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Hotel New Grand
Yokohama, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Hotel New Grand opened on 1 December 1927 at Yamashita Park, Yokohama's European-style grand hotel after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, replacing the old foreigners' Grand Hotel. General Douglas MacArthur took Room 315 after landing in Japan on 30 August 1945; the suite still carries his name. The cafe is credited with inventing seafood doria and naporitan, yoshoku staples, while Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth, and Jean Cocteau signed the book.
- Opened 1927
- Neighborhood: Naka Ward
About Hotel New Grand
- Swiss hotelier Alfonso Dunant and chef S. Wail ran the first kitchen, setting a French, cosmopolitan table from opening day.
- Novelist Osaragi Jiro wrote here for a decade from 1931; Room 318 is still remembered as Kurama Tengu no Heya.
- A 1991 tower now stands beside the original 1927 grand hotel at the edge of Yamashita Park.
History
Hotel New Grand opened on 1 December 1927 at the edge of Yamashita Park in Yokohama, built as a symbol of the city's recovery after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and replacing an earlier foreigner-oriented Grand Hotel. From the start it positioned itself as a European-style grand hotel with modern equipment and French-style cuisine. Civic leaders backed the project, and the first management team included Swiss hotelier Alfonso Dunant and chef S. Wail.
General Douglas MacArthur stayed in Room 315 after arriving in Japan on 30 August 1945, and the hotel preserves that room as MacArthur's Suite. Novelist Osaragi Jiro used the hotel as a creative base for about a decade beginning in 1931; Room 318 is still remembered as Kurama Tengu no Heya. Guests over the decades included Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth, Jean Cocteau, and later Japanese figures such as Shotaro Ikenami, Yujiro Ishihara, and Yusaku Matsuda. The cafe is widely credited with originating seafood doria and naporitan, dishes that became staples of Japanese yoshoku dining. A 1991 expansion added a tower beside the original grand hotel.
The setting
2 km from Pacifico Yokohama convention center.
Restaurants and bars
- Il Giardino — Restaurant · Italian
- Sea Guardian II — Bar · Bar
- Le Normandie — Restaurant · Haute French
- Lobby Lounge La Terrasse — Café · Cafe
Amenities
- Spa
- Hot tub
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