Aman Tokyo scores 9.5 overall; Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel scores 9.6. Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel scores higher on our rubric, while Aman Tokyo has more dining venues, while Aman Tokyo lists more room categories, while Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel lists more spa facilities.
Scores & Facts
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Aman Tokyo
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
Hotel Flock Score
9.5
9.6
Location
9.6
9.8
Service
9.6
9.5
Design
9.8
9.3
Dining
9.0
9.9
Value
7.8
8.0
Category
City
Countryside
Tier
Ultra-Luxury
Ultra-Luxury
Opened
2014
1984
From
$1,100/night
$1,200/night
Rooms
84
32–36
Architect
Kerry Hill Architects
15th-century manor; estate traced to 1225
Dining
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Aman Tokyo
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
Dining Venues
5
4
Rooms
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Aman Tokyo
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
Room Categories
6
5
Suite / Villa Types
4
3
Spa
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Aman Tokyo
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
Spa Programme
Yes
Yes
Spa Facilities Listed
5
7
Good to Know
Aman Tokyo
Musashi by Aman is the hardest reservation in the hotel by far — request it when you book your room, not after arrival, given how few counter seats it holds each night.
Aman Tokyo shares its Kerry Hill design lineage with Aman Kyoto and Amanpuri; guests who know either property will recognise the material language immediately.
Otemachi is a business district that empties out on weekends and after dark — quiet in a way that suits the hotel's register, but plan an evening in Ginza (a five-minute taxi) if you want street-level energy.
The onsen-style spa pool is naturally lit and genuinely rare for central Tokyo — worth booking a treatment around daylight hours rather than in the evening.
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel
Closed for redevelopment from January 2026 with a targeted summer 2027 reopening under Culinary Director Arnaud Donckele — do not book travel until Belmond publishes firm dates.
This is a restaurant-first property: lock the dining reservation (or cookery course) before the room.
Haddenham & Thame Parkway is the practical rail station; Oxford station is about 30 minutes by car; Heathrow about 45 minutes.
Two nights is the correct minimum if you want both a tasting-menu dinner and a Cookery or Gardening School day.
Summary
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel scores higher on our rubric, while Aman Tokyo has more dining venues, while Aman Tokyo lists more room categories, while Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel lists more spa facilities.
