Rising high above the streets of downtown Tokyo, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu combines traditional architecture and contemporary design to dazzling effect. In the two-story lobby, slender wooden beams echo temple and shrine interiors, while a large-scale Ikebana flower arrangement hints at the original art collection within. Guestrooms are designed to customize your space with movable shoji panels; the Carju Rajah Tiado spa and huge indoor pool invite you to unwind; and five bars and restaurants entice you with a tour of the very best modern Asian cuisine.

• Try a Vital Spa — a salt bath combined with low-temperature mist sauna — or get groomed for dinner in the gentlemen's barber room
• All 251 guestrooms and suites feature sliding shoji screens
• Stay in touch with a complimentary "Handy" smartphone, including data, local maps, and international calls to six countries
• Discover the delicacy and precision of kaiseki cuisine at Suiren, led by master chef Minoru Tsuge
• Admire contemporary Japanese art throughout the property, including calligraphy and Ikebana flower arrangements
• Work out in a 15th-floor gym overlooking the city or relax in the Jacuzzi or 65 ft / 20 m indoor pool