Banrai Hotel

Japan , Tokyo
Tokyo, 03/02/2007 0:00:00
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10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2026

Lindsay

Really nice staff - helpful and present. The laundry was a major perk. The location can’t be beat right around the corner from the train and Nakamise/Senso-Ji. Food was very good! I will stay here again no question if we come to Tokyo again.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Ysa

Great

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Joelene

Fantastic stay thank you, great location, clean room and the staff were fantastic, very helpful, we look forward to coming again

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Diana

Loved it!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2025

April

I stayed at this hotel in the heart of Asakusa, and the location is easily its biggest advantage. It’s perfect if you want to explore the area, and the hotel itself is easy to find. My room was spacious and clean, and the staff were attentive throughout my stay.

However, the lack of soundproofing was a major drawback. As a light sleeper, I found it difficult to rest because noise from the restaurant below and possibly a nearby bar carried into the room well past 1 a.m. Even with the complimentary earplugs provided by the hotel, the noise was still noticeable. At times, it genuinely felt like I was standing right outside on the street.

I was also disappointed by the limited amenities. Items commonly provided at other hotels—such as toothbrushes, shower caps, body towels, and q-tips—were missing, which was inconvenient.

Overall, while the location and room quality were great, the noise issues and lack of amenities made my stay less comfortable than expected.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Christian

We had an amazing stay at Banrai Hotel! The room was incredibly spacious, spotless, and stocked with lots of useful amenities. We were comfortable from the moment we arrived. The location is unbeatable, just a 1-minute walk from Asakusa Station, which made getting around Tokyo super convenient.

The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful, and they kindly stored our luggage both before check-in and after check-out. Their hospitality really made a difference.

We loved our stay so much that Banrai Hotel has officially become our new go-to place in Tokyo. Highly recommended!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2025

Farid

Really good option

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Jason

Unbeatable location, great for families!

Banrai Hotel was the first hotel of my planned trip to Japan that I was excited about: mostly because of its location (literally right outside one of the exits of Asakusa Station, which is one of my favorite parts of Tokyo), but also because it was new, modern, stylish, with a cool-looking restaurant on the ground floor. A little on the spendy side, but that's to be expected from a boutique hotel (whatever the hell that term means).

In reality, the Banrai Hotel lives up to just about all of my expectations. The location is simply UNBEATABLE. Our room, which was furnished with four twin bunk beds, was surprisingly large, and awesome for our family, which included two toddlers; the mattresses were \"comfy enough\"; there's no TV, which I found I did not miss. There was only a small shower (no ofuro), which was a little disappointing, as was the $10/day room cleaning fee (you get one free cleaning if you stay 3+ days, which we did, and was the only time we used it).

The laundry on the ground floor is *chef's kiss*: those industrial washer/dryer units do it all in a single go (60 mins), and don't require you to insert any detergent, making our mid-trip clothes cleaning effort cinch! 1,000 yen ($6) is an absolute STEAL for that level of convenience!

This is an absolutely excellent hotel, and one that I would not hesitate to book again in the future.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Azalia

Great location. Close to everything we needed and wanted to see Room consisted of 2 bunk beds with the bottom bunk on tatami mats. Beds were very comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Alys

This was so super close to the big transit station and nearby several tourist attractions. The staff is accommodating to English-speaking guests. The rooms are very cute and feel more uniquely Japanese than standard hotel rooms. The included breakfast is fresh and delicious.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

John

Food was really good in the attached restaurant and staff was very helpful

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Henry

Great location and large room

Very convenient location right at Asakusa station. Get off at exit A4 and you are literally there, yet the place is quiet. Large room for 4 people with comfortable bed.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Andrei Earl

Really exeprience good hotel if its youre 1st time in japan and youre solo. Good with a group as well

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Jasiel

I love the mix of traditional and modern style of the room that we stayed in. The room is also very spacious and the beds are big and comfortable. The location is excellent, it’s very close to the station and famous landmarks, and also convenience stores. i will definitely book this place again when I come back to Japan

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Lorraine

The hotel and room were very clean and quiet. Room was spacious enough for 3 adults to comfortably sleep in and have room to sit and eat. We took Narita Express directly to Asakusa station and only had to walk 50m to hotel. Excellent location!!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Suellen

Beautifully presented in Japanese style.
Really enjoyed our stay here.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2025

Justin

Excellent location, a hundred metres from subway station that take you directly to Haneda Airport.

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2025

Zi jian

Interiori

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2025

Mercy A

Banrai was perfect for our first two nights in Tokyo. It was so convenient to get there from the airport via the subway.

The room was comfy for the four of us (two teens and 2 adults).

