“Tokyo green palace, excellent staff, excellent hotel”
I travelled from London England ALONE to Tokyo for a 3 week vacation. I was very surprised how simple it was travelling from Tokyo Narita airport to Tokyo Green palace hotel, one Express train, and then another train to the station Right next to the Hotel… I would not advise getting a Taxi, you really don’t want to start your holiday spending A LOT of money just getting to your hotel.
Learn the polite Basic greetings and questions before you go to japan, being polite will get you a LONG way in Tokyo trust me!
The hotel staff was VERY polite and very helpful, their English was impressive!, I was in a single room, which was very clean just as the rest of the hotel,
the room would have been perfect, but there were no closets in the room, that wasn’t so bad since everything was pretty much Great!, room was a Good size for a single, wide screen TV was nice addition, And while I was getting over my jet lag, being awake at random times in the night, it helped a lot.
Maids spoke Basic English, if you’re asleep while they knock for room service, just make an ‘X’ with your hands and say think you in Japanese, and they will come back.
24 hr. 7/11 2minutes round the corner, very useful, with extremely polite staff, kujimachi station RIGHT next to it, 2 entrances, VERY!! Convenient 2 other station 7 minutes nearby also.
I was so IMPRESSED; with the HELPFUL hotel staff that the night before I left; I gave them 2 boxes of chocolates to show my appreciation...i enjoyed my self A LOT!
Area recommendations
The hotel is in Tokyo in the Chiyoda-ku area, it’s a quiet area, and if you’re someone that wants to experience what it’s like to LIVE in Tokyo, this is definitely the place to stay, I personally liked it here, rather than seeing 100 tourists walking by you every second in Shinjuku (tourist hot spot). I got a real feel of japan in this area, people are extremely polite and helpful, and if you have learnt the general polite greetings and questions such as “excuse me do you speak English?” you will get very far!
In a local restaurant a member of the public helped me order my food, even though he spoke VERY little English, and another couple who spoke English, helped HIM to explain to me what the food was… this gives you an idea of the friendliness of the area. This surprised me, as I basically look like and dress like a Hip hop gangster rapper… people in the area are not bothered as long as you are POLITE!
I really do advise staying this this area, its clean quiet, nice break from the noise and craziness of Shinjuku and other areas, PLUS… if you want to go to Tokyo’s biggest Club ‘Ageha’ this is a perfect! Location, people from different areas need to worry about getting home, a direct train from ‘Ichigaya station’, (7mins walk away) is nearby…perfect for celebrating the New Year also.
The imperial palace is also very easy to get to, the train lines from other areas make it very easy to get back home… and the major must see areas/destinations are only a few stop’s away.
Nightlife
If like me you love going to clubs, you need to experience Tokyo’s night clubs! After experiencing it I and all my friends agree too… Tokyo Smashes London’s night clubs, no need to worry about 17 year olds sneaking in or idiots that just turned 18yrs old spoiling your time out. Security is good; I.D checks are done to everyone that looks young for their age.
The I was surprised how HOT the music was in Tokyo, totally unexpected, I THOUGHT England (London’s) music scene would out do all of Tokyo’s clubs, boy was I wrong, the crowd are always Sexy, there are no mingers clubs lol, and for the New Year, hit ‘Ageha’ its Tokyo’s biggest night club, you might want to bring a swimming kit for the outside tub lol.
Major areas to hit the clubs are, shibuya, Shinjuku and Koto (Ageha is in Koto, you can get coaches that run through the night to Ageha from shibuya) so don’t worry about getting home when trains aren’t running when it’s very late.
