Dormy Inn Akihabara — Hotel in Tokyo

Incredibly comfortable, the Dormy Inn Akihabara is a welcoming hotel for weary travelers. The staff is friendly and hard working, the rooms are clean, and the amenities are unheard of. Sporting a rooftop onsen (gender segregated bathhouse and spa), as well as laundry facilities and breakfast package, I would be remiss to not recommend this as a wonderful place to stay, especially if you feel the need to be Akihabara adjacent.

During my last trip to Tokyo, The Dormy Inn Akihabara was my first hotel stay in Japan. The staff was incredibly polite and accommodating (customary of Japanese Hospitality), and even after my stay agreed to mind my luggage without hesitation after I check out in my final day.

My room was small, which may be my only gripe with this place. I feel like someone who is more on the hefty side may have issues with navigating the space. As a taller person, I found the shower a bit lower than I would have liked, but I had no other issues with it. But it was impeccably clean, suitably spotless when I checked in, and made so every time I came back.

I guess it may be worth mentioning that the room doesn't have a very good view; I believe the window in my bedroom looked right into an adjacent alley. Such is the case in dense areas such as Tokyo, though.

The hotel has an onsen on the 9th floor. I am incredibly thankful for this spa, as having a soak in the hot waters after walking for 9+ hours on that first day (according to google fit) did me a world of good. Not being an authority on the matter, I cannot speak to the authenticity of the facilities. However, I will note that they treat it as such, and enforce similar rules when bathing, namely that people with tattoos are forbidden from using the onsen. The women's bathing facility is separate, but adjacent, and accessible with a passcode on the door (the men's facility does not have such an entry restriction).

The dressing and locker area in the spa is where the laundry machines reside, so you can do a load of laundry while relaxing in the onsen. There is both an indoor bath, as well as the outdoor bath, and a sauna room. When the weather is nice, or not so nice, the outdoor sauna is something worth challenging. Customarily, you should bathe at one of the stalls before entering the water. There are seated shower stalls in the spa, so you can transition right to the 40° Celsius spring water quickly. For those not on metric, 40° C is rather hot (to me), so take care entering the water.

After finishing up, rinsing and drying off, you can get customary bottled milk (coffee, fruit, or regular) at the vending machines located a short walk outside the spa on the same floor. If you're from the US, I really recommend trying the regular milk, just so that you can start to question the fluid they label and sell as "milk" in the states. It is very delicious and comes in adorable, tiny bottles.

There is a restaurant on the facility, but they only serve breakfast (which is worth getting if it's already included in your stay package), and a late night noodle bowl that is unfortunately little more than instant ramen.

The hotel is located very close to the Tokyo Metro, and of course, right inside Akihabara. If you plan to make a lot of stops at Akihabara, it's definitely worth staying here. At the time of this writing, The Dormy Inn is a short walk to a cat cafe, a Gindaco, a conbini (7-11 if I remember correctly), and all the anime swag you could ever hope for. I highly...

This is a cozy, hospitable, and accessible 3-star Japanese business hotel. It is steps away from the subway station, and close to shops and restaurants. The rooms although small, were perfect for a solo trip. It was comfortable and spacious enough for one person.

The bed and pillows, especially when accustomed to Western style hotel beds, were very firm and lacked support. However, after walking 30k steps and using the communal open air bath, I managed to sleep like a baby. Other than that, the room was completely functional with a cool/heat system that was easy to operate with Google translate. There was a TV, kettle, bars and hooks to hang clothes.

The communal bath, while small, was an incredible amenity. I visited during December, around the 25th, so there was quiet, twinkling music playing holiday covers on the speaker in the baths, hall, and common areas. I personally enjoyed this and it added to the relaxation and whimsy of my trip. Being jet lagged, and with the generous hours of operation, I was able to find a time to soak in the open air bath by myself. It was perfect.

There are all kinds of shampoo, conditioners, and body wash for guests to use. The showers had great pressure and all had mirrors, stools, and a small counter. The indoor bath was deep enough for me to lay back and soak my whole body. The outdoor bath was small, so it’s harder to use when more guests are using the space.

There are individual sink/mirror vanity seats, fully stocked with hair ties, cotton pads, hair brushes, skin cleanser and lotion. Every sink has a blow dryer as well. The locker/vanity area also had a toilet, lockers, and a washer/dryer.

Another amazing feature of communal bath are the free Yakuit and Ice-cream in the lounge area. There’s a small manga library, water cooler, microwave, and two different vending machines.

While it may not be everyone’s taste, I personally loved the Japanese breakfast. It’s basically rice, side dishes, grilled mackerel/salmon, egg, natto, tofu, and miso soup. Since I was up so early and making day trips, I really appreciated getting so much nutrition in to start the day. There was a little bit of variety each day, and on Christmas morning, they served strawberry white cake. There were some Western items, but why would you waste your time on bacon and eggs when in Japan?

The staff were so friendly and hospitable. I do not speak Japanese, and I was able to use translation apps to get help. They graciously helped me ship my luggage to Kyoto. Also, keep in mind that you do need to drop off your room key before leaving, and then (depending on the staff member) show ID to get your key back. This was not a problem for me.

Overall, I loved it here and I recommend this hotel to anyone who needs an affordable stay in...

So out of all the places we stayed in Japan for our 23 day trip this was my least favorite hotel. The staff were kind and helpful , but what really put me off was no where when you are booking does it say no tattoos allowed. Only when you get into the elevator and to the bathhouse are signs and pictures saying none allowed. The staff downstairs did offer me bandaids, but I would have needed 100 to cover all my tattoos. But i was so surprised because that was my 22nd night in Japan, and it was the only time my tattoos were an issue. (Even went up north to Yamagata and surrounding areas, no issues, even went to a ma and pops onsen/bathhouse in Tokyo, no issues -8to 10 onsen/bathhouses in total) but I went out and bought tape and it was fine after. But when I was checking in the girl seen my full sleeve and just said here's the password for the bathhouse, please being your towel from your room so i was under the impression from the check in ,i was fine. The other thing that really didn't sit well with me was my fiancée went into the bathhouse and he said a man was in there with his two full naked daughters (around 5 to 7 years old) with a bunch of other naked men, but tattoos are the issue? I really don't understand that or why small children are allowed in there to begin with. But for the price we paid for one night , I feel like we could of found something better

But the bathhouse was nice , I liked that they had a TV outside. The sauna was great but very, very hot. The free ramen was delicious. The room was very, very small, hard beds, pillows were small and not thick. When checking out I was 20 min late and I apologized a lot but I had to carry down 4 luggage's by myself (my fiancé was out at the station fixing our tickets) and everyone at the reception was just giving me dirty looks. I understand the importance for being on time in Japan, so I am sorry for that but I had to pack and bring them down myself , so I would of appreciated a little more compassion for that. They did hold on to our luggage for an extra two hours at no cost so that was...