Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo is a 135-room hotel about three minutes on foot from the Yaesu North exit of Tokyo Station, run by the company that opened its first inn in Kanda in 1899. It is a modern hotel, not a ryokan, and the rules that catch people out are these: canceling the day before costs 100 percent, the breakfast buffet goes from 2,800 to 3,200 yen on October 1, 2026, luggage storage has had fees since June 1, 2026, FORUS rooms have a shower only, and you pay the full stay on arrival.
This page reads the hotel’s own English and Japanese pages: the FAQ, the overview, the terms of stay, the house rules, the access and breakfast pages and the 2026 notices. Where they disagree with each other, we say so. For how it compares with the other hotels around the station, see our Tokyo Station hotels guide.
Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo at a glance
| Item | Official rule |
|---|---|
| Check-in / out | 14:00 / 11:00. Last check-in 24:00 (Japanese page). |
| Cancellation (individual) | 20% two days before, 100% the day before, on the day and for a no-show. |
| No-show cutoff | Not arrived and no call by 10 p.m. may count as canceled. |
| Breakfast buffet | 2,800 yen; 3,200 yen from October 1, 2026. Under elementary school age free. |
| Children | No child rate. Elementary school and up pay as adults; younger children share a bed free. |
| Bathrooms | FORUS rooms: shower only. No large public bath listed. |
| Luggage | Free on the day. Longer storage 1,000 yen per item from day 8 (since June 1, 2026). |
| Parking | 2,000 yen per night, 34 spaces, reservation needed. One English page says 1,200 yen. |
| Payment | Full payment on arrival. Cards, PayPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Suica. |
| Walk from Tokyo Station | About 3 minutes from Yaesu North. One English page says 4. |
What kind of hotel is Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo?
A high-rise hotel with a ryokan family history
The name Ryumeikan belongs to a Tokyo inn that opened in 1899 in Kanda Surugadai as a branch of an older inn, Naguraya. The inns burned down in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake; the present hotel opened in June 2009. The hotel describes itself as carrying on the tradition of the original Ryokan Ryumeikan Honten, and in Japanese calls itself a small luxury hotel three minutes from Tokyo Station. In practice it is a Western-style hotel: reception on the 15th floor and guest rooms on floors 8 to 14.
FORUS rooms have a shower, not a bath
This is the detail most likely to disappoint. About 30 percent of the rooms were redesigned in 2019 as FORUS, and the FAQ lists their bathroom as shower room only. Single, Standard Twin, Universal and Triple rooms have a unit bath, where the tub and toilet share one space. Only Corner Deluxe Twin, Double and Premium rooms have a separate bathroom with a Japanese-style washing area outside the tub. If a soak matters to you, book by room type rather than by price.
No large bath on the hotel’s pages
The facilities page, overview and FAQ do not mention a public bath or onsen, so there is no tattoo rule to worry about here; bathing is in your room. For families of three or more, the Japanese-Western Junior Suite gets futon bedding, and the Japanese FAQ says futons are laid out only when three or more people stay.
Cancellation at Ryumeikan Tokyo: 100 percent the day before
The individual cancellation table
The FAQ in both languages gives the same four steps for individual bookings: 20 percent of the basic room rate two days before check-in, 100 percent the day before, 100 percent on the day, and 100 percent for a no-show. The terms of stay print the same table for up to nine rooms. The jump from 20 to 100 percent in a single day is the thing to plan around. The Japanese FAQ adds that the terms differ by plan and booking route, and the English overview says the same for packages and dates.
Booked through another site? Cancel there
The English FAQ says any reservation made through another booking site or a travel agency must be changed or canceled through that service, not with the hotel. That site’s own cancellation terms then apply.
Groups, and a three-way disagreement about who counts
For groups the terms use a longer table: 20 percent from 8 to 14 days before, 50 percent from 2 to 7 days, and 100 percent the day before and on the day. Who is a group is less clear. The terms say 10 rooms or more; the Japanese FAQ sends 10 guests or more to a dedicated group desk; the English FAQ says 15 guests or more. If you are booking for a large party, confirm directly which table applies.
