Review: Mesm Tokyo, Marriott Autograph Collection

For my second evening in Tokyo, I hopped in a taxi from the Tokyo Marriott Resort and headed over to Mesm Tokyo, an Autograph Assortment lodge. I’d learn many constructive opinions of the property, and I used to be eager to maximise my keep earlier than heading over to Osaka for just a few nights.

From the second I pulled as much as the lodge, the expertise was distinctive and elevated, and my solely remorse shouldn’t be staying right here longer.

Mesm Tokyo – Reserving

Within the months main as much as my journey, I used to be trying to safe some stays in several elements of Tokyo so I might get a greater sense of the town. As I used to be weighing up the choices, I discovered the Mesm Tokyo obtainable for a Marriott Bonvoy factors redemption, and determined to provide it a shot.

For my one-night keep, I redeemed 74,000 Bonvoy factors for a base-level Chapter 1 room. 

Whereas this definitely wasn’t an inexpensive keep, it provided good worth in opposition to the money charges, which have been skewing upwards of ¥85,000 ($850 CAD) as a result of Lunar New Yr celebrations.

All year long, you possibly can anticipate to redeem 52,000–75,000 factors per evening, relying on how busy the lodge is and any concurrent holidays.

Money charges work out to round ¥48,000–100,000 ($480–1,000 CAD) per evening. 

In my case, I felt that I used to be getting first rate worth for my redemption, as I netted above our present valuation of Bonvoy factors at 0.9 cents per level (CAD). 

Admittedly, I booked my keep a couple of month previous to arrival, which doubtless resulted in the next redemption price than if I had booked far upfront. Since I used to be planning on spending most of my time within the lodge as I used to be engaged on a 14-hour time distinction, I used to be happy with the general worth.

In the event you’re paying money on your keep at Mesm Tokyo, you’ll want to get in contact with us a couple of quote. Mesm Tokyo participates in Marriott Luminous, a most popular accomplice program, which supplies you further advantages throughout your keep at no further price.

Mesm Tokyo – Location

Mesm Tokyo is situated close to the waterfront within the new WATERS Takeshiba Precinct in Minato Metropolis.

Whereas Mesm Tokyo won’t be in a perfect location in the event you’re trying to cowl Tokyo’s prime sights, you possibly can nonetheless entry the huge metro community by way of Takeshiba Station, which is only a few minutes away by foot.

Simply north of the lodge is the serene Hamarikyu Gardens, which is a stunning spot for a peaceable stroll through the day.

Tokyo Tower is about half-hour away by foot, and the stroll there may also take you thru a vibrant a part of Minato Metropolis rife with eating places and bars.

The Imperial Palace is about quarter-hour away by automobile, half an hour by transit, or 45 minutes by foot. The stroll may also doubtless take you thru Ginza, a bustling a part of Tokyo.

Shinagawa Station is simply quarter-hour away from Mesm Tokyo on the Yamanote line, and Tokyo Station is about 20 minutes away on the Yamanote line within the different route.

Tokyo Haneda will be accessed in about 45 minutes by the use of the Keikyu Airport Line, or round 20 minutes by automobile. Tokyo Narita is about an hour away by automobile, or 90 minutes by a mix of trains.

Mesm Tokyo – Test-in

Because the taxi pulled as much as the lodge, I used to be greeted by a staff of lodge concierge employees who have been wearing the identical distinctive outfit. 

The outside of the lodge could be very fashionable, which isn’t a shock on condition that the lodge opened in April 2020. The lodge occupies flooring 16–26 of the WATERS Takeshiba constructing, which can also be dwelling to purchasing venues, workplace house, and eating places.

Upon getting into the lodge, you’ll go by the concierge desk. The employees there’ll affirm your reservation, take your baggage, after which direct you to the ground-floor elevators, which then take you as much as the sixteenth flooring of the lodge.

The open-concept foyer lounge is beautiful, with floor-to-ceiling home windows giving method to a spectacular view of the waterfront and the close by Hamarikyu Gardens. The views are simply as spectacular through the day as they’re through the evening.

The foyer lounge has plenty of seating choices for visitors, and I discovered it to be an incredible spot to spend time in throughout my keep. 

The check-in desks are tucked away in a nook, and have been at all times staffed with three or 4 lodge associates. 

I arrived within the mid-afternoon, and was knowledgeable that my room was prepared. My Suite Evening Award request was denied, and my makes an attempt at “suite-talking” by means of the app weren’t fruitful.

