Name: Dai-Ichi Inn Ikebukuro
Address: Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, 1-42-8, Tokyo, 1700013, JP

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2026

Jianyi

Clean, convenient location

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Kam Wa

Very close to tube station and shopping mall

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Tere

The hotel has extremely friendly staff. We arrived very early, and while we went out for breakfast and a walk, they stored our luggage until check-in time, which was very helpful. We stayed in a room with two beds; it was clean, well maintained, and provided amenities. The location is excellent, as it is very close to Ikebukuro train station, making transportation very convenient. I highly recommend this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

DANIEL

Good Location and clean

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Amornrat

Location is so convenient, family mart is next door from hotel. The room is clean. It is very subway station less than 5 mins.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2025

Lana Pui Lan

Good

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

BIBIANNA

Simple hotel, conveniently located a stone's throw away from Ikebukuro station and the limo bus pick up point. Loved its proximity to shopping.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Yanchen

The room equipped everything i need, very clean, staff were super helpful. The location is perfect, close to subway lines.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Lavelle

It was a very easy stay and staff were extremely helpful, the breakfast buffet was great

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Eugene

Enjoyed my stay

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Talea

Worked great for our time in ikebukuro! Great location, very easy to walk to shops, food, and the station nearby. There's a family mart and ramen shop on the first floor too! Super convenient. Staff was very helpful with questions. Good size room for two twin beds. Was able to open suitcases and get by just fine. Would stay there again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Veronica

The staff were very friendly and helpful. There were a lot of good restaurants around for meals and the room was confortable. The bed was extremely confortable

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2025

Rosanna

The bed need to be changed, there’s not much sound proof so you can hear everything. But the staff at every accommodating.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Amber

The hotel is so clean. Our room was comfortable but not very big. They may have larger rooms, we booked one with two twin beds. It was nice that there was a mini fridge. Walking to Sunshine City Mall was quick and easy. Actually, it was easy to walk pretty much everywhere. Every staff member we encountered was incredibly polite and helpful. We didn't add the breakfast buffet when we booked our rooms because we weren't sure if we would use it. It was quick to go to the desk and purchase tickets. My husband's favorite thing was the spaghetti. There was an interesting variety of food to choose from. Having a Family Mart on the ground level was so nice. Most of the staff spoke English so that made things easier for us. All in all, I'd stay there again and would recommend it if I knew someone was traveling to the area. Not super fancy but it's clean, comfortable and convenient.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

DANIEL

Amazing location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

Matthew

Stayed for 10 days. Good service, friendly staff. Great location for dining.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

shan

Great location

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Angela Ines

Food options and internet were great. Room was always clean and comfortable and staff were great and very helpful. They held our bags after checkout until our hotel transfer arrived which was several hours wait. Thank you!

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Emilyn

I like the location of this place, the cleanliness, helpful and friendly staff. My only complain is the water temperature of the bidet in our room was too hot, I asked the staff to lower the temperature but they were not able to :(

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Emerson

Love it

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Oi Ying Teresa

As prefect as usual

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

Ian

Convenient location. Hotel is dated but clean.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2025

Connie

Convenient location

Very convenient location right next to the Ikebukuro
Station. Not much space since we had 3 twin beds in the room, but it was adequate for us since we're not in the room that much, and bigger than comparable rooms in Tokyo. Staff (front desk and housekeeping) are very friendly and professional. Only gave 4 stars for Eco-friendliness due to the mandatory cleaning of the room after every 3 nights' stay. (We were there 7 nights, and would've kept and used our towels longer without housekeeping cleaning the room, however, understand their policy due to hygiene concerns. They cleaned our room the day before our scheduled departure, which I thought was a waste, since we were leaving the very next morning.)

