THE TOURIST HOTEL & Cafe AKIHABARA

The hotel is within short walking distance to the subway and JR trains, with a lot of eateries along the way. The convenience stores Family Mart and 7 Eleven within 50 metres are great for last minute hunger pangs and stock up, and purchase of electrical and personal effects. The air conditioning and heater are solid and the WiFi is very strong and fast. The hotel will store your luggage if you arrive in the morning so that you can spend a good day before checking in at the end of the day. Backpacks with laptops or cameras will be kept in the office for safety. You can also store your luggage after you checked out and collect in the afternoon. Coffee is free all day long and your towels and free to use pyjamas can be changed daily if you wish to. The surrounding shopping malls and many shops are more than sufficient if you do not intend to travel down to central or the shopping district. The hotel is family friendly and the showers are great. Would recommend this hotel for singles or couples or groups. The good quality mattresses will give one a good night sleep.

Their coffee is excellent! We didn't include breakfast with our stay, but we still had our morning coffee in their cute cafe by the lobby. The location is very convenient and close to Akihabara, my kids (18-28) really enjoyed it since they are into the manga/anime stuff. However, the trains made it convenient to get to other parts of Tokyo and we also took the train to Tokyo Station to take a shinkansen to Kyoto.

Hotel was walking distance to Akihabara Sta. Family mart and 7E, Indonesian restaurant, kebab stalls are nearby. Laundromat on 2nd floor of hotel helps a lot. Do note most washer is limited to 5kg. The cafe offers free coffee to in house guest (I think) but I did not make use of the opportunity. Receptionist helped me to book a taxi when I had to check out early morning at 6am. We booked a twin room with extra bed for 3 pax. The mattresses were on tatami platform which we enjoyed with a view on 14th floor. It was pure luck we got this room 5 months before our trip as it was previously sold out! I snapped it up once I saw there's room available! Staying in akihabara was perfect choice as it was near to ginza, ueno etc. We took cab from hotel to Keisei Ueno station cost about 1300 yen and then skyliner to Narita for departure. Hence it was worthwhile to me with 4 luggages.

Room was clean and relatively spacious for a hotel in Tokyo. It had everything you would expect, including very comfortable pajamas. Hotel had a small laundromat which was handy. We stayed in interconnecting rooms, which was perfect for our family with 2 small children. Neighbourhood was nice with a couple of nice restaurants nearby, convenience stores practically on their doorstep and a big supermarket a 10 minute walk away. Akihabara proper was also a 10 minute walk away and was more than enough for us for a 4 night stay for dinners and shopping. Akihabara's transport system was great to get anywhere in Tokyo easily.

Considering hotels in Tokyo are generally smaller; I love their design to maximize space, allowing you to put luggage at the compartment below the bed - imagine the space of 1 large luggage (30") per bed which you can slot underneath. Very clean space; nice white sheets and free pajamas. Fully functional bathroom and shower - collect amenities at the lobby. I did not try their breakfast but it will be charged to the room and paid only during check-out. They do allow you to have your breakfast (we bought from the Family Mart just across the street) at the available coffee tables at lobby. Staff will help to store your luggage before check-in time and after check-out - this is a positive. A little walk to the station (nearest is 5 mins for Hibiya; while main JR Akihabara is around 10 mins away). Quiet neighbourhood away from the buzz - but Electric Town is on the opposite.