Tokyu Stay Ikebukuro

There's a lot to like, so I'll organize it in bullet points: • In regards to location, it's only five minutes on foot to the closest airport bus stop, and a minute and a half on foot to the nearest Ikebukuro Station entrance. • Check-in/check-out is smooth and simple. • Kind, helpful, and adaptable staff were always eager to explain how the hotel's services and amenities worked. • Washer/dryer, safe, microwave, and other facilities functioned perfectly. Especially the WiFi, considering my room averaged 400 Mbps at all times. • Soundproofing was great - I haven't had sleep that peaceful in months. • No smoke smell, unlike what I've read from other reviewers. In fact, they even provided an antibacterial room and linen spray. • Bedding was super clean, and going over it with a UV light revealed no dust or bacteria. • Food was quite nice, so I always looked forward to using my daily meal ticket on a couple of croque monsieurs and granola. • I requested for "if possible, a room with a nice view", believing it was a silly request, but they fulfilled it - they gave me a room with a very expansive view of west Ikebukuro.

Small room with a bathroom, washing machine, fridge and microwave - perfect! The place was nice and clean and we were happy that we could do our washing easily without looking for a dry cleaners etc. It was pretty dark because we were on the side of another building so we could never tell the weather until we left the building (it was always nice). We enjoyed trying food from TOBU market or combini stores so it's nice that we could easily store and heat it in the comfort of our own space. The staff was very helpful with Takkyubin and other queries.

Very kind staff, large room for Tokyo standards. The washer-dryer machine in the room was fantastic! Clean, great wifi, comfortable bed, and the aircon/heater worked perfectly. The location of the hotel was also great. Even though heavy construction was going on during my stay, I didn't experience any building noises inside my room. The building crew was also exceptionally kind and made sure the lobby was safe when passing through.

The location is great, an entrance to Ikebukuro station is on the main road less than a minute outside the hotel. I like the area to the west of this station as it’s quiet yet only a short walk to the busy side of Ikebukuro and a short train journey from the main hubs. The staff are really friendly and helpful. The rooms are decent and include good facilities such as a microwave, fridge, and washer/dryer.

Location is great. If you have luggage and coming from Ikebukuro station, get out from exit C6 (escalator) or C9 (elevator) instead of Google recommended exit. The premise is a bit old but very clean and maintained. Washing machine & microwave in room is very convenient for solo traveller. Thank you for the staff who went the extra mile to send my luggage into the room when I get back in the evening. I will definitely stay here again.