The best budget and mid-range hotels in Tokyo in 2026 are Tokyu Stay Shinjuku, with washer-dryers in many rooms, Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa International with Skytree views, Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Premier, Dormy Inn Premium Shibuya Jingumae with its hot-spring bath and free late-night ramen, Hotel Gracery Shinjuku and APA Hotel Shinjuku Kabukicho Tower.
Tokyo's business hotels are clean, efficient and well located, though rooms are small. Look for hotels within a few minutes of a station on the JR Yamanote line or a major subway line.
Apartment-style rooms with washer-dryers.
Tokyu Stay Shinjuku has compact rooms, many with washer-dryers and microwaves, near Shinjuku-sanchome.
It is ideal for longer stays.
Good to know: Request a room with a washer-dryer.
3-7-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022
Skytree views a short walk from Senso-ji.
Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa International is a comfortable mid-range hotel near Senso-ji, with many rooms facing Skytree.
It is good value for the area.
Good to know: Ask for a Skytree-view room.
2-6-7 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032
High-floor views at a mid-range price.
Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Premier occupies the upper floors of a Ginza tower, with views over the city and Tokyo Bay.
It is a stylish, good-value base.
Good to know: Book a bay-view room.
8-13-1 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061
A hot-spring bath and free late-night ramen.
Dormy Inn Premium Shibuya Jingumae has a large public bath and serves free bowls of ramen late in the evening, a famous Dormy Inn perk.
It is between Shibuya and Harajuku.
Good to know: Don't miss the free late-night ramen.
6-24-4 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0001
The Godzilla hotel, steps from Shinjuku Station.
Hotel Gracery Shinjuku is a large, efficient hotel in Kabukicho with a giant Godzilla head on its terrace.
It is very central.
Good to know: Book a Godzilla-view room.
1-19-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-8466
A huge business hotel with a rooftop pool.
APA Hotel Shinjuku Kabukicho Tower has very compact rooms, a large public bath and a seasonal rooftop pool.
Rooms are tiny, but prices are low.
Good to know: Pack light; rooms are small.
1-20-2 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0021
Business hotels typically cost about ¥12,000 to ¥25,000 a night, more in peak seasons.
A Japanese hotel style with compact, efficient rooms, aimed at business travelers but popular with tourists.
Dormy Inn hotels have large public baths, often with hot-spring water.
Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno have the most good-value hotels near major stations.
Many have coin laundries; Tokyu Stay has washer-dryers in rooms.