Shortening your stay
If you cut a multi-night stay short, the terms charge one night’s penalty, counted as the first night, however many nights you drop.
Check-in, checkout and day use at the Tokyo Station hotel
14:00 in, 11:00 out
Check-in is 14:00 and checkout 11:00, on every page of the site. The Japanese FAQ asks you to bring the card key to the front desk at checkout. The English overview only says to tell the hotel if you will check in after the scheduled time; the 24:00 last check-in appears on the Japanese page.
Early check-in is not published
Neither the FAQ nor the overview offers early check-in or a fee for it. What the Japanese FAQ does say is that if you arrive before 14:00 the front desk can hold your bags. Plan on a 14:00 room.
Late checkout by the hour
Late checkout depends on that day’s availability, and the FAQ says the fee varies with the time you ask for. The terms set the scale for using a room past checkout: 30 percent of the basic rate for up to three extra hours, 50 percent for up to six, and 100 percent beyond six.
No day-use plans
The hotel says plainly that it does not offer day-use plans, so a room for a few hours before a late flight means a full night or the late checkout scale above.
Breakfast at Ryumeikan Tokyo: the October 1, 2026 price change
The Tokyo Buffet goes from 2,800 to 3,200 yen
The breakfast buffet in the 15th-floor restaurant, Hanagoyomi Tokyo, is called the Tokyo Buffet, built around ingredients from Tokyo, with vegetable shabu-shabu and Japanese rolled omelet among the dishes. A notice on the official site raises it from 2,800 yen to 3,200 yen, tax included, from October 1, 2026. The weekend and holiday lunch buffet rises from 3,200 to 3,500 yen on the same date; the weekday light lunch buffet stays the same. The FAQ and breakfast page still showed 2,800 yen on September 25, 2026.
Booked before the change? You keep the old price
Both the English and Japanese notices say that if you already have a reservation for a date on or after October 1, 2026, you are charged the price that applied when you booked. So breakfast bundled into a room booked in September stays at 2,800 yen. The notices do not say how breakfast bought on the day is priced, so ask at the front desk. Children under elementary school age eat free.
Hours, the 60-minute limit and the 7 a.m. rush
Breakfast runs 6:45 to 10:00, last entry 9:45, with a 60-minute limit and 42 seats. The Japanese page says tables cannot be reserved and guests are seated in order of arrival. One English FAQ answer still says reservations are taken until the day before, which looks left over from an earlier period; go by the breakfast page. The English breakfast page adds that it can be crowded between 7 and 8 a.m. on weekdays. Taking leftovers out is not allowed, and there are no boxed breakfasts.
Dinner at Hanagoyomi, and no room service
Dinner is Japanese kaiseki and shabu-shabu, served weekdays 17:30 to 22:00 (last order 21:00) and on weekends and holidays 17:30 to 21:00 (last order 20:00). Kaiseki courses listed on the English dinner page are 9,000 yen, 11,000 yen and 15,000 yen, the last two by reservation, and a 10 percent service charge is added. A private room is 3,000 yen extra, and you can bring your own bottle for a 2,000 yen corkage fee. There is an English a la carte menu; ask in advance for the kaiseki menu in English. The hotel has no room service. On microwaves the two FAQs differ: the English one says there is none, the Japanese one says staff can lend the one at the front desk.
Staying with children at Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo
No child rate, and two different age lines
There is no child rate. Children of elementary school age and older are counted and charged as adults. A younger child can share a bed with an adult for free, one child per bed, so up to two children in a twin and one in a double. The hotel’s pages draw the line in two ways: the Japanese FAQ and part of the English FAQ say five and under, while the Japanese overview and the English booking form say preschool age, up to 6. A six-year-old who has not started school falls in the gap, so state the age when you book.
