Hotel Amanek Asakusa Ekimae — Hotel in Tokyo

I booked Hotel Amanek thru booking.com based on it’s good reviews and reasonable price. My husband ordered a portable wifi unit to be see to sent to our hotel so we could easily navigate Tokyo, however it arrived before we arrived and the staff promptly sent it back to the company. Their excuse was the booking was under my name and the wifi was under my husband’s name. We share the same last name and we had a booking for two adults and 3 children, but they said the searched under my husband’s first name? What kind of logic is that? It caused my husband so much stress. They were unable to / unwilling to sort it out for us, and my husband had to spend ¥3000 yen on phone cards ringing around the wifi company and courier company to sort out it’s re delivery (we had already paid for it, so cancelling it was not an option). We also had to pay a redelivery fee which my husband asked the hotel to pay, since it was their mistake, but they refused. Intact, there was barely any apology, which upset my husband, as Japanese customer service is usually excellent. Then, as it did not arrive until the day we left Tokyo, I had to arrange global roaming thru my phone company at additional expense. ||My husband is Japanese and I am a Kiwi who previously lived in Japan for a long time. We were aware this was a business hotel but the staff are very young and immature and unable to deal with the basics of customer service, including pre ordering a taxi for us. ||The room are also tiny, but this was made clear in other reviews. My husband and sons stayed in a triple room and my daughter and I in a twin. The beds were on raised platforms with less than a metre space between the bed and the wall, so that it was impossible to fully open the suitcases and they had to be stored under the beds. There was no chair or desk or anything, so if you are in the room, the only place to be is sitting or lying on the bed. It is akin to a youth hostel or capsule hotel size. It is definitely not ideal for foreigners due to the cramped size and difficulty navigating to and from the train stations with suitcases. ||The best thing was the weather was perfect while we were there, there is a nice view of the sky tree, there is great shopping around Senso-ji and we enjoyed the morning breakfast set at the ‘Tomorrow’ cafe near Senso-ji. ||Would not recommend this hotel for foreigners, people with kids or people who are hoping for any kind of...

Great location just a short walk (8–10 minutes) from Sensoji Temple and close to Asakusa Station (A2A exit , with elevator provided), with easy access from Narita Airport via the Keisei Skyliner and Asakusa Line (direct train). Surrounded by restaurants, shops, and convenient amenities like Family Mart and a laundry service right across the street. The staff are friendly and speak decent English. 24-hour check-in is available (after 15:00), and you can deposit your luggage and explore the area before check-in time.

Breakfast is simple but satisfying with three choices: waffle with blueberry yogurt, waffle with ham and butter, and curry rice—served from 6:30 to 9:00 AM (a plus since most places in Japan open at 10:00 AM). [seems like they change breakfast from time to time, mine is around mid April 2025]

The hotel offers good amenities , clean room and quite a space for the size of hotel in Japan. Yes it might be a little bit smaller than airbnb or other luxury hotel but not as bad for a couple. Towel changes are provided daily. Air condition with both heater and cooling mode, TV that can connect youtube, netflix and such. Their electric socket are ‘type A’ 110v so be prepare to bring plug adapter if yours are different type. They also have a rooftop with a beautiful night view, especially of Tokyo Skytree. Great value and a convenient stay in Asakusa.

If you don’t know where to start your first trip in Tokyo, this is the place you are looking for! 10/10 would...

We booked this trip very last minute, and over a holiday weekend, so we considered ourselves lucky to find a hotel at all.

My boyfriend and I have stayed at small Japanese hotels before, but this had to take the cake. The bed was pressed against the window on one side, a desk at the foot of the bed, a solid wall at the top of the bed and the bathroom wall on the other side taking up roughly 2/3 of the bed. Once in the bathroom, we had to be careful of opening the door as it could hit anyone coming in the door, or climbing onto the bed. It was a TINY space, and we were starting to regret our choice.

But we managed and, as it turns out, it wasn’t so bad in the end.

The rooms were fairly quiet (it “helped” that our “window” faced a solid wall) and the beds and pillows were actually very comfortable after a long day of exploring.

My ONLY real complaints are: 1) that the shower curtain in the bathroom could have been replaced a long time ago, it smelled of mildew, 2) the towels were small, and thin… fine for me, less fine for my partner and c) I would often hit the window blinds in the middle of the night as it surpassed the base of the window and close to the bed.

All in all, a decent enough place for a SHORT stay (especially once we figured out that only one person at a time could really be getting ready while the other would have to wait on the bed). Would not spend more than that here.

Close to two train lines that were helpful in getting...