RYOKAN KAMOGAWA — Hotel in Tokyo

Of all the places we stayed at during our trip to Japan, this may have been our least favourite, simply because we felt the value for money was a bit off.||||First the positives:||- The staff is absolutely lovely. I cannot stress this enough. The gentlemen at the front desk were among the friendliest people we met during our trip, and extremely helpful.||- The location is fantastic, centrally located in Asakusa, and only about 2 minutes walk from the nearest metro (Asakusa, Ginza line).||- The living space was definitely larger than what we were used to from other Tokyo hotels. It consisted of a small entry area, a living room, bedroom, and tiny bathroom, and was also well-equipped. Fresh tea & small snacks were provided daily.||- The hotel offers a private onsen that can be reserved for 30 minutes each day, which is especially nice if you want to experience that type of hot bath together with your partner.||- Our room was nice and quiet, no noise from the street or other guests, and the futons were comfortable.||||And the negatives:||- When I say the bathroom was tiny, I mean that it was basically a plastic cubicle that offered so little space that the sink was directly under the shower, and your knees were almost the touching the door when using the toilet. The bathrooms we had on our trip were generally not big, but this one took it to the extreme.||- The room itself was nicely proportioned, but the bedroom area was still rather cramped, and just barely fit our 2 futons and suitcases. ||- All in all the room was very bland, rather dark, and it seemed... old. Not worn, more like 80's-style old. All the walls were bare except for one not very pretty picture which hung right above the television, making that one wall seem overly crowded and the others even more bare. Having stayed in a few japanese-style hotels during this and other trips to Japan, this one felt dreary in comparison... it just lacked that certain charm we had experienced at most other traditional-style places. ||Added to that were small nuisances, for instance there was a hole in one of the window papers which hadn't even been tried to get provisorily fixed before we moved into the room.||||We didn't try the breakfast, so we cannot comment on that.||||While the negatives may seem minor compared to the overwhelming positives, we just felt that, for the price we payed, the negatives just stood out so much more... and while we don't regret having stayed here, we will probably not be booking here again on our next...

Of all the places we stayed at during our trip to Japan, this may have been our least favourite, simply because we felt the value for money was a bit off.||||First the positives:||- The staff is absolutely lovely. I cannot stress this enough. The gentlemen at the front desk were among the friendliest people we met during our trip, and extremely helpful.||- The location is fantastic, centrally located in Asakusa, and only about 2 minutes walk from the nearest metro (Asakusa, Ginza line).||- The living space was definitely larger than what we were used to from other Tokyo hotels. It consisted of a small entry area, a living room, bedroom, and tiny bathroom, and was also well-equipped. Fresh tea & small snacks were provided daily.||- The hotel offers a private onsen that can be reserved for 30 minutes each day, which is especially nice if you want to experience that type of hot bath together with your partner.||- Our room was nice and quiet, no noise from the street or other guests, and the futons were comfortable.||||And the negatives:||- When I say the bathroom was tiny, I mean that it was basically a plastic cubicle that offered so little space that the sink was directly under the shower, and your knees were almost the touching the door when using the toilet. The bathrooms we had on our trip were generally not big, but this one took it to the extreme.||- The room itself was nicely proportioned, but the bedroom area was still rather cramped, and just barely fit our 2 futons and suitcases. ||- All in all the room was very bland, rather dark, and it seemed... old. Not worn, more like 80's-style old. All the walls were bare except for one not very pretty picture which hung right above the television, making that one wall seem overly crowded and the others even more bare. Having stayed in a few japanese-style hotels during this and other trips to Japan, this one felt dreary in comparison... it just lacked that certain charm we had experienced at most other traditional-style places. ||Added to that were small nuisances, for instance there was a hole in one of the window papers which hadn't even been tried to get provisorily fixed before we moved into the room.||||We didn't try the breakfast, so we cannot comment on that.||||While the negatives may seem minor compared to the overwhelming positives, we just felt that, for the price we payed, the negatives just stood out so much more... and while we don't regret having stayed here, we will probably not be booking here again on our next...

I can’t thank the staff enough for the kindness they showed me on my 13 night stay at this very cost ryokan.||On one occasion there were several schoolchildren staying for one night and the lovely gentleman at the front desk insisted on making multiple trips to my room to deliver the delicious Japanese breakfast.||The jug flask provided in the room was so good that the water was still hot enough to make a pot of green tea even when I’d stayed away for a night and the best part of 2 days.||As with everywhere I’ve visited in Japan it was spotlessly clean.||As expected, my room was very small, but excellent value for money and once I’d unpacked and settled in it was all the more cost as a result. ||The surrounding area is so lovely too and so safe. My Japanese friends told me that it was perfectly safe to wander around the area even at midnight. I had mostly early nights and mornings due to arrangements with friends but did manage to wander the streets a few times and the atmosphere was so wonderful. The layout of the streets made it so easy to find my way back too, so I didn’t actually need the map provided by the hotel at all.||It took about 5 minutes to walk to the subway and a couple of minutes more to 2 other stations. I believe there were maybe 2 more besides. ||I would definitely use this ryokan if I were to stay in Tokyo again and would...