Thermae Yu Nishiazabu — Local services in Tokyo

This was actually the worst experience I've ever had in a hotel.

I booked the room so that I could attend an event in Roppongi without having to leave early to catch the last train. I just needed a place to shower and sleep, so the price of only ¥9,000 seemed reasonable. I wasn't expecting anything fancy for that price, but I did expect to be able to sleep. That's the whole point of a hotel, right?

The bed was hard as a rock and the futon was way too heavy. Both of those things are pretty common in Japanese hotel rooms, so I was expecting them. What was actually awful though was the pillows and the amount of light that came into my room while I was trying to sleep.

The pillow had rows of beads on the back and was extremely firm to the point that my head was stuck at a weird angle.

As for the light, both of the windows in the room look out into the hallway, which always has the lights on. The curtain in the actual room was too short, so the light came in, but the even bigger problem was the window in the bathroom. It had no curtain at all, and neither did the big window in the bathroom door. The light shone right in from the bathroom window and through the bathroom door into the room all night.

I've had many hotel stays where I didn't sleep well, but this was the first time that I didn't sleep AT ALL. I actually gave up once the trains started back up and just went home. I will...

I was supposed to be in Japan for a month but a week into my trip I broke my foot and had to make a bunch of cancellations and changes to my itinerary. I decided to head to Tokyo and stay a week before going home. So I needed to find a place that was conveniently located, cost effective and available at the last minute. But what sold this for me was that it’s an onsen, so I would have access to the baths and other amenities - which definitely helped with the discomfort I was experiencing with my foot.

This is more of a hostel than a hotel. I don’t think they are used to having guests stay for longer than a day or two. Also the crowd staying there were all young people (I’m a middle aged woman) and the communal spaces are informal so I was hoping they didn’t feel like “mom” was invading their space.

Regardless, every staff member was very sweet and respectful. My room was small but comfortable (pretty typical in Japan). The whole place is extremely clean and tidy. I felt safe and relaxed while I was there.

It’s located next to everything you need. Many restaurants, laundromat, train lines, multiple convenience stores.

I hadn’t planned on staying here when I made my itinerary for my trip but it was a nice place to end up. I enjoyed my stay very much.

Oh - and the restaurant attached to the place is pretty good and...

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