Homes for America / Tokyo

MWR Tokyo Recreational Lodging (Hardy Barracks)
Tokyo Recreational Lodging has a total of 22 suites.
Following items are provided in the guest rooms.
• Towels• Coffee maker with free coffee & tea• Televisions in the living room and bed room
• Refrigerators• Microwave ovens• Air conditioner• Amenities such as shampoo & soap
• Free continental breakfast is available from 7-9:30 a.m. every day in the lobby.
Tokyo Recreational Lodging has a free laundry room for our guests. The washing machine and dryers
are free of charge. (We have a vending machine for soap).
Room Rates
Room Rates
On Leave
TDY/PCS/Contractor
Suite (22)$59$75
Restrictions
In accordance with status of U.S Armed forces access to Hardy Barracks MWR Tokyo Recreational
Lodging will not be granted to:• DOD civilians without Overseas/MWR privileges indicated on ID card.
• A contractor is anyone on invitational travel orders, not otherwise authorized the use of government
quarters.

Dated but so peaceful and accommodating
The property is very dated and no frills but the price and kindness of the staff can’t be beat. So muchspace and so affordable. We would stay again.
If you have non-military family, there is the pain of having to sign them in and out every time you
leave but we adjusted and the process wasn’t too bad.
Overall, we were happy here. You may not like it if you’re used to more upscale amenities.
The location is also another fabulous bonus. Be sure to check out the restaurants in Midtown Tokyo,
about 10 minutes walk. Also, the Roppongi Hills shopping district and movie theater is within walking
distance. Two metro stations also within walking distance. Great experience.

A great lodging for people with access to U.S. military facilities.
Hardy Barracks offers well-found two-room suites at ridiculously low rates for that part of Tokyo.
Although those rates have doubled over the past decade or so, they're still a fantastic bargain for what
you get: free TV, good internet access, modern bathroom, microwave, small fridge, free DIY laundry,
good a/c, friendly front staff and daily room maid service, The free "continental breakfast" is pretty
basic and becomes boring after a few days, but it will fuel you each morning until you're ready for areal meal at one of the hundreds of nearby restaurants. The building and sleeping quarters are old,
and the maintenance could be better. Can't beat it, though, if you have military privileges and want avery inexpensive and comfortable place to stay during a short or extended visit in an upscale part ofTokyo.

Hardy!
Not the easiest place to find or give directions to a taxi driver, but a great deal for military members--and it's right in the heart of Tokyo....Roppongi. Location location! Don't expect a luxury hotel orservices, but do not over look this one if you are fortunate to have military privileges to use it!
I am down with Hardy Barracks
I am so glad I got the right ID to get in. Sure the place is a bit dated - well maybe more than a bit. For
the life of me, I really can't think of anything else negative to say about this place. My suite was clean
and certainly larger then the rooms in the hotels I've stayed in. I think all the rooms they have here
are suites. If location is everything, you've hit the sweet spot in Rappongi. They also got a pretty nicesize NEX Mini Mart in the next building. Best part of this place is the staff. Everyone I met is first of
all super fluent in English and most importantly, extremely friendly. I had some great conversations
with everyone at the front desk. This place is like home.
Not a good fit for our family
Even though the price is right, this was not a pleasant, enjoyable experience for me. From the front
door of the barracks to the room itself, everything was extremely outdated. The office staff was not
pleasant nor did she care to provide any extra information. The walls are very thin and we could hearpeople walking in the hallway carrying on a normal conversation and could hear every word. The beds
are old and not comfortable, the bedding dates back to the 80’s. The carpet was old and the furniture
was cheap and old. If it were just my husband staying there, it would have been fine but for our family
is wasn’t a good fit. We ended up getting a night at the New Sanno unexpectedly and we were thrilled.
Sorry to be so negative but that was our experience.

Nice and easy
If you're a military family, you'll appreciate the access Hardy offers -- minutes from anywhere
downtown. Front desk is incredibly helpful. The rooms are comfortable, clean and affordable. It's a 5
min hike to Nogizaka or Roppongi -- from there, Tokyo is your oyster. For my money -- better than theSanno.

Centrally located and cheap - but SMELLY!
This hotel had so, SO many pluses. So many that I'm giving it a 4-star even though our room
smelled really bad. The place was totally booked though, and they couldn't give us another room. The
hotel provided us with fabreeze and we bought scented candles to tide us over. No way we weregetting another place in as good of an area even close to this price. Also, the place was so spacious(suite style - living room, bathroom, bedroom). The decor was drab and there were minimal English
TV channels. But we were in Tokyo to explore, so the lack of TV and the smell ensured we saw all thatthe city (rather than the hotel room) had to offer.

