The hotel was designed by AMTAD, Inc. and Whisler- Patri Architects and built by Takenaka.[5] It underwent a $60 million renovation commemorating from December 2016 to March 2017, during which time the hotel was closed.[1][6] The renovation was led by Hirsch Bedner Associates.
The hotel has 16 guest floors, 11 elevators, a health club, swimming pool, spa, lounge, cabaret room, and a restaurant. Restaurant ANZU is located on the second floor and is visible from the lobby. ANZU, is overseen by Hotel Nikko's Food and Beverage Director, Chef Phillippe Striffeler. Striffeler was named one of five 2015 recipients of the Antonin Carême Medal presented by the American Culinary Federation’s San Francisco Chapter on November 16, 2015.[7]