Dormy Inn Premium Shibuya Jingumae Hot Spring

The hotel itself was clean and tidy. The rooms are quite small, however. There are several issues that I have with this hotel, though. The first issue is the train tracks. The trains run from around 5 am to 12 am, with a train passing by the hotel every few minutes. This made sleeping very difficult as the trains are loud when passing by. The next issue is regarding the pillows, or lack thereof. The pillows are incredible thin and uncomfortable. The rooms only came with one pillow per person, so it wasn’t possible to stack pillows to get a thicker, more comfortable surface to rest your head on. The next issue I have is regarding the window and building next to the window. The bed in the room is situated against the window. The building next to the hotel outside of our window is a balcony area where people go to smoke cigarettes or take phone calls, giving them a direct view into the hotel room and specifically the bed. There is a sheer curtain that is too sheer to obstruct outsiders’ view into the room. The only way to ensure privacy is by using the blackout curtains - which doesn’t allow any natural light in, leaving the room dark constantly. Also, because the bed is situated in a corner, one person has to crawl to either the foot of the bed to get out of bed or over the other person in the bed to get out of bed. The next issue is regarding laundry. The laundry is only accessible through the men’s bath house on the second floor and is unavailable for use between 10 am and 3 pm, and I believe 10 pm through 5 am. This was extremely inconvenient for us. We also tried to have a taxi scheduled ahead of time to go on a group tour that we had to show up at 5 am for, leaving at 4:40 am with the reception, but were told that we could not schedule ahead of time and nobody would be working at the reception desk at 4:40, so they could not call us a taxi. They referred us to go to Don Quijote in the morning to get a taxi. Overall, I do not recommend this hotel and I would not stay here again. It is a convenient location, but I have been sleep deprived due to the trains and pillow situation and have not been able to fully enjoy my stay because of this. I have also attached a video of the train passing by, a photo of a person sitting right outside of our window on a phone call and a photo of the pillow, showing the size and how thin the pillow is.

Dormy Inn Shibuya is a hotel that has always been a stable place to stay. The lounge on the second floor offers all-you-can-drink alcohol, which is great for finishing work and relaxing during your stay. The bath and sauna are also clean and well-conditioned. The overall compact construction can feel a little cramped when it's crowded, but personally it's not a problem. Amenities are available in all guest rooms, so you can rest assured that you will not come empty-handed. On the second floor, there is free coffee and tea, ice cream after hot water, and a comic book corner, so you can stay for as long as you want to eat and read all you want. It is a hotel with a good balance of location, facilities, and services, and one you want to use.

The hotel is within walking distance to Shibuya Station and Crossing. It's tucked down an odd alley behind a courier service company. Felt weird every time we came and went. It's a close walk to Harajuku, which it turns out we enjoyed more than Shibuya. This hotel was good value. You can spend much more to stay in the same area. The rooms were clean and well appointed. We couldn't use the Onsen as there were no exceptions for those with tattoos.