US Military ID required--good location--good value
Stayed from 15 to 16 June 2012. The property is only available to US Military ID card holders, certain
DOD Civilians, and their registered guests. The eligibility rules are very specific, so you should checktheir website prior to making reservations. Single vehicle / pedestrian gate is manned 24hr/day byarmed Japanese security guards, and you must show US Military ID to enter the installation.
Registered guests need to be escorted and present picture ID―preferably one that shows theirnationality.
From 0700 to 0930, a continental breakfast is offered to guests at the 2nd floor lobby. It consisted ofbread, bagels, pastries, muffins, coffee, milk, and juice. All of the employees I saw on the property,exchanged e-mails and phone calls with were very friendly and professional.
There is plenty of free parking which is a very valuable commodity in Tokyo. On the first floor, there isan ATM that dispenses US$ and Japanese Yen, and several vending machines. Approximately 200
yards away, there is a small Navy Exchange (NEX) Mini Mart with a large convenience store
assortment, and it even sells gasoline. NEX hours are 1000 to 1800, but it is closed on Thursdays andSundays.
With a couple of exceptions, HB is a very quiet location. We witnessed the landing and departure of a
Navy Blackhawk Helicopter at the nearby helipad. Did not hear any street noise, but noises from theother rooms can clearly be heard in the hallways thru the doors (not the walls)―normal talking, TV,and other activities.
Being adjacent to a popular nightlife area, and its relative inexpensive cost, it is very popular withyoung, single military members on Friday and Saturday nights. That being said, it is my opinion that
this property (on weekends) may not be the best for families with children. On Saturday atapproximately 0600, I left my room and the couple next door could clearly be heard enjoying eachother’s company―squeaky bed, and both of them loudly moaning. I ignored it. Returned about 20
minutes later, it was still going on, and I ignored it again. At about 0700, I exited my room, and at thesame time I heard my neighbor’s door open (source of the noises). Normally, I would have just nodded
a greeting and walked on, but it was a naked Japanese woman. She did not see me and began to squatin the hallway in front of her door. As I passed by, I asked her if everything was OK. She replied that
she was OK, knocked on her door and was let back into her room. In the exact spot she was squatting
was a fresh pool of liquid on the carpet, so it is a safe assumption that she was reliving herself.
Could not allow that behavior to continue, so I visited the lobby on the second floor, but the employee
must have stepped away. Returned to my room with the intention of calling the front gate guards, butI delayed my call. In my absence, a hand written note had been slipped under my door that said: “Toobad you didn’t enjoy as much. Maybe next time?” That is rather passive aggressive statement. Did notwant a confrontation because I was traveling with my wife and her friend.
A couple of hours later, the same couple started up their activities again. By that time, my wife andfriend had departed, I called the front desk to report the noises and my hallway encounter, and they
replied that they would investigate. Even after the fact, it was important to report because theoccupant’s chain of command should be alerted to address the incident. Did not share what I heard or
witnessed with my wife and her friend because they enjoyed their stay and nothing would have beengained.
If I believed the woman was in danger or she indicated she needed help when I spoke to her, I would
have handled the situation very differently. Going to chalk this up to young people, possibly
intoxicated, making bad decisions. Am only sharing this experience because it is very consistent withsimilar first- hand accounts about HB shared by friends and co-workers. They mentioned
encountering intoxicated guests, being disturbed by loud partying, etc.
Hopefully, my hallway experience was an absolute exception, but I will give it a second thought before
staying here again with others. If asked about HB, I will just direct the person to read TripAdvisor
and recommend asking others for their opinions. Without this experience, I would have rated 5 out of5.

At present, there are seven U.S. military facilities including Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. The total areaof the facilities is approximately 1,602 hectares (3,967 acres).
Yokota Air Base(Tachikawa City, Akishima City, FussaCity, Musashimurayama City, Hamura Cityand Mizuho Town)
A transportation base with a 3,350-meter (11,000-feet) runway. Home to the headquarters of the U.S.
Forces Japan, the Fifth Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing.
Fuchu Communication Station(Fuchu City)
A communications relay facility with a 107-meter (350-feet) communications tower.
Owada Communication Site(Kiyose City, etc.)
A communication facility with numbers of antenna towers.
Tama Service Annex(Tama City and Inagi City)
Recreation facilities for U.S. military personnel and their families. Equipped with a golf course,
camping site, outdoor sport facilities, etc.
New Sanno U.S. Forces Center(Minato-ku)
A facility used for lodging and conferences. Meetings of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee are held inthis facility.
Iwo-jima Communication Site(Ogasawara Village)
The communication function of this facility is not used currently. Since 1991, Night Landing Practicehas been conducted at this site several times a year.
Akasaka Press Center
MWR Tokyo Recreational Lodging is a facility of the United States Army, Japan located in theRoppongi area of Minato, Tokyo.
The facility occupies 3.1 hectares of land in central Tokyo. It houses the Tokyo offices of Stars andStripes, the Tokyo division of the Office of Naval Research, and the Hardy Barracks,
an accommodation facility for military personnel. The base also houses a helipad and gasoline pump.
The site was previously the base of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, Imperial Japanese Army,
one of the units involved in the February 26 Incident of 1936. The unit was sent to Manchuria
later that year, and the site then housed units of the Imperial Guard through the end of World War II.
The United States military took over the entire site in 1945.
A large portion of the facility was returned to Japan in 1962 and used by the University of Tokyo
Institute of Industrial Science until 2001; this area is now occupied by The National Art Center, Tokyoand the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
There has been organized local opposition to the facility since 1967, and both the Tokyo metropolitanassembly and Minato municipal assembly have unanimously resolved to request that the facility
be removed.
The facility is located near other US government installations in central Tokyo including the UnitedStates Embassy (2.5 km to the northeast) and the New Sanno Hotel (2.2 km to the south).