Breakfast is not easy to find on the weekends near this hotel so arranging for breakfast at the hotel might be a good option. We are at 7-11 which as wed heard was a totally fun and good experience in Tokyo.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2025

Debbie

Great hotel with basic bed.

Place was super clean and staff was friendly. The only thing that is an issue is the bed is uncomfortable. I weight about 150 and I can feel the springs. It’s tolerable for 1 night stay but for this reason I can’t recommend. Everything else is great. Clean and good shower pressure. And they even recived packages for me and let me store luggage when checked out. Price was great for location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Natalia Therese

My family and I booked this hotel last minute and we loved it! From the location to the service, this place is awesome. They have an elevator stairs to go up to the rooms, including a restaurant on the first floor. We booked a room suitable for up to 8 people and it was very clean and presentable. Our only issues were the bathroom door is opaque so you won’t get much privacy when using the toilet/shower and there was not a lot of noise filtration shielding us from the outside, as a lot of noise was able to come inside the room (but was expected because of New Years, not the hotel at fault). Other than that, this hotel was awesome! I’d book again :)

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

Wayne

Great location near to Senso-ji temple and markets. Also, only a short walk to Tokyo Skytree. Room was very comfortable and spacious, with decent sized shower.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Oct 2024

Sofio

We pre-booked and paid for our rooms in May 2024 for an October stay. Come October, we showed up with confirmations in hand and was told that the rooms had been overbooked and we didn't have the rooms we requested. Staff was apologetic and immediately re-booked us with an Air bnb that had 1-bathroom/toilet for 12 people. We finally checked-in at around 10 pm but was told that we had to be checked out by 10 am due to a previous booking. Not sure how the overbooking happened but check 72-hours before you arrive regardless of having paid ahead for your stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2024

Christian

Great stay overall - breakfast was very filling (rice, miso soup, egg, sausage, fish, cold tea), and extremely convenient location right next to Ginza and Asakusa lines. Room was a bit on the smaller side, and the ceiling a bit low too, but overall okay even with two luggage bags (can’t really open them both at the same time). It can be a bit noisy at night because of the rooftop bar so something to note when booking. Great value for location and service.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2024

Jen

Fantastic location and great staff, but be aware that the Standard Room listed on expedia has NO WINDOW. The expedia lists that rather important detail under 'other'. It felt like staying in a storage closet.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Staff are incredibly kind. Walkable to all tourist areas in asakusa. Only complaint is there is a bar below and on top of rooms so it is quite noisy. They do offer free ear plugs.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2024

Alex

Location and convenience. Right smack in Asakusa, 2 mins from nearest metro station, 5 mins to Kaminarimon, lots of food and dining options.

Self

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2024

Neil

the first night they put in a room with no window then moved to another room at least it had but the bed was very uncomfortable and the air-conditioning did work well i would stay here again i ended up moving to another hotel so i could get a good night sleep

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Raymond

The hotel is located right next to the Asakusa station A4 exit. You can walk to the Kaminarimon (landmark temple gate with huge lantern) within a minute, no joking. That says the hotel is in prime location of Asakusa. The staffs were nice and warm, even though some are not fluent in English but they will try their best to explain things. My son also got 5 Pokemon cards :D from the staff. The breakfast was nice. The room is bigger that what we expected, I believe they upgrade us to a 2 bunkbed room, which can easily sleeps 8 ppl. This hotel is awesome even though this is not a big hotel or from any well known hotel chain.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2024

Chris

Exceeded expectations. Awesome, helpful staff. Great rooms. Great location. Great value.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2024

Fanny

Located in great area with lots of shopping and dining options. Near train station. Added shade on 1 window is great but other windows didn't and it can get really bright in the room.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2024

Pattie

Very comfortable stay and like the location here. So convenient.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Russel

What a hidden gem. Wish I had found it earlier and I would have based my entire stay in Tokyo here. Awesome staff, great food and a top notch location.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2024

Kati

Lovely, large room and perfect location

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2024

anita

Location is right on the left side of one of Asakusa stations's exit, it's 2 minutes walk to Kaminorimon so I really enjoy to be able walking around Asakusa at night.
For the price and location, it's a steal. My room was meant for 3 person, so its very spacious since i travelled solo.
there's a restaurant on groundfloor, rental kimono on 4th floor and rooftop bar on 5th floor, so its convenient if thats what you're looking for
good laundry room

- the noise is big reason why i won't recommend this place. I'm not a party person, so listening to electronic music from 7 to past midnight while trying to sleep is not fun. If i may suggest, it should be a mandatory that door between floor & hallways need to be kept closed when the bar is operating to reduce noise, because it really disturb guests.
- I really love the Japanese style room, however mattress was quite thin, i can feel the metal peer inside the mattress perhaps invest in better one.

