We visited the Park Hotel as part of our honeymoon stay in Japan, I was keen on staying in a place that had great views, the Hotel stakes up the top 25 or so floors of a modern skyscraper structure in the media/advertising area of Tokyo. It is very close (well literally on top of one Metro station) and is a few seconds walk from the elevated railway that goes to Odiaba, you can also access Shimbashi Station which is a 5 min walk through a series of walkways, some elevated, mostly underground that have shops and cafe's/restaurants. You are also a few mins walk from the Caretta Shiodome building which has a fairly extensive food court.

The tube stations nearby provide close access to whichever direction you might be heading in to the centre of Tokyo.

Worth noting also, the Hotel is 10 mins to Tsukiji Fish Market, we made the most of our jet lag and got up early to see the tuna auctions, a great experience.

The Hotel itself is welcoming, staff very polite and helpful, the room was small (but average sized by Tokyo standards, I'm told) but was well designed, not claustrophobic and had amazing views over the harbour and Odiaba (from the 29th floor.)

Service was very good, laundry was taken care of very efficiently, our luggage was couriered onto Kyoto by the staff with no problems or hassles. Everybody was polite and friendly.

I had a strong, free wifi signal in my room, which was a pleasant surprise, I had assumed that the wifi was centred around the Reception area, but there was an alternative router entitled something like 'Park Hotel Games' which was great.

Breakfasts were plentiful, both European and Japanese style, the European style breakfast was not quite like you would find in a European Hotel (the way the bacon, eggs and sausage were made up etc:) but that is to be expected I think and it tasted just fine to me.

The main thing for me was the Hotel's location. For a first timer, Tokyo is a mildly confusing place and even though you don't walk out right in the middle of the action, it's right by Ginza, Odiaba and Tsukiji, having the Metro in such close proximity made travel around the city very easy and pleasurable.

I've stayed in a few different 'neighbourhoods' around Tokyo. The Park Hotel is a little more out of the way than is ideal for first time travelers, but don't dismiss it on those grounds, especially if you're a little more familiar with Tokyo (or are traveling on business).

The hotel is nice and modern, with compact but attractive rooms featuring great views of Tokyo (especially at night! Wow!). There are English-language channels on the television, a couple of good restaurants, a laundry room with a couple of washer-dryers (which is a real boon! Don't get stuck in Tokyo without somewhere to wash your clothes, unless you want to pay the hotel $10 to clean your socks!)

The staff are friendly and helpful, and very professional. English is no problem. I stayed for five nights and really enjoyed myself.

**Another word on the location: Shiodome is a business area. To really get your bearings, you'll need to undertake a little trial and error with the various walkways and bridges. There are nearby restaurants beneath the office blocks, but the streets don't offer much to tourists and you'll need to walk to the train to access most Tokyo attractions. I love walking and Ginza and the Tsukiji Fish Markets are both within easy range (especially since everything's so flat in Tokyo) if you know which direction to head in. However, travelers with children should take note.**

We recently stayed a couple of nights at the Park Hotel. The room, although small, was comfortable and clean and had wonderful views of the Tokyo Tower and Mt Fuji. The most impressive thing about this hotel was how the staff (in particular guest relations chief, Chris) went the extra mile to help arrange our booking and trip to a hot spring in Hakone. They took the time to make our reservations and write down all the necessary details for us. Thanks to this we had a lovely stay in Hakone too.

The Park Hotel is a very nice, well-managed hotel in the Shiodome area of Tokyo. Shiodome may very well be the hotel's greatest asset and it's greatest detraction. The disorienting layout of Shiodome physically isolates the hotel from the surrounding areas, which makes the area very quiet and peaceful, but also makes it slightly difficult to get to other areas of Tokyo. The Ginza and Shinbashi are quite close, but the layered walkways of Shiodome make it seem much further away. The rooms are small, but very comfortable and well-appointed. The views from all the rooms are just extraordinary. If you want to be in the middle of Tokyo's hustle and bustle, I wouldn't recommend the quiet and isolated Park Hotel, but if you want to a nighttime break from big city chaos, the Park Hotel certainly fits the bill.