Park Hyatt Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

The Park Hyatt is a popular Tokyo hot-spot. It's often filled with smartly dressed locals meeting and dining in the bamboo garden, having rather grand lunches in Girandole and in the oh-so-fashionable New York Grill, looking out over the Shinjuku skyscraper district and Mount Fuji to the south. The public areas are spacious and light with Louvre-like pyramids topping each of the three towers. On a bling day, have your sunglasses handy.

The facilities

The luxury hotel features a fabulous onsen, or traditional baths. Separate for men and women, this special place is the business. Wash first in the showers then head into the inner sanctum of cleanliness (not forgetting it’s next to godliness!) for an immersion in the 41-degree water. When you’re done, a dip in the 21-degree refreshing pool will get your heart racing and you’ll be ready for the sauna. Repeat the circuit until you’re exhausted - then head outside to pamper yourself with the luxurious Aesop body lotions. Stretch out with the latest in the international style magazines and a cup of tea while Tokyo seethes below you.

The rooms
The corridors here, with their sea-green walls, are some of the most enveloping luxury hotel corridors ever. Let your imagination carry you away and it can feel as though you’re swimming to your room. Inside, they are the biggest Tokyo has to offer, with views to the south of pulsing Shinjuku and Mount Fuji in the distance. To the north, the Tokyo megopolis continues.

Rooms at this luxury hotel are spacious and you'll want for nothing. There’s a walk-in wardrobe and a sizable bathroom stocked with wonderful Aesop botanicals from Australia. They smell divine and will leave your skin feeling better than when you walked in. Lather up and sink back into the tub to watch the ubiquitous flat-screen TV - after you’ve satisfied yourself that you know what every function on the washlet toilet does. Once you’re clean, either head for the New York Grill at the top of the tower or snuggle into bed with one of the books from your shelf and read about Japanese culture while tucking into the delicious Park Hyatt branded minibar goodies. The home-made rice crackers are divine. It’s a comfortable place to be.