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

Stephanie

Cheap and right outside of Ikebukuro station

The location is perfect and right outside of Ikebukuro Station on the East exit so that was convenient. We booked this hotel for its location and just to get a cheap place to sleep. It was a bit run down but the staff were really great.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2025

Tiffany

There's more pros than cons. Yes it's a tiny room but I mean what room isn't tiny in the typical Japan hotel?
-Close to the station
-It was quiet for my stay, I was facing the tracks and it was fine. Like any hotel, there were neighboring guests were loud in the halls but that's just etiquette
-Staff were always super nice and helpful
-A/C heating was great
-Has all the amenities you need
-Right next to a family mart, really easy to get the random thing you need at night

It has some cons but they are workable:
-Their wifi is not good for streaming but it works fine if you were downloading the shows the watching it after
-Sometimes their ventilation wasn't very good or strong especially if you have to naturally do certain things in the bathroom

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

HUI JIUAN

Very near to the train station. If you are someone who is after a retro old school vibe, this hotel is for you. Yes it's old but it serve it's purpose. Its clean and comfortable. I would stay here again

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2025

Emi

I had a great experience at Daiichi Inn. We arrived early but they stored our luggages for us. Staff were very polite and kind.
The location could not be better than this- 1-2 minute walk from Ikebukuro station. Given the location, I had expected it to be noisy through the day and night, but surprisingly the noise level was low and I slept very well. I recommend their breakfast- it is worth paying extra for sure.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2025

Douglas

Locate at the center of city, very close to transport station, shopping center, dinning restaurants....

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

Leoncio

Nice and clean.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2025

WALTER

Hotel is basic but acceptable. Close to shopping areas and restaurants

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2024

Nhu Quynh

Dai Ichi Inn was bery close to the local train station. Easy walk to shopping and dining areas. Good place to stay if you're planning to take metro or shop nearby.

Ventilation in bathroom was poor, resulted in bad smelling bathroom.

Didn't realise laundry was a paid service, staff did suggest a nearby 24 hr coin laundry (with bad reviews).

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2024

SIEW CHIN

This is near the JR station. It is also within 10 minutes walk (with pulling luggage) to the bus stops for limousines to both Narita Airport and Haneda Airport.

However, the room that we stayed seemed rather dated, albeit its cleanliness and availability of amenities for our selection.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

matthew

Great location on the east side of ikebukuro station but not near the craziness of the busy parts. I would stay here again. Staff were very welcoming

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2024

cecilia s

We like this hotel location so closed to train & metro station plus very convenient to find food & supermarket.
Hotel staffs do not speak good English but they are helpful and friendly!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2024

Michael

OK hotel with room for improvement

Ok hotel. The location is super, right next to Ikebukuro station. Room size is also bigger than most others in Tokyo.

AC is powerful. The mattress and pillow also offer great support so you can have good sleep.

Downside:
1. lack of coin laundary facility on-site altho a nearby coin laundry is only 2 min away.

2. the arrangemnet of the hotel is odd. The recption lobby is on the 2nd floor and there in only 1 escalator with no elevator acceas to it. So it goes down from 5-11am, to facilitate those checking out, and upwards for checking in after 11. If you want to leave your luggage with the concierge and come back after 11am, it can be a bit challenging trying to carry all your suitcases down the spiral staircase.

Also the concierge service is a bit below par. There had been a couple of times my online shopping and lost luggage arrived, but i didnt get any notification from the hotel. I had to make the initiative to enquire.

Also, when I tried to use luggage delivery service to the airport, the concierge said it has to be at least 2 days in advance. I couldnt do it because the airline lost my luggage and it didnt arrive until within 2 days. I asked the concierge is there same day delivery. All he could do was apologize.

I then used google and could find same day luggage delivery service and did it myself. I didn't mind that but I thought concierge should be able to help with things like this. I'm familiar with Tokyo so not an issue, but imagine those not familiar.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

Fang

This is a nice hotel conveniently located close to the station and shops. The room is clean, comfortable and The staff are very friendly.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2024

Jacqui

Ikebukuro great location

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2024

Jenny

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Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

The employees are well trained and treated us nicely. The maids also seemed hard workers, and they did a great job.

