Good side: very close to Ueno Station, some waiters will speak a few English, the waiters are very warm, the breakfast is very good, the room is clean. Bad aspect: the hotel is a bit dated, my room has a musty smell, the room can't see the scenery except the concrete wall - the hotel is surrounded by concrete walls, not connected to another hotel. I stayed here for one night and it is very close to Ueno Station. From Asakusa exit or Ueno station exit, walk down the steps, cross the road at the crosswalk (no traffic lights) and turn left, cross the road then turn left, then walk less than half a street, this hotel appears on your right hand side. Staff are friendly. I checked in at 1 pm. Arrived at the hotel at 10 am, and after paying the room fee, I asked the waiters, because I was going to see a friend in Shibuya, can the hotel help me with my luggage. They were happy to help me with my luggage and when I came back my luggage was already in my room. I booked a double room because it didn’t look much bigger than a single room and I was happy I did. The room was small...but after all this is Tokyo...I’ve lived in smaller. The bed is a typical bed... It is not bad with other Japanese hotels I have stayed in. The bed is similar to the American double bed... It is a little smaller. Breakfast cost about 1,000 yen... Japanese breakfast. A more detailed discussion will be held later. Breakfast was a bit expensive, but it wasn’t expensive for my harvest, many places were open in the morning and the type of food here wasn’t quite in line with my low carb diet (mostly desserts and cooked food). As mentioned, my room had a musty smell but it was just one night, the price was below $100. The room itself was clean, the room had flat TV, small table, no wardrobe, but there were hangers and hooks to put clothes. There was an alarm in the room and the bathroom had shampoo, conditioner and soap. When I checked in, the waiter gave me a bag of lotion for the foam bath. The air conditioning was very good, in fact, my room became very cold so I turned it off. I have many hotels in Japan where the air conditioner doesn't even cool. My room was quiet. The only time I could hear someone talking was when I went downstairs to the lobby. My room number was 702, in a corner. Breakfast is served from 7am to 9am and the restaurant is located on the ground floor of the hotel. Nothing special but the food is good. When you walk into the restaurant, cold meals are already set on the table, such as Japanese stew (salted vegetables), seaweed (seaweed used to make rice side dishes), jade (Japanese omelet) and so on. When you show them the breakfast label on your door card, the waiter will take you to your seat, and in a short while the waiter will bring me the grilled salmon, miso soup and rice I want. It's already very full for me to eat. I saw a few Japanese men order natto, I didn't want it, they ordered extra rice, there is no charge here. The waiter brought me a cup of green tea and a small cup of orange juice. I asked for a glass of water, and if I wasn't so full, I'm sure they would give me more orange juice if I opened up. The network here is wired LAN, but there is no connection point (it looks a bit like a telephone line). The hotel I stayed in Takasaki has an interface and my router has a socket. So basically I have two sockets. The hotel lobby has Wi-Fi, but the lobby is small, crowded, and smoking is allowed there. After breakfast, I took my iPad to the lobby to go online, and just connected to the Internet, two people sat down to smoke. It was disgusting. The hall looked a bit crowded... two tables, with about 4-6 chairs next to it, some of the luggage of the residents piled up, two computers on one table, coffee machine, big TV, a large copier, and some other things. It felt good when there were no people in the lobby...but when there were a lot of people, it looked crowded and small. On the last day in Tokyo, I left the room at 10am and they let me leave my luggage in the lobby when I was out. When I returned, there was still 40 minutes of free time to kill before I went to the airport, and they were happy to let me stay in the lobby and even turned on the TV for me. It was convenient to go around near Ueno Station. I took the Yamanote Line to Harajuku and Shinjuku for less than 200 yen (about 20 minutes). I took the Hibiya subway line (then the Tsukiji Fish Market on foot) from Ueno Station to Tsukiji Station - about 15 minutes. Kyodo Station (Airport Train) is just across the road from Ono Station (about $30 to the airport, 45 minutes drive). There are many shops and restaurants next to the station. On the other side of the station is Ono Park, you can go there if you have time. There are temples, gardens, museums, zoos and so on. It’s free to go to the park, but the zoo charges and so on. I turned around the park for an hour and a half and haven’t turned around half.
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