The Tokyo Hotel Where Culture Never Slept
At Hotel Claska in Tokyo, art and Japanese culture are omnipresent on every floor, with an art gallery and a photo studio.
As well as a restaurant with French influences, Hotel Claska has a little boutique selling everyday objects made by artisans, showcasing the delicacy of Japanese crafts. The establishment also houses an art gallery, a photo studio… and a dog grooming parlour. Like Hotel Koé, Claska is much more than somewhere to dump your suitcase and stay for the night.
For its reopening, the architects decided to reinterpret the spirit of the hotel, originally built in 1969. Its 20 rooms were redesigned in different but complementary styles, transitioning smoothly from a room with tatami beds to more contemporary, classic décor. But the highlight at Claska is the rooftop, which offers a stunning view over Tokyo. Open-air cinema events are held there in the summer.
Claska, 1-3-18 Chuo-cho Meguro-ku Tokyo, 152-0001. @claska_tokyo
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