How to enter children when booking
The Japanese pages also disagree on the booking form: the overview says not to count the child and to write the age in the remarks, while the family page says to enter the child in the child field. Writing the age in the remarks either way is the safe move.
Cribs, amenities and family rooms
A baby crib is free for children up to 24 months, 115 by 70 centimeters, but it cannot go into Standard or Forus A rooms. Children’s toothbrushes, slippers and a diaper bag are handed out at the front desk. For more beds, the family page lists Triple rooms for up to three, the Japanese Junior Suite for up to four and connecting rooms for up to five. The building has no steps, which helps with a stroller, though at the restaurant strollers are left at the entrance. Children’s meals at lunch and dinner are 2,500 yen including tax and need two days’ notice.
Luggage, parking and paying at Hotel Ryumeikan
Luggage storage: free on the day, fees after that
The 15th-floor reception keeps bags free on your check-in day or after checkout the same day. From June 1, 2026 some storage has fees. If your next stay starts within seven days of dropping the bag, one item per guest is free. If it is eight or more days away, the house rules charge 1,000 yen per item from day 8, 2,000 yen from day 15, and another 1,000 yen for every seven days after that. Items are kept for up to three months in principle, and a suitcase left for disposal costs 1,000 yen. For other places to leave bags around the city, see our luggage storage guide.
Sending bags ahead
You can ship luggage to the hotel before you arrive, labeled with your name and stay date. Outbound shipping from the front desk is domestic only, and requests after 13:00 go out the next day. Our luggage forwarding guide explains how the delivery services work.
Parking: 2,000 yen, but one page says 1,200
The car park has 34 spaces and needs a reservation. The Japanese FAQ and the access and facilities pages in both languages give 2,000 yen per night, from 13:00 to 13:00 the next day. The English overview alone says 1,200 yen a day, which looks out of date. Vehicles up to 2 meters high, 2.05 meters wide, 5.3 meters long and 2,300 kilograms fit. The gate closes 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.; guests press the intercom. The terms say the hotel rents the space and does not take responsibility for the car.
Full payment on arrival
The overview says guests pay the full accommodation fee on arrival. Cards accepted are Visa, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, UC, DC and NICOS. QR payments include PayPay, WeChat Pay, Alipay and Rakuten Pay, and e-money includes Suica and Pasmo. The English overview says Tokyo’s accommodation tax is included in the total. If you prepaid on an overseas booking site such as Booking.com, Expedia or Agoda, the Japanese FAQ says the hotel cannot issue a receipt. Guests without an address in Japan leave a passport copy.
House rules that surprise visitors at Ryumeikan Tokyo
No nightwear or slippers outside your room
The English house rules list wearing a yukata, nightwear, underwear or slippers outside your room as not allowed, and the Japanese FAQ asks guests not to move around the building in nightwear and slippers. The rules do not single out any room, so the simple reading is: dress before you leave your room.
No food delivery, no visitors in rooms
Ordering food or drink delivered from outside the hotel is on the prohibited list. So is meeting outside visitors in your room or on the guest-room floors. Outside calls from the room phone add a fee to your bill. Pets are not allowed except guide and assistance dogs, and the hotel may check a guardian’s approval when minors stay on their own.
Photos and the Japanese version of the rules
The English rules ban only photography for business purposes without approval. The Japanese rules go further and prohibit making photos or video taken in the hotel public without permission. The terms say the Japanese text governs, so if you plan to post more than a few holiday shots, ask first.
Smoking
All rooms are non-smoking; there is a smoking booth next to the 15th-floor front desk. The English facilities page says the restaurant is non-smoking except some areas, but the Japanese facilities page and the English FAQ both say every seat is non-smoking. Go by those.
