Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho — Hotel in Tokyo

I booked a guest room as a platinum member. I do not believe there are any categories to upgrade into at this hotel so no complaints regarding lack of upgrades. I was able to get late check out. Options for platinum and above benefits include points, 2 local alcoholic drinks, or a daily $10 food/beverage credit which came out to be 1,300 yen per day at writing. The daily credit seems to be far and away the best option. As the breakfast buffet is 2,000 yen this is not enough for breakfast however most of the lunch menu is no more than 800 yen which is a better use of the credit. Soft drinks are also complimentary for platinum and above. Gold and above also receive one drink ticket for the bar. Overall not bad in my opinion.||The room itself was just enough. A decently-sized room that could accomodate no more than 2 people. The theme of the Moxy brand is consistently “just enough” and I think that it achieves this again at this location.||The hotel itself is located south of Kinshicho Station. This area is fine enough during the daytime and you have very easy access to northeast Tokyo like Ueno, Akihabara, and even Tokyo Station. That said, it is true that at night the area becomes a bit seedy due to adult entertainment options in the southern area. Many nights as I returned to the hotel after 11pm I was propositioned by street touts for drinking, “massages”, and various other such activities. Not a place I would bring family at night. Some of my local friends commented that while they liked the tasty and affordable restaurants of Kinshicho, they were rather embarrassed of the nighttime scene and weren’t very thrilled for foreigners to see it.||As I mentioned earlier I did enjoy some food during the daytime at the bar during “cafe hours.” The lunch menu is actually quite substantial, very reasonably priced, and even includes a soft drink. While they had typical burgers they also had some local-style specialties like a minced tuna rice bowl with natto and taco rice. I noticed limited amounts of fried rice at a heavy discount which I imagine is salvaged from the previous day’s rice. One thing I want to say is that you need to return the food trays to the return window on the far left side when facing the back of the bar. There’s another smaller window that is not the return window however it faces out to the bar so many customers were awkwardly trying to put their trays in front of this wrong window.||As with all other Moxy properties in Japan as of writing, there is a coin laundry facility. Also as is usual, the washing machines get the job done however the dryers are typical Japanese dryers which are not especially up to the task for bigger loads. I just hung my laundry in my room.||I was a bit surprised by my fellow clients during my stay. While there was the target audience there, I also noticed a few seniors at the lounge area by the bar. Look, anyone is free to book any hotel they so choose however this hotel and the Moxy brand is really not targeted towards families and seniors and I think these groups would be more comfortable elsewhere. Is it the price point? ||Overall my initial impression of this hotel turned out to be pretty spot-on. This is a good hotel for a younger, more active clientele that wants to stay at a lifestyle place which is nicer than a business hotel but without breaking the bank. I think such a person wouldn’t be troubled by the location and can appreciate what is offered here. I think those outside of the target audience, particularly larger groups or families with younger children, should likely...

When I visit Tokyo I typically aim to stay at Four Seasons Marionouchi or Otemachi - which are obviously top-tier hotels in the city centre. Due to my poor planning, there was no availabilities for our family (two teens, two adults) without it incurring ridculous costs and hotel moves. So, we booted up the trusty old Bonvoy app and considered our options. I have never stayed at a Moxy before, but we have been to Kinshicho before, and it's actually a pretty interesting part of Tokyo. So, we booked two rooms for a week, in the absolute most touristy high-season. ||The experience was actually really good. We got fairly low rates (less than 200 dollars a room) - at a time of year where I was quoted almost 4000 USD per room, per night at Otemachi. The location is really good. Its walking distance to Kinshicho station, which connects to anything you would want to see in Tokyo. There are also lots of taxis by the station, if you are going somewhere hard to navigate.||The staff greeted us upon arrival and our rooms were ready for us. The room configurations were as ordered, and the rooms were next to each other as we requested. The rooms are obviously tiny, but everything seemed new and reasonably clean. Actually cleaning was the only real problem we encountered. The rooms were not very clean when we arrived, but after noting this to employees, the rooms were fins the rest of the time. We also struggled a bit with the lack of a real fridge, the tiny ones you can borrow only runs when there is power, and the room is of the modern variety where lights and power turn off when there is no motion in the room. Something I think the hotel can easily remedy, with an "always on" plug somewhere. My Japanese skills were not really at the level where I could efficiently explain this, but hey, the hotel is literally right next to a 7-11 with endless cold drinks and hot meals. ||Other guests have noted that the rooms are small - they are - but we did OK, with 1 large suitcase per room. If you travel with more luggage, you will struggle. The basement fitness facilities were adequate, but a few machines were broken. However we never saw anyone else using the facilities, so it was fine. The washer/dryer facilities were a lifesaver for our very long trip around asia, so that was greatly appreciated. Also quite cheap at 300 yen per load. Machines worked well and didn't wear or tear any of our clothing (which is always a thing to be careful about on laundromats).||We only tried a few minor F&B items, honestly, it was very simple and not personally to my taste, but the happy engaging employees and good vibe made up for it. There are endless bar and restaurant options in this part of tokyo just steps away.||The area is certainly "colourful" and is obviously a bar/club area, but the hotel was never noisy after midnight. Maybe you'd hear someone call out in the street or a small argument, but again, this I Tokyo, not NYC, it was quiet at night in general. The bar and club guests in the streets were a bit intoxicated on thursday/friday nights, but all good vibes, even more inquisitive and willing to talk to foreign tourists, so that was actually a bit fun. Neither us nor our teenaged kids felt unsafe at all in the area. ||Both the area, the hotel and the staff was a delight, and while it's not high end luxury, it was a fun experience, and certainly something we'd...

