Sakura Hotel Nippori

This is a hotel and hostel. Something not noted in the ad. You sleep on a tatami mat and a japanese pad on the floor. The womens showers are on the 5th floor, all other showers are mixed company (though there are secure individual showers). Not much for closet and luggage space in the room. There were three of us in our room and we had just enough space for the beds, shoes and luggage.

Conveniently located with a short walking distance to both JR Nippori Station and Sendagi subway station in a lovely local Japanese area, the area offers many options to authentic Japanese home made food and restaurants. The Japanese style futon was little bit thin if you are not used to this style of sleeping arrangement otherwise the hotel is extremely clean, staff are friendly and service is good. We had a great stay there. Thank you

Very good location, staff very helpful, recommend

The staff make this Hotel an amazing experience but it is also very clean and the cafe is great too. It is also in a great location for shops and restaurants. My only mistake was to not realise it has no beds and you are on the floor on a traditional Japanese futon. I found this incredibly uncomfortable and couldn't sleep, even though I asked for more futons and extra pillows. Apart from that, my stay here was very enjoyable and I would recommend it, as long as you don't mind sleeping on the floor.

This hotel was amazing.It's in a quaint quiet neighborhood. We felt like we were in Japan in the 1950's.The Tokyo Metro is a 5 minute walk and Ueno Park is a 15 minute walk. There are all kinds of mom and pop restaurants and coffee houses right in this beautiful neighborhood. The staff are awesome! They speak very good English and were very helpful. This is a Japanese style hotel, which means you sleep on futons on the floor. We had no problem with this the first 3 nights (we were there for 7 nights) but from day 4 onward I was a little sore. Also the room is small, so not a lot of space to put your luggage. There is no private bathroom or shower. They have communal bathrooms for both men and women on every floor. The shower is coed, with four private shower rooms that you can go in and lock. If a woman is concerned about this, they have the 5th floor shower for women only. They have a restaurant on site with 24 hour service. The food was excellent. I had scrambled eggs every morning that were delicious and only cost 200 yen! They have a bar, with beer from all over the world.They have a laundry room on site that is very affordable (detergent is included). Check in took less than 2 minutes. The wifi was good. They have a free phone they offer with GPS and local calling. We really enjoyed the 7-11 store very close by. They have all kinds of street food that were around 100 yen and it was fun snack on everything as you walked to the Metro. I highly recommend this hotel!