The B Ikebukuro

“Highly recommended! ”

This was the first hotel we stayed at during our trip to japan, and I would say this was an excellent choice. There was a great restaurant on the second floor that provided an excellent breakfast buffet, and the staff were friendly and very helpful. The rooms and facilities were also excellent, a... more

This was the first hotel we stayed at during our trip to japan, and I would say this was an excellent choice. There was a great restaurant on the second floor that provided an excellent breakfast buffet, and the staff were friendly and very helpful. The rooms and facilities were also excellent, and the shower in particular was great for a satisfying cleanse! There are plenty of other activities within the vicinity as well as easy access to the metro system. Altogether I would definitely recommend staying at this hotel

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“Great location. Old hotel. Tiniest rooms”

Stay there before about 5 years ago. The hotel is old now (don’t even have usb ports) but still quite clean. Very small room even by Japanese standard. I was travelling with a friend we have two single rooms and neither of us can move around without our suitcase upright (it’s open/take things out... more

Stay there before about 5 years ago. The hotel is old now (don’t even have usb ports) but still quite clean. Very small room even by Japanese standard. I was travelling with a friend we have two single rooms and neither of us can move around without our suitcase upright (it’s open/take things out/shut it). Last time I stay was in a double room and it’s not that much bigger either. However what made up for it is the location. It’s about 5 min walk from ikekuburo station and close to a lot of eateries and shopping without the hustle of Shinjuku or Shibuya. I like Ikekuburo but next time will likely find another place. I think The B is a bit old and tattered now.

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“Good Location; but disappointing facilities, including terrible Wi-Fi network”

This is another hotel we stayed at Ikebukuro during this same trip in Japan. We are not very much impressed except that it is located at a good location very close to the JR station. For the room size, it is slightly bigger than the other one we stayed (which is just across the street; and we sp... more

This is another hotel we stayed at Ikebukuro during this same trip in Japan. We are not very much impressed except that it is located at a good location very close to the JR station. For the room size, it is slightly bigger than the other one we stayed (which is just across the street; and we spent couple of nights in each of these hotels) but for the overall room facilities or the hardwares you like to call, including TV, Wi-Fi and AC etc we would prefer the other one. Although it looks like to me the room has been renovated, the facilities in the room are still old including a small and thick TV which is just slightly bigger than that of the inflight tv screen in the economy class. The TV is more like a product of the 90s I would say and it is not functioning quite properly when we have to point the remote control to another machine (kind of like a vcr) and press the button hard for several times before the TV can be turned on. Even the hotel staff have tried several times before he’s able to turn it on. Can’t really believe this would happen in Japan in 2020!! Other than the TV, the Wi-Fi is in fact a disaster! Signal is very weak in the room and it can’t be connected to internet 99% of the time. And the staff suggested us not to use it as there are just too many guests using it at the same time and they have no way to improve it. Seriously? For the AC, well...I guess it may be common that in most of the old(er) hotels, it is a centralized AC system, meaning that you can’t adjust the room temperate even with the AC control in your room. It’s winter time in japan but it is very warm. The room is so stuffy so hot that when we asked for comment, the hotel staff could only suggest us to turn off the AC and open the windows. Lucky that the windows could be opened for bit, but in fact, it would mean very noisy during the night when you will hear clearly people yelling out on the street or fire trunk passing by etc. In fact it makes not much different even with the windows closed as the windows are not sound-proofed kind. So yes, let’s forget about it but to open some windows for some fresh air. With the noise from outside, we both couldn’t have some good quality sleep during the stay. These are the three things I’d like to share with people reading this post. There are ofcourse some other areas, like the space design issue, that need further improvement; but I guess I can bear with it lol. Credit goes to the fact that the room is although small, we could still get our two suitcases opened in full inside it. So will I consider this hotel again? Yes, if it is cheaper than the other one across the street.

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