JR-EAST HOTEL METS MEJIRO

I wanted to stay in some new neighborhoods in Tokyo this time around, and Mejiro is sort of in a blind spot between Shinjuku and Ikebukuro. There isn't much going on in this neighborhood. But that also means that it's very quiet at night, especially compared to the craziness of Ikebukuro only a 10-15 minute walk or one stop away on the Yamanote line. It's located right next to the train station, but from my room I couldn't hear a thing, and I'm a very light sleeper. The room was decently sized (not the smallest I've experienced) and quite comfortable. On one floor is a coin laundry. I stayed here for 6 nights and might consider staying here again next time I'm in Tokyo.

Just 30 sec walk to the hotel from JR station, across the street there is a supermarket in the B/F, and good restaurants upstair. Silent and clean district, good for girls travel alone. Breakfast buffet is included, many variety of drinks. Simple breakfast, eggs and breads, yogurt, I think it is good enough. Room is a bit bigger then others in Tokyo. I lived in AMP before.Plus it is Clean and tidy. There are plenty daily use items you can get them for free in the lobby, such as cleanser, bath salt, brush, moisturiser... Smoking rooms is not preferred cos the smell is very strong, so if you are a smokers, better choose a non smoking room and smoke outside the hotel. 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文 中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文中文

This hotel is truly located in an absolutely PERFECT location. I say this as a person who has lived in Tokyo for half my life and just visited after 20 years. It's next to the Mejiro station off the Yamanote Line. Shinjuku is a 7 min ride, Shibuya is a 11 minute ride, Ikebukuro is a 2 min ride. Mainly for travellers from North America, please keep the following in mind: Tokyo is a densely populated city and as such most of the Japanese hotels are going to be small and not just small; very small. Same is true for this hotel. If you are used to the standard US brands where you have a good 300+ square feet of space and that is what you absolutely want, this hotel isn't for you then. Location wise: It is RIGHT NEXT to the train station. No stairs, etc. required. There's an elevator that takes you from the platform to the street level if you have bags and there's also an escalator. You walk out of the station, turn right and the next building is the hotel. If you travel with one or two suitcases then you know lugging that around can be a pain. This location takes that pain away. The rooms are tiny. The bed is between a US queen and US king and there is not much room to open your bags. If you are the kind who likes to travel as a couple and carry as much luggage as you possibly can, you will find the rooms tiny and will be disappointed. Famililes of 3 or more should get more than one room. If you are a vegetarian, I would skip the breakfast (book without breakfast) as almost everything has some sort of fish/animal extract. There's a WONDERFUL bakery right across and some restaurants you can use. There is a Family Mart convenience store that has all sorts of goodies. There is also a really good Japanese Curry restuarant called Coco Curry which is about a 5 minute walk from the hotel. If you've never tried Japanese curry, this is the place to try it.