Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel

Our first time in Tokyo, we were impressed with the larger sized rooms (being Japan we expected a smaller room) and service. The breakfast buffet was an added bonus offering a selection on Asian and Western breakfast choices. I appreciated some of the healthier choices they offered for breakfast, such as the salad, vegetables, grilled fish, and smoked salmon. They also had made to order omelettes. Walking distance to wonderful Ginza shopping, restaurants, and 2 different subway lines. Would stay here again.

Location is great. Walking distance to fish market, metro, great restaurants and bars. The room is sufficiently large (you’re in Asia). We had a roll-​away bed for our teenage son, and it was fine.
We stayed her for 6 days/​5 nights. The concierges are fantastic, patient, reserved restaurants for us and gave great recommendations.
We had afternoon tea often, as the honey cake is very tasty.
Wouldn’t hesitate to come back.

Travel to Japan once a quarter and always have a great experience. One of the reasons is the Courtyard in the Giza district where I stay everytime I’m in Tokyo.
The staff is always very friendly and helpful speaking fluent English. The location is perfect being within walking distance to be the best shopping and restaurants available. Also a short cab ride to most of the necessary business areas. The rooms are a bit small but are extremely clean and accommodating. The hotel also provides a shuttle to the Narita airport for approximately $ 30 US dollars (31,000 yen) which is a great deal compared to taking a cab which can cost over $ 200.
While they don’t have a lounge they do offer a very good breakfast buffet with many options including some local food choices and your standard eggs, pancakes, fruit variety.
Good hotel, always satisfied with my stay.

This road warrior loves this hotel and its very helpful, friendly, up beat and professional staff. I have stayed in Marriott properties all over the world and this Courtyard and its staff is perfect. The service and the hospitality experience here is outstanding. I have never had an urge to revisit a hotel and this Courtyard makes me want to come back again and again.
The staff is amazing. As soon as I got off the Limo bus, I was greeted and my keys were ready. Bags were in my room before I completed my selection of my reward treats. I had a few questions about dinner and I received great recommendations for Izakaya and Ramen. They sent me to Ippudo’s that was just around the block. Over the 3 nites, we went to both the recommended Izakayas and they were fantastic.
I paid with hotel points but I would have gladly paid their asking price and even more. The service is top notch. The free buffet break fast is no joke. There is sooooo much to eat, from dim sum, to custom pancakes, custom omelets, 12 pastries, cold cut, salmon, miso, porridge, grilled fish, cut fruits, tempura, bacon, grilled veges, fruits and juice, yoghurt, expresso. etc etc. You can have a continental breakfast or eggs benedict, or a traditional Japanese breakfast.
The location of this hotel is fantastic. Its near to the Higashi Ginza metro/​subway. You can walk to Ginza (5 mins) (big shopping area) and also Tsukiji Fish Market (10 mins). Its off Ginza and that is a good thing. You can find many affordable dining options just one block away in the local izakayas and restaurants. The proximity to the metro is a great convienience. Get on the metro and you can reach all corners of Tokyo. A 600Yen ticket will allow you to ride all day.
Major plus with this location.
1. Easy to get here from Narita. There is a limo bus service from Narita that takes you and all your luggage right to the doors for about 3100yen. Same for getting back to Narita. No need to lug your luggage all over.
2. Service is outstanding. The check in, the loyalty rewards, the hotel breakfast, the staff, the bell hop. I called to reserve tics to get back to Narita. When the time came, I called down to the bell hop. He came up in 5 mins, tagged my bags for the limo bus and had my tickets with him. Handed me tickets and tags in a nice and neat stack. How thoughtful.
3. Smart hotel. Clever use of technology. I used my hotel key to ride the elevator. It knows which floor I am going to. Both secure, control and smart. Why can’t we have this in all hotels?
4. The staff. It was raining, they see I do not have an umbrella, they get one and loan it to me.

Ginza courtyard or Ginza Tobu or Ginza marriott, depends on whom you speak to, this place has way too many names and cabbies would ask you twice.
Hotel is not new, in fact this is first marriott group in the area that Marriott took over over ten years ago, and hasn’t been renovated since. With mighty Japanese housekeepers the place still look clean but shows age rapidly due to high popularity amongst tourists from Asia (10 years ago this hotel was all westerners… what a change) booking has became very challenging lately and price has gone back.
Customer service has improved and equally treating customers — should have seen snobby racial discrimination years ago!
Room is large for Japanese hotel but not roomy for American brand, very narrow entrance and little space for luggage. Amenity is very poor with mysterious smell soap and shampoo, which seems to be staple of all marriott brand in Japan. I just wish they look other American brand and use better quality items.
Breakfast is free for guests, and full Buffett is nice… until you eat very same meal items for five+ days straight.
Fitness center is located at basement, they recently added more cardio machines which made room more crowded. Temp inside is hot and humid, AC doesn’t work so well here. Free weights are up to 10kg… makes nice paperweight. Machines are very old and missing some critical piece to maximize its usage.
The location is hit and miss, depends on what you want in your hotel life. Ginza is 5^th avenue if Tokyo with all high end shops and bars. However if you look in close you might find affordable dinning experience here.
Concierge is not very helpful — couldn’t locate a barbershop, and every restaurant recommended were high end, just use Unilocal to navigate around!

Outstanding!
I love Tokyo and its people! I had a lovely stay here years ago but never wrote a review. My stay here was wonderful ! The whole staff was exceptional. I love the deep tubs and getting back from my shopping in Ginza with hot tea waiting for me. This central and close to everything I needed for my vacation. Thank you for my perfect stay here.

When travelling one of the concerns is always the hotel stay and its location. For this trip we chose the Marriott as its a trusted brand and the location was right in the Ginza shopping district with train access nearby. Its a 1000 yen cab ride from Tokyo station and its a stop on the Limousine Bus from Narita. So getting to here from the airport is very easy.
You are several blocks from the Ginza Core shopping district and the same from the Tsujiki fish market (if you plan to queue up for the tuna auction at 430am then this is your hotel). Naturally, restaurants are within a short walk from the front doors and less commotion than the craziness of Shinjuku station and its surrounding area.
So you can expect if you are on the premium floor
a large well appointed modern room with all the amenities including robes, Japanese pajama, excellent coffee and matcha tea, well stocked mini bar (beers are under 400 yen), walk in closet, complimentary water and the fastest 30MB in room internet experience ever
You also get local Japanese and international tv channels, a desk and sitting area to enjoy your tea
The Buffet Breakfast offers traditional Japanese breakfast (rice, fish, pickles and miso soup), american style with pancakes, waffles, bacon and eggs, cereals and fruit, European style with cheese, smoked salmon, french pastries, yogurts and musli, a salad bar (actually many asians were eating salad for breakfast) and iron Chef Akimoto making omlettes and Eggs Benedict to order. Stuffed yet?
Dinner offers a similar buffet but adds seafoods, roast beef, steaks a la carte, and a dessert area as well.
I didnt have lunch here but I was told its a popular business hang out due to the fact it offers a western food experience.
They also have a traditional Japanese restaurant and front lobby bar (with dessert menu).
Service is very attentive and no tipping is required or expected and they have english speaking staff to assist with transportation and tour bookings.
This also was a wedding destination as we saw two wedding parties on different nights as they have banquet facilities used for business as well.
The highlight of the trip was our stay here and we surely do miss the Toto electric toilet
room rate is around $ 220 a night