Much of Hoshinoya Tokyo’s first floor is lined with wooden storage cubbies, as guests are asked to remove their shoes upon entering.

The building’s exterior features a metal latticework overlay, nodding to classic kimono patterns.

Guestrooms are replete with various kinds of wood accented by gold and black hues, and indirect lighting that glows from behind shoji screens. 

The hotel’s unassuming underground entrance, located on one of the building’s two basement floors.

Traditional Japanese materials, such as sliding paper doors and tatami mats, reinforce the ryokan feeling in guestrooms.

The top-floor open-air onsen is fed by onsite hot springs. 

The top-floor open-air onsen is fed by onsite hot springs. 

The lobby’s red lacquer reception desk is the only indication that guests are in a hotel.