The affiliate knowledgeable me that I’d been upgraded from a base-level Chapter 1 room to a Chapter 2 room, which supplies an additional three sq. metres of house. 

After a fast overview of the lodge’s services and my advantages as a Marriott Platinum member, I grabbed my keys and headed up to take a look at my room on the twenty second flooring of the lodge. 

Mesm Tokyo – Chapter 2 Visitor Room

As I entered the room, I used to be instantly impressed by the format, design, and look at. At this early level in my keep, I had already grow to be sure that I used to be in for a deal with.

The room opens as much as a small lobby, with a door to the left resulting in the lavatory, and the hallway to the proper main by means of to the bed room.

As I entered the bed room, I used to be amused to discover a piano set in opposition to the wall close to the flat-screen TV. As I’d quickly discover out, it additionally doubles as a Bluetooth speaker, and will be set to play piano items, which is a novel and nice contact.

To the left of the piano is the room’s minibar, which has a variety of complimentary drinks supplied to all visitors. 

On the floor, you’ll discover a full pour-over espresso setup, a classy water kettle, and three glass bottles of water. Within the drawer, you’ll discover a collection of teas, together with matcha, in addition to espresso filters and grinds.

Under this can be a mini-fridge, stocked with beer, water, and pop.

To be sincere, I’m often not an enormous fan of hotel-room espresso, as I discover it to be of typically poor high quality and style. I used to be pleasantly shocked with the pour-over espresso right here, although, and I completely loved studying how you can make matcha, too.

The rooms come outfitted with iPads on the bedside desk, which management the room’s numerous options. There are additionally some very helpful tutorial movies for how you can make matcha and pour-over espresso, in addition to discovering out what the piano can do.

On this sense, Mesm Tokyo affords extra of an in-room expertise, relatively than simply going by means of the routine motions of constructing a sizzling beverage.

The bed room format is spacious and fashionable, with the king mattress set in opposition to a low-profile headboard and flanked by blue accent lamps.

On the left facet of the mattress is a rotary phone, which you should use to name the lodge’s employees. On the proper facet is the room’s iPad, which controls most of the room’s options.

Between the mattress and the window is a snug two-person sofa, which has a spherical espresso desk and an ottoman close by. Within the absence of a desk, that is the place you’ll get work performed, which will not be essentially the most excellent setup.

The room has a sliding door that results in a non-public balcony overlooking the waterfront. Sometimes, there are seats on the balcony; nonetheless, my room gave the impression to be lacking them for some cause or one other.

The views from the balcony are nice through the day and within the night. I significantly loved watching the rooftop crimson lights flash on and off when it was darkish exterior.

The room’s rest room spills over into the bed room, and I completely liked the format. There are sliding doorways that may conceal the house in the event you’d like a bit extra privateness.

The one vainness is housed on an island in the course of the room. Subsequent to it, you’ll discover a make-up desk that’s tastefully outfitted with a ebook, which is the place you’ll discover facilities resembling combs, razors, and so forth.

I often don’t discover options resembling this to be significantly interesting, however I liked how the ebook tied in with the remainder of the lodge, and the expertise of discovering little delights as you discover the house.

The bathe and bathtub are housed in a single moist room, which I’ve come to understand as an incredible configuration. The water strain within the rain bathe was excellent, and the bath has a timer to fill it up completely with out you monitoring it.

I took a shower after a morning run, and I used to be additionally delighted to observe the blue-hued tub salts disperse within the water in a cloud of blue haze. 

The room’s Japanese-style bathroom is housed in a separate room between the moist room and the closet.

The open-concept closet options two bathrobes, Japanese setta slippers, and a few space for storing on your clothes.

General, I completely liked the design of the room, and wound up spending an excellent chunk of my time stress-free and having fun with the views as I handled jet lag. With the piano, minibar, views, facilities, and moist room, I discovered that the room supplied a whole expertise relatively than only a place to remain.

Mesm Tokyo – Chapter 3 Suite

Throughout my keep, I had the chance to take a fast peek at another visitor rooms, together with a Chapter 3 suite. There are solely seven of those in all the lodge, and only one Chapter 4 Suite. 

Chapter 3 Suites are eligible for Suite Evening Awards, however since there are so few of them, your probabilities of having one confirmed or receiving a complimentary improve is likely to be onerous to return by. It’s additionally value noting that the Chapter 1 rooms are similar to the Chapter 2 rooms, however measure 40 sq. metres as a substitute of 43.

Chapter 3 suites characteristic separate residing and sleeping areas, and have a bigger balcony than the opposite rooms. The residing space is supplied with an enormous sofa, an additional armchair, a big ottoman, and a separate eating space with seating for 4.

The bed room largely mirrors that within the Chapter 2 rooms, with a king mattress, a chaise longue, and entry to the large balcony.

The lavatory is noticeably bigger, with a double vainness, a moist room, and a rest room that’s enclosed in a glass room.

The Chapter 3 suite is right for households travelling collectively, because it has ample house with a separate bed room and front room. In the event you can rating an improve to the sort of suite, you’ll be in for a deal with; nonetheless, the base-level Chapter 1 and a couple of rooms are fully ample for a nice keep.

Mesm Tokyo – Breakfast

Breakfast is served at Chef’s Theatre, the lodge’s predominant restaurant, from 6:30–11am day by day. 

I had breakfast included as a part of my Platinum advantages, however in the event you’d prefer to pay for it individually, it’ll price you ¥5,700 ($57 CAD). 

Chef’s Theatre is situated on the sixteenth flooring of the lodge, the place the check-in space and foyer lounge are discovered. 

The very best tables are situated proper by the home windows, which face westward and supply nice views of Tokyo. In any other case, you’ll have the ability to discover a comfy spot to take a seat just about anyplace within the restaurant at cubicles or at tables.

The breakfast buffet is unfold out throughout a large space, and includes a vary of Western and Japanese objects. I’d simply are available in from a run and was fairly hungry, and wound up sampling a wide range of the breakfast choices.

Scorching objects obtainable included miso soup, rice bowls with loads of accompaniments, Basque-style hen, various kinds of eggs (together with an omelette station), roasted pineapple pork, and fried greens.

There was additionally a pleasant collection of chilly and baked objects, together with a salad bar, yogurt, a “vital sandwich”, recent fruit, and pastries.

Employees come by to take espresso orders, and you can too select from a collection of milks and juices near the bar. In case you have an opportunity, you’ll want to maintain an eye fixed out for the “5 Senses” drinks, that are speculated to stimulate the completely different senses.

I helped myself to a rice bowl and a bowl of miso soup to begin, after which grabbed some sizzling objects from the buffet. I had a Japanese-style omelette, too, and all the pieces that I ate was very tasty.

Chef’s Theatre can also be open for lunch and dinner from Wednesday–Sunday. The restaurant serves French delicacies by means of themed menus.

Throughout my keep, the theme was Romeo and Juliet; nonetheless, I opted to hit Minato Metropolis for ramen as a substitute.

Mesm Tokyo – Different Amenities

Whisk is the lodge’s bar, which is situated within the foyer lounge and adjoining to the doorway to Chef’s Theatre. The mixologists serve up cocktails which might be primarily based on paintings, which I assumed was one other good instance of the lodge providing one thing distinctive.

Make sure you head right down to the foyer lounge or Whisk nightly from 7–7:30pm or 8:30–9pm. Within the foyer lounge is a grand piano, and through these instances you’ll be handled to a reside efficiency, which the lodge refers to as “Showcase”.

Once I returned from a night stroll, I managed to catch one of many performances, and it was pleasant. I sipped on a craft beer and loved the music echoing throughout the foyer lounge as I gazed out throughout the Tokyo skyline.

Lastly, the lodge has a health centre on the seventeenth flooring. It’s open 24 hours per day, and entry is granted along with your key card.

The gear within the room is fashionable, if not compact, and you must have the ability to get any kind of exercise in.

It’s value noting that there’s an Govt Lounge on this lodge, however it’s solely obtainable for Ambassador Elites or anybody staying on eligible flooring.

Conclusion

I completely loved my keep at Mesm Tokyo, and I’ll doubtless look to ebook right here once more once I return to the town. The lodge is fashionable, well-designed, and has elevated touches all through.

Particularly, I discovered that there have been many surprises alongside the best way that contributed to the keep being an expertise relatively than only a cool place. From pour-over espresso and matcha to reside piano performances with beautiful views, I felt as if I’d immersed myself within the lodge relatively than simply checking in for an evening.

Whereas the costs in factors and money definitely aren’t low-cost, a minimum of you get what you pay for at Mesm Tokyo. I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest this lodge to anyone on the lookout for a novel lodge expertise, particularly in the event you’re capable of rating a collection. 

The employees have been all fantastic throughout my keep, and I used to be referred to by identify wherever I went. Apart from having some further facilities like a spa or pool, Mesm Tokyo has rather a lot to supply for a well-rounded keep.