We stayed there for about two weeks, so we had to do laundry a few times. If they had a coin laundry facility inside the hotel that would be very helpful. We had to walk to the nearest laundromat and went back and forth to take care of just one load of laundry. It wasn’t fun doing it in the hot and muggy weather conditions.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2024

JOHN

The only strong point of this hotel is the location. The condition of the room is tired and old. Need to refurbish. There are black stains around the washing basin. Water pressure is not good too, as the hand shower head is less than 2 inches. Breakfast has not much variety. I admire the chef who can cut the cakes and fruits into smallest pieces possible. Only a few pieces on display from time to time.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

Kwong

Hidden gem

Great stay. Best value. Strong AC, Strong water pressure, Comfortable bed and comforters. Great location to Subway, and great restaurants. Love this place.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2024

Teresa

Excellent Location

Excellent location next to Ikebukuro station, many restaurants and a minute from McDonalds for breakfast on weekends when other cafes don't open yet. !0 min walk to Anime and another 10min to Sunshine City Plaza. Excellent for basic hotel and clean bathrooms. Our room was right adjacent from the station, so could hear the trains passing until they stopped running, but this didn't bother us at all. My husband is a light sleeper and he didn't have any problems, especially when we're so tired from a full day's activities.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2024

Chang

Very convenient with eatery located nearby.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Joshua

The location is excellent. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the station, and just a few minutes from shopping. We were on the 6th floor overlooking the train tracks, but never heard the trains. We would gladly stay there again.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2024

Robert

Very convenient

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2024

Wendy

Good location and walkable to lots of shopping places

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2024

May Ling

Prime location and excellent service.

The location is very near the subway metro station and JR. Lots of eateries and convenience stores including a Family Mart at the lobby of the hotel. We booked the family room which had 4 single beds. Although hotel was a bit old, the room size is ok since Tokyo’s hotels are mostly small. Hotel staff was very helpful and helped to switch the escalator direction to allow us to bring our luggages down.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024

PAUL

Very safe. Close to train station

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2024

Howard

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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2024

GRETCHEN

Rooms are a bit old but clean. Toilets are very small. Service was great.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2024

Zita In Chong

The 24 hours front desk staff were very helpful in helping us with weighing and storing our luggage, and calling a taxi for us. We were very happy with the excellent service. I liked how the tea cups came with a lid! There is a separate sink outside the shower and toilet area so it's helpful. For the price and location, the room is quite spacious - larger than expected for Ikebukuro area.

The building itself is quite dated, and the shower drain does not drain well - bath water started to accumulate after a couple showers (took 15 minutes after showering for the water to completely drain away, argh). The washroom has no vent so it gets a bit smelly after a while. The hotel has old walls that does not block noises well, and you can hear the street and people talking in the hallway. The mattress is comfortable, though pillows were too soft - a common issue with Japanese hotels. There are no outlets by the head of the bed so we had to charge our phones at the counter.

It is very conveniently located, less than 5 minutes walk from the North-East exit of Ikebukuro station. Lots of shopping options nearby, and a convenience store right outside. They only have one escalator that leads to the lobby - you'll need to use the stairs to go outside after 11am, though they are able to reverse the escalator direction if you need to bring heavy luggage downstairs. This would be inconvenient for people with mobility issues.

We might stay here again but it won't be our first choice.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Justin

Very good staff, spoke very good english and were easy to talk too and were very accommodating.

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2024

Hoi Yung

Very clean and friendly staffs, good prices and convenience area for shipping and transportation

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2024

Thuy Thi Ngoc

My friend and I came in satisfied with our stay. The double bed room is not very big in a western standard. It has no closet to store your luggage. We came with 2 big luggages and we had no problem with space. The bathroom is a standard small bathroom that came with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. I honestly had no complaint about the size of the room only because I was using it to sleep. The plus side is that it's near the train station, Sunshine city, and major shopping area. The down side is I don't see the laundry room. Overall, I had an okay time and stayed in a safe hotel.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2024

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Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2024

CHUN WING,

Too late to start breakfast 7:00am which I need to catch bus at 6:40am

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

Michelle

nice staff !

