Hotel Niwa Tokyo

Prior to my arrival I was written to the hotel asking for non-smoking floor and high floor. I was arrived on Wednesday 5 Dec 12 afternoon and found the check-in process was very efficient, they have provided what I have requested. Staffs are speaking good English.. Room was very comfortable and very decorated with care in every single detail. You will have a pyjamas that the hotel changes daily for you. Next to the hotel is the convenience store where you can get some good snacks, soft drinks, and ice creams whenever you want. After a short walk (turn your back on the hotel, walk left 50m, and turn left again then walk another 100m, then cross the road) you will reach JR Suidobashi station where you can easily reach Shinjuku, Akiba (Akihabara), or Tokyo station within 15 minutes including any transit if required. Just across the station located McDonald's (24/7) and Staarbucks (open until 10.30pm), Tokyo Dome, and Suidobashi subway station. This is an ideal place to stay for. I have been staying for five nights, and surely I will return to this hotel for my next visit.

Great location. My standard room was fine. Not much of a gym facility, probably not worth the space used for it. Daily maid cleaning was good. I was there for 10 nights on business. Easy location for business associates to meet. Restaurant was good - upscale Japanese. The hotel is generally quiet and subdued. Some frontdesk staff are a little too reserved and unresponsive - sometimes a little too much cold Japanese stare and not enough smile. Will return.

I stayed at this hotel for 7 nights. The room was a bit small but not bad for one person. They had free wi-fi and free bottles of water in the mini-fridge. The restaurant's breakfast was pretty pricy at 2,300 yen and most of its staff did not speak English well. Overall it was comfortable, convenient, and a nice stay.

This hotel is in a fairly central location, about 5 minutes from the Suidobashi subway station and ten minutes from the Jimbocho Subway station. It is a bit difficult to find at first unless you know exactly where you are going but if the location on google maps is accurate so if you follow that you'll find it. For what I paid, the value was extraordinary. The room was fairly small but it had numerous amenities, including excellent free wireless Internet access, free bottled water in the fridge, a nice bathroom with bathrobes, lots of lighting, lots of power outlets for cameras, iPads, phones, etc. It was clean, had modern furniture, etc. Most of the television stations were in Japanese but CNN and BBC World were available, and who travels halfway across the world (from New York in my case) to watch television? The service was friendly and I would definitely recommend this for a budget traveler. The restaurants seemed a bit expensive but there are so many restaurants near the hotel and throughout Tokyo that I had no interest in eating there anyway.

I really enjoyed the friendly staff. They where always greeting me with a smile all throughout my time there. I liked the atmosphere but didnt like the location it was at. All in all would recommend the stay.

The Niwa is located at a very quiet location amidst schools and universities. It is about 5 minutes walk from the nearest Metro-station, convenenient once one knows the metro train and subway system. Otherwise it may be costly as the hotel is not served by anything other than taxi. The restaurant in the hotel is 4-star, and is good. However a large varieties of Japanese eating places are nearby hence there is no problem insofar as meals are concerned. The hotel is well maintained, very clean and the services without doubt very good. A value-for-money hotel in Tokyo.

Good location. Short walk to/from Suidobashi Station. It's ryokan and western style which is a great combination for me! Very friendly English speaking staff. Took an Ofuro bath in the high-backed bathtub. Water temp was hot, just the way I like it. Stayed 3 nights and loved every minute of it. Experienced both restaurants. A Japanese Kaiseki meal at Yukuri and breakfast and lunch at Grill&Bar LIEU. These meals were priced to what you'd expect from a four or five star restaurant. Brought my laptop so I was able to stay connected to folks back home. Loved the stay and will stay there again.

The hotel was very pleasant, staffed with professional and warm personnel. The room was more than adequate, a little small, but a perfect place to stage your daily trips to anywhere in Tokyo. Train station is very close, and there are plenty of dining establishments nearby. Make sure you ask for a map at the front desk.

The hotel clearly aims for the high-minded traveler, who does not mind trading off some space for refined comforts. Internet access is available as WiFi or wired (Ethernet). There are a number of eateries around, along with being within walking distance to the Tokyo Dome complex, which has plenty of restaurants and entertainment options, separate from other popular (Shinjuku, Shibuya, etc.) options. It is located in a relatively quiet part of Tokyo, but at least is nearby to the Suidobashi stop along the Sobu JR line train, along with a stop along the Toei Subway line. In fact, one can say it is in the middle of the city, as the Imperial Palace grounds are 15-20 minutes walking distance south of the hotel.

The primary purpose of my visit to Tokyo was to see baseball games being played at the Tokyo Dome. For this purpose the hotel was excellent, as it was only a 5 minute walk to the Dome. The hotel, while not large was clean and pleasant. Close to a train line, transportation around the city was not a problem. It is also only a 20-minute walk, through a busy (read: vibrant) area, to the Imperial Palace. If you plan on spending a lot of time in your room, take a pass on this hotel. But if you plan on having a comfortable and convenient place to rest your head in between days of sight-seeing. I recommend this hotel.