The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, scheduled to open in March, has started taking reservations through its Web site ( www.shangri-la.com ).
To mark the occasion, the hotel's 50-sq.-meter Deluxe Rooms can be booked from ¥56,000 per night (the standard rate is from ¥70,000). Telephone reservations are scheduled to be accepted from early next year.
The 269-sq.-meter Presidential Suite, one of six suites, is priced at the standard rate of ¥1 million per night. The spacious suite extends over two floors. From its windows, there are views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. Reservations for the Presidential Suite can only be made by phone.