Super Hotel Shinagawa Shinbanba

I loved this hotel! Incredibly nice staff, perfectly clean room and hotel, really quiet location, and the hot bath downstairs ("onsen") is just wonderful - and open all night long! They even have a laundry room, which is perfect because going to the coin laundry in Tokio is quite complicated. The bed was very, very comfortable. They have AC in the room PLUS an air cleaner/humidifier, so it was not as dry as usually when you use the heating. I asked for a room with a window that can be opened because I read here that there are rooms where you cannot open them. My window could only be opened some inches, but it was enough to let in fresh air. It never felt sticky. The hotel offers a choice of up to 5 cosmetic items every day, which is a nice and practical idea. I really appreciated it! I really loved staying there and found it very relaxing in the hustle of this huge city. The next station is Shimbamba, 4 minutes walking. Shinagawa station is a 15-20 minutes walk (I did this almost every day). Tenozu isle 12 minutes walking. If you want to go to the "hot spots" in Tokio where most of the tourists go, it takes you 50 minutes, but it is easy, and 50 minutes is nothing in Tokio. From Shinagawa station JR line up north. The train ride to Shinjuku or Shibuya is like 15 minutes, but all in all it always took like 50 minutes including walking and wainting for the train to arrive. I hope this helps other travellers to enjoy Tokio!

The only thing I was not so enthusiastic about was the breakfast, though it was really ok. But it is served only until 9 and due to a bad jetlag I couldn't make it all the time. ;-) They have all sorts of things, japanese style and international, but I preferred to eat out so I had more time in the morning.