10/10 Excellent
Norman, Vancouver
14 Dec 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great 2 week stay in the first part of my solo travel. Being located near Ikebukuro Station made it super easy and convenient to make a base of travel to other locations within Tokyo. There's lots of shopping nearby and food to eat as well. There's large department stores, a Don Quijote just behind, and plenty of local groceries and bakeries as well.
The staff were great and helpful as well as the cleaning staff that were very polite and always greeted you. Except that one non-Japanese guy, he spoke English with the other staff. He seemed aloof and made no effort at greeting or anything, but he's insignificant and I just wanted to point that out as compared to the rest of the staff that were amazing. He didn't seem to like working there or want to be there, maybe a change in scenery would be best for him.
Rooms were clean upon arrival and served their purpose as a place to sleep, shower, bathroom, and kill time watching anime. Good selection of free VODs, needs more variety in anime though because six months later and only Sailor Moon and Slam Dunk have been added into the mix. No major issue, just food for thought. I slept well, showered well, and had fun with the bidet.
Overall great experience, will repeat. Some people should not though and need to look in a mirror about their common sense, decency, and courtesy as well as consideration for others staying at the same hotel.
Norman
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2024