Not a nice place to stay. The room is very small, dated, impractical and dirty. There is nowhere to leave luggage so that takes up a lot of space. I understand that rooms in Tokyo are likely to be small but it left me feeling claustrophobic (especially since the frosted window makes up the back of the ‘wardrobe’ so can’t really be opened) and left for a very uncomfortable stay.
Whatsmore, the room was very dirty. The surfaces were dusty, especially inside the ‘wardrobe’ area so no hanging up clothes to tidy the room up at all, there was rust and dirt all over the stove and ‘kitchen’ area, the sink had white stains in it, the bathroom floor was dirty, the mirror was rusty and dirty and looked like something out of a horror movie, and the duvets (which could clearly be seen as there was a big hole in the duvet cover- not very hygienic?) were stained. The bottom of the toilet was also leaking onto the floor and since it is a wet room, it is the same floor you are supposed to stand on to shower, so that was disgusting. There was also a pan left on the side that had so much burned onto it that it was yellow and bumpy on the inside and we thought it had other people’s food in still. After finding this I contacted the host with my complaints and never received a response.
Also my boyfriend and I had been out until 5am one night. The next morning at 10am, (I know it’s not very early but it felt like it was when you’re hungover and suddenly woken up) there was a knock on the door for a ‘room check’ which is something I have never experienced anywhere I’ve stayed before. Five men came bustling into our tiny room, standing on the futon that I was still lying on, talking loudly and doing god knows what- I was too bemused and in disbelief to take too much notice. They soon left but my boyfriend had shown the toilet leak to the man in charge of the group and he instantly moved us to a different room that was a little bigger and had a space to put luggage, a bed and a window that could easily be opened. So a much nicer room. I didn’t have the stomach to check this one for dirt though.
I am grateful that we only had to spend 2 of our 4 nights in the original room. It desperately needs updating and a deep clean. The only redeeming factor is that it is relatively close to the main Shinjuku area and very close to a railway station.