The B Sangenjaya

I’ve just finished two nights at The B Sangenjaya hotel. The hotel is along a shopping street about 200 meters from Sangenjaya Station’s north exit. Tons of inexpensive restaurants along this street. I was checked in by a Russian? lady at the front desk. I addressed her in Japanese and she very professionally answered back in Japanese. Our entire conversation was in Japanese and I want to thank her for treating me as a resident and not as a tourist. The Japanese male coworker watching the conversation probably thought it was funny, two non -Japanese communicating fluently in Japanese, but I think we both showed respect to each other’s ability. I checked in very pleased. The room itself is small, but for me it’s just fine. I have a view across the city towards Shinjuku from my room and it’s neither too hot, nor too cold in the room. The bed is hard. Good for your back, but not necessarily comfortable. The bathroom is a typical, small unit bath, but it had the tiniest shower/tub width I’ve seen in years (and I stay in about thirty Japanese hotels each year). I cannot take a shower facing the shower. My shoulders are too wide and hit the curtain and wall. I have to kind of stand sideways. Really frustrating if you are a larger person than the average Japanese. That’s the only reason it’s three stars for me and not four. I like this hotel and the free tarts served in the lobby at night are a nice touch. I will keep it on my Tokyo list as I’m in town often.

A fun and very pleasant stay. I’m very grateful to all the staff, who were patient, attentive and incredibly helpful in giving directions to all the sights I wanted to visit. I’m someone who rarely travels on my own (being an early 60 year old woman and not great with google maps!) and I was nervous and panicked a lot but the staff put me at ease, and I became more confident towards the end of my week’s stay. I enjoyed my daily breakfast at the hotel. The room is clean. The Sengenjaya area is very convenient and great to explore. I definitely recommend The b Sengenjaya Hotel to family and friends. A big thank you again to The b hotel!

The room was soooo clean as was thought to be in Tokyo. A lovely hotel in a very very good location. It is close to Shibuya which is in central Tokyo. Price was cheap. We loved this hotel and location.