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During my visit to Tokyo, Japan, I was hosted here at ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East. I enjoyed my stay very much here at this hotel. The staff were friendly and competent. Many of them were able to speak English so that it makes my life easier since I don’t speak Japanese.
First and foremost, I really like the location of this hotel. It’s super walkable to everything, it’s a walkable 13-minute to the Tokyo Station, home of the Ramen Street and where you hop on local trains or taking the Shinkansen Bullet Train to Oaska or other parts of Japan.
The hotel is also only a 18-minute walk to the famous Tsukiji Outer Market (aka fish market). And moreover, this hotel is also a 15-minute walk to the famous Ginza, home of many luxurious brand names and fine dining restaurants. As you can imagine, the amount of time and savings to your pocket when you can walk almost everywhere by staying here at ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East.
MoVernie TIP: ibis Styles is a popular hotel chain and in the Ginza area alone, there are two ibis Styles hotels with names that are closely resemble to each other. At first, when I googled the hotel, I had to do a second take to ensure I arrive at the right one. The ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza is located at a 17-minute walk from this ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East. Notice both hotel names are differed by one extra word “East”. So, make sure you research ahead to determine which hotel is your confirmed hotel to avoid disappointment and time being wasted.
One more praise about this hotel location is how close (7-minute walk) to the Kyobashi Station. There is also an express train on the Asakusa line that goes from Ginza to Haneda International Airport (HND) without the need to switch any train lines. Once I was on this express train, I was able to get to the Haneda Airport in just 30 minutes. It was super fast & convenient from the hotel!
During late night, if you are hungry but doesn’t want to walk far, there is a 7-11 convenience store that opens late. And there are Izakaya and bars nearby. In fact, if you wake up and just walk 50 steps across the hotel, there is a cute cool mini restaurant at the corner.
What’s interesting about this hotel is that…..it’s located in a quiet residential neighbourhood. I have to admit that when I was walking to find this hotel, I thought I went to the wrong place since I was expected to be in an area of bright lights or lively crowd. This hotel has about 10 floors and since it’s located within the residential houses, it makes this building relatively super tall which has a perfect view with no obstruction at its rooftop which is accessible to the hotel guests.
Check-in:
Luggage delivery services are widely available throughout Japan and I highly recommend anyone to use the service, so you don’t have to drag your big luggage around cities and they are very reliable. I ordered a luggage delivery service from Osaka hotel the day before and by the time I arrived, the hotel was at ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East. I saw my luggage being tied up at the check-in area, so I was happy to see it when I arrived.
The friendly staff greeted and welcomed me and provided me with all the instructions, the amenities that they offered, WIFI instructions, etc. They also informed me the bathrobe and slippers were in my room for my public bath access. Pretty straight forward.
Entrance Area & Lobby:
The lobby wasn’t super big but it does its job. There was a big sofa where your loved ones can sit and wait for you to check-in. Or for you to wait for your taxi/Uber to go out somewhere.
I noticed there was a members lounge area, which guest members could dine there in the morning breakfast.
My Hotel Room:
The elevator was modern and easy to use. As soon as I stepped out from the elevator on my hotel floor, I noticed this hotel was quite chic, modern and cool. I luv the black pattern spiral carpets. I like the overall colour scheme of the hallway.
When I opened my hotel door, I noticed the different floor tiles in my room. There was a small area for me to take off my shoes.
Apparently, my room was a room with a large queen size bed in tatami style. Tatami in Japan is a flat floor mat for people to sit and cross their legs on flat floor mats.
This style of hotel room is quite common in hotels in Japan. When you are selecting your hotel rooms, quite often, you can choose western style hotel or tatami is an option you can select. In my case, I think my room was a hybrid of some sort with a western style bed and a tatami mat floor.
I noticed 2 short chairs and a low coffee table for the tatami area.
In my opinion, my hotel room was relatively larger than any typical small size Asian hotels.
FYI – you have to understand that in Asia, most hotel rooms are smaller than any North American size hotels, so be prepared and be expected that this is the case. If you want larger room, make sure you do some research or select something bigger (usually the size of the hotel room in square feet are listed in the hotel website for your reference and comparison).
Interestingly, this was my 1st time ever staying in a hotel that provided a foot massager. I luv massager, but quite interested to know it’s available in my room. I turned it on and tried it myself, it worked! Super helpful to relax my feet especially walking so much in Japan.
Click here for my MoVernie BLOG as I give you a more detail look at my hotel room.
Bathroom:
The bathroom was pure white, very clean and organized. And just like many places in Japan, it’s very common you get the amazing toto toilet that offers bidet functions, water pressure, water temperature and other cool settings such as music.
Public Bath:
Some hotels in Japan, including this hotel offers its guests with an public bath. Public baths are hot springs with bathing facilities. Japanese people luv onsen/public bath as a way to relax and good for the health. Each hotel room offers slippers and bath robes. You can use these and take the elevator up to the top floor to use the public bath facility.
NOTE: Please respect the onsen/public bath anywhere you use the facilities in Japan. Most places don’t allow anyone with tattoo to access these amenities. Once you are inside, no photos or videography allowed. Put your slippers in the cubby. Walked inside bare feet and put your phones, keys, underwear and all other garments into the lockers.
Before you dip yourself into the indoor or outdoor public bath, make sure you wash yourself.
Rooftop:
Hotel guests have access to the rooftop called the “Sky Terrace”. This rooftop has all the amenities that you need. One door leads you to the “Sky Terrace”, which has a few patio tables and chairs to enjoy the night view of the city.
Rooftop is also where there are male and female public baths. Each gender has its own public bath facilities and doesn’t criss-cross.
Moreover, there are vending machines here for snacks and beverages if you are hungry or thirsty. And this is also where the laundry room with washing and drying machines are located.
Overall, I enjoyed my stay here at the ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East hotel. It is located in a very good location where it’s walkable to the Tokyo Station, Ginza, Tsukiji Fish Market and many other nearby shopping centres and restaurants and bars.
The hotel itself was clean, organized, modern and my room was spacious and I luv the combination of western style meets Japanese tatami style.
Moreover, the facilities to use the rooftop, public bath, laundry and snack and beverages vending machines had provided more than enough amenities to maximize my experience here.
The next time I am visiting Tokyo, Japan, I would definitely want to stay at ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East again.
ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East – Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Website
Address: 1 Chome-2-13 Shintomi, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0041, Japan
Phone: +81 3-3555-1230
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MkqgxorHuQYmypi77
The accommodation experience was provided by ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza East. However, as always, the opinions expressed in this post is entirely my own.
