Hotel Century Southern Tower

Hotel Century Southern Tower boasts an unbeatable location, just a short walk from Shinjuku Station. It is extremely convenient for traveling around Tokyo, with numerous shopping malls, department stores, and restaurants right at your doorstep. The only minor drawback is that the walkway between the hotel and the station is uncovered, so you might get wet on rainy days. Since the lobby is located on the 20th floor with guest rooms situated even higher up, the hotel offers a surprisingly quiet, peaceful, and private atmosphere away from the bustling city below. The rooms are spacious by Tokyo standards, very clean, and well-equipped with all essential amenities. On top of that, the staff provided truly exceptional service throughout my stay. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Shinjuku!

We had recently spent one wonderful night at the Century Southern Tower Hotel. We took the Airport Limousine Bus from Haneda Airport and it sent us directly to the hotel doorstep. It was absolutely convenient and hassle free. The guest rooms are located on the upper floors. Our room has big windows with the eastern views over the Shinjuku Park (not sure of the park’s name but hopefully I got it right). We could see the sunrise in the morning (wake up before 4.30am!). The room itself is about the typical size I think. Not too small, but not too big either. You can tell that this is an old hotel in need of some tender loving care based on its bathroom fittings. The room itself is clean, has a comfortable bed, comes with all the usual amenities and a reliable Wifi. We didn’t have breakfast in the hotel. Instead we went to a nearby cafe for a very good egg Benedict breakfast. The hotel is just across the street from Shinjuku Station, which is a very big transport hub. It is also opposite the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store and shopping centre where we spent quite a bit of the afternoon and evening. Overall we had an enjoyable time at the Century Southern Tower Hotel and would recommend this hotel.

This is a farewell stay at a long time favourite hotel in Shinjuku as the Hotel Century Southern Tower will be closing in October 2026 for a full renovation that will take until around Spring 2028. While I am of course happy to see the hotel will renovate all its rooms and facilities since the existing rooms are quite old now, it will be difficult to find alternate accommodations in Shinjuku in the meantime that can match the convenience of location and good price value of the hotel. As well, I am hopeful but worried that the renovated hotel after reopening may be at a higher price point than currently. I took the Narita Express from Narita airport to Shinjuku station and exiting from the New South Exit, I was able to walk along the pedestrian Southern Terrace directly to the hotel making access easy even with luggage. Following check out from the hotel, I had an early morning bus to Haneda airport but again, it was a breeze to get to the express bus station at the top of the building where the New South Exit of Shinjuku station is located, once again using the pedestrian Southern Terrace. Hands Tokyo and Takashimaya Times Square are both just across a pedestrian bridge over the train tracks from the hotel and there are several floors of restaurants above Takashimaya Times Square for convenient meals in the area. For my final stay before the renovation, I was happy that the hotel was able to assign me a room on a high floor as requested and with a good view towards the West side of Shinjuku away from the JR Shinjuku station. From this side of the hotel, I was able to catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji on a previous stay but for this stay, the weather did not cooperate so there was no greeting from Mount Fuji. I had breakfast included in my room rate and the buffet breakfast continues to be very good with lots of selection and good quality offerings. Service is prompt. However because the hotel seems to be always very fully booked, there can be a wait for table from around 8 am onwards so I suggest going to breakfast early to avoid line ups. I had a fabulous stay at the hotel, wish it well for the renovation process, and look forward to returning once the renovations are completed and the hotel re-opens in the Spring of 2028.