Hotel Nihonbashi Saibo

“Good value in Nihonbashi”

Good value! We spent seven nights in this hotel - some nights in a twin room and some in a double room. The twin rooms are far better, as they are larger and you can look out of the window. The room was properly cleaned every day; we noticed and appreciated that the curtains in the bathroom were ... more

Good value! We spent seven nights in this hotel - some nights in a twin room and some in a double room. The twin rooms are far better, as they are larger and you can look out of the window. The room was properly cleaned every day; we noticed and appreciated that the curtains in the bathroom were clean, replaced after the previous client. In addition to the free toiletries provided in the room, the hotel was also providing complimentary organic toiletries, bath salt, masks and a shampoo bar, all kinds of necessary items, coffees, teas etc. The breakfast - Japanese style - was excellent. The subway station Ningyocho was just 3-minutes away. The reception desk was in the basement and it was no lift from the entrance to the reception, thus I would not recommend this hotel to people with moving difficulties. The staff was very kind, helpful and polite but most of them spoke poor English. Astonishing for the center of Tokyo! The wifi did not work well in the evenings.

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“Cramped room”

Location was great, lots of restaurants nearby; nonstop train to/from Tokyo Station or Haneda airport. I liked the fresh white sheets, towels, and the big bed (160cm x 200cm). Amenities like toothbrush, shower cap,.. were available in one part of the lobby. The room was clean. My main issue was ... more

Location was great, lots of restaurants nearby; nonstop train to/from Tokyo Station or Haneda airport. I liked the fresh white sheets, towels, and the big bed (160cm x 200cm). Amenities like toothbrush, shower cap,.. were available in one part of the lobby. The room was clean. My main issue was the size. There was hardly any space on the floor for one suitcase because of the big bed. It was an inconvenience to close the suitcase everytime I wanted to go to the bathroom because of the tiny space. I'm not sure if it was a real small window but it couldn't be opened.

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“Unexpectedly small room size”

Ok, so there are some pros and cons to this hotel. Pros: It is in a convenient location for the subway line with easy access to the rest of Tokyo It is in a quieter area of Tokyo with significantly less tourists than, say, Shinjuku The staff was extremely friendly and helpful both before and du... more

Ok, so there are some pros and cons to this hotel. Pros: It is in a convenient location for the subway line with easy access to the rest of Tokyo It is in a quieter area of Tokyo with significantly less tourists than, say, Shinjuku The staff was extremely friendly and helpful both before and during our stay The price point was extremely decent for over the New Years Holiday Cons: The rooms are SMALL. And, listen, I've traveled to a number of countries. I do not expect American sized hotel rooms anywhere else in the world. But the pictures here do not do the small size of the room justice. We reserved a wide double bed room. When we opened the door, there was barely enough space for us to fit our 2 suitcases and ourselves. We could only get ready on at a time because there wasn't enough space to open both suitcases at the same time. If a suitcase was open, we had to step over it and each other to get to the bathroom. This setup may work for an individual, but definitely not a couple. Perhaps they have rooms that are larger, but that was not our case. The beds are hard as rocks. It was like sleeping on the floor. As a woman, I have hips and felt like my hips were bruised from sleeping on my side. I even eventually asked for an extra blanket and laid down on top of that to help cushion it a little. Due to it being in a less touristy area, there was almost nothing over while we were there (it was the New Year's Holiday and we were prepared for a lot of things to be closed but not for EVERYTHING to be closed). So overall, there are a lot of great aspects about this hotel. Clean, convenient, great staff. But , for me, the cons outweigh those great aspects so I can't recommend it to anyone without those warnings and I certainly will not be able to stay here again.

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