Sotetsu Fresa Inn Tokyo Tamachi

“A short walk from JR Tamachi Station”

I booked a room for one night prior to a departure. As is usual, I highly recommend joining Sotetsu Hotels’ membership program for the 1 hour early check in, 1 hour late check out, and the 500yen/per night incentive that is unfortunately ending next year. This hotel is much like any other busines… more

I booked a room for one night prior to a departure. As is usual, I highly recommend joining Sotetsu Hotels’ membership program for the 1 hour early check in, 1 hour late check out, and the 500yen/per night incentive that is unfortunately ending next year. This hotel is much like any other business hotel in Tokyo, sufficient for one person and perhaps a bit of a squeeze for two. The most important points for me were price, convenience, and on-site payment. This location was affordable on the given day. While is it not right next to the train station it was a short and manageable walk. The third key point is important as recently Sotetsu Fresa hotels are increasingly requiring online advance payment. While this isn’t a huge deal, my plans regularly change and I prefer the flexibility of on-site payment which this location is one of the hotels that still allow this. If looking for an affordable and sufficient stay I’d be happy to stay again.

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“Decent value for money”

The location is very good, mere minutes from Timachi JR station where you can take the Yamanote line to Haneda or to Tokyo Central. A few minutes further on is Mita underground station. You can't use your JR card here so you'd need to either buy a single use or a 1-2-3 day ticket. This type of tick… more

The location is very good, mere minutes from Timachi JR station where you can take the Yamanote line to Haneda or to Tokyo Central. A few minutes further on is Mita underground station. You can't use your JR card here so you'd need to either buy a single use or a 1-2-3 day ticket. This type of ticket is for tourist and you'd need to present your passport to purchase it. We did buy a 3 day one but found it was of limited use as we already had the JR pass and you can use that a lot (if you're travelling by underground to Shinagawa station and want to transfer to the JR line for the Shinkansen you'll need to pay 140 yen for the adjustment fee. You present the adjustment ticket and your JR ticket to the gate inspector). Back to the hotel. The reception staff are very friendly and do speak limited English. At reception there's a range of free toiletries, creams etc. Also free here is the coffee machine and an ice maker for iced coffee. There's also a ice machine on the 8th floor, same room as the washer/dryers and microwave, but the ice here is big chunks of it. The room is typical Japanese business style, very small with an equally small but deep bath tub with overhead shower. If you use the eco choice (they'll make up your bed but won't change the sheets) they'll leave you a bottle of water. They will still change the towels. Back to the washing machine and dryer. The washer takes 300 yen and dispenses detergent automatically as part of the price. The dryer is 100 yen for 30 minutes. There's also a vending machine in this room. All in all, a nice place to stay. At the end of my 3 week tour of Japan I'll be back in Tokyo staying at a hotel in Tokyo Bay. It'll be interesting to compare but I'd have no problem staying here again.

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“Typical Japanese business hotel”

The hotel is very conveniently located as it is a mere 5mins walking distance from the Tamachi station. There were also about 3 convenience stores located along the hotel. You can take the Yamanote Line directly from this station too. Location wise, it was terrific. Everything about the hotel was… more

The hotel is very conveniently located as it is a mere 5mins walking distance from the Tamachi station. There were also about 3 convenience stores located along the hotel. You can take the Yamanote Line directly from this station too. Location wise, it was terrific. Everything about the hotel was great except that it was really small (typical Japanese business hotel standard) that it is impossible to lay two big suitcases down (you need to let one stand in order to open/close the door properly). The bed was comfortable and the water pressure was good. Once again, the bathroom was also pretty small. The hotel provides free coffee at the lobby every morning. They also provide basic amenities (such as shower caps, tea/coffee packs, face mask, body lotion etc) at their reception for free. There are also washing machines & dryers (JPY 300 per use if I am not mistaken) located at the 8th floor (if you are a non-smoker, you might want to avoid staying at this floor as I did smell some cigarette smell when I was at the floor so I assume this is where the smoking rooms are located). Did not try the breakfast so am unable to comment on that. All in all, if you're on a budget and looking for an affordable & comfortable hotel, this is the hotel for you.

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