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2024

huilin

Great except the escalator as there is only 1 onsite which will change direction depending on the time of day.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2024

Amy M

Exceeded my expectations. No train noise for the 10th floor executive room. Will stay again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2023

Wing S

Cleanness

A spider was found on my daughter's bed. She was freaked out.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2023

Audrey

5mins to east exit of ikebukuro! Near Parco Seibu malls. At least three 24hrs ramen, chinese food eateries ard hotel. Family mart is within hotel premise. Hotel is a good size for 3pax, with extra wash basin outside bathroom! Nice!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2023

KWOK SHUM

I like it closed to the subway station and everything is convenient.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2023

Daniel

We really enjoyed to stay this hotel. Maid services are excellent. Convenience to go to everywhere. We defiantly stay this hotel when we come to Tokyo.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2023

Rosanna

The location is convenient and have tons of subway lines to transfer if needed. But if you’re a light sleeper then should request a room away facing the train station otherwise it’ll be super loud.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2023

Oi Ying Teresa

Convenience

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2023

Sage

Very friendly staff, nice residence and within walking distance of the station, restaurants and shopping centers

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2023

Chi

Tam family staying at Dai-I chi Ikebukuro

We had 4 beds in a triple room, we would not want to have the head of the two beds directly facing the air conditioner for all night. We changed the other way, but the hotel maids always switched to the original setting.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2023

Derek

Clean room condition. One sink outside bathroom and one inside which makes convenient for family.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2023

Jerry

Love the 4 beds concept! The bad thing about this hotel is the wifi connection. Took a long time to connect and that frustrates our whole family.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2023

Robert

Very clean and 5 min. walk to the train station. A lot of restaurants nearby. Friendly staffs and helpful. They have to get rid of the carpet floor.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2023

Gordon

It's the closest hotel from JR Ikebukuro station, but it gets a little noisy in the middle of the night if you live on the lower floors.

Overall it's excellent !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2023

Ying Shi

There is only a 1 way elevator, (morning - downwards) and (evening - upwards). Other than that, hotel is very clean and comfortable. It is a 3 min walk to Ikebukuro station.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2023

Michael

Easy access to Ikebukuro station

The hotel is located conveniently close to Ikebukuro station, as well as many local attractions. Checking in and out was easy and the staff were pleasant and helpful. The room was spacious, beds were firm and linens were spotlessly clean. The only downsides were the worn carpet under the bed, some dust-bunnies behind the desk, and a large curtain that hid the small window which looked out over a massive DVD store neon blinking light. That being said, we only used the room for sleeping, not entertaining guests. The window opens but there’s construction and maintenance on the JR lines in the wee hours, so it can get noisy. Would we stay here again? Absolutely! There are good ramen spots nearby, and good shopping as well.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2023

LEVI

Cheap and Good

A very simple and no-frills hotel, but very easy to get to from the station and convenient for the price.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2023

Ji Hoon

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Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2023

Dellys

Great location!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2022

Kenneth

Very convenient location in a spot that's easy to find if you end up getting lost among the alleys in the surrounding area.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2022

Herbeth Lim

Clean, friendly service, and conveniently located.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2021

Ken

Kind of old facility , escalator to the lobby is too small for bring luggage.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2021

Yumi

Very Convenient Hotel!

Very Convenient. Close to Train and Bus stations. A lot of restaurants and cafe are nearby. Even the location is at the center of the city, it was very quiet.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2014

robbiel2005

Last stop before home

Nice comfortable stopover before heading back home. Nice decent little hotel. in the middle of Ikebukuro. Love seeing the trains out of my window. And once the windows are closed no sound can be heard! Pity i had to leave early in the morning to catch my train to Narita Airport. Next time gonna stay a bit longer! Dai-Ichi Inn is a gem!

