Stayed here for 5 nights for a leisure shopping trip. Hotel is just 30s away from Ikebukuro exit C6 however the exit is very far away from Ikebukuro JR lines...at least 10mins walk from the center of subway to the exit, walk to east of Ikebukuro is about 15mins too..i realise this happens to many stations..so i would say better pick one closer to the main exits. The overall stay was okay, staff are helpful but hardly speaks english..only one guy speaks proper english and he is only on duty in the morning to noon. We booked a non-smoking room but they gave us a smelly smoking room, we requested a room change and it was much better (besides it is still a smoking room but with less smell). The room is clean, provides necessities (slippers, shower gel, shampoo, shaver, toothbrush, hair dryer etc). My stay was during the cherry blossom season so the price is very high (personally think the quality of the hotel doesnt worth the price), but it was our only choice. If I happen to come again during a non-peak season, I would pick a hotel in Shinjuku instead. Overall experience is okay.