Ueno Urban Hotel Tokyo — Hotel in Tokyo

This hotel is within easy walking distance of both the JR Ueno station as well as the Keisei Ueno station (we used the Keisei Skyliner to get to and from Narita Airport). It is also close to Ueno Onshi Park. My son and I shared a two-twin room. The room was small, which evidently is common in Tokyo, but very clean and very efficiently organized. They put Ikea to shame. Incredibly, in addition to the two beds, there was room for a TV, desk, chair, even a refrigerator (everything was scaled appropriately). There was just enough room for our backpacks. The bathroom is pod-like (which we were to find is also common in many small hotels and ryokans with private bathrooms). I also want to give a shout out to the front desk. We stayed here our first night in Tokyo, and were so pleased with the room that I booked it for our last two nights as well (we went on a tour in between). However, due to the floods in western Tokyo, we ended up getting stuck in Hiroshima and were unable to reach Tokyo until the day of our flight. The hotel staff graciously did not charge us for the cancelled...

Stayed here for 1 night. It was a clean, comfortable hotel and I would be happy to stay here again on my next visit.||Pros:|Location – very close to Ueno Station. Take the IRIYA exit and it’s a short 5 minute walk from there. There’s a convenience store (Lawson) that’s around the corner from the hotel to load up on any food/snacks/drinks.|The surrounding area doesn’t offer much, so if you want nightlife you’ll need to walk 10-15 minutes towards the south of Ueno Station/Ueno Park.|Reliable WIFI|Night staff – friendly and efficient|Luggage storage – they will hold your luggage after you check out while you go explore the city.|Free coffee available in lobby||Cons:|Noise – hotel faces a busy street so I began hearing cars around 5am. Be sure to bring earplugs.|AM staff – she didn’t seem to be the friendliest, maybe I caught her at a bad time.|Tight space – room was pretty confined and had no closet. Also, they didn’t seem to have a room to store any luggage so it was all left out in the lobby. There’s not much space if you want to sit...

I stayed for two nights and three days (writing this review on my last night). It's not super close to the Ueno station but it's definitely walkable and close. It's a 6 to 7 minute walk from the Ueno Station. I take the Iriya Exit which is closer. I would definitely stay in this hotel again. The rooms are perfect for solo travelers and the room ceilings are very high, which gives the room a bigger and lighter feel! The reception also was very kind to lend me the clothes iron. I can also see the Skytree from my hotel window. The bed is comfy, and I had a great sleep throughout the night! They're letting me leave my luggage at the reception while I'm at Sendai for 5 days, and then will check in again at this hotel until I leave Tokyo. Will post another...