This was quite the Toyko experience! Not exactly in a good way, though. Let me explain: While not exceptional, the rooms are surprisingly spacious for Tokyo and the hostel is located conveniently but that is where the positives stop. Our major problem with this place is that, at times, sleep became nigh-impossible due to the amount of noise we were subjected to. Depending on the night, people were making trips to bathroom, showering and talking loudly until 1-3pm, which, due to next to no sound proofing, was as loud as if we were standing in the hallway ourselves. Similarly, a few of the paper-thin doors apparently bent under the relentless efforts of the freezing cold air conditioning, causing them to send wooden shrieks down the hallway whenever opened or closed. After a first night of drifting in and out of sleep, praying that the a/c and travellers drying their hair at 2pm take it easy on us, I checked the hostel's rulebook and complained about the situation at the front desk - after all, they explicitly state in the rules that guests should try to be as quiet as possible. Amazingly, the guidelines also point out that guests should not use the showers and hair dryers after 11pm on the first floor but asks them to do so on the 2nd to 5th floor, where most guest rooms are. When I pointed out to the receptionist that asking guests to refrain from making noise at night stands in conflict with actively encouraging them to do so *on four of the hostel's five floors* he politely explained their policies to me once more, claiming that they asked all guests to use the showers at night only if absolutely necessary (we were not asked to do so and most other guests did absolutely not care). Why you would prioritize one guest's desire to take a shower over everyone else's need to sleep in the first place is beyond me but apparently that is their policy. Considering the building's soundproofing-situation, this is hardly an acceptable guideline.
I need to stress that our situation was not singular. Other reviews have complained about high noise levels, which are only partly to blame on inconsiderate guests, rather a lack of sound proofing and a poorly thought out and, apparently, insufficiently articulated set of rules.
As for everything else: the shared men's toilets on both floors I visited reeked of urine and seemed like they were cleaned only superficially. The kitchen looked grimey and I am glad I did not have to cook food in it.
I regret to inform everyone hoping for a somewhat affordable Tokyo hostel that there is little redeeming about this place. These five nights were easily one of my worst Airbnb experiences yet.