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2013

Jim

Avoid if Possible

My advice is to avoid this hotel if possible. I was greeted with you can't check in early and by the way we will not have the non-smoking room that you reserved. Okay, I understand the no early check in but to top it off they asked me if I could check out early since they have a big group coming. Great, do I count for anything at this hotel? Apparently not. Quite honestly, I believe I received the bad treatment at this hotel because I booked it through hotels.com which they clearly resented.

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2013

Susan

Good Location for Sight Seeing

The hotel was comfortable and had easy access to the subway lines. It was difficult to locate the hotel initially even though it's only a few minutes walk. From the subway stop take the North Gate 2 exit and go to the underpass. Make a right turn and follow the We Road. When you come out bear left and the hotel is on the right. The staff at the desk were very helpful and we liked having a convenience store on the ground floor. Overall, would recommend this hotel.

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2013

Verified traveler

buffet should be part of the selling point ...

I am not sure if the hotel is interested in providing breakfast buffet since 1) I purcharsed breakfast ticket since I saw the ad (and also the hotel clerk did not care to ask/offer) and 2) a table was cleared very quickly by the time I returned to the table w/a new plate of items that I did not try the first time round.

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2013

gARY

GOOD AREA

great entertainment area close to lots of shops , restaurants and the trains.tight quarters for 3 adults but comfortable.

2/10

Poor

22 Apr 2013

Steph

Not recommendable

Just too expensive for the quality
And the towel dust is terrible

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2013

SF Travellers

Adequate for one night

The hotel is 5 mins from Ikebukuro station (where you can get the train to Narita airport) but it is on a small side street that can be hard to find. We spent Saturday night there and it was a lively neighborhood with clubs, pachinko parlors, restaurants and loads of shopping to do. Lots of young people hang out and party... until 5 am! Not a good location if you are planning to catch a flight from Haneda airport. Hotel itself is rather scuzzy on the public levels, staff not too friendly nor spoke much English. I think they cater to a Japanese clientele. Room was small but clean. Air conditioning barely worked. Toilet and shower in a cubicle of about 4x4!I think there are better hotels for the price.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2013

Tata

Good..but

The hotel is near the department store and have a convenient store in front of the hotel but lobby is at the second floor and no elevator to lobby, you can take the escalator up to the second floor and on the way down, you have to use the stairs..quite difficult to carry your luggage

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2013

N Loh

Close to station, restaurants and shopping

Basic level of service. Staff was polite but not overtly friendly. Great location. The hotel was close to all amenities - transport, restaurants, shopping and convenience store on the ground floor .

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2013

Fernando

Right next to Tokyo's 2nd Akihabara

Right next to North Exit A-2 (cross under the walkway right after leaving the exit) or north of the Central Exit. 2 minute walk. Also, right next to Tokyo's 2nd Akihabara and Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. Great location. Helpful staff, held my bags for a bit after checkout so I could wander around the area before leaving for the airport. Even had an opening for a reasonable price on New Year's Eve. Highly recommended!

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2012

Verified traveler

Next to the Ikebukuro Station

Easy to access from Ikebukuro Station.
Not a luxury Hotel, but OK to stay for the night.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2012

Jason

Good location, great price!

Awesome spot for an incredibly low price (compared to most Tokyo hotels) but just remember this is definitely still a hotel in Tokyo, its very small. Who cares though, you should be out in the city most of the time!

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2010

Joe

Dai Ichi Inn Ikebukuro: Solid Quality Bargain

This hotel pops out at you for a reasonable price per night in Tokyo and you think: something must be wrong. Well if there is something wrong, I couldn't find it. Other than: the hotel was a little difficult to locate my first night there, but I don't speak Japanese and I didn't have a map. It took asking several people and luckily coming out of the train station on the right side.

