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Very good price for the location. I usually stay at metropolitan hotel across the road, which is 2.5x the price. Location here is excellent. The hotel is dated and the room was smaller than I expected from the photos. My room’s toilet had a damp smell but it was ok after ventilating it. The fridge requires you to turn the dial, or else the cooling function will not work.
They had a room cleaner (I don't like the word maid) come by everyday with fresh towels, cleaned the room, made the bed. The bed was very comfortable.
I wish there was an English translation for the air conditioner controller. It took me a lot of fiddling to get it working.
the hotel is not big, and the rooms are quite small but it is still much better than a capsule hotel, which is what its price point is. the staff are friendly, the rooms will always get to be cleaned. overall a pleasant stay. the location is great as its near to train station. there's a 7-11, lawson, family mart, aeon and a grocery store all in walking distance
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from JSG on 14 Jun 2019
Dear Guest
We really appreciate your review about us.Thank you very much for using your precious time to comment about us.the theme cute hotel is we like most.Although our rooms are comparatevely small but you feel so good at our hotel.
It makes us so proud.Thank you very much.
Hotel Tetora Ikefukuro
Front staff
I loved my stay at this hotel. The staff were friendly and very helpful! The room was cleaned daily and the amenities were a nice touch. There’s a 711 a crosswalk away as well as an airport limousine bus stop right across the street. Overall had an amazing experience!
Pro: The area is pretty good. You got a FamilyMart, Lawson, and 7-11 all in 2 min walking distance. Ikebukuro station is a 10 min walk. You have shopping for areas close by. The young female and male workers were kind and helpful.
Con: The wallpaper was falling off...the bidet was out of battery, there were stains on the bedding that was clearly visible and yet not replaced. The elder gentlemen was not as friendly.
Overall, it was a cheap stay for a good location. Also timing was crappy as there was a rude guest above us that had the TV on way too loud and banging on the floor. If you need a last minute stay to be near the major shopping areas this is good but don't expect comfort, just a place to crash for the night. Also u can walk across the street to Metropolitan Plaza and ride the airport shuttle to Narita for 30 bucks. Mind u it takes 2 hr and 30 min.
The room is quite small, but after I arrived I noticed the sign saying is a business hotel...so that explains everything.
The elevator is small but it can fit my stroller, 2 adults and one luggage, is good enough for me.
Pro:
1. It is about 2 blocks away from the metro station.
2. They have a beef don shop next door that opens 24 and also a couple of convenient store nearby.
3. Drink vending machine and Microwave at the lobby.
4. Yamato deliver is right next door, so if you want your luggage deliver, it would make it easier.
5. TV, shampoo n stuff the normal stuff...and a free cell phone with wifi that you can use during your stay.
Con:
1. The place is a bit old and small.
2. The front desk speaks really limited English.
3. The bath tub is weird, the water just come back up from the drain after we released the water in the tub, but since we don’t know how to tell the front desk we gave up.
The hotel was clean and the staff were friendly. The location was perfect for me and the price was not that bad.
Mike
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from su on 10 Oct 2018
Dear Mike
Thank you very much for your review .We feel proud and we really appreciate your comments .
We are bussiness hotel but we are friendly to our guest.
we hope to see you soon .Thank you.
Hotel Tetora Ikebukuro
Staff
Subas
Attendent is very polite, helpful and friendly.
However the room condition is not quite ok given the crawling insects and wearing of the interior with different stain marks on different parts of the room....
Security seems loose because your identity need not to be proven and they will just hand you the room key when you say a room number
Location is nice, easily accessible
who never clean up the rubbish bin which its in toilet . so need to clean by myself everyday. so unbelievable.
wi-fi did not work at all so normally using the data mobile from my phone
but the location is very good and the people in front desk is helpful.
so far this hotel is not bad.