We've just arrived in Tokyo
And we're staying in Shinjuku
In Kabukicho
At the Hotel Gracery
Which is the Godzilla Hotel
We'd seen it before
When you're walking around Kabukicho
You can't miss the great big Godzilla head
On the top of the hotel
So we thought, as a treat
We're going to stay here while we're in Tokyo
Because I always thought it looked really cool
In this video
I'll show you the big Godzilla head
The amazing view of the city
And I'll show you what our room's like as well
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In reception there's this display
Of all the old movie posters throughout the years
And there's little touches
Like this Godzilla dessert in the restaurant
But the main attraction is the big Godzilla head
If you're staying at the hotel
You can go up to see it
He's out here on the terrace!
Wow, he's massive!
When you're up close
And here he is!
He looks so much bigger when you're right up close to him
Than when you're on the ground
He's massive!
And look: he's swallowed some lights
He's got some lights in his mouth
Ah wow, there's one of the claws
That is one big claw
Here he is, tearing up Tokyo
You'd have a view...
Right at his face
And here's the view of Kabukicho
From the terrace
I think there's a bar up here as well
You can catch Godzilla's Roar
Gaw!
On the hour
Between 12 and 8
As well as the rooms with a view of the Godzilla head
There's also a special themed room
With a model of Godzilla
And these big claws above the bed
To give you nightmares
If you want to stay here
It's 50 or 60 thousand yen
Per night
And as far as I can see
You can only book it on the Japanese site
Most of the rooms (including ours)
Are normal hotel rooms
But I did really enjoy staying here
The location in Kabukicho
Is excellent
And just wait till you see the view from the window!
The room is actually pretty big
For a Japanese hotel room
Let me show you around
Here's the room
And the bed
We also get a little, mini sofa
And a little coffee table
Over here we've got this stylish lamp
There's the phone
And I didn't realise they give you a free phone to use while you're here
You can use it for calls & internet
So if I'd known that
I wouldn't have had to book the pocket wifi for quite so long
In here is the fridge
Which is really useful for keeping your drinks cool
You didn't get us any drinks Phil!
You were supposed to go to the vending machine
There's not a big choice
Aah, ok
There's lots of tea & peach things
Which I don't think you like
Go out for drinks then
Here's the art on the wall
Some strange textured panel
Ooh I didn't see that
There's a safe down here as well
That must be a very flat safe
So you could fit your money in that I guess
Or any keys or valuables you've got
Here's the controls for the lights
Ooh that's good, we've got a USB charger
There's this foot light
Which is down here!
A little mouse-hole light
To use in the night
So you don't blind yourself
This is done up pretty nicely
Looks quite stylish
And for once
We've got an amazing view
Look there's the Yamanote Line train going along
Look at this!
We're on the 17th floor
It goes up to about 30 floors I think
The hotel starts on floor 8
It's on top of some cinemas
So wherever you are, you'd probably get a pretty good view
This is probably the best view we've had of Tokyo
Over there, that's quite a famous building in Shinjuku
In the business district
You can see right into that bar down there
Spying on people!
That's where Shinjuku Station is
Down there where you can see where the trains are running
You can see a pretty long way over there
I bet this is going to look really cool at night
I'll show you what it looks like then as well
*Harp sound effect*
The TV is really big
We'll have fun watching some Japanese TV on that
We've got some bits & pieces in here
This thing
That looks like a stapler
Is your emergency earthquake torch
Ta-dah!
Let's hope we won't need that!
I was in the underground in Tokyo when there was an earthquake once
No one even cared, no one batted an eyelid
In here, there's a kettle
Tea & coffee making facilities
And this thing
I'm not sure what it is
Phil thinks it might be a steamer
The top comes off
And you can take this section off
I'm not sure... what it's for...
Check the guide!
Round here's the entrance
There's room to put your suitcases here
What is it?
It's a humidifier
Aah!
Which I don't think you need
It's pretty humid already
In Japan, a lot of the year it's humid
Well that's there if you want it
There's all these things you can have for free
Nail clippers
Useful, they're a thing you often forget
Here's the air conditioning
You need that quite a lot of the year in Japan
It gets really hot in the summer
There's some room to hang some clothes up
There isn't a whole wardrobe
But you can hang a couple of things up
If you've got anything that's going to get creased
Again, we've got 2 pairs of slippers here
It says: these ones you can take home with you when you go
And these ones are to use in the room
Let's have a look at the bathroom
Now this is actually very spacious
For a Japanese bathroom
We've got the sink
And the toilet in one section
Then there's a separate door
That goes through to the bath
And the shower
Which is a kind of wet room
It's a bit echo-ey in here!
So that's quite unusual
They've given us some shampoo & conditioner
And there's a mirror across here
Not sure about watching yourself while you shower...!
And the bath is quite big
Ooh there's an LCD screen on the tap
Very fancy
I wonder if that's some sort of timer
That kanji means minutes
So maybe you can set it to run
So you can fill up the bath
You don't have to stand here waiting for it, maybe?
Here's the controls for the Japanese toilet
Always fun
It's a nice-looking bathroom actually
Here's the free bits & pieces
What you get...?
There's razors, cotton buds
Hair brush
Shower cap
And toothbrushes
So if you've forgotten anything
They're there
There's some extra towels
A hair dryer
Pyjamas
And a little basket
To put bits & pieces in
And there's actually room to store things in here
It's pretty good
Ooh, I almost missed this big trouser press here
You don't always get one of them
I think you do but sometimes it's hidden away
I never use it
While we were checking in
They gave us those little hot towels
Which we really needed
After dragging the suitcases across Shinjuku
From the station
We've just come from Osaka on the shinkansen today
So we needed them!
So this is a really nice hotel
I think this is one of the nicest hotels we've stayed in, in Japan
Although it is a little bit more expensive
Than some we've stayed in
But we really wanted to stay in the Godzilla Hotel
So it's a little treat for us
It's quite easy to get here from Shinjuku Station
Head for the East Exit
Not the Central East Exit
That's something else
Go for the East Exit
Then continue straight
Once you've managed to get out of the station
Which can take quite a while
With Shinjuku Station
It's only about a 5 minute walk
You go over several major roads
Just carry on more or less straight
If you see a sign towards Godzilla Street
Go for that!
Follow all signs to Godzilla
You might see the building from a distance away
It's sort of a grey & white stripy building
You can see it in the distance
The entrance to the hotel
Is just to the right of the entrance to the cinema
The cinema is in the same building but below it
There's quite a lot of restaurants & cafes down there as well
So just go in to the right of the escalators
Carry on straight
And you'll find the lifts that go up to check-in
Which is on the 8th floor
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All the streets
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