Shinjuku Granbell Hotel
Hotel · Tokyo Shinjuku
The Shinjuku Granbell is a design hotel in Higashi-Shinjuku. The Gay Passport calls it popular with gay travellers and highlights the designed rooms.
- ★ 4/5 on The Gay Passport
- Upscale
- Design hotel
- Address
- 2-14-5 Kabukichō
160-0021 Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku - Location
- near Higashi-Shinjuku station, approx. 12 minutes on foot to Ni-chōme
- Price range
- upscale, from approx. €150 per night
- Rooms
- design rooms of various sizes
- Crowd
- mixed, popular with gay travellers
What makes the hotel stand out
The Gay Passport lists the Granbell in its gay hotel guide for Tokyo as “popular with gay travelers”. It’s the more stylish alternative to the chain hotels around Ni-chōme, but is a little further from the scene.
Rooms and amenities
The rooms are individually designed; breakfast offers Western and Japanese dishes. Guests praise the design and breakfast but mention small standard rooms.
A good fit if you …
- like design
- want to stay a step above a chain hotel
- don’t mind walking a few minutes to the scene
Not ideal if you …
- want to sleep right in Ni-chōme
- are looking for a large room at a low price
Contact
Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: The Gay Passport (gay hotel guide Tokyo, rating 4/5). Prices and amenities may change, please check before booking.
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