This is a 3-star hotel, so I don't get why people aren't rating this place higher! The accommodation was fine, if not a little small for me (I'm tall). Apart from me being taller than what the rooms were built for, the hotel was quite lovely. The manager happened to find us walking on the road trying to find the hotel and walked us there (complete coincidence). The price was excellent and the breakfasts were adequate! Would definitely stay there again!

Not quite breakfast. This hotel is at the low end of a narrow band of value hotels and priced accordingly. Rooms are very small with aged but clean unit baths. Breakfast is coffee, tea, white toast and vegetable soup if you're early enough. Hard boiled eggs are 100 yen if not sold out. If you are a big breakfast eater, better to pass or eat elsewhere. Hotel and rooms are well kept but showing age. Enclosed sidewalk cafe is not fancy but has character.

A good hotel to stay for a nice price. The street is calm, even if it's close to the subway station. The bed is comfortable. Cleaning and fresh towels everyday. A coin laundry, cash exchange machine, convenient store just at the corner. The staff is very nice, always willing to help and they can speak English, if needed. Small downside: the rooms are very small, so it was hard to unpack my suitcase. Maybe having some shelves could be helpful.

Overall, I do not recommend. Pros: close to ikebukuro station, 24/7 washers/dryers, showers and toilets are adequate. Cons: rooms are very small, bunk beds creak loudly and are rickety, wifi is extremely slow (<5mbps), curtains offer little privacy, and the duvets, while comfortable, don't have any sheets so the cleanliness is questionable. The duvets are not the type that can be washed easily. The cons list can go on and on. Other hostels/capsule hotels felt luxurious compared to this place.

strategic hotel in ikebukuro with a budget cost. room was good, clean. love the service! you can get free origami at receptionist☺️

Very happy with our stay. Clean rooms, helpful staff and comfortable beds. Rooms are a bit small and only other down side was that a double room didn't seem to be any different from the single. These are really minor points however. We stayed in both the hostel floor and a hotel room and were satisfied with both. This is also in an amazing location. Very close to arcades, restaurants, train station and sunshine city is about a 15 minute walk away.

Stayed 3 nights total. The beds have no curtains, so once someone turns the lights on everyone wakes up. The facilities are sufficient. Clean bathrooms and toilets. The floor also has a kitchen. Walking distance to the metro. Lots of shops nearby. Only real complaints is the staff wants you to make your own bed and then deposit dirty linens to reception by check out. This is a first. All considered, very nice place to stay.

I took a private room in the annex. Definitely on the older side, but for the price, size, and location, it's an excellent deal. The cafe at the bottom is nice as well.

Great experience overall, very friendly and knowledgeable. Helped quite a bit. They let you keep your luggage in their side room for 7 days max if you are going out.( I went to Mt fuji) Sad part is the laundry, expensive for what they offer and our clothes didn't smell the best afterwards.

The dormitory beds are made of metal which squeaks enormously whenever you move your body. The bed lights are so bright you light up the entire dormitory even with the curtains covering the bed. The curtains don't cover all sides. The door is heavy and loud. People enter around the clock (aka when you try to sleep) and rummage through their luggage. The shower rooms are the most disgusting ones I've ever seen in Japan. People's belongings over crowds the common areas.

You absolutely can't beat the convenience and price! The rooms are much smaller than a western style hotel, but they have everything needed and the cleaning services are impeccable and completely trustworthy. Very comfortable, safe, and friendly hotel!

I've stayed here 3 times on 3 different occasions, and I'll keep coming back on future trips to Tokyo! Firstly, the staff alone are enough to keep you coming back. If you ask for reccomendations, of spots around the area, they will try their best to reccomend good and drink. They also are super kind and helpful throughout the check-in process, and everyone speaks perfect English. The facilities, such as shared showers, toilets and sinks, have been clean everytime I've been there. The beds could go for a little update to something more sturdy, but for the price, they are comfortable and definately good enough! Rooms are a little small, with not much space for luggage if all beds are occupied, so keep that in mind if you have alot of luggage, or big luggage. The location is amazing and very convenient for travelling to all of Tokyo's hot spots via train.

Won't recommended. Wifi was not working. It was above a restaurant so it was very loud at night. There was some issues with the air conditioner so I had to turn it off. Told staff about these issues but they didn't do anything.

Guy at the front desk is super friendly! Good location, everything is walking distance. Only downside was the toilet smell.

Very disappointed in the ethics of this hotel. They greatly increased their rates to over $500 a night because of the Olympics then would not refund, credit or transfer ANYTHING when the Olympics were postponed. They have over $1,000 of our hard earned money and have provided nothing - that is wrong. We paid for the nights of 23 and 24 July 2020.

I was aiming to spend most of my day outside of the hotel with some friends I was traveling with. The room was small but gave me everything I needed at the end of a long day to relax and prepare for the next day. Service was excellent, laundry facilities available on site, and while I spent most of my time traveling to other areas, it's pretty closely located to Ikebukuro station to get around, with lots of shops nearby for food or quick snacks.

This is a second time I stayed at this hotel after had been here couple of years ago. Never disappointed. The staff was so helpful and had a warm welcome. I like its location the most. I had two 28" luggages and two carry on bags, walking from the Ikebukuro station didn't feel any tired.

