Shibuya Granbell Hotel

This stay was our last leg in Japan. Having stayed at other hotels in Shinjuku and Kyoto, our expectation was a similar quality if not better considering the price was about double of the others. This was supposed to be me splashing out on the last few days of our trip. But the reality hit hard the minute we walked in, and went up to our rooms. This hotel is seriously dated and tired. There isn't even a comparison between this and the other places we stayed at. Our bedding and stuff was clean but everything else in the room had stains all over. We didn't even have a window to look out from on the 5th floor. I am giving 3 stars just because of the fact that the toilet and shower were nice and clean, seemed like they were just replaced. And the location is very central with lots of eating options around (Izakaya 2 mins up the road is great.)

I stayed here for 4 days then traveled to different cities in different hotels. I liked this one compared to what I got in Osaka. My room was the type with no couch. There was just room for both of us to lay out our luggage etc. Gratefully, the staff was really kind and knew enough english to help us with anything. I didn’t realize I had ordered a smoking room and when I asked to be switched upon check-in, they were able to swap me. The level of cleanliness was fabulous, and I’m picky when it comes to that. Some complimentary amenities included 2 pajama dresses, foot slides, razor, face towel, toothbrush and mini paste, and small compatible brush. Along with mini shampoo, conditioner and body wash. For a big building, the water pressure and the temperature were really great. The only thing was that draining in the tub felt slightly long and the water pooled at my feet a bit. If I turned off the water it would take no more than a minute to go down which is good. Another small negative was that there were no openable windows. This was true in my other hotel room. Keeping the AC and bathroom vent on made that a non-issue. It is a 5min walk from Shibuya station which was helpful for sightseeing around town. However, that station was the most confusing out of all of them for me and we would take a while to get out of their station/mall lol. The thing was that in some areas you had to go up to the third floor to be able to come down the right way etc. This was the only downside to staying here but we got the hang of it by the end of our time. I would come here again and recommend it due to location and cleanliness.

This hotel was in a good location, but is very dated. It's definitely due for a face lift. But otherwise a great hotel!