Nohga Hotel Akihabara Tokyo — Hotel in Tokyo

The hotel is fantastic. It is set off the main drag of Akihabara only slightly so it is easy to get to but still relatively quiet. The staff is great and check-in was fantastic. One of the staff I interacted with that said she barely speaks/understand English was miles ahead of where I was in any Japanese.

The walk from the JR station if you do Haneda Monorail to the Yamanote line was easy to manage even as a person from a non-train using part of the US. Navigating from the Akihabara JR station to the hotel itself was fairly easy. It can be a little easy to miss the first time because the hotel entry is recessed a little off the road it is on with some outdoor seating for the food place downstairs.

The vibe is great from the lighting to the atmosphere. The food downstairs was to die for. I had a drink and a quick appetizer when I got in after a 22+ hour travel day and what I thought was going to be a little throw-away tapas (Black Corn Dogs) was, and I'm not joking, one of the better things I've ever eaten in my entire life.

The breakfast buffet for the hotel is a great mix of western and Japanese style food, and they cook you a pizza dough style puff pastry when you sit down to eat in their wood fire pizza oven.

It is about a two minute walk from places like BIC Camera and all the other main drag Akihabara stuff. Morning was easy to get up and grab some coffee next to the Tokyo Times building.

The rooms are bigger than a lot of Tokyo but if you're new to Japan realize that means still significantly smaller than most western hotel rooms, even rooms I've stayed in in Manhattan. With that being said the room here is sized well and well appointed for a solo traveler, my room had a lounge style couch and space for my luggage and a folding luggage rack. There are some scuffs on the walls from I assume other people's luggage because it could be a bit tight for two people if you've packed for multiple weeks.

The bathroom stall (where the toilet is) is a bit tight, like being in a nice RV. I can for sure rub elbows on both sides but it is still comfortable and usable.

The shower is also fantastic; I was a bit bummed about starting this trip off without a tub because soaking after a 12 hour direct flight is always good, but the rainfail+hand shower here is great and has phenomenal pressure.

Would absolutely recommend anyone stay here looking for a spot in Akihabara. I'm coming back to Tokyo to finish this trip off and wondering if I'll adjust to return.

As a side note, the little lamp/night stand that looks like a high end amplifier (the hotel's theme is music/art) is super cool and I want one for my house. All the lights can be...

My partner and I stayed here for 6 nights and it was our favorite place that we stayed during our 3 week trip to Japan. It has some of the largest rooms at a very reasonable mid-range price for Tokyo and it really feels like a four-star hotel. The rooms are still small, but they're definitely more spacious than you're going to find anywhere else at this price range. We really liked the buffet breakfast that was served in the restaurant downstairs every morning. The room is very clean and the shower is a separate room from the toilet and sink area, and the toilet fan works very well. The shower was high enough for my 195 cm partner to be able to shower without crouching, not that small, and had high water pressure and hot water. The hotel staff were very helpful with any questions, the gym had to be reserved for an hour block to be used and only allowed one person at a time, despite being just a block in from the busy Asakusa area, it was very quiet there. One thing that was strange to us was the many, many girls dressed in maid outfits standing on the main street (not outside the hotel) mostly in the evening. It took a while but we finally learned that they are advertising maid cafes or similar style cafes. None of the outfits are particularly provocative and the girls never tried to hand us a flyer since we always walked together, but if you will be male and walking around alone you can expect them to try to hand flyers to the cafes to you, but it's not that bothersome at all. The Asakusa area is known for it's technology and gaming stores, so expect to see a lot of those around. The subway stations are very close by and easy to get to, and the area is extremely safe. Both there and on the rest of our trip we never felt in danger at any point. We both have dietary restrictions that make eating in Japan challenging or extremely limiting at best, and the breakfast had plenty of options that allowed us to fill up and make it until dinnertime before needing another full meal. I am gluten-free, and while some of the rotating breakfast items had gluten, a lot of them didn't. There were eggs and bacon every morning which are an easy win for me, and the different foods are labelled with the broadest allergens (wheat, dairy, egg, etc.) but aren't specific with the ingredients beyond that,...

Nohga Akihabara was an excellent place to stay for the final leg of our Japan trip. We spent six nights in their superior queen room, which was incredibly comfortable and provided a perfect haven for relaxation after long days exploring Tokyo. What made our stay even more convenient was their ability to receive our luggage from Kyoto four days in advance. This allowed us to stay at other small towns in between Kyoto and Tokyo without worrying about luggage delays. Additionally, they kindly kept our luggage for a few hours after checkout, enabling us to do some final exploration before our flight.||We highly recommend Nohga Akihabara and look forward to staying at other Nohga hotels in Japan during our future visits. ||Here are some things I liked and didn’t like about the hotel:||Positives:||- The staff was super friendly and helpful.|- The hotel is in a great location near Tokyo metro stations, as well as some really good restaurants and convenience stores. Ginza, Shibuya and other major areas can be accessed without transferring metro lines which was a huge plus. |- The hotel rooms were really well designed. The shower room was huge, and the bed, pillows, and AC were all very comfortable, even for a longer stay.|- The lounge area had a nice scent that made the room feel really relaxing.|- The room was spacious enough for Tokyo standards.||Areas of improvement:||- The elevator would always stop at the 2nd floor (where the reception is) even though I didn’t want to go there. It was a bit annoying, but it wasn’t a big deal.|- The toothpaste provided was pretty small, maybe enough for 2 brushes. We ended up buying a new toothpaste because we didn’t want to keep taking a toothpaste/toothbrush set and throw out the toothbrushes every day for 6 nights. Not sure if they provided toothpaste only, if so, that would be...