The Palace Lounge

Sometimes you need to treat yourself to a moment of luxury at a fivestar hotel lounge, and if said lounge happens to have a proper fireplace, all the better. A short walk from Tokyo Station, Palace Hotel Tokyo’s ground-floor lobby lounge boasts a high ceiling and huge windows overlooking the greenery of the Imperial Palace Gardens. It is a popular afternoon tea spot, but we prefer it on a winter’s evening when the flames dancing in the hearth provide a warm backdrop to the live piano music and quality cocktails.