10 Best Hotels in Asakusa, Tokyo — Sensoji & Skytree Picks

We open our Asakusa list with the hotel that scored highest: Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa International pulls a 9.2 from real guests, and once you dig into the numbers it makes sense. This Japanese Richmond chain property has almost nothing to complain about — cleanliness rates 9.4, service 9.2, and the breakfast genuinely earns its praise. Rooms are immaculate and the bed is comfortable, even if the footprint is standard Tokyo size. The location does the heavy lifting: Sensoji Temple is a 6-minute walk, the red Kaminarimon Gate and the snack-stall gauntlet of Nakamise Street sit roughly 500 metres away, and Asakusa Station puts the rest of Tokyo one train ride out. Rates start around $97 a night. This is the one we recommend without hedging for couples and families who want a reliable base in old-town Tokyo.

If you want one Asakusa hotel that nails both design and location, this is it. The Gate Hotel Asakusa Kaminarimon by Hulic sits directly opposite the red Kaminarimon Gate — the lantern landmark everyone photographs — so you start sightseeing the moment you leave the lobby. The rooftop terrace is what guests rave about: it lines up the curved roofs of Sensoji Temple and the 634-metre Tokyo Skytree in one frame, old Tokyo and new Tokyo together. Rooms are modern and spotless, service is precise, and recent guests score it 9.3 — the highest in this roundup. Nakamise shopping street is a 2-minute walk, Asakusa Station is 200 metres, and rates start around $130 a night. We'd happily book it for couples who want the hotel to be part of the trip memory, not just a place to sleep.

The classic problem with bringing a family to Tokyo is the rooms: most hotels cram four people into a space built for two. B:CONTE Asakusa exists to fix exactly that. It's an apartment-hotel, so the rooms run noticeably larger than a standard Tokyo business hotel, and every unit has a small in-room kitchen plus a washing machine — which matters a lot when you're traveling with kids or staying a week. Guests rate it 9.1/10 overall and a standout 9.3 on rooms. The location is pure old-town Tokyo: 350m (about a 5-minute walk) to Sensoji Temple and the Nakamise shopping street, with Asakusa Station 600m away for the train to Tokyo Skytree. Rates start around $108 a night — and split across a family or a group, the per-head cost beats booking separate rooms. We recommend it sincerely for families and friend-groups who want to actually share a space in Tokyo.

If you want one hotel that quietly does everything, Asakusa View Hotel is the one we keep coming back to. It is a large 4-star property that has anchored the Asakusa skyline for years, and it still earns a 9.2 from recent guests. The draw is the kit: city-view rooms looking out over the Tokyo skyline, a communal ofuro hot bath to soak your legs after a full day of walking, a whole tatami floor of Japanese-style rooms if you want the traditional version without paying ryokan prices, and several restaurants on site. It sits a 7-minute walk from Sensoji Temple and the Nakamise shopping street, with Asakusa Station close enough to reach the rest of Tokyo easily. Rates start around $120 a night (about NZ$170). We recommend it for families and couples who want a full-service base with a bit of Japan built in.

Good design usually carries a premium, but the b tokyo asakusa quietly breaks that rule. It is a 3-star property in the Japanese the b hotels chain, done in clean modern lines, and rates open around $80 a night (roughly NZ$135) for a room in the heart of old-town Tokyo. Guests give it 8.7/10, and the location score is the real standout at 9.2. You are 450 metres from Sensoji Temple and the souvenir stalls of Nakamise Street, with Asakusa Station about a 7-minute walk away for trains across the city. Rooms are spotless and compact, very much Tokyo-standard in size, so this suits travelers who spend their days out and just want a stylish, well-priced base to sleep in. We would book it for design-minded couples and solo travelers who want a room with character near the Kaminarimon lantern without blowing the trip budget.

When you want an Asakusa base that just works, Hotel Keihan Asakusa is the easy yes. It's a business hotel from Japan's Keihan chain, which means you know exactly what you're getting and it's clean every time — recent guests give it 8.9/10, with location rated a strong 9.2. Rooms are plain, spotless and genuinely functional, the breakfast earns repeat praise, and you're a 6-minute walk from Asakusa Station and roughly 400 metres from Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Street. From the station you can connect across Tokyo easily, and Tokyo Skytree is about 1.6 km away. Rates start around $83 a night and top out near $126, which keeps a trip budget intact. We'd point solo travelers, business stays, couples and small families here — anyone who wants a clean, well-placed room without the price climbing.

If you want one night on this list that feels genuinely Japanese rather than just comfortable, book Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu. This is a real ryokan — a traditional Japanese inn — sitting right inside the Sensoji Temple district, 150 metres (a 2-minute walk) from the souvenir stalls of Nakamise Street and 200 metres from the temple itself. Guests rate it 9.4 on Trip.com, the highest score in this entire article. You sleep on a futon laid over woven tatami mats, and there is a Japanese-style soaking bath (ofuro) for a hot soak before bed after a full day on your feet. Service is warm and personal in a way big hotels rarely match — the owners point you to the right alley restaurants and help plan your days. Rates start around $103 a night. For couples and solo travelers who want the room to be part of the trip's memory, not just a place to crash, one night here in old Tokyo is worth it.

If you want to stay close enough to Asakusa that sightseeing starts the second you step out the door, Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku is the one we point people to. It is the Annex property of the Asakusa View group, set right in Rokku — the old entertainment quarter tucked behind Sensoji Temple. The hotel runs 199 rooms, and the draw is space: they start around 18 to 22 square metres, noticeably bigger than the 13-to-15-square-metre cells most Tokyo business hotels hand you. Every room has a fridge, a flat-screen TV, and free Wi-Fi, and the front desk is staffed 24 hours. There is an on-site restaurant serving both Japanese and Western plates. Sensoji Temple is a 4-minute walk and Tokyo Skytree sits 1.6 km away, about 5 minutes by car. Rates open around $80 a night. We recommend it honestly for couples, small families, and anyone who wants a genuinely central base without the central price.

If you want a genuinely affordable business hotel in the Asakusa area, APA Hotel Asakusa-Kuramae is the one we'd point you to — and the reason is the free rooftop onsen, a public hot-spring bath you almost never find in this price tier. Rooms run the familiar APA playbook: compact at roughly 11-13 square metres but engineered to use every inch, with free Wi-Fi, a wall-mounted flat-screen, and a Japanese unit bathroom with a full Washlet. The location sits in Kuramae, a quietly rising craft-coffee neighbourhood right next to Asakusa — 3 minutes on foot to Kuramae station on the Toei Asakusa Line, and 13 minutes to the Kaminarimon Gate and Senso-ji Temple. Rates start around $60 a night, which is strong value once you factor the onsen in. We'd recommend it without hesitation for solo travelers, couples, and business guests who want a cheap, well-run base in southern Asakusa.

We close out this Asakusa list with a name frequent visitors to Japan know well: APA Hotel Asakusa Kaminarimon. APA is a budget business chain spread across the country, and the pitch is simple, a small room used cleverly at a price that does not bruise the trip budget. Rates open around $70 a night (roughly NZ$120), and guests give it 8.7/10, with the location score the clear standout at 9.4. This branch sits about 250 metres from the red Kaminarimon gate, so Sensoji Temple and the snack stalls of Nakamise Street are a short stroll, and Asakusa Station is roughly a 4-minute walk for trains across Tokyo. Rooms come with a big wall-mounted TV, a firmer-than-expected bed, and a tidy unit bathroom. We would book it for solo travelers, business trips and budget-minded couples who want a clean, well-placed base and would rather spend the savings on food and sightseeing.