This is an urban neighborhood, but it doesn't seem particularly dangerous. And it is convenient for going anywhere in Tokyo. The Ikebukuro station is part of the Yamanote line, the circular train line that allows you to go anywhere in Tokyo. Buy tickets at the JR line ticket machines.

The hotel itself is clean and pleasant enough. Ample hot water in the bathroom. Smallish room but comfortable. I had a western style toilet.

I had friends staying at the Keio Plaza in Shinjuku and to compare; they were paying 3x what I was per night. But, they had a very fancy, luxury hotel lobby, accompanied by overpriced hotel restaurants and bars, and a nicer location in the skyscraper district of Shinjuku. So, if that's important then this isn't the hotel for you.

There was one staff member I could count on for solid English skills, but everyone was helpful. A Japanese phrase book goes a long way, if not always literally helpful, a phrasebook shows you are trying. I think the staff appreciated it, even when the only phrase I could come up with was \"I would like to change money.\" and \"Super\".

This is a bargain hotel not near any beautiful parks or architectural masterpieces. But, it's clean, pleasant and conveniently located next to the train station.

Some reviewers complained about train noise, but I found jet lag to be a much greater impediment to normal sleep. If you are coming from the states, I think your jet lag will trump any train noise and you will find yourself waking up very early in the morning regardless. Obviously, for Asian and Australian travelers jet lag isn't an issue and then maybe the train noise becomes more of an issue, but for me, it wasn't.

So, here are directions from the Ikebukuro train station.

If you are traveling by train, exit the Ikebukuro train station through the Seibu department store exits. All exits are marked on yellow signs. Getting the exit right is important.

As you come out of the train station, there is a Bic Camera store on your left. Walk past that until you see a McDonald's. Turn left at the side street before the McDonald's then follow the road as it veers right. You should run straight into the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2009

Rhea

Way better than expected

Went into this expecting some issues with smoking vs non smoking rooms based on previous reviews. To the contrary, both times I stayed here I was provided with exactly the room i requested - clean, large, and able to fit 3 people and luggage comfortably. (they provided a foldable bed).

The hotel provides everything that is needed for a comfortable stay. Nothing 5 star, but this is a decent 3 star establishment and I was not disappointed. They also hold luggage for you for free, which was very useful.

Love the location. It's just next to the Parco dept store. The previous reviews on how the red light district is behind the hotel doesn't really make any difference. This place is so near the station, and it is extremely safe. I was walking around late at night and did not come across anything seedy. The 'red light district' was much tamer than Shinjuku's.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2009

Ron

Great location, very clean, definitly recommend

I was looking for a good central hotel that wasn't too expensive for the weekend as I wasn't planning on spending much time in the room anyway. I booked the \"double\" for a little extra room and I actually had some room for my 2 suitcases. The staff was very friendly, room was very clean, internet was actually fast. You can't beat the location if you want to experience the city in its true form which is busy busy busy, yet the hotel was very quiet and peaceful. I recommend this hotel.

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2009

John

Great location

I always stay here on my Tokyo trips because the location is great and all basic necessities are covered, and staff is always polite and friendly .

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2009

David

Great Tokyo Hotel

Hotel is in a great location located just a short walk from Ikebukuro Station. About a 90 minute ride from Narita Airport on the Narita Express. Very pleased with our stay at this hotel

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2009

Lorena

Great bargain with convenient location for getting around Tokyo

Close to the Ikebukuro subway and train station including fantastic food courts and upscale department stores, if you learn how to use the fantastic subway system (and avoid peak hours) you can travel to any tourist destination inexpensively. Staff were courteous and helpful. Within my comfort level as a woman traveling alone.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

HsiangHao

有任何問題。櫃檯人員都很快速幫忙處理。
感受非常好。

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

tomie

特に不満はありません。池袋駅が、すぐ近くで、移動に便利。

Self