Need to know
Rooms
122, including 41 suites.
Check–Out
Noon. Check-in is 3pm, but both are flexible for an extra fee, subject to availability.
More details
Rates include a set American or Japanese breakfast for up to two people.
Also
Janu Tokyo has three rooms that have been adapted for guests with limited mobility.
At the hotel
Wellness centre, gym, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, sound system, Nespresso coffee machine, minibar and free soft drinks.
Our favourite rooms
Most rooms has a skyline-surveying private balcony, but we have our eye on those with views of the Eiffel-like Tokyo Tower.
Poolside
A suitably soothing and softly lit focal point of the spa, the 24-metre indoor pool is lined with inviting sofas and loungers. There’s a separate lounge pool, too, in case you weren’t yet sufficiently relaxed.
Spa
Janu doesn’t do wellness by halves – the 4,000-square-metre spa and wellness centre is one of the largest in the city. There’s a super-sized gym with five movement spaces, including a boxing ring, a spin studio and a recovery studio with a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. On the slower-heartrate side, there’s a hydrotherapy and thermal area and seven spa suites, plus two private spa houses with hot and cold plunge pools, a steam bath and a hammam. Personal trainers can put together tailored fitness plans, but the wellness centre is designed as a social space, so don’t be shy about signing up for the group movement, yoga and wellbeing classes, too.
Packing tips
Contemporary art is a big deal around here – if you’re not up to scratch with a chisel or a 3D printer, chuck in a few rolls of film to capture some suitably atmospheric shots.
Also
Watch this space for specialist spa and training retreats, courtesy of an international lineup of wellness experts.
Children
Little Smiths are welcome, but not especially catered to. The concierge can arrange babysitting for JPY5,500 an hour.