APA Hotel Ueno Inaricho Ekikita

APA hotels are everywhere in Japan. You know what you will be getting. They're clean, comfortable and affordable. This was a perfect example of that. If, however, you are expecting American sized rooms - you need to actually do some research on Japanese accommodation. It's not going to happen. Capsule hotels exist for a reason... Tokyo does not have affordable and spacious hotel rooms.

Ueno Inaricho Ekikita - Room 708, 3 weeks duration: The hotel was small but organized and exceptionally clean. Cleaning staff made sure to provide necessary toiletries and other necessities every day. The front desk staff was professional and and assisted to the best of their ability whenever I had questions or needed additional items such as coffee or eating utensils. The location was top-notch, right next door to the is a 24/7 supermarket for stocking up on drinks/food along with a 7-11 right across the street for ATM withdrawals and other miscellaneous purchases. Easy access to Inaricho Station and a short walk to Ueno station makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city, along with being a short walk from Asakusa providing ample things to do when staying local. I would recommend this location to others looking to stay in Tokyo and will definitely look into this hotel again for future trips!

Staff, cleanliness, location, whithin walking distance to Ueno and Asakusa - Senso-Ji. Also easy to reach from Narita Airport with Keisei Line or Skyliner. Although the rooms are very small, 11 square meters, the space is very well organized. There is a large desk/table, a small minibar, large TV, hangers for clothes, the space for luggage is under the bed. In the bathroom, the facilities include a magic toilet with a heated seat, and hot water for washing intimate areas, a bathtub with very good shower pressure, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair elastic, makeup remover disc, razor blade, containers with shampoo, conditioner , shower gel. The hotel also provides bathrobes and slippers. In 2-3 minutes from the hotel there are 2 convenience store, a 7-11 and another similar one, very good for breakfast.

This was a good hotel, and the first one we stayed at upon arriving to Tokyo. We were able to get there via the Ginza line, however most of our day to day travel happened at the Ueno station which was about a 10-15 min walk away. Asakusa was also nearby, probably about a 20 minute walk to get to all the shops/restaurants and Senso-ji. There's a 7 Eleven across the street, however we actually went to the grocery store which was even closer, more frequently. Laundromat is a couple of block away. The location itself, being between the main Asakusa and Ueno areas was a fairly quiet one, however this is what we were looking for to decompress at the end of the day. We did walk back and forth between Asakusa and Ueno at all hours of the day and always felt safe. The room itself was fairly small, but it seemed to be standard across APA hotels as we stayed at other locations as well. We didn't have too many issues as it was just my spouse and I.

The room is not too big, but very clean and very quiet. 3' walk to Inachiro station, which helped a lot as I travelled with my kid. The staffs vacuum and make the bed on every 3rd day of the stay, which is good for me. However, they delivered new towers everyday (hanging on the door knob). I didn't need to change my tower daily, so i ended up with 3 plastic bags with the new towers at the end.