I have Diamond Elite status with IHG; I stay in a lot of hotel rooms each year.||We had a very nice four night stay earlier this month.||Transportation|We took an Uber taxi from Shinagawa to the hotel. Note that the car entrance to the hotel is not on the main Kushu-Kaido Avenue but on Juniso-Dori; I don't know how you could explain this to a driver without speaking Japanese and giving them other landmarks in the area. So, we got dropped off a little farther down the street that we need to and had to lug our luggage in the front door. Not the end of the world.||The nearest main rail station is Shinjuku; about a 10-15 min walk. We've stayed at the nearby Park Hyatt before so know the area. For those not familiar, Shinjuku is a very busy station full of commuters and can be pretty challenging to navigate (at least for me). There are also closer stations on the Oedo Line and Odakyu Line. For the latter, Google Maps likes to suggest the Minami-Shinjuku Station over the Sangubashi Station. We much preferred the latter; navigating to the Minami-Shinjuku Station from the hotel involves winding through a residential neighborhood with narrow streets and you pretty much need to have your phone in hand to navigate the multiple left and right turns needed. In comparison, the Sangubashi Station is at the West Entrance to Yoyogi Park and the Meiji Shrine and it’s a walk on two major streets with wide sidewalks, lots of streetlights, and minimal turns.||To get to HND, there’s no Airport Limousine Bus stop at the Kimpton so you’d need to go to the Washington Hotel to catch it there. We asked the hotel to call us a taxi which took about 10 minutes to arrive at the proper car entrance so it was easy to load ourselves and our luggage into the car. Hailed taxis charge a metered rate to HND but pre-booked taxis and Uber are flat-rate so keep that in mind during rush hours. Our metered rate was slightly more than the flat rate.||Booking|We were assigned a High Floor King Premium with Extra Space on the 13th Floor (highest floor for rooms). ||The room was very bright and well-laid out with a very comfortable bed. The open concept bathroom can be partially or completely closed off via sliding wall partitions. The small dining room table was convenient for our traditional Last Night in Japan dinner of take out depachika food items while we packed.||WiFi was a very speedy 100 mbps up/down.||Diamond Elite Benefits|In addition to the room upgrade, we requested a late checkout of 1 pm which was granted without any issue. We also elected for the free breakfast amenity which was a great value as the food is excellent and the menu varied enough so one does not need to eat the same thing every day. Servers were all extremely friendly and spoke English fluently.||Pro Tips|The free evening Social Hour is worth going to if it doesn't interfere with other plans. The drink selection is quite good as are the canapes and other hors d'oeuvres. ||If it's a clear morning, it's worth making haste to the nearby Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tocho)'s free observation deck for some fantastic views of the city and, hopefully, Fuji-san before the clouds roll in. |||Overall|I was very appreciative of the responsiveness of the staff to my pre-arrival emails and during our stay, we were treated very well. My overall impression is that this is a very well-run hotel.