English support and booking windows
The English FAQ says the hotel handles phone and email in English, but that it cannot guarantee it at every hour. It does not promise English-speaking staff at the desk, so we do not either. Online booking opens seven months ahead and phone booking twelve months ahead. Other useful extras: a 24-hour currency exchange machine in the 15th-floor lobby, guest-only coin laundry on the 10th and 12th floors (200 yen a wash, 100 yen per 30 minutes of drying), free Wi-Fi, and laundry service ready by 7 p.m. if handed in by 10 a.m.
Getting to Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo from the station
Three minutes from Yaesu North, or four
The overview, the FAQ, the site title and every Japanese page give three minutes on foot from the Yaesu North exit of JR Tokyo Station. The English access page alone says four. Either way it is close, and the family page notes the route has almost no steps, which matters with a suitcase. If you are coming in from the airport, our Haneda to Tokyo Station guide covers the options.
Subway exits that are even closer
Nihombashi Station exit A3 is one minute away, on the Tokyo Metro Ginza and Tozai lines and the Toei Asakusa line. Otemachi Station exit B10 is also one minute. Mitsukoshimae exit B3 is five minutes, and the Marunouchi line platforms at Tokyo Station are about ten. For choosing a base across the city, see where to stay in Tokyo.
The other Ryumeikan hotels: Ochanomizu Honten and Hotel 1899 Tokyo
The group runs three places in Tokyo under the Ryumeikan and 1899 names. The two sister hotels have different rules, so do not assume the Tokyo Station terms carry over.
Hotel Ryumeikan Ochanomizu Honten
The original site, renamed and renovated in 2014, now has just 9 rooms, some with ceramic tubs. Check-in is 15:00, last check-in 22:00, and checkout 11:00. Its cancellation table is much stricter than the Tokyo Station hotel’s: 30 percent from seven days before, 50 percent from six to three days, 80 percent from two days, and 100 percent the day before, on the day and for a no-show. Three outdoor parking spaces are free for guests with a reservation, and you pay in full on arrival. It is three minutes from JR Ochanomizu Station.
Hotel 1899 Tokyo
A tea-themed hotel the company opened in December 2018 near Shimbashi, about 10 minutes on foot from JR Shimbashi and about six from Onarimon Station exit A4. Check-in is 15:00 (last 24:00) and checkout is 12:00. The main entrance locks at midnight; use the intercom. Early check-in is possible from 13:00, but using the room before 13:00 or after 14:00 is charged as a full night. Breakfast is 2,500 yen including tax and can be eaten in your room; preschool children eat free. Parking is 2,500 yen a night, and there is no coin laundry.
(How this compares: our hotel breakfast prices table reads the official prices of 61 hotels and notes that Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo’s breakfast goes from 2,800 yen to 3,200 yen on October 1, 2026.)
(How this compares: our hotel luggage storage comparison of 34 hotels and chains finds only 2 that charge for longer storage, Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo and MIMARU.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the cancellation policy at Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo?
What are the check-in and check-out times?
How much is breakfast, and is it changing?
Do children stay free at Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo?
Does Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo have a bathtub in every room?
Can Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo keep my luggage?
Is there parking, and how much is it?
How far is Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo from Tokyo Station?
Bottom line (2026): Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo is about three minutes from the Yaesu North exit of Tokyo Station, with check-in at 14:00 / 11:00 checkout. Canceling costs 20% two days before and 100 percent the day before. Breakfast rises to 3,200 yen from October 1, 2026, though earlier bookings keep the old price. FORUS rooms have a shower only, long-term luggage storage costs 1,000 yen per item from day 8, and you pay in full on arrival.
Sources
Everything on this page is from the Ryumeikan group’s own sites: Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo’s English site, its English FAQ and Japanese FAQ, the overview, the terms of stay, the house rules, the breakfast price notice and the luggage fee notice; the Ochanomizu Honten overview; and the Hotel 1899 Tokyo FAQ. All read on September 25, 2026. Where the English and Japanese pages differ, we follow the Japanese, as the terms direct, and say so. Confirm on the official site before you book.
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