4pm late checkout just amplified the perfection in ways we can’t explain.

American Express Platinum Charge Card (Image source: American Express)

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