Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower is a high-rise hotel in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area, close to Shinjuku Station, where the rooms sit above street level and the city skyline is part of the stay. The full listing name on Booking.com is Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower, and recent guests there rate it 8.7 out of 10. This review draws on published scores and written feedback from Booking.com, Hotels.com, Trip.com, TripAdvisor, Klook, KAYAK, and Expedia.

Last checked: 2026-10-03

Hotel: Hotel Century Southern Tower · Location: Shibuya, Tokyo · Star rating: 4-star · Room views: Panoramic Tokyo skyline from every room

Methodology

This article is a fact-based review that compiles and compares published guest scores and written feedback from the booking and review platforms listed above. No on-site visit was conducted, and no hotel staff were interviewed. Scores are presented as they appear on each platform and are not averaged or normalized across sources. All data is current as of the retrieval dates noted in the Sources section.

Review scores across booking platforms

Published review scores for this property are consistent across the high end of the range. The table below lists the most recently cited scores from the sources used in this article; each platform’s link appears in the Sources section.

LabelValue
Full name used in listingsOdakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower
AreaShinjuku area, Tokyo
Booking.com recent guest rating8.7 out of 10
Hotels.com guest score9.4 out of 10, based on 1,656 reviews
Trip.com overall score9.2 out of 10, from 1,557 verified reviews
Trip.com location score9.6 out of 10
Trip.com cleanliness score9.3 out of 10
Trip.com service score9.1 out of 10
TripAdvisor English listing score4.5 out of 5, about 2,589 reviews
Klook guest score4.7 out of 5
On-site restaurantSouthern Tower Dining

Hotels.com gives the hotel 9.4 out of 10, described as “Exceptional,” based on 1,656 reviews. Trip.com shows an overall score of 9.2 out of 10 from 1,557 verified reviews, with location at 9.6, cleanliness at 9.3, and service at 9.1. TripAdvisor’s English-language page records 4.5 out of 5 from about 2,589 reviews. Klook lists 4.7 out of 5. The Trip.com location score of 9.6 is the highest single sub-score in the sources reviewed here.

The takeaway: the location sub-score on Trip.com is the strongest published figure in the dataset, while the overall scores sit in the upper 8-to-9 range across platforms.

Rooms with Tokyo skyline views

The high-floor position is a recurring reason guests praise the views, according to KAYAK’s summary of guest feedback. KAYAK lists views among the property’s common strengths, along with location, cleanliness, room size, and helpful staff. TripAdvisor reviewers make the same connection between the tower’s height and the city view, and the hotel’s position near Shinjuku Station means the outlook is over the city rather than over a low-rise street.

Expedia places the hotel close to Shinjuku Station and reports positive comments about cleanliness and helpful staff. The written reviews on TripAdvisor tend to connect the view to the room itself, rather than to a public viewing floor, which matches the tower-room layout of the property.

Hotel Century Southern Tower from Shinjuku Station

Reviewers use Shinjuku Station as the main reference point for the location. A Trip.com reviewer wrote:

The biggest advantage of this hotel is its absolutely fantastic location!

A Trip.com reviewer, Trip.com review page

The Trip.com location score of 9.6 out of 10 is the strongest single sub-score in the data used here. KAYAK also lists location first among the common strengths in guest feedback. The listing description on Expedia names Shinjuku Station as the nearby reference point, which is consistent with how reviewers describe the walk to the station.

What guests consistently mention

Across the sources, the most common strengths are location, cleanliness, room size, views, and helpful staff. KAYAK states this directly. Expedia says the hotel is close to Shinjuku Station and reports positive comments about cleanliness and helpful staff. Trip.com gives the hotel a cleanliness score of 9.3 and a service score of 9.1, which supports the written comments.

I always stay at this hotel everytime when visiting Tokyo.

A Klook reviewer, Klook listing

Southern Tower Dining is the on-site restaurant named in the hotel listing. Guest comments on TripAdvisor mention the breakfast buffet and the view from the dining room; a separate set of reviewers say they preferred nearby restaurants. That split is a recurring pattern in the written reviews, even though the view opinions are more consistently positive.

The takeaway: location, views, cleanliness, and service are the most frequently repeated positives in the sources reviewed here; breakfast and dining opinions are more mixed than the view comments.

Our pick

Who should book Hotel Century Southern Tower?

The review patterns point to three audience types.

  • Travelers seeking skyline views: KAYAK lists views among the property’s common strengths, and TripAdvisor reviewers connect the tower height to the view.
  • Guests wanting Shinjuku Station access: Trip.com’s location score of 9.6 is the highest sub-score in the data used here, and reviewers name Shinjuku Station as the main reference point.
  • Diners at Southern Tower Dining: the on-site restaurant is named in the hotel listing, and TripAdvisor reviewers mention the breakfast buffet and dining-room view.

Travelers who prioritize a high location score, high-floor views, and an on-site restaurant should keep this property on the shortlist.

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Frequently asked questions about Hotel Century Southern Tower

What is the review score for Hotel Century Southern Tower?

Scores vary by platform: 8.7 out of 10 on Booking.com, 9.4 out of 10 on Hotels.com, 9.2 out of 10 on Trip.com, 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor, and 4.7 out of 5 on Klook.

Where is Hotel Century Southern Tower located?

The hotel is in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, close to Shinjuku Station. Trip.com gives the location a score of 9.6 out of 10.

Do all rooms at Hotel Century Southern Tower have skyline views?

KAYAK lists views among the hotel’s common strengths, and TripAdvisor reviewers connect the high-floor tower position to the city views. The sources reviewed for this article do not include a room category without a skyline view.

What is the on-site restaurant at Hotel Century Southern Tower?

The on-site restaurant is called Southern Tower Dining. Guest comments on TripAdvisor mention the breakfast buffet and the view from the dining room.

What are the common strengths mentioned in guest reviews?

Across the sources reviewed, the most frequently mentioned strengths are location, cleanliness, room size, views, and helpful staff. KAYAK lists these five items directly, and Trip.com’s sub-scores for location, cleanliness, and service support the pattern.

Sources reviewed

The facts in this article are drawn from these source types: booking platforms, review aggregators, and OTA descriptions.

The bottom line: The facts in this article are drawn from these source types: booking platforms, review aggregators, and OTA descriptions.
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  • Trip.com — Odakyu Hotel Century Southern Tower
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  • Expedia — Hotel Century Southern Tower