So, we had to cash in some credit card points before they expired, so my wife booked a room for me and my daughter for a couple nights at the Moxy Hotel in the Kinshicho district in Tokyo. As we live in Tokyo, it wasn’t so much a holiday, but a couple days to enjoy a change in the scenery. ||Kinshicho is an interesting area, part of Tokyo’s “shitamachi” or “low-town,” which for centuries has been the home of the city’s working classes. The area offers a number of shops and stores which surround the station, as well as a couple nice parks. Kinshicho is one of the larger stations in the area, and therefore has more than the usual number of retail and entertainment venues. ||The Moxy Hotel is about 10 minutes walk from the station, on the east side. As it happens, the east side would normally be one of the areas in Tokyo I would avoid, as it is something of a red light and adult entertainment area. You’ll see a number of “gentleman’s clubs about, and the usual assortment of shall shops, stores, and restaurants. As you leave the east side of the station, you come across the taxi pickup and bus stop area, bear to the right to get to the main street, which is crossed by an elevated crosswalk. Head southward a block or so, there is an intersection with a traffic light, going left there will bring you to the Moxy. ||The hotel itself is the nicest structure in its neighborhood. It’s not normally the kind of place we usually stay, but it is reasonable, the location, while not great, is not bad. The rooms themselves, though not spacious, are clean, the beds comfortable. ||On the first floor you find the lobby, the desk doubles as the hotel lounge/bar. As a Bonvoy “Platinum Elite” member, I got free drinks, snacks, and a free breakfast, though the best perk is 4pm checkout. The staff were friendly, spoke English, and were very amenable. ||The Moxy in Kinshicho is not the kind of place which offers a lot of services or entertainment, but is a good place to lay your head down after a long day of sightseeing. The breakfast is good, the meals served in the hotel restaurant are also good. But in a city which has the world’s largest number of Michelin Star restaurants, I wouldn’t bother much eating at the Moxy’s restaurant. ||For things to see and do in Kinshicho, the west side of the station has much more to offer. There you’ll find the more typical downtown shops and stores, and a more old-school Tokyo vibe. Kinshicho Station is served by the Sobu Line, which will is only a few stops from Tokyo Station. ||The Sobu line is a popular commuter train, between Tokyo and Kinshicho, it stops at Ryugoku, which is the sumo capital of Tokyo, as well as being walking distance from the Edo Tokyo Museum. If you stay on the Sobu Line past Tokyo Station, it will take you to Yoyogi, where you can walk to the park, Harajuku, Omotesando, or even Shibuya. Past Yoyogi would be Shinjuku and Nakano. Heading the other way, the Sobu Line will take you to Chiba station. It stops at Makuhari along the way, and Kaihen Makuhari is walking distance from the station. Kaihen Makuhari is one of the most interesting districts in the Metro Area, and I would recommend it. ||Overall, the Moxy is a good value, a good place to stay, and I would...