Overview
The view alone almost justifies the stay. From the nineteenth floor—the top of New Otani Inn Yokohama Premium’s dedicated block inside the Colette Mare shopping complex—you look directly across the Yokohama waterfront toward the Ferris wheel, Bay Bridge, and the entire Minato Mirai skyline. With a one-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station and direct escalator access to a complex that includes UNIQLO, MUJI, a cinema, and a broad range of restaurants, this 240-room hotel punches well above its business-hotel category.
The property and its surrounding complex underwent a major renovation in 2023, and the current ocean-themed interiors—submarine-style porthole window frames, anchor-inspired lobby decorations, and circular and geometric motifs throughout—give the hotel a distinct personality without tipping into novelty. My October 2024 stay was on the nineteenth floor in a deluxe double city-view room, with a sunset that changed by the minute and a night skyline that made it hard to leave.
Room & Amenities
The room centers on a 180cm-wide Serta pocket coil bed—the same brand that dominates the U.S. hotel market—topped with an Airweave mattress pad designed to distribute body pressure and reduce fatigue. Firm pillows and the combination of Serta and Airweave turned this into one of the most comfortable nights I’ve had at a business hotel. The color scheme is monochromatic with red and blue accents, playful geometric shapes running wall to ceiling, and the top-floor windows deliver an unobstructed city panorama on all sides.
Equipment is comprehensive: bathrobe, trouser press, air purifier, safety deposit box (discreetly housed inside a drawer), mini fridge, and an angle-adjustable desk lamp bright enough for sustained laptop work. A 55-inch TV offers over 300 content types and smartphone mirroring, and a shelf above the headboard with charging ports keeps devices organized without hunting for sockets across the room. Loungewear is a comfortable waffle-fabric one-piece. No bottled mineral water is provided in-room, but water servers and vending machines are available on every floor.
The bathroom is a unit-bath type with POLA shampoo, conditioner, and body soap. Some room plans include amenities (toothbrush, razor, hairbrush, lotion, skin lotion); for rooms that do not, everything is available from the amenity corner on the lobby third floor. The SHARP hair dryer and washlet toilet are standard. The arched, monochromatic corridor leading to the room is a design detail that sets a premium tone from the moment you step off the elevator.
Guests can access one of Yokohama’s largest fitness clubs within the building—pool, gym machines, and an attached jacuzzi—at a separate fee. A hotel plan bundling tickets to the nearby Yokohama Manyo Club hot spring facility is also available as an add-on.
Dining & Breakfast
Restaurant “THE SEA” sits behind the front desk on the third floor with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Minato Mirai skyline. It operates for breakfast, dinner, and bar service, and the panoramic night view of harbor lights makes it impossible to pass without booking a table. I ordered a BLT sandwich for dinner—light and satisfying—and the menu spans light bites, full courses, and pastry-chef sweets. Whole cakes and floral bouquets can be arranged for anniversaries, and the sprawling, softly lit space suits groups and couples equally.
Breakfast runs 7:00 to 10:00 as a buffet with 50+ dishes covering Japanese, Western, and Chinese options. The highlights are the made-to-order omelette station (cheese available), mini pancakes and French toast made with highland gold eggs and ricotta-mascarpone batter, shumai as a nod to Yokohama’s Chinese roots, natto, croissants and pain au chocolat that can be toasted in a dedicated toaster, the restaurant’s own cardamom curry designed to activate the immune system, and a salad bar featuring local Kanagawa vegetables. The restaurant seats over 100 but the 240-room hotel is small enough that it stays manageable. A QR code queuing system manages peak-hour flow; arriving earlier rather than later gives the fullest selection.
Location & Access
Sakuragicho Station (JR Negishi Line and Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line) is a one-minute walk via the Colette Mare north-entrance escalator. The indoor shopping-complex connection remains open 11:00–20:00, allowing entirely weather-protected dining, shopping, and cinema visits during a stay. The hotel occupies floors 10 to 19 of the building; the dedicated hotel elevator lobby is on the second floor, with wood-tone interiors that shift the atmosphere from shopping center to hotel as soon as you step in.
The entire Minato Mirai walking circuit is on the doorstep: Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel is visible from the room, Kishamichi Promenade connects to Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and World Porters in about fifteen minutes on foot, and the Yokohama Ropeway departs from just outside. The Cup Noodles Museum, Motomachi Chinatown (ten minutes by train), and Yokohama Manyo Club hot spring are all within comfortable reach. The harbor views by day and the illuminated skyline by night are central to what makes this location remarkable.
Final Verdict
New Otani Inn Yokohama Premium delivers consistent, high-quality service in what is arguably the best-located hotel building in Minato Mirai. The panoramic views from the upper floors are a genuine highlight, the Serta/Airweave bed is one of the most comfortable at this category, and the breakfast buffet is strong enough to time check-out around. The ocean-concept design is playful without feeling cheap, and the one-minute station access is the best available in Yokohama. Rates vary by season—check current prices on Agoda.
