Have you noticed that the names of the 30 Banquet Room in Main Tower of Keio Plaza Hotel share a common theme on each floor?
In fact, the upper floors are named after mountains and the sky, while the fourth floor is named after flowers and trees. When it opened as Japan's first skyscraper hotel, the beautiful views from the upper floors were what captivated people the most. With that in mind, and prioritizing clarity for guests visiting Banquet Room, the naming system was devised, linking the floor levels with natural scenery.
The 4th２F are named after mountains visible from the hotel, such as "Fuji," "Takao Mitake" and "Ontake," using kanji characters. The 4th and３F are named after night sky names, such as "Starlight," "Moonlight," and "Subaru," using katakana characters. The top floor, the 47th floor, which was a popular observation room when the hotel opened, was transformed into Banquet Room with the opening of the new Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in 1991, and was named after daytime sky names, such as "Asahi," "Hikari," and "Akebono," using hiragana characters. A staff member who remembers the time says, "Looking back, I think we really chose good names. They're popular because they're so typical of a Japanese hotel, and we sometimes explain the meaning of the names to our overseas guests."
This episode, even in the name of Banquet Room, conveys the spirit of hospitality at Keio Plaza Hotel.
