The Mood - Hyatt Centric Ginza’s enviable location in the heart of Ginza does comes with its downside view wise. With such close proximity to the surrounding buildings, one can hardly call the views gleaned from the glass panels in the rooms panoramic. Tucked furtively amongst glitzy flagships of the luxury design brands that inhabit Ginza, the entrance of Hyatt Centric GInza appears more boutique than hotel and is a portal to the ebullient and fashionable interiors within. Commissioned artworks are etched onto the walls here at every turn and the reception lobby is a slick composition of mismatched furniture devoid of staid check-in counters. The colours and forms here are conjoined to make a strong impression that you are in new Tokyo even as the inspirations behind the forms are mostly carved from the city’s old roots.

 

The Gourmet Index - The dining option here is fashionably limited with only one culinary address with both bar and restaurant functions. Namiki667 provides slow-cooked specialties teased from the freshest local ingredients like Akigawa Wagyu beef and catch of the day fish and seafood. The terrace here overlooks Namiki Dori, a fabulous street that houses venerable confectioner Kuuya with the showy Osteria Gucci and Versace flagship within the same linear expanse, and is a great place for a summer cocktail to soak it all in.

 

The Service - There is a definitive newness to the service orientation of this property, where staff are likely to join guests in the gym with no hang-ups on the proprietary staff-guest divide most hotels would rigorously maintain. This hasn’t led to any major issues on guest satisfaction that we can discern and it is still smiles all around and business as usual, so Hyatt Centric may be on to something groundbreaking with this direction.