This casual budget hotel in a ten-storey building is tucked down a pedestrianised back street just two minutes’ walk from Sugamo train/metro station. Along with free Internet, Smile Hotel Sugamo offers a 24-hour reception and a ladies-only floor. Basic air-conditioned rooms with minimal furnishings offer mini-fridges and flat-screen TVs with on-demand video options. Toiletries and bottled water are also provided. Some rooms have work desks. Amenities include a modest lobby lounge, dry cleaning services and a coin-operated laundry. Massage services can be arranged for a fee. A simple buffet-style breakfast is offered in a casual, Mongolian-themed restaurant. Snacks and drinks are available from vending machines. Smile Hotel Sugamo is a ten-minute walk from the pretty lake and verdant surroundings of Rikugien Garden, and a brief 18-minute Yamanote Line train ride from buzzing Shinjuku. The esteemed Sensō-ji — Tokyo’s oldest temple — is a little over four miles away.
The vast majority of visitors who've stayed at this hotel have said they really enjoyed basing themselves in Sugamo as it's a calm, charming neighbourhood with a very authentic vibe. Being so close to a Yamanote Line train station was also deemed a big plus as it brought livelier places like Ueno and Shinjuku within easy reach.
Neat, tidy and as pristine as pristine gets; small wonder so many guests raved about the overall standