Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0Where to stay in Shinjuku
Shinjuku is built around one of the busiest stations in Tokyo, and everything about it follows from that. West of the tracks, Nishi-Shinjuku is a forest of skyscrapers around the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building; north-east, Kabukicho is a neon maze of hotels and late-night places; and the station exits are ringed by the city's best-known department stores. Shinjuku Gyoen provides the one large green space, to the south-east.
Price level · Mid-range
Area scorecard
Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.
- Sightseeing
- 7.6
- Walkability
- 8.2
- Transport
- 9.6
- Food
- 9.2
- Nightlife
- 9.4
- Quietness
- 3.2
- Families
- 6.2
- Value
- 7.0
- Airport / station
- 8.8
- First trip
- 8.8
Best for
- A first trip where transport matters most
- Nightlife
- Department-store and basement-food shopping
- Late arrivals and early departures
- Travellers who want everything open late
Choose elsewhere if
- You are a light sleeper
- You want a quiet or residential stay
- Crowds tire you out
- You want a historic Tokyo rather than a modern one
Our picks in Shinjuku
Best all-round base
Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo
Our strongest all-round pick because it sits minutes from the east side of Shinjuku Station, where most lines meet, with apartment-style rooms that suit a stay of any length.
Best view
Park Hyatt Tokyo
High in a Nishi-Shinjuku tower, with the skyscraper district below. The least practical of our picks and the one nobody books for convenience.