Hotel Ginza Daiei — Hotel in Tokyo

I was accommodated for 12 nights in a single non-smoking room, and I was satisfied overall with my stay.

The price was reasonable given it was the peak spring-sakura season when the prices and affordable rooms were not that much available in central Tokyo.

The hotel gives an older feeling, and surely some parts in the room could use a little maintenance/update but overall it was no big problem and everything in my room was functioning well and was surely a better option than a hostel or capsule hotel which was not that much cheaper in the given dates.

The single room size was smaller than by European standards, but it was enough and I dont complain (maybe a little more room for a dresser would be nice, but it wasnt a big problem).

The staff were fantastic, very friendly, right at the check-in we have set the cleaning dates and overall there was no complication. Roomservice gave daily fresh towels, bathroom slippers and some other sanitary products (toohtrbrush, toothpaste, q-tips etc...).

The location is fantastic since Ginza is a busy shopping area but in the late night its nice and quiet so I did not have any problem with having a quiet sleep. It is located just 4-5 minutes on foot from the Asakusa metro line, which has also a direct connection to Haneda Airport (was really handy once leaving with a heavy suitcase, so I didnt had to carry it a long distance), and this line also connects to most of the important places in Tokyo.

For the given price I definatelly recommend the hotel. The only detail is as I have mentioned above some little maintenance/update would be welcomed, otherwise nothing...

Was searching for reasonably-priced room and found a goldmine in Ginza Daiei.||The location is great, right in the heart of Ginza, sits on a quiet side street off a main thoroughfare. It is only 3min walk to Higashi-Ginza subway station which has great connections to the rest of Tokyo. ||||The hotel is a discreet, old building that could be mistaken for any office block in the Ginza area. True that the lobby is small and dated, no seating, purely functional but look deeper - the staff at the counter are professional, try their utmost to help and the noticeboard is filled with tips, maps and restaurant/attractions recommendations. All this points to staff who really are interested in giving their guests a good experience in Tokyo. ||||The hotel offers more expensive, newly refurbished designer rooms but we settled for the standard ones which were really good enough. I won't comment on room size since this is Tokyo and all rooms are smallish. But the beds are comfortable enough and the space cosy enough for a nice retreat after a day of hard sight-seeing. ||||This is a no-frills business hotel with no breakfast option, but as with most Japanese hotels, it is very clean, comes with amenities including sleepwear. ||||If a hotel had a personality, this would be a stiff elderly gentleman who earnestly and politely tries his best to help. Nothing flashy, just good comfortable value in the heart of Ginza. ||||We booked through the hotel website but paid cash on arrival and got a 5% discount off for using cash. Overall, prices are lower and more reasonable than many other...

Good value for money, especially for Ginza, but I don't like the layout of the rooms. All the amenities seem to be designed as complicated as possible. For example, the lighting panel has many buttons and they're backlit in blue, but the blue light doesn't let you read the writing in the dark. So, what's the point. The lamp has a manual switch but you have to activate it first from the panel, so it's impossible to turn a light on when it's dark. This is just awkward and more stressful than it needs to be. Every other hotel in the world has a lamp that you can just manually turn on with a switch, without having to access some complicated master panel. The TV is similarly annoying, it does not fold out so you can't get to the HDMI ports to plug in your computer for movies, business stuff etc. It does fold DOWN vertically? What is the point of that? And the final point, the hair dryer is for some reason locked into the ethernet port dongle on the desk, so you can't take it off. I wanted to just toss it on the bed while I was working to free up some desk space (it's a pretty small desk) but no, it's chained down in place, I guess so people don't steal it. Overall I get a pretty hostile energy from the rooms at Daiei. Everything seems designed so you DON'T enjoy yourself in the room. Well, maybe they have their reasons, but I...