Located 1 km northeast of Sakuragi-cho Station, this property sits next to the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center. The hotel looms on the waterfront like a gigantic concrete spinnaker, but little wind fills its sail. Not as imaginative as The Pan Pacific, nor as opulent as the Royal Park, this place seems bereft of character, offering formulaic facilities and routine guest rooms to the many convention groups who converge here. Still, because it's so close to the water, it offers great bay views, and even its lobby is bright with sunshine flowing through a curved glass facade overlooking the bay and dockyards. An efficient staff keeps operations running smoothly.
The 31-story building sits atop a sprawling stepped-back base, hollowed by a marble-clad atrium with a reflecting pool and three-story waterfall. Ponderous
pillars support the mezzanine, but seating in the lobby is limited to two sofas and four armchairs, with supplemental benches added during busy times. The grand staircase is an anachronism, as everyone opts for the escalator to the panoramic lobby lounge. Live music rocks another lounge on the same level.
On the top floor is an Asian bistro, Spicy J, offering views of the bay and the spicy cuisines of Southeast Asia, as well as a Cantonese restaurant. On the second floor, Azur serves both classic and contemporary French cuisine in an elegant setting, and La Vela is a relaxed Italian venue with a breezy atmosphere, an open kitchen and bay views. Other dining options include a cafe offering stylish buffets and Pier 21, Japan's first floating restaurant, serving seafood from its anchor 
at the base of the ferry pier. Room service operates around the clock.
Guests pay hefty fees to use the gym, indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna and spa. In addition to a business center, numerous meeting rooms supplement a ballroom with a capacity of 700.
Guest rooms show blue carpeting, blackout and sheer drapes, blond-wood appointments, good lighting, TVs with movies on demand, free Internet access (both wired and wireless), pleated spreads on single or double beds, and a pillow menu offering a variety of special pillows, including foot pillows, pillows that help against backache, pillows filled with buckwheat and hypoallergenic pillows. Well-lit combination baths have good vanity space and 
scales. Rooms especially for women have foot baths, herbal tea, female-oriented toiletries, pajamas and—on a playful note—rubber ducks in the baths. Although the accommodations lack the balconies of the neighboring Pan Pacific, most have bay views viewing busy harbor traffic. Guests on the three premium floors enjoy more stylish decor, as well as private check-in, Continental breakfast and cocktails. Five floors are for nonsmokers, and two rooms are outfitted for the handicapped.
The large staff performs its tasks admirably, but unless guests are stuck here for a convention, they'll find the Pan Pacific and Royal Park more convenient to the station, as well as more stylish.
