Super Hotel Shinagawa Shimbamba

“Good, budget friendly hotel in quiet area.”

Room: Small, but everything seems to be very new and the bed was comfortable. And actually being able to control the temperature in the room was very nice! But be warned, the bathroom is absolutely tiny and the room has no views at all. Sitting down on the toilet meant that my knees were almost hit… more

Room: Small, but everything seems to be very new and the bed was comfortable. And actually being able to control the temperature in the room was very nice! But be warned, the bathroom is absolutely tiny and the room has no views at all. Sitting down on the toilet meant that my knees were almost hitting the wall. And interesting enough, they don't use a room card/key system here. Instead, you get a number when you check in, which you punch into the keypad every time you enter your room. This has its pros and cons, but I liked it quite a bit. I memorized the code after entering it several times, and being able to not worry about a key was quite nice. Plus this means your room doesn't lose power when you leave, so you can leave stuff charging in your room. Location: The hotel is located in a rather quiet area with a lot of tiny shops all around. It's about a 8 minute walk to Shimbamba station, and from there it's a 2 stop/2 minute train ride to the rather large Shinagawa station, where you have access to the Shinkansen, Yamamote, and several other lines. It's not the best location I'd say, but still pretty good because it gives you easy access to the big spots like Shibuya and Shinjuku. Facilities: They have three washers and dryers here. And one loads costs 100 yen. With free detergent. That's freaking amazing. And the dryers actually work and dry clothes, which is unusual in Japan! Wow! Free breakfast: The buffet is actually pretty damn good. I wasn't expecting much since it's free after all, but I enjoyed every breakfast during the 3 days I stayed there. I'd even say that it was better than some of the paid breakfast buffets I've had. And just being able to start off the day without worrying about what to get for breakfast really helps. But don't expect Western food like bacon or sausages with pancakes. Service: Even in Japan, there's customer service that ranges from polite but rather useless, to super helpful and enthusiastic. I'd say the service here is more towards the latter. They were always smiles and helped me with any questions I had. Hirata-san in particular did a great job with helping me send my luggage to my next hotel. Thumbs up for the staff here, flawless in my book. Overall, I enjoyed my stay here. If you're looking for a hotel with magnificent views of Tokyo, this isn't for you. But if you're looking for a budget friendly hotel located in a quiet neighborhood to serve as your base while you're out exploring Tokyo, this is a pretty good option.

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“Delightful and Charming”

Beginning with the delightful entryway punctuated by two classically sculpted miniature pine trees, continuing on to the warm, friendly and accommodating greeting by Miss Maeda at the front desk, and in consideration of a peaceful and relaxing public bath in addition to the "cozy" but immaculate ba… more

Beginning with the delightful entryway punctuated by two classically sculpted miniature pine trees, continuing on to the warm, friendly and accommodating greeting by Miss Maeda at the front desk, and in consideration of a peaceful and relaxing public bath in addition to the "cozy" but immaculate bathroom facilities in the room, a large (for Japan) and comfortable bed, a quiet and clean room, and the continuing attentive and gracious services of all the staff, and in particular, Miss Maeda and Miss Shimokawa, I can recommend this hotel highly to the traveler looking for something typically Japanese in an out of the way local neighborhood, still easily accessible to a major train station. The neighborhood in which this hotel is situated is truly unusual, in my experience, for a big city hotel. The neighborhood is anchored by not just one, but two long shopping streets intersecting very close to the hotel. With numerous local eateries, small specialty "wagashi", or Japanese sweets shops, drinking/eating establishments, all typically Japanese with the exception of an Indian restaurant, a couple of Chinese and one or two Italian restaurants, this is a great place to really soak up the local flavor of an older period in Japanese history. In fact, directly across from the hotel are the remnants of part of the historic Tokaido road (virtually an alleyway, but one tat connected the two ancient capitals of Japan). A short walk in on this walkway one finds a very sweet, neighborhood public park devoted to children and supervised seven days a week by trained professionals. All in all a very unique and special place to stay, well managed and fairly priced. Highly recommended!!

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“good quality on a budget”

super friendly staff, clean and well maintained, small room and even smaller bathroom (think camper size) but well equiped. free onsen and gifts offered. calm area, 5 min from shimbamba station, 2 stops from shinagawa station (shinkansen connection). free super complete breakfast.

“Not good for tourists”

Pros: 1. New hotel, hot public bath, free breakfast 大澡堂很小但是很乾淨 2. Friendly staffs 3. Very quiet coz it's in a residential area 4. 5 min walk from subway station 5. The hotel seems to be popular among Japanese. I guess it's because they are there for business so they just need a clean, quiet place … more

Pros: 1. New hotel, hot public bath, free breakfast 大澡堂很小但是很乾淨 2. Friendly staffs 3. Very quiet coz it's in a residential area 4. 5 min walk from subway station 5. The hotel seems to be popular among Japanese. I guess it's because they are there for business so they just need a clean, quiet place which is near the station Cons: 1. Not good for tourists coz almost all restaurants and shops are closed after 10 or 11. 2. Since almost all shops are closed early in this area, the walk back to the hotel after 10 pm is very scary coz very very few people are on the street. Tourists aren't meant to go back to hotel early like 7 pm so I wouldn't recommend it to tourists. 四周店家很早打烊所以大概晚上十點回去路上幾乎沒人，非常恐怖，早上四周也不熱鬧，對於觀光客來說很不方便畢竟來玩不是要晚上七點就回飯店的

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