Takanawa Prince Hotel is still operating today, under the name Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (グランドプリンスホテル高輪), at 3-13-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The hotel opened on November 18, 1953, became Takanawa Prince Hotel in 1968, and took its current name in April 2007 (official website, Wikipedia). No closure or rebuilding has been announced. The most recent notices on the official website are a September 18, 2026 notice on waterproofing repairs to the low-rise rooftop, a September 8 notice on power outages for equipment inspections (affecting stays on January 11 and January 31, 2027), and an August 7 notice on guest room repairs (checked October 30, 2026).

Listed prices on major booking sites for November 2026 (one room, two guests, tax included; retrieved October 30, 2026; N=15,548 plans over 30 nights) are a low of ¥25,830, an average of ¥69,979 and a high of ¥343,582. Sunday–Thursday stays start in the ¥31,000–¥36,000 range, while the Saturday average rises to around ¥100,000. Below, we cover the questions that confuse people searching under the old name, in order: which building it is, what the rooms are like, and when it is cheapest to stay.

The Name History, and the Similarly Named Hotels Next Door

On the Takanawa hill, three Prince hotels stand around a Japanese garden of about 20,000 square meters, and there is also Shinagawa Prince Hotel in front of Shinagawa Station. If you are looking for the former Takanawa Prince Hotel, the one to book is Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa; the others are separate hotels booked separately. They are listed below in order of how often they are confused.

Room counts are as listed on major booking sites. Listed prices are for stays November 1–30, 2026, one room, two guests, tax included, retrieved October 30, 2026 (HotelBank Editorial Team research). Name histories are from each hotel’s official website and Wikipedia.

The hotel is about a 5-minute walk from the Takanawa exit of Shinagawa Station: cross the Daiichi Keihin road and walk about 400 m up Sakura-zaka (official website). It is about 3 minutes on foot from Takanawadai Station (Toei Asakusa Line), and a free shuttle bus also runs from Shinagawa Prince Hotel. The same pattern, a hotel searched for by its old name that is the same building under a new name, is laid out in the same order in our article Sunroute Plaza Tokyo Is Now Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel First Resort.

376 Rooms, Mostly Doubles, 21–45 sq m

Based on major booking site listings, the room mix is 231 doubles (21–45 sq m), 112 twins (24–35 sq m), 9 suites and 24 other rooms. Floors 12–15 of the main building are the Club Floor, with the guests-only Club Lounge Hanaga. Facilities include a fitness room (ages 16 and over), a spa and sauna on the relaxation floor, two summer-only outdoor pools (closed for the 2026 season), a tea house, a Japanese garden with a Kannon hall, bell tower and temple gate designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of Minato City, and Takanawa Kihinkan, which uses the former residence of the Takeda-no-miya imperial family (official website).

Bathing is mainly in the guest room bathrooms; guests who want to unwind can add the spa. Parking has 1,000 spaces, and hotel guests pay ¥1,500 per night (24 hours, one car) (official website).

Figure 2: Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa rooms by type (as listed on major booking sites, 376 rooms, as of October 30, 2026; HotelBank Editorial Team research). Doubles are 21–45 sq m and twins 24–35 sq m.

How Much Does It Cost in November? Weekdays vs Saturdays

November 2026 listed prices (one room, two guests, tax included; retrieved October 30, 2026) put the daily low between ¥25,830 (November 1) and ¥41,012 (November 22). On most weekdays the floor is in the ¥31,000–¥36,000 range, and November 3, 8, 29 and 30 start from ¥31,392. The daily average price, by contrast, is about ¥69,000 Sunday–Thursday and about ¥99,000 on Saturdays, a gap of roughly ¥30,000 within the same month.

Listed prices on major booking sites, one room, two guests, tax included, retrieved October 30, 2026 (HotelBank Editorial Team research). On November 7, 14 and 21 the listed plans were sold out at retrieval; prices shown are the last listed values.

Figure 1: Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa daily listed prices, November 2026 (low and average; one room, two guests, tax included; retrieved October 30, 2026; N=15,548 plans; HotelBank Editorial Team research). Averages jump on Saturdays, while the gap in the lowest prices is only a few thousand yen.

There are two ways to read this. If you are after the cheapest plan, the day-of-week difference is a few thousand yen: even Saturdays had listings in the ¥37,000–¥39,000 range (though Saturdays fill up early). If you are choosing by room type or breakfast, the gap in averages matters: for the same conditions, a Sunday–Thursday stay can be around ¥30,000 cheaper. In late November, the 23rd–27th (Monday–Friday) had lows of ¥32,742–¥33,742 and averages of ¥54,000–¥69,000, with plenty of plans available. For cheap periods across months and median prices by day of week, the Takanawa Prince Hotel price calendar on HotelPicks (in Japanese) covers prices through March 2027.

Guest Rating 4.33, Highest for Staff and Cleanliness

Aggregated public guest reviews give the hotel 4.33 out of 5 (19,770 reviews). By category, the top scores are staff 4.72 (590 reviews), cleanliness 4.52 (369), location 4.47 (1,253), service 4.38 (1,078) and breakfast 4.35 (206). Ratings center on a garden setting close to the station and on the staff’s service (HotelBank Editorial Team research, cumulative as of October 30, 2026).

Alternatives at a Similar Price Near Shinagawa and Takanawa Gateway Stations

Starting from Shinagawa Station, here are three hotels with November listed prices close to Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa. All are within walking distance and each has different strengths. For how Shinagawa Prince Hotel’s scale ranks nationwide, see Japan’s Largest Hotel: Shinagawa Prince, 2,384 Rooms — Top 30 Ranking.

Listed prices on major booking sites, stays in November 2026, one room, two guests, tax included, retrieved October 30, 2026 (HotelBank Editorial Team research). Plan counts: Shinagawa Prince N=27,330, The Strings N=5,274, Shinagawa Tobu N=4,460.

If your goal is to stay at the former Takanawa Prince, there is no decision to make. If budget comes first, both sides of Shinagawa Station offer a wide range of prices, so choose together with the day of the week.

For More Detail

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Has Takanawa Prince Hotel closed?
No. In April 2007 it was renamed Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, and it continues to operate at the same location (3-13-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo). No closure or rebuilding has been announced, and the official notices for September–October 2026 concern repair work and equipment inspections (checked October 30, 2026).

Q. What is the difference between Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa and Shin Takanawa?
They are separate hotels next to each other. Takanawa opened in 1953, has 376 rooms and is the former Takanawa Prince Hotel; Shin Takanawa opened in 1982, has about 900 rooms and is the former Shin Takanawa Prince Hotel. They surround the same Japanese garden and share the shuttle bus and garden, but bookings and rooms are separate.

Q. How much does it cost in November?
November 2026 listed prices on major booking sites (one room, two guests, tax included; retrieved October 30, 2026) are a low of ¥25,830 and an average of ¥69,979. Sunday–Thursday stays mostly have lowest plans in the ¥31,000–¥36,000 range, while the Saturday average rises to around ¥100,000.

Methodology and Sources

Listed prices are the prices of one-room, two-guest, tax-included plans listed on major booking sites, aggregated by night (stays November 1–30, 2026; retrieved October 30, 2026; Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa N=15,548 plans; HotelBank Editorial Team research). “Low” is the cheapest plan on each night and “average” is the mean of the plans listed that night; for sold-out nights, the last listed price is used. Actual payment varies by plan, meal conditions and booking timing. Room counts, room sizes and review ratings are aggregated from major booking site listings (as of October 30, 2026). Name histories, facilities, access and notices are from each hotel’s official website (Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa official website) and Wikipedia, “Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa” (Japanese) (checked October 30, 2026).