Located behind the Main Street in which make it more quiet but not too far from the train station. The staffs were very generous and helpful. The room is a bit small and dated. Cleanliness can be improved. There’s enough power sockets in Japanese standards. The restaurant downstairs provides simple breakfast.

Great hotel for explorers. Cheap rates, room was kept clean. Very close to train station and lots of stores nearby for basic necessities. I know they offer other services but like I said this was great for me as a place where really just needed bed and bathroom. Just a place to put stuff in and sleep as I spent all my time exploring Tokyo. My interaction with staff was limited but they were friendly and helpful. I only ate once or twice there but I do appreciate the fact that they operate a late night restaurant and have cheap breakfast. I hope I can visit again one day and will definitely come back here.

i don't think it's neccessarily a hotel like the name says. more like a hostel. We 'stationed' here when we were in the tokyo area. the spot is close-ish to metro and the price reflects. great atmosphere, I will come back again.

Affordable hotel worth staying at but with a few flaws The costumer service was amazing, the staff treats everyone very well, having some time for yourself? No problem, the staff will try their best not to disturb you while you sleep in or read a book, the location was also amazing, it’s close to ikebukuro station west side and theres a bunch of grocery stores and conbini’s located around. However… There’s also a side that I didn’t like very much, I stayed 7 days but sometimes I wished I was gone already, I’ll list a few things… Something the staff/hotel can’t do anything about: my first night I didn’t have very good room mates one did his private stuff outloud in a room full of strangers, I’m not sure if this is common for hostel experiences but it was a bad first impression for me. Another thing about roommates is that it can happen someone doesn’t smell the best, but throughout the entire stay the stench just stayed in the air, I think as a tip I would give is for it to be manditory to air out the room at least once a day and maybe have something like room refreshers? Something the staff can do something about: the walls were VERY dirty and the lights within your bed are also way too bright, when my bunk mate turned on his light it woke me up and I was instantly awake… at 2 am… As for the walls, there was mold in the corner of my bed, there was a weird stain on a different wall and overall I feel like a rough cleaning hasn’t been done in a VERY long time. My friend who lives in Japan found it very strange that a hostel, even if it’s cheap, in Japan would be dirty. Conclusion; I do suggest going to this hostel if its a few days, the service was amazing and overall it was a pretty pleasant stay, however with the fact there is defenitely a mold problem (which is bad for one’s health) I think the hotel should do something about it.

It was great for my first 2 weeks vacation in Japan the room was a bit dated but cold AC ,hot shower, also a mini fridge can’t beat it. Super friendly staff always at desk to help you out awesome time

Great hostel in ikebukuro. Pretty close to the station and a busy shopping district. Rooms were clean and beds were comfy. WiFi was a bit hit and miss, I connected to the Cafe across the road and used that. Staff are super nice and speak English well, I rate it 👌

The location in the heart of Ikebukuro is fantastic as a spot to set out from. The rooms can get a bit cramped but the cafe across the street is a godsend after a long day of hoofing around Tokyo. The menu is a bit eccentric but surprisingly tasty.

The price is what you get to be on a quiet street a few blocks from Ikebukuro. But be aware the facilities are not great. I would not stay more than one night. Wifi is slow, bathroom/shower is a bit moldy, everywhere is dusty, and the walls have water damage. No towel provided and the dormitory beds are not made, you have to make them yourself and downturn them before you leave. Beds are just good enough to sleep in, they are rickety and only have one charge socket. Bring a sweater and eye mask as it gets cold in the rooms and the dorm bed lights are obnoxiously bright.

Nice staff. Little rooms with carpets. The carpet was very dirty. It's unhygienic. A lot of things under the bed. It wasn't clean. The situation is good, not far from metro.

If you're with a lot of people such like a school group or so, I do recommend coming here. This hotel will accommodate as much as they can fit inside. In order to get the best rooms, I do recommend booking ahead of time to reserve the best ones. There is a kitchen. So if you buy food from the convenient stores you're able to heat it up, or if you went grocery shopping, you'll be able to cook it as well.

I stayed for 10 days and it was decent place considering the price. Overall, it was a great stay. PROS: Place to store luggage if early/late check-in; great location in Ikebukuro, clean rooms with a good view; 24 hour restaurant downstairs; 7-11 just around the corner and another one just down the block; they provide clean towels everyday as well as toiletries; 24 hours coin laundry; nice and friendly staff; 10 minutes from train station; lots of food places nearby. CONS: Bathroom was not very clean as there was urine smell; the heater makes weird choking noises at the middle of the night (had to let it rest for a while and restart); there is no microwave in the room; no kitchen so need to fill water downstairs; bathroom has no ventilation and no visible drain; there is no plugs in the bathroom for hairdryer so it was a bit inconvenient.

Very helpful and welcoming staff,. Not expensive too

Great at the price! We were ble to borrow a hairdryer for free, as well as umbrellas, and the staff were generally very friendly. The location is amazing and it was a much better hotel than what it looks like on photos. We had a small double room, which i wouldn't recommend if you're two 180cm tall guys sharing, but it worked great for two small girls!

Great hotel to stay good selection of beverages and food always open

The hotel is a bit on the small side but it gives a bang for your buck! there was a little issue on our first day but nothing too major, probably just an honest mistake haha, The hotel itself is good for a quick vacation, not too much on scenic views but it is near a lot of other shops you might need necessities for. the Restaurant has an amazing atmosphere and a relaxing vibe, the food was delicious too! would recommend, 5/5★