Kimi Ryokan

Liked its proximity and accommodating staff.

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Clean and friendly hotel.

The staff is so nice and efficient; they also offer a place to store our luggage after checkout. Really grateful.

The rooms are relatively old so not very sound-proof but it’s totally bearable if you’re ok with that.

We stayed 6 nights in Kimi Ryokan and it was a great and cheap place to visit Tokyo. The ryokan is located in the Ikebukuro district, which is a great neighborhood to stay in, despite the fact that it’s not described in tourist guides. There are plenty of cafes and restaurants and an overall great atmosphere, not at all insecure, as I could read it sometimes. The hotel is located in small and narrow streets, which makes it protected from the noise. Less than 10 minute walk from the nearest subway station. The room is tatami style, with shared clean toilets and bathrooms. There’s as well a shared kitchen/living room that we did not take advantage of. People running the hotel and very polite and discreet. Would definitely recommend this hotel as a good and cheap place to visit Tokyo.

One bémol though for us: the room was located on the last floor, just under the roof, where some very noisy ventilations are regularly running, which is a shame as the neighborhood is pretty quiet. Pretty annoying during the night.

Super clean, great location close to train, great facilities, friendly English speaking staff!

There were cigarette smokes coming into the room even though windows were closed. So not sure where the smokes came from.