Chisun Hotel Hamamatsucho

“Dated but clean”

Ended up here due to a last minute reservation after an adjustment in my itinerary and all my regular choices were either booked or asking for higher-than-usual rates due to the peak travel season. As the title suggests, the hotel feels like it was left behind from the bubble economy days of th... more

Ended up here due to a last minute reservation after an adjustment in my itinerary and all my regular choices were either booked or asking for higher-than-usual rates due to the peak travel season. As the title suggests, the hotel feels like it was left behind from the bubble economy days of the late 80s but was clean and functional as a place to stay for a single night. Room size is typical for a Japanese business hotel with all the typical amenities (disposable slippers, yukata, etc.) Didn't have time to try out breakfast at Ravenna but there's a Lawson convenience store close by and a (rather quiet) mall across the street. One major suggestion is to definitely request a room that faces away from the Tokyo Monorail tracks as the line is next to the hotel. The property itself is 10-ish minutes from Hamamatsucho Station via the East exit though it is advised that one should take the longer route via the West entrance if you have heavy luggage as the East exit route is stairs-only. Otherwise, it seems not too bad of a walk to catch a connection to/from Haneda Airport, although if you could book a hotel for the same rate that's closer to the station then go for that. It's also a 5 minute walk to Hinode Station on the Yurikamome Line that can take you to Odaiba and Tokyo Big Sight. I can’t imagine staying here again but I wouldn’t be opposed if I were placed in the same situation once more.

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“Showing its age but functional”

Once you get out of the lobby, the more retro aspects of this hotel start to show, and not in an intentional way. The elevator doors will close with you in them, for example. The windows in the guest rooms all have bulky shutters to screen out the noise from all of the passing trains, but the cur... more

Once you get out of the lobby, the more retro aspects of this hotel start to show, and not in an intentional way. The elevator doors will close with you in them, for example. The windows in the guest rooms all have bulky shutters to screen out the noise from all of the passing trains, but the curtains underneath are dirty and get stuck easily. The air conditioning has english buttons, but doesn't work very well. You can feel every spring in the mattresses. There's also some ancient grime around some of the windows and doors. But as a place to crash, it works, and there are english speaking staff. For two nights, it was fine.

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“Okay room, long walk from station, but great train views”

First to preface this review, I am a railfan. I booked this hotel for 2 nights for 2 reasons. 1) I knew it had view of the several train lines. 2) It was cheaper then what my company was paying for a hotel close to work so I knew they wouldn't complain when extended my stay in Japan by one day. ... more

First to preface this review, I am a railfan. I booked this hotel for 2 nights for 2 reasons. 1) I knew it had view of the several train lines. 2) It was cheaper then what my company was paying for a hotel close to work so I knew they wouldn't complain when extended my stay in Japan by one day. The hotel is about a 10~15 minute walk from Hamamatsucho station. That is not bad until you are lugging a suitcase and a backpack up and down several flights of stairs to get here. The room was tiny, but pretty normal for Tokyo. The bathroom was even small by Tokyo standards. OVerall the room looked very tired. I did ask to stay on the "train" side of the hotel. My room had great views of the Shinkansen, the Tokaido, Keihen-Tohuku and Yamanote lines, and the monorail was just above my room. I was able to open the window to get better photos and to hear the trains. Once you close the windows, it does muffle the sounds. Even with the trains I probably will NOT stay here again. But it was convenient on my departure that my flight was out of Haneda which the monorail goes straight there from Hamamatsucho station.

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