The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
ザ・リッツ・カールトン東京
Status here is mostly about upgrades and a 16:00 checkout: Titanium members report suites, and since May 2025 Platinum members are suite-eligible too, though at lower priority. Lounge access is never a status perk, and free breakfast at Towers is reported for Titanium members in 2026 but not for Platinum.
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Views
- 245 rooms · Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Roppongi)
Researched from 9 sources — 7 Japanese and English stay reports and 2 official pages — checked 2026-11-04. Hotels change their benefits often; confirm anything important with the hotel before you book.
Elite benefits by tier · last reviewed 2026-11-04
Breakfast policy
Platinum Elite · Mid-tier
No free breakfast; member discount at Towers
A detailed 2026 guide to this hotel's elite benefits says Platinum members get a breakfast discount, not free breakfast; a Platinum family stay (published Mar 2026) also describes only the Towers discount.
Towers breakfast runs 07:00-10:30 and costs about ¥6,500 per adult; since May 2025 the main dish and drinks are ordered from a menu and the rest is a buffet.
One 2026 English review states breakfast is included for Platinum and above, but its author held Titanium; no Platinum stay report confirms it.
Titanium / Ambassador · Top-tier
Free Towers breakfast reported for Titanium in 2026
Two Titanium reviewers (reviews dated 2026) had complimentary breakfast at Towers: the full buffet plus one main dish such as the Towers omelette.
A reader comment on a Japanese guide says that from February 2026 Titanium members receive breakfast for two as the welcome benefit (Platinum gets a gift item instead); the guide's own author had not yet confirmed this.
Number of people covered is not stated in the reviews; plan on two adults.
- Venues
- Towers (45F, buffet plus one menu main dish) · Club Lounge (53F, Club-level guests only)
Club lounge access
Platinum Elite · Mid-tier
No lounge access from status
The official site states that Marriott Bonvoy elite status does not include Club access; it requires a Club-level booking.
Status upgrades never move guests from a standard room to the Club floor, even for Ambassadors, per a 2026 guide.
Paying for Club access has been quoted at roughly ¥25,500 per night at check-in (Titanium review, 2026) and about ¥40,000-50,000 or around 65,000 points as an add-on (2026 guide).
Titanium / Ambassador · Top-tier
No lounge access, Titanium or Ambassador
Same rule as Platinum: only Club bookings or paid access get in.
A Titanium member was offered Club access for purchase at check-in and declined.
- Lounge
- Yes
- Hours
- 07:00-22:00 (53F; breakfast 07:00-10:30, light meal 11:30-13:30, afternoon tea 14:30-16:30)
- Cocktail hour
- Pre-dinner food 17:30-19:30, cordials and sweets 20:00-22:00; alcohol including champagne served all day
Age rule: Children under 12 admitted 07:00-18:30 only (2026 guide); paid add-on per child for Club rooms
Upgrade track record
Platinum Elite · Mid-tier
Suite-eligible since May 2025, but low priority
According to a 2026 guide, Platinum members became eligible for suite upgrades in May 2025 but rank behind Ambassador, Titanium and hotel VIP guests.
A Platinum member (published Mar 2026) got no suite; the hotel instead assigned a larger Deluxe room on the 52nd floor as a courtesy.
A Gold-to-Platinum blogger's earlier stays (2018, 2023) ranged from a Club Millennia Suite to no upgrade.
Titanium / Ambassador · Top-tier
Suites on record for Titanium, 2023-2026
A Titanium member's upgrade log covering January 2023 to July 2026 lists the Carlton Suite, Premier Executive Suite (formerly Millennia Suite) and Modern Japanese Suite.
Another Titanium review (2026) reached the Carlton Suite through a Nightly Upgrade Award rather than a free status upgrade.
Upgrades stay within the same floor type: standard rooms are not moved to the Club level.
- Suite odds
- Possible
Early check-in / late checkout
Platinum Elite · Mid-tier
16:00 granted in 2026
Standard checkout is 12:00 and check-in 15:00.
A Platinum family received 16:00 checkout on a 2026 stay; the hotel's benefit list gives Platinum up to 16:00 on availability.
Early check-in is not a stated benefit; arrivals around noon have been told to wait, though rooms were sometimes ready before 15:00.
Titanium / Ambassador · Top-tier
Late checkout granted on request
A Titanium reviewer (2026) asked for late checkout and was granted it without hesitation; the benefit list gives up to 16:00 on availability.
Kids & bed-sharing
Under-13s share free; lounge has child fees and hours
Children 12 and under can share their parents' bed at no charge (family stay published Mar 2026).
In the Club Lounge, children 5 and under were free, ages 6-11 cost ¥5,104 and 12 and over ¥25,120 per stay add-on (same 2026 report); a 2026 guide limits under-12s to 07:00-18:30.
Ritz Kids corner by the 45th-floor front desk; the pool admits children aged 4-15 with a guardian (07:00-22:00); one restaurant does not admit children under 9.
- Free bed-sharing
- Up to age 12
- Kids in the lounge
- Under 12s 07:00-18:30; 0-5 free, 6-11 ¥5,104, 12+ ¥25,120 (2026 report)
Update timeline
- Renovation
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo closes from 20 to 25 November
The whole hotel shuts from 14:00 on 20 November to noon on 25 November for building works that need a planned power cut. Stays over those dates have to move elsewhere — check with the hotel if you hold a booking.
Source: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo notice · summarised from Japanese
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Not confirmed yet
- Whether free breakfast for Titanium members is an official, ongoing benefit and whether it covers two people; reports from 2026 conflict.
- Any Platinum member actually receiving free breakfast.
- Children's breakfast pricing at Towers and whether elite members' children still eat free (only pre-2020 reports describe this).
- Extra-bed availability and fees.
- Ambassador-specific treatment; no Ambassador report found.
- The year of the November closure is not printed on the hotel's notice.
Sources (9)
- 2026-11-01Stay reportHappy Mi Life: points stays and elite benefits guide (2026 edition)
- 2026-11-01Stay reportHappy Mi Life: complete stay guide (2026 edition)
- 2026-11OfficialOfficial site: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo overview (245 rooms, check-in/out, Club access rule, closure notice)
- 2026-11OfficialOfficial site (JP): overview, restaurants and temporary closure notice
- 2026-10Stay reportFrugal Flyer: Titanium review, Carlton Suite via upgrade award
- 2026-04-20Stay reportMilesopedia: review of The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
- 2026-03-04Stay reportharuwari.com: Club floor family stay as Platinum on points
- 2023-04-17Stay reportpipinobu.com: suite upgrade room report
- 2021-08-29Stay reportyukukin.com: Gold points stay, early arrival