There are 16 Edit by Chase hotels in Tokyo. August is the cheapest month to book one, with a median nightly Chase Travel rate of $690, fees included, across the city's Edit properties, versus the April peak of $1,265. Three of the 16 hotels also qualify for the select-brand double credit that runs through December 31, 2026.
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The list and map below cover all 16 Tokyo hotels bookable with the Sapphire Reserve's $250 Edit credit. Timing changes the math here more than the hotel choice does: median nightly Chase Travel rates, fees included, swing from $690 in August to $1,265 in April, an 83 percent premium at the spring peak.
Credits stretch furthest at the summer floor. A two night stay at the August citywide median costs about $1,380, so the $250 statement credit plus the $100 property credit covers roughly 25 percent of the bill. At one of the three double credit hotels, the stack grows to $600 and covers about 43 percent of that same stay.
The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo is the cheapest Edit hotel in Tokyo, a 5.0 rated property with a typical nightly median of $474, and it qualifies for the double credit. Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo, also a double credit hotel, runs a $511 median, while The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo sits near the top of the range at $944.
| Hotel | Rating | Typical nightly* |
|---|---|---|
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The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo by IHG 2x credit IHG Hotels & Resorts |
★5.0 | $474 |
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Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo by IHG 2x credit IHG Hotels & Resorts |
★5.0 | $511 |
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Bellustar Tokyo, a Pan Pacific Hotel 2x credit Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts |
★5.0 | $637 |
| The Okura Tokyo | ★5.0 | $684 |
|
The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, a Luxury Collection Hotel Marriott |
★5.0 | $692 |
|
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Hyatt |
★5.0 | $854 |
|
Fairmont Tokyo Accor |
★5.0 | $877 |
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The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo Marriott |
★5.0 | $944 |
| Palace Hotel Tokyo | ★5.0 | $981 |
|
The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon Marriott |
★5.0 | $986 |
|
Shangri-La Tokyo Shangri-La |
★5.0 | $994 |
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The Peninsula Tokyo Peninsula |
★5.0 | $1,024 |
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Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi Four Seasons |
★5.0 | $1,054 |
|
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Four Seasons |
★5.0 | $1,181 |
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The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza Marriott |
★5.0 | $1,198 |
|
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo Marriott |
★4.5 | $1,894 |
*Median nightly Chase Travel rate (fees in) over the past year, for planning only. Chase rates typically run 10 to 20 percent above the hotel's own site; the Edit credits and perks only apply to Chase Travel bookings, and the price match guarantee can close the gap. Hotel names link to the hotel on Chase Travel (sign in to your Chase account first).
The cheapest months for Tokyo Edit hotels are August, July, and January, with median nightly Chase Travel rates around $690. The priciest is April at about $1,265.
August is the cheapest month to book an Edit hotel in Tokyo, with a $690 median nightly Chase Travel rate, fees included, drawn from roughly a year of price calendar data across the city's 16 Edit hotels, refreshed nightly. July ($744) and January ($759) come next, and February ($794) and June ($797) also hold under $800.
The summer floor is a weather story. Tokyo's June rainy season and the humid July and August heat keep leisure demand down, and WhenVerdict groups January and February with the summer months as the city's low season.
January is a separate floor. Trip Budget Calculator calls January the single cheapest month to visit Tokyo, once the post New Year travel rush fades, and the $759 January median across Tokyo's Edit hotels matches that pattern.
April is the most expensive month at a $1,265 median, with March close behind at $1,183. Cherry blossom season adds a 40 to 60 percent accommodation premium in late March and April, per Jetsetter Alerts. Autumn foliage drives a second peak, noted in RateRanger's Tokyo hotel guide, which shows up in the data as a $1,208 October median and $1,064 in November.
An August booking can feel counterintuitive for a peak vacation month, but the heat and humidity that thin the crowds pull rates down. The concrete play: The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo has a typical nightly median of $474, so two nights run about $948, and its double credit status means $600 in stacked credits cuts that to roughly $348. Book it in August, when citywide medians bottom out.
Three Tokyo Edit hotels currently qualify for the select-brand double credit, which runs through December 31, 2026: two IHG properties (The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo and Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo) plus Bellustar Tokyo, a Pan Pacific Hotel.
All three rank among the city's five cheapest Edit hotels. The two IHG properties carry typical nightly medians of $474 and $511, and Bellustar's median is $637. That puts the doubled credit on the properties where it covers the largest share of the bill.
August is the cheapest month to book an Edit hotel in Tokyo, with a median nightly Chase Travel rate of $690, fees included, across the city's 16 Edit hotels. July ($744) and January ($759) are the next cheapest months. These medians come from roughly a year of nightly price calendar data that refreshes every night, so the ranking reflects current Chase Travel pricing rather than general tourism seasons.
The $100 property credit is per stay, not per night. It applies once, no matter how many nights you book, and it typically covers food and beverage on property unless the hotel specifies otherwise. That makes shorter stays more efficient: on a two night August stay at Tokyo's $690 citywide median, the $100 credit plus the $250 statement credit covers about 25 percent of the roughly $1,380 total.
The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo is the cheapest Edit hotel in Tokyo, with a typical nightly median of $474 on Chase Travel and a 5.0 rating. Tokyo is unusual here: the city's five cheapest Edit hotels all carry 5.0 ratings, including Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo at $511 and The Okura Tokyo at $684. The Strings also qualifies for the double credit through December 31, 2026.
Yes, the swing is large enough to plan around. Tokyo's median nightly Edit rate runs $690 in August versus $1,265 in April, a $575 per night gap, which means a two night stay costs about $1,150 less at the summer floor than at the cherry blossom peak. Since the $250 credit is a fixed amount, it covers a far bigger share of an August bill than an April one.
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