GRAND NIKKO TOKYO DAIBA

Sitting on Odaiba, the man-made island in Tokyo Bay, this large hotel feels more like a resort than a city stopover, with bay views, swimming pools, an in-house art gallery, and enough bars and restaurants that leaving becomes optional. The 882 rooms run generous by Tokyo standards, and the service has that quietly attentive Japanese polish. For anyone who finds central Tokyo a little relentless, the water helps.