SUPER HOTEL Premier Ikebukuro Natural Hot Spring (Tennenonsen) — Hotel in Tokyo

So I ended up choosing this hotel this time around in Japan instead of the Premier Akihabara I stayed at last time around because the majority of things I was going to do in the month+ I was going to be there were located on the western side of the city and Ikebukuro was a good launch point to go pretty much anywhere.||Getting there was pretty straightforward. It's just under a 10 minute walk from the West (N) Exit of the JR station. Just stay along the main roads and you shouldn't have any problems navigating. One thing I ended up noting is that Akihabara kinda shuts down early - there are less places open for food I felt during overnight hours compared to other "hubs". I still managed, but did have to take that into account several times when getting dinner.||Checking in was also easy and I quickly got settled into my room.||As one would expect, the room basically mirrored the one I had in Akihabara, so it was very familiar. Again, for those saying the room is small, I would counter that there are rooms in NYC that are just as small. My only gripe about the room is the shower where I still continued to bump my elbows against the wall.||Unfortunately, I don't think I set the A/C properly and I think I wound up with an A/C cold (at least that's what I think I had as it wasn't like a regular cold). I should have set it to the dry setting I think - which helped mitigate the cough I had.||Anyways, when I booked the place I couldn't remember if the bed was the same as I had seen on the website, but it was, and it was fairly comfortable (for me anyways - for reference, I took the hardest pillow from the selection in the lobby).||The hotel did have quite a few foreigners, but unlike Akihabara where it was a variety of people, for the most part it seemed like the majority of them were Chinese. I don't know if that's just because of its location, or if there are more Chinese visitors in general, but it was something I noticed. And the only reason why I bothered to notice is that much like the Japanese, the Chinese like to use the onsen - so the amount of times the onsen was empty for me to relax in were more hit and miss. Good that it's being used by the guests, but not so good for me in that I would still find it occupied even at 1-2 AM. I did manage to use it more than I did last time around, mostly because the extreme summer weather almost mandated that I soak to rest my muscles. (The added usage also applied to using the washing machines around those times as well as again due to the hot weather I was doing laundry regularly because I didn't want my sweaty clothes to accumulate).||The staff were very friendly and tried to help when possible, but unlike the Akihabara one - where you knew you were going to get foreigners from all over because anime, the Premier Ikebukuro did not have English-speaking staff, so asking specific questions did require more effort. But they had AI translator apps to help facilitate things as best as it could do.||The final thing, and again another reason why I said it's less foreigner-functional is that from the Premier Akihabara I was able to KuroNeko a box to the airport from the front desk. For some reason from the Premier Ikebukuro hotel that wasn't possible (though there is an Airporter service, KuroNeko is like one of the many reliable things about Japan). Thankfully there is an actual KuroNeko office less than 2 blocks away, so I used their small dolly, wheeled it over there and muddled through a conversation to get it shipped. Again it's still convenient-ish, but not as much as the Akihabara location which again understandably is more foreigner friendly due to its location.||So overall, the stay was very pleasant, the staff friendly, and the location as convenient as expected (as there are 3 conbini's within blocks of the hotel). However, it will require more effort to interact with staff and such, so it may not be as frictionless as other locations. If you don't mind that, then I would highly...

This is my 2nd booking for my this Tokyo trip. My earlier booking was from another provider. The hotel is so amazing that I cancel my other hotel booking and extended here via Trip.com. This hotel is so amazing, its clean, many amenities you can pick from shampoo, body wash, serum and even some supplements from the front desk every day. They provide pyjamas as well. After your daily sightseeing/shopping walks, you can come back to amazing onsen access. You take a bath and soak in the hot onsen to help woth sore legs and fatigue. There is a ladies only floor as well(which i stayed in my first booking). There is a FREE open bar daily from 5 to 8pm, and they randomly extend it to 9pm.Last but not least, they staff is polite, helpful and overall amazing! Special callout to night shift Washida San when I was there. He was super helpful to get me moved from my first room booking to my 2nd one and help accommodate me on some of my requests. I would definitely return again. Thank you to the wonderful hotel team!P.S.- they have resident dog "Au" (robot dog in pic) super cute and was...

The hotel is situated in a relatively "quiet" area, it is about 6 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station. . There are convenience stores nearby. Check-in was quick. The staff serving me doesn't speak English very well, but she tried her best and used her phone to communicate with me using Google Translate. All the staff we encountered are very helpful, polite and professional. The room is relatively small, two of us stayed in a triple room but still had a hard time opening both our luggages. Some amenities like toothbrushes, razors, etc. are available in the lobby after check-in. I purchased the room with breakfast buffet and it's well worth it. I wouldn't say there are lots of options, but there are enough and quality is good for its price. The breakfast staff is only one person and she worked very hard to replenish the items as soon as sometime takes something from a dish, and keeps the area tidy at all time. The onsen is small but very good after a day of walking. I...