Ginza Bellevue Hotel — Hotel in Tokyo

Dates of stay: September 11 - 14 (3 nights) ||Ginza Bellevue Hotel is a nice small boutique hotel located in the heart of Ginza! ||||As usual, I knew I was travelling to Tokyo in September and I did a whole lot of research on budget hotels because I am not the type to pay a lot for stay considering that I was only there to sleep and not to live. But I am pretty particular about the location, amenities, and various factors that will either make or break a hotel stay experience. My last trip in May 2015 was in Shinjuku, that is on the west side of Tokyo, so this time I thought I should explore the east side and I narrowed down to Ginza as my main target. ||||Here are the top reasons why I chose Ginza Bellevue Hotel: ||||1. Location: smacked right in the center of Ginza, the closest exit is C2 and you just walk 2 minutes to reach your hotel. What more can you ask for? Other than being in the heart of Ginza, you are literally in the center of 3 train/subway stations - Shimbashi, Ginza, Yurakucho! Just imagine it being in the center of a triangle formed by the 3 stations and you feel like you are in the best location ever! I am just 2 minutes from Ginza shopping street, 5 minutes from Yurakucho and 10 minutes from Shimbashi. I can definitely vouch that I saved time on travelling and transport because Ginza and Yurakucho was just there and I didn't have to lug heavy shopping here and there. It was time saving and convenient. ||||2. The hotel: The reception was located on level 2 and has a lift to access all floors. There isn't a need to freak out that you have to lug your heavy luggage to walk up flights of stairs. It was clean, neat and looked modern to me. ||||3. The room: I had a single room that came with a queen size bed (?) or perhaps a super single bed, personal bath room, and the amenities include Shiseido bath cream, shampoo, conditioner. As I had booked a "Ladies" plan, I was given the DHC amenities which was another plus! They clean the room daily and make the bed, so that is all standard and great for me as a "lazy" traveler who does not like to make bed during overseas trips. ||||4. Breakfast: This hotel served free breakfast from 7am to 10am, which is a plus for me since I do not like to fret thinking on the night before what to buy from the convenience stores. The breakfast was simple but adequate for me as a unfussy traveler. It consists of onigiri rice balls, different breads, hard boiled eggs, bananas, with adequate supply of coffee, tea, orange juice and milk. All free flow, please feel free to eat and fill your stomach for a heavy shopping day! ||||5. Service: their concierge is 24hours operated so anytime you need help, you can go to the concierge staff for help. ||||6. Sleep quality: I was on level 5 in room 504. I thought the sleep quality was great because though downstairs was a stretch of food places that operate late into the night, but I didn't have disturbed sleep from the noise, maybe the sound proofing was excellent. ||||7. Convenience: I cannot stress more on the location and convenience of this boutique hotel. Everything is just within reach - convenience store, drugstore, food places, Starbucks, etc. As I mentioned, it is just 2 minutes from the main Ginza shopping street so if Ginza Bellevue is not convenient, I don't know what is! ||||Overall, this hotel is not the romantic hotel for a romantic stay but it serves its basic purpose of a good, clean, comfortable, and convenient hotel for a traveler like me! ||||Room Tip: I stayed in room 504 on level 5. But do select the ladies plan to get free DHC amenities...

I travel to Japan several times a year on business, and frequently spend a night or more in Tokyo. I always head for the Ginza Bellvue, the least expensive, nice hotel in the neighborhood. Located in a former alley that was recently upgraded to a street, with it's own name, Sukiya-dori, it used to be so obscure that taxi drivers frequently couldn't find it. ||||Here's a hint. Assuming you arrive at Tokyo Station on the Narita Express, take the Yamamote line one stop to Yurakucho, go out the Ginza exit and turn right (South). In about a block you'll see the sign that arches over the entrance to Sukiya-dori. Keep going for two blocks, it's on the left. Watch for the entrance, the whole building is about five paces wide.||||Yes, the rooms are microscopic, more like a berth in a compact overnight ferry than what we Americans are accustomed to in a hotel room, but that's the Japanese way, and they are spotlessly clean and efficient. I get a double, if I took my wife, I'd consider one of the larger rooms, which cost more.||||But this is Ginza, one of the most desirable districts in the world. If you want "American style", plan on paying at least twice as much, maybe four times. I'd rather eat more sushi, shabu-shabu, okonomiyaki, or terikyaki, all of which are available is great abundance within a few blocks walk from the hotel.||||And, if you're a coffee snob like me, you can find great coffee in Tokyo, but you'll need some help finding it. In the meantime, there's a Starbucks and a Cafe Doutor less than a block from the hotel, which is good enough for my morning fix. Doutor has better coffee, but Starbucks has the...

Anyone looking at reviews for hotels in the price range like that of the Ginza Bellevue has got to know the rooms will be small. That being said, these rooms are tiny.||Many of the guests were Japanese businessmen, so I think that's the reason there are not many reviews.||||However, if you are not claustrophobic consider the hotel's location: ||||it's on the edge of the Ginza district. Great shopping if you want to spend, lots of restaurant choices and a dept. store ( Mitsukoshi ) food hall to salivate through.||There's a starbucks a block away with a great people watching location and it's right across the street from the eateries of the Ginza Corridor.||Tsukiji fish market is a 25 minute walk away and on the way there are a couple of supermarkets/grocery stores that have reasonable prices with local clientele.||||it's on one of Tokyo's most popular subway line, Ginza. The Maranouchi line is also handy along with the JR Yamanote line which runs a loop around the megacity.||||it's within four blocks of the Access Narita bus. For a 1000 yen one way, it's about an hour to the airport . I did not use it from Narita but it's the same price.||||We stayed four nights and I found it quite cramped for two but it was very clean, the staff was very good and a decent breakfast was part of our price.||The aforementioned Starbucks became my...