Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku

“Affordable, clean, quiet at night, close to the station - excellent!”

Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku I stayed here with my family in Sept 2024. It is an excellent hotel, with a great location, affordable prices, clean rooms, and friendly staff. This combination has makes it popular with foreign travelers. Location: The location of the hotel is hard to beat. It is literall… more

Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku I stayed here with my family in Sept 2024. It is an excellent hotel, with a great location, affordable prices, clean rooms, and friendly staff. This combination has makes it popular with foreign travelers. Location: The location of the hotel is hard to beat. It is literally right next to a smaller entrance into Shinjuku Station. We could also walk a block down the street to enter the larger Southgate of Shinjuku Station. Across the street we could walk up some stairs to enter the Shinjuku Southern Terrace which has access to large department stores. All around the hotel are tons of shops and restaurants within walking distance. Getting to the Hotel:
The Airport Limousine Bus stops directly at this hotel. This is one of the best ways to get into Tokyo because of its relatively cheap price. You can of course take the other typical services such as trains or taxi. Room: We booked a room with two beds. It was a decent size, and a bit larger than the room with a single bed. We didn’t have any issues with space. The styling of the room is basic, and nothing fancy - which is to be expected at this price point. The beds are a bit firm (which I do prefer), and slightly larger than a twin bed. Sound from other rooms was never an issue, and it was very quiet at night. The AC/Climate control was very good - and could quickly get the room cool whenever we needed it (the weather was still hot when we were there). There was a small refrigerator where we stored our drinks and small snacks. The desk and the side table near the bed had multiple electrical outlets. I could directly plug in my electronics from the USA into these plugs without an adapter. Bathroom: The bathroom was clean, and simple. Of course it had a bidet toilet which was great. I also love the shower. It had controls where I could precisely, and consistently choose the temperature of the water. The water pressure from the shower was good as well. The water at this hotel is also filtered, and there were signs in the room that the water could be used for drinking/making tea (with the included tea bags and kettle). Washing Machines for Clothing: One of the unique things about this hotel is that it has combination washing/drying machines on several of its floors. In order to use them, you can use either coins, or an IC Card like Suica or Pasmo. (Not all the machines take IC Cards, - just look for an IC card reader). Using the TV in the hotel, checking the status of the washing machines is very easy. We were able to see which floors had washing machines that were available, and when our clothes were done. (The machines tend to get used more at night, and less in the morning.) WiFi: There’s wifi for all guests. It seemed fast enough, as I was able to watch streaming video without issues. (But we usually just used the mobile hotspot we rented from a separate service company.) Luggage Hold service: The Sunroute Hotel offers a limited service to hold luggage. On the day of our departure, we asked them to hold our luggage for a few hours since checkout was at 11am, and our flight was later int he day. To use the service, we simply asked one of the agents at the registration desks. Final Thoughts: This hotel is very popular with tourists. The lobby was constantly filled with arriving and departing guests. Everyone was very friendly, and there was a fair number of families as well. Every morning in the front restaurant, they had a breakfast buffet which looked really good. (We usually just had a simple snack from a nearby 7-11 or Family Mart instead.) I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone looking for affordable prices, cleanliness, and convenience.

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“Good size room; great location!”

Hotel is in a great location, right near Shinjuku train station and its various shopping malls! Although it's very busy, it's still easy enough to navigate. Hotel check in and check out are all done via self-serve kiosks. At the elevators, there is also a station where you can obtain items like tea… more

Hotel is in a great location, right near Shinjuku train station and its various shopping malls! Although it's very busy, it's still easy enough to navigate. Hotel check in and check out are all done via self-serve kiosks. At the elevators, there is also a station where you can obtain items like tea, various bathroom items etc. The room was quite spacious compared with other hotels we've booked which was nice, and the window opened. There is a kettle and fridge, no safe!? The TV shows you were the laundry facilities are located (on various floors) AND even shows which machines are in use and how much time is left! Very cool!

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“Shoe Box”

Ok so the location is good for the station. That’s about it. The double economy room is soooo small. It’s smaller than New York hotels I’ve stayed in. Lucky I only had carry on suitcases with my daughter and spent most of our time out exploring because this would have been depressing otherwise. Eve… more

Ok so the location is good for the station. That’s about it. The double economy room is soooo small. It’s smaller than New York hotels I’ve stayed in. Lucky I only had carry on suitcases with my daughter and spent most of our time out exploring because this would have been depressing otherwise. Even the window was glazed over with no way to even look at the adjacent building. For the high price I paid per night, I wouldn’t stay here again sorry.

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