Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo review: Deluxe Room

Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo: complimentary 3D2N stay with AMEX

With Japan opening up – my family and I were definitely excited with the ease of travel to the land of the rising sun again. Pre-pandemic, we typically travelled to Japan at least once a year, so it’s something we sorely missed. For this trip to Tokyo, we stayed at this place as well as at the Conrad Tokyo.

Here’s the backstory of how I got a complimentary stay at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo.

Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo

It’s thanks to the American Express Platinum Charge card.

The card’s lifestyle benefits are practically unrivalled: hotel and travel perks (complimentary hotel stay, Elite statuses in 4 Hotel Rewards programmes, unlimited airport lounge visitations), dining privileges (see love dining hotel guide and restaurant guide), and other perks (e.g. spa discounts) – it’s worth the hefty annual fees of S$1712

One of the lesser-known card benefits: Platinum charge card holders do NOT have to pay the annual fees of other American Express cards that they own.

Personally, I also hold the American Express Platinum Reserve card (not to be confused with the Platinum Charge card), and the Krisflyer Ascend Credit card – and both annual fees of $535 and $337.05 respectively are waived.

The Platinum Reserve card is a cheaper and inferior version of the Platinum charge card, but just by virtue of owning it, card holders enjoy additional benefits in the form of vouchers (e.g. complimentary wine, special hotel stay rates).

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Voucher: Complimentary 3D2N stay at partcipating Fraser properties worldwide

But now, with travel actually being feasible, this voucher would be as relevant as pre-pandemic times. 

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Welcome to Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo

The family (consisting of myself, husband, and two small children), after arriving in Tokyo made our way to the hotel.

Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo had opened in August 2020 and is rather new.

Check-in counters

Aesthetically pleasing wall area by the lobby

Waiting Area

Moss Cafe

Moss Cafe

Peaceful and Serene

And then, we made our way to the rooms

Deluxe Room

The complimentary room type for our 3D2N stay at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo is the Deluxe Room.

Entrance – bathroom door on left, wardrobe and washing machine on right

Wardrobe by the entrance

King sized bed

Deluxe Room

Baby Cot

It’s so thoughtful and things like these make parents so happy; throwing out soiled diapers without worrying about the room smelling like diapers / needing to find a separate plastic bag for it? YESSSSSS.

Diaper disposal bin

Sofa and desk area

lamp by the workdesk

Hidden power socket. Slide to open and close.

For the kids

View of Tokyo from the room

Television mounted on the wall

Separated coffee and tea making area

Counter area

Mini Fridge

Washing Machine

A really cool feature in the Deluxe Room at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo: there’s a washing machine.

Located by the entrance

Washing Machine

Laundry detergent – see the little plastic box on the shelf?

Again, not an issue for us (husband is a Japanese, and I understand it fluently enough) and we managed to use the washer and dryer functions easily. It’s only much later in our stay, that we realised the room’s guestbook had English instructions on how to operate the machine in English. Haha!

Everything is in Japanese

Bathroom

The bathroom was also well-designed. I was really awed at how they save space here – see the shelving compartments for toilet paper, weighing scale, and towels?

World’s most complex toilet configuration

Sliding drawer of bathroom amenities

Shower area

Bathroom Amenities by Malin + Goetzi

Gym and Sauna

I’ll say this upfront: there is no swimming pool at Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo. 

There is a gym and sauna, and these are basic but adequate.

Gym

Empty most of the time

Locker Area

Simple shower and sauna area

Tiny sauna

Hand washing area

Overall thoughts: Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo

At the time of staying, (taking into account the weak Japanese yen around the later part of 2022), the regular room rate works out to be about SGD 150 to SGD 200 for most nights. For that price in Japan,  the room is a reasonable size. It’s hard to comment if the pricing is as such because of the pandemic or the economic situation in Japan – I can only say it is what it is.

But we did love the room. There was ample space for our two small children, the bed was comfortable, and we had no complaints. 

It was wonderful that we managed to stay complimentary for the 3D2N duration. In Japan, accomodation is generally not very cheap, so considering everything we’ve got, it was overall a very excellent stay.

Final Note:

At the time of writing, this property is has announced a temporary closure until July 2023. As such, in the interim, this property is not available for redemption of complimentary 3D2N stay with the American Express voucher. The other Japan property would be Fraser Residence Nankai in Osaka.

For the list of other participating properties globally, please check out this link right here. 

Update late 2023:

There is no more news regarding the reopening of Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo (not that I could find, at least). Currently, it is unclear if the property will ever reopen, or whether it has been permantly closed. Readers are advised to check hotel availability carefully before making any travel or stay-related decisions.

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

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• American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 35, 000 Krisflyer miles when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met. 

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed on this page are that of Happy High Life and may not necessarily reflect the position of American Express. Happy High Life is not responsible for any decisions made by readers. The terms and conditions for each credit card's application and usage may be subject to change by American Express. Therefore, readers are recommended to check any matters with American Express or its partners; the list of all benefits of the Platinum Charge Card can be found here.

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