Toyoko Inn Tokyo Shinjuku Kabukicho

“Good hotel in Shinjuku”

For the price I'd give it a 5. It's not the closest to Shinjuku station, but walkable (10 min). The area is very nicely and there is no dearth of restaurants or things to see. Rooms are clean and spacious for one person (double standard room), but mine doesn't have a window. Breakfast is quite a sp… more

For the price I'd give it a 5. It's not the closest to Shinjuku station, but walkable (10 min). The area is very nicely and there is no dearth of restaurants or things to see. Rooms are clean and spacious for one person (double standard room), but mine doesn't have a window. Breakfast is quite a spread, with quite a few choices - but the breakfast room does get busy. Check in and check out is easy by machine - although I didn't like being asked to download an app to set up an account etc. etc.

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“My first experience of Toyoko Inn”

Overall is average as location is near subway & amenities. Room is small & cleaning will be done after 4days. However replacement towels will be hanged on your door daily. Buffet Breakfast is simple but duration is extremely short compared to other hotels, 6.30-9.30am. Moreover, dining area is so s… more

Overall is average as location is near subway & amenities. Room is small & cleaning will be done after 4days. However replacement towels will be hanged on your door daily. Buffet Breakfast is simple but duration is extremely short compared to other hotels, 6.30-9.30am. Moreover, dining area is so small that guests have to queue to get a seat (although it’s free seating with no one to receive you) or pack & eat elsewhere.

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“A hard bed, but good breakfast and facilities”

This was one chain of Tokyo hotels and across Japan, I swear we were calling “Tokyo Inn” for, like, the whole time. We stayed in two of them: the second being our last night. This particular night was the 3rd July. The Room On the positive side, the room was quiet and cosy. There were a few small … more

This was one chain of Tokyo hotels and across Japan, I swear we were calling “Tokyo Inn” for, like, the whole time. We stayed in two of them: the second being our last night. This particular night was the 3rd July. The Room On the positive side, the room was quiet and cosy. There were a few small comforts, a picture frame and a book shelf of religious texts. We are not religious but it adds a bit of character to an otherwise white washed basic hotel room (standard in Japan). My boyfriend asked for extra pillows, which was a great idea. On the negative side, the TV media was chargeable, as usual. The pillows were heavy sacks of rice (worryingly literally) and the bed was very hard. Not very comfortable at all. Laundry Facilities Being the first time we had done laundry in Japan, it took a wee moment to figure it out. After having set one machine going without anything in it… we figured it out enough to wash and dry a load. It was 200 yen a wash, and 100 yen for ten minutes drying in the large, industrial-sized tumble dryers. Our clothes took three lots of ten minutes = 30 minutes drying in total. The laundry room was located just next to the breakfast hall (it was large), and the rooms were all wood-panelled and on the ground floor. Not only was this part accessible for mobility-impaired individuals, but also multiple lifts for the upper floors were in operation. The Breakfast The scrambled eggs and sausages were alright, but we had the memories of the epic very first morning’s breakfast in our minds, and this one did not overwrite that. Furthermore, the salmon was dry. What was amazing though, was the mushroom soup with cheesy bread. I could have that every day, no problem. Environmental Considerations This Toyoko Tokyo hotel specifically outlined their environmental policies on the TV screen, accompanied with an optional question regarding breakfast. In order to counter food wastage, you are able to select whether you will or will not be sampling their sausages and slurping their soup. They can then plan and order accordingly based on statistics etc. Pretty cool. If you don’t select anything, you will still be able to eat, but you wouldn’t be contributing to the collaboration to reduce wastage. They also advise that, in brief, they operate an “Eco-Stay” policy with reduced room cleaning and linen washing for more than 1-night stays. In this case, it didn’t affect us directly on our one night per hotel kind of trip, but it was nice to see the notice. Overall, the hotel was perfectly adequate, despite the hard and beany bed.

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