Grand hotel that combines ... 700 meters west of Tokyo Station, this is one of the older hotels in the city, located in a prime spot facing the eastern moat of the Imperial Palace grounds.

Half the 290 rooms feature balconies—Tokyo unicorns—directly overlooking the Imperial Palace moats. The hotel balances Japanese aesthetics with modern function without museum-like stiffness.

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...