I think if they improve amenities, service and noises, there's big potential for this place.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2024

Jeremy

Great location with English speaking staff. Can highly recommend karaoke at the bar on the first floor at night. It's no frills which, in my opinion, is exactly what you want as especially a single traveler. Sometimes Japanese hotel hospitality can be overbearing, but this place feels friendly and casual.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 May 2024

LUDOVIC CHARLES

This was the worst experience hotel I've ever been to. As soon as I walked into the room (with no windows) I smelled a strong chemical odor but didn't think too much of it.

Took a quick shower, bathroom was nice (great shower pressure and very new and clean) and went out. Came home late and went to bed, woke up a couple hours later and could not go back to sleep because of awful chemical smell. Pretty sure it was Formaldehyde. Disgusting chemical smell that made it impossible to go back to sleep.

Now several weeks later I still have a burning sensation in my throat.

The Hotel refused not refund me for the night I spent but agreed through Expedia Rep to cancel and refund the rest of my stay.

I never complain or leave negative reviews, but this place is not safe, please do not stay here! I still worry about the effect this will have on my overall health.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

heidee

The staff were extremely nice.
Very straightforward, it’s got everything you need. Clean and comfortable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Deidra

Booked thia place last minute and it was excellent. I felt safe and the location was near many things to do while visiting Tokyo! Great staff, very nice and helpful with all my requests!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2024

MATTHEW

It was a nice hotel, but a little strange. There is a bar on the ground floor. Outside it says the entrance for the hotel is on a side street. Going on you see a hallway there is a door on the left that went into the bar. Which is where you check in. They schedule the time for breakfast. They make it fresh for you at that time.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Sterling

Banrai Hotel was a very small hotel with a very family run feel to it. They made me a personalized breakfast each morning that was delicious and beautiful in its presentation. The best part was that the hotel was just steps from the Asakusa line station. I got off the train the first time there, and I could see the hotel right at the end of the street. The room I got was small but perfect if you are just looking for a clean bed to sleep in and a shower before heading back out into Tokyo for the day. Highly recommend.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2024

Nico Lai

Excellent location to stay. Accessible to everything. Staff were helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2024

Rosina

Book this hotel you won’t regret it.

Banrai is great if you’re staying for 2-3 nights. It’s literally a 2 minute walk from a 7/11 if you need snacks or Yamato. It’s a quick block away from so many things to do. And if you’re coming for Sakura season you’ll find the most beautiful walk of sakuras close by. The room we stayed in was HUGE and was the largest by far our entire trip in Japan. The service is very sweet and nice and spoke decent English to get by. It’s very easy to find due to their big letters and the building is partially red, in case you’re taking the train to the hotel. Oh not to mention their washing machines are superior to any hotel. They wash and dry clothes within a hour and you’re on your way! I had to find out the hard way because my next few stays had awfully weak washer and dryers. There’s also a bar/restaurant open in the evenings for good food. And they give you free drink tickets!

Only negative thing I had to say is when I arrived they did not clean out the fridge from the last person so stayed.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2024

Leo

Staff is awesome! They try their best to learn speaking English.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

opal

staff was kind and spoke english, room was comfortable! very close to multiple stations and shopping/food nearby was good as well :) very short walk from senso-ji temple too!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2024

Sherwin

I took a chance on this hotel as the hotel I had before does not exist anymore in Asakusa.

Positive:
I was looking for a hotel that was next to the train staton and this was it! Friendly staff and willing to do their best to help and suggest things to eat and do.

Negatives:

The room I got was a tatami style room where it is a futon on a mat floor and you sleep on top of the futon. It is not really ideal for side sleepers like I am but adjusted after a while and was lucky enough to have extra pillows since my room was for 4 people. Next time I will probably ask for extra pillows to be comfortable. This minor inconvenience does not bother me as much as I am rarely on the room and prioritize travel than sleep.

The other thing I like to point out I noticed the walls or windows maybe thin and can hear outside or rooms as well. Again does not bother much for the same reason above but someone else might be.

Despite that, I totally recommend this hotel for the convenient access to asakusa line which can go to either Narita or Haneda straight if needed. The staff are super helpful and considerate as they let me leave my luggage for last minute shopping after checkout. I do believe as of this writing March 2024 they will learn and improve to be an excellent hotel. I look forward to use this hotel on my next trip to Tokyo.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Elizabeth A

Lovely traditional Japanese hotel right near everything with kind service. If you are expecting a Western style experience in the beds, daily cleaning and breakfast this place is not the right fit for you. However, if you a wonderful Japanese experience, it’s a perfect place. The breakfasts are amazing dinning experience. Different yummy food everyday. So much better than an American buffet.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2024

Wesley

Nice hotel for the price.

Nice location, clean, cute interior ... but no TV, minimal toiletries, and late night noise from people outside.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2024

Inno