I'm Going To Japan

qilver wrote:

@Home Cafe, on the fifth floor of the Don Q. building in Akihabara. AKB48 floor is on the 8th floor. I hope to return soon, next visit to Japan. :woot:

thanks. i'd like to check it out sometime. :victory:

Park Hyatt Shinjuku
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View from the room (from same hotel)
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Hotel's Sky lit Atrium
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Dessert course from Girandole Restaurant at the Hotel
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Hotel's 25 meter pool with glass roof
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Handcrafted butter, yogurt, and milk from Hokkaido @ the hotel's delicatassen
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great pics! :applaud:

kenjilina wrote:great pics! :applaud:

thanx. i'm glad you enjoyed them, mate.

Tu_triky wrote:Park Hyatt Shinjuku
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I had dinner there last Christmas (at the NYGrill though) ... needless to say that I ate so much they had to roll me out! :shamefulcry: :rofl:

Toshi-kun, the views from your hotel windows are AMAZING. What floor were you on? You seem pretty high up.

Wynter wrote:Toshi-kun, the views from your hotel windows are AMAZING. What floor were you on? You seem pretty high up.

The thing about the Park Hyatt is that the rooms only occupy the upper 14 floors of the 52 storey Shinjuku Park Tower...so everybody has an amazing, commanding view of Tokyo. If you are facing the right direction you can even see Mount Fuji on a clear day. I believe my room was on the 41st or 42nd floor if I remember correctly.

Tu_triky wrote:

The thing about the Park Hyatt is that the rooms only occupy the upper 14 floors of the 52 storey Shinjuku Park Tower...so everybody has an amazing, commanding view of Tokyo. If you are facing the right direction you can even see Mount Fuji on a clear day. I believe my room was on the 41st or 42nd floor if I remember correctly.

Sugoi, what a brilliant idea! What are on the lower floors? Shops, conference rooms, halls, etc?

EstherM wrote:

I had dinner there last Christmas (at the NYGrill though) ... needless to say that I ate so much they had to roll me out! :shamefulcry: :rofl:

I ate at 3 of the restaruants there while staying at the hotel. We had brunch and the New York Grill....the steak and the all you can eat buffet were simply spectacular. The offerings at brunch were so incredible I was hard pressed to believe that you could actually go back more than once to fill your plate given how expensive Japan is.

I also had drinks one night at the New York Bar....after living in NY for three years...I can agree with one commentator who said the NY Bar in the Park Hyatt was "more NY than NY."

Wynter wrote:

Sugoi, what a brilliant idea! What are on the lower floors? Shops, conference rooms, halls, etc?

It's an office tower so I think it's mainly corporate business offices...Shinjuku is the financial center of Tokyo.

Tu_triky wrote:

It's an office tower so I think it's mainly corporate business offices...Shinjuku is the financial center of Tokyo.

Ah I see.

Wynter wrote:

Ah I see.

you know what else is kick ass? if you go back and see the picture with the skyroof lit pool above you will notice the hotel gym is around the outer periphery of the pool area.....the walls in the gym are all glass of course...and they have all the treadmills set up on the inside of the walls facing the glass at a perpendicular...so while you are on the treadmill you can look 40 stories below you and see all of Tokyo...it was the best experience I EVER had on a treadmill in my LIFE....moreover, each treadmill has a flat screen LCD TV with Cable, a remote control, and some headphones for private listening of TV while you are on the treadmill.

i worked out on that treadmill one night the view was simply breathaking...

Tu_triky wrote:

you know what else is kick ass? if you go back and see the picture with the skyroof lit pool above you will notice the hotel gym is around the outer periphery of the pool area.....the walls in the gym are all glass of course...and they have all the treadmills set up on the inside of the walls facing the glass at a perpendicular...so while you are on the treadmill you can look 40 stories below you and see all of Tokyo...it was the best experience I EVER had on a treadmill in my LIFE....moreover, each treadmill has a flat screen LCD TV with Cable, a remote control, and some headphones for private listening of TV while you are on the treadmill.

i worked out on that treadmill one night the view was simply breathaking...

Talk about an awesome motivator! Excersizing with the city at your feet is a lot more entertaining than a solid white wall, which is what I have. :shamefulcry:

I can't believe each treadmill has it's own screen. That's even more crazy than the pics you showed me where there were flat screens even in the bathroom.

Wynter wrote:

Talk about an awesome motivator! Excersizing with the city at your feet is a lot more entertaining than a solid white wall, which is what I have. :shamefulcry:

Seriously...I know it sounds cheesy, but when you are on the treadmill you feel like you are almost floating because of the view from so high up....I mean the treadmill is literally abutting the glass so there's nothing b/n you and the glass wall.

Dood, I'm not wealthy...but I felt like I was in some Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous documentary for a few days....they even have a woman to give you towels at the gym...you don't have to get it yourself.

I can't believe each treadmill has it's own screen. That's even more crazy than the pics you showed me where there were flat screens even in the bathroom.

The other hotel (Grand Hyatt) I stayed at hat the same thing....treadmills with their own screen....but that was nothing...the men's bathroom/locker room at Grand Hyatt was in and of itself amazing! It's all slick, very modern looking with complimentary robes for guests....it's all stone metal, glass and wood.....there's a granite jacuzzi you can use to chill out after working out.....and in the bathroom they have a men's lounge with oversized white leather chairs and a 42 inch plasma so you can chill out after you're done washing up and getting dressed....with complimentary fresh juices and fruit....it was ridiculous...that's how the rich ppl who don't think twice about that ish live.

Tu_triky wrote:

The other hotel (Grand Hyatt) I stayed at hat the same thing....treadmills with their own screen....but that was nothing...the men's bathroom/locker room at Grand Hyatt was in and of itself amazing! It's all slick, very modern looking with complimentary robes for guests....it's all stone metal, glass and wood.....there's a granite jacuzzi you can use to chill out after working out.....and in the bathroom they have a men's lounge with oversized white leather chairs and a 42 inch plasma so you can chill out after you're done washing up and getting dressed....with complimentary fresh juices and fruit....it was ridiculous...that's how the rich ppl who don't think twice about that ish live.

And yet you stayed in such a hotel. :shocked:

Tu_triky wrote:

I also had drinks one night at the New York Bar....after living in NY for three years...I can agree with one commentator who said the NY Bar in the Park Hyatt was "more NY than NY."

when i was there we had jasper playing the sax. went well with my hokkaido beer. :applaud:

Wynter wrote:

And yet you stayed in such a hotel. :shocked:

dood the hotel has so many amenities you can only take full advantage if you are staying for several days...because you ain't gonna spend the hotel time chillin' in the hotel...you wanna go out and see tokyo, ya feel!

the hotel pool @ the Grand Hyatt is pimp tho....underground made from imported red granite with a lighted jacuzzi. talk about money!

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kenjilina wrote:

when i was there we had jasper playing the sax. went well with my hokkaido beer. :applaud:

yeah the place gives off a very classy feel. hell i had a 25 year old single malt and felt older just by drinking it...i love their attention to detail, instead of throwing pre-formed ice cubes in your drinks they actually have a a pure, CLEAR block of ice that they chip with an icepick so they can put one big piece of clear ice so that it doesn't melt as quickly and dilute your drink. that's SERVICE, man!

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah the place gives off a very classy feel. hell i had a 25 year old single malt and felt older just by drinking it...i love their attention to detail, instead of throwing pre-formed ice cubes in your drinks they actually have a a pure, CLEAR block of ice that they chip with an icepick so they can put one big piece of clear ice so that it doesn't melt as quickly and dilute your drink. that's SERVICE, man!

yep. i'll definitely go back there.

Tu_triky wrote:

dood the hotel has so many amenities you can only take full advantage if you are staying for several days...because you ain't gonna spend the hotel time chillin' in the hotel...you wanna go out and see tokyo, ya feel!

the hotel pool @ the Grand Hyatt is pimp tho....underground made from imported red granite with a lighted jacuzzi. talk about money!

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Dang, that pool reminds me of a grotto. >>wants to go there<< :puppydog: