I need a decent hotel in Tokyo for a 2 day layover. I prefer not to be "encapsulated"
Quote from Lightningsmurf:
is about 1.5 hours outside of central Tokyo. If you want to see anything of Tokyo then trust me, you don't want to stay near the airport. Tourists looking to go outside Tokyo for a spa usually end up at Nikko or Hakone. Of course there are hundreds of other places, but these are probably the most popular amound tourists. For the spa experience I prefer Hakone, but Nikko has more to offer in the surrounding city/area. Overall, Nikko would be my first choice.