Hyatt’s 2 new The Unbound Collection hotels around Tokyo to book now: Hotel Toranomon Hills will excite city types while Fuji Speedway Hotel offers something for nature-lovers – and motorsport fans

May 22 , 2024

New hotels in Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills and at Fuji Speedway offer guests a choice of being based in an entertainment hub, or outside the city in a base ideal for nature-lovers and lovers of motorsport. Photos: Handout

Hotel Toranomon Hills has a Michelin-starred chef, Sergio Herman, and is connected to Station Tower that also houses Tokyo Node, an innovation hub

Fuji Speedway, meanwhile, has rooms overlooking the FIA Grade 1 racecourse while others offer contrasting views of Mount Fuji – oh, and there’s an onsen and spa, too

In case you need yet another reason to visit Japan, Hyatt has just added two Japanese properties to its exclusive The Unbound Collection portfolio. With only nine properties across the Asia-Pacific, the collection promises “story-worthy” hotels, each with a distinct character, making them ideal for travellers looking for something out of the ordinary.

Hotel Toranomon Hills

The newly opened Hotel Toranomon Hills is Tokyo’s first – and the collection’s most unexpected – addition. It’s connected to Station Tower, the latest skyscraper in the Toranomon Hills complex, which also houses Tokyo Node, a 10,000-square-metre innovation hub that includes multiple restaurants, a multi-format hall, and lab space with a state-of-the-art video studio. Unlike many Tokyo hotels, it can also be accessed via street level and is especially inviting with its leafy outdoor terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows.

The lobby’s contemporary open-concept design creates a warm, buzzy atmosphere minus the pretension. This vibe continues in each of the 205 rooms designed by Space Copenhagen, which feature minimalist interiors inspired by Japanese and Danish aesthetics, as well as luxe essentials like filtered water drinking stations, hi-tech Japanese hairdryers and work stations. The bigger Toranomon Suites even come with flexible multipurpose areas that can be converted depending on your needs.

While the rooms are a blend of style and function, a major draw for business travellers will be The Lounge, a two-story, multifunctional space available to guests 24/7. Unlike your bog-standard executive lounge offering a few snacks and drinks, it also provides showers, private relaxation areas where you can take a snooze, storage lockers as well as co-working spaces – a cool new blueprint for what a hotel lounge should offer.

Le Pristine Tokyo restaurant at the Hotel Toranomon Hills

Also generating buzz is the hotel’s casual fine dining restaurant, Le Pristine Tokyo. Helmed by Antwerp-based Sergio Herman, it marks the first time that Hyatt has partnered with a Michelin-starred chef to bring his dining concept to one of their properties. It’s worth noting too that Herman oversees all the food and beverage at the hotel, including at the more casual Le Pristine cafe.

Food at Le Pristine Tokyo restaurant at the Hotel Toranomon Hills