Located on the fashionable Meguro-dori, Hotel Claska is a hip boutique hotel in the sprawling western suburbs of Tokyo. To the typical “sightseeing 3 days package tour traveller” it might be considered out of the way but with the ubiquitous Tokyo public transport system we were never more than a short bus, taxi or train ride to most major destinations across Tokyo.

Before you have to worry about transport however, you’ll need to actually get your hands on a room and with just fifteen from which to choose this means booking well in advance to avoid disappointment at most times of the year. We dealt with the hotel directly through their website and always received a prompt response plus all staff have a good grasp of English, which made things much easier.

From the outside, the hotel doesn’t give much away, instead it remains faithful to it’s heritage as a 1960’s business hotel but inside it has been transformed into a place that attracts the fashionable locals as well as the traveller who is looking to enjoy a more visceral experience than what you may get further down the street at a bland Sheraton or Hyatt.

The pool of accommodation consists of nine Western style rooms, three Tatami rooms (Japanese style) and three weekly rooms – the latter of which are sized at 17m² and each feature a unique design.

After staying in a Premium Double (31m² – ¥34,650) at the sublime Mitsui Gardens in Ginza on a previous (sans child) Tokyo stopover we knew we needed something bigger this time with number one daughter in tow.

And so it was room 502 at Hotel Claska that eventually made the cut at 48m² and ¥30,450 (View current pricelist). We booked a few months out and had to juggle things in able to get a full stretch of two weeks in one room as they are always heavily booked.

And once you get there, you can see why.

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