The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo towers above the city, occupying the top nine floors of Tokyo’s tallest building, the 53-story Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi district. While the building’s height might be immaterial as you’re ...READ MORE
Our Inspector's Highlights
- Take advantage of the Heat Experience, where you soak in a circular Japanese-style indoor plunge pool with views across the city.
- You also have access to a cedar dry sauna, a steam sauna, a cold plunge pool and an adjacent relaxation area.
- The spa’s signature products and treatments come from ESPA, which emphasizes natural and ethically sourced ingredients.
- The Ritz-Carlton spa is the first in Japan to offer the chemical-free products, based on Ayurvedic philosophy, from Australia’s Sodashi brand.
- The Roppongi spa provides several signature Sodashi packages, combining hot stone therapies, massages, facials and/or scalp treatments.
Things to Know
- Arrive at least 60 minutes before your appointment to have time to enjoy the Heat Experience facilities.
- Because the spa has separate Heat Experience areas for men and women, swimwear is optional in these spaces.
- The hotel’s vast Lobby Lounge, on the 45th floor, has panoramas of the city and serves a popular afternoon tea. It’s an excellent destination for post-spa relaxation. Should you decide you need to unwind even more, visit the adjacent Whiskey Bar, stocked with more than 200 varieties.
- As is the case at many spas and bathing facilities in Japan, it’s policy that visible tattoos are prohibited.
The Treatments
- The 90-minute Sodashi Crystalus Body Massage incorporates Australian healing stones and crystals to relax and revive both the mind and the body.
- Popular with travelers, the 90-minute ESPA Jet Lag Reviver Massage uses aromatherapy oils to help rebalance the body clock.
- Couples should opt for the Japanese Stone Body Treatment, beginning with exfoliation and continuing with a therapeutic Japanese stone massage in the spa suite.
The Facilities
- The Tokyo spa sits on the 46th floor, one level above the lobby, where the hotel’s fitness center is also located. Fitness facilities include a roomy, 24-hour gym and a 65-foot indoor swimming pool.
- With blond wood furnishings and shoji screens, the décor in the treatment rooms draws on both Japanese and Western designs.
- The spacious spa suite, designed for couples, includes a separate area for bathing and relaxation with more of those expansive city views.
Getting There
Tokyo Midtown 9-7-1 Akasaka Minato-ku 46F, Tokyo, 107-6245 Japan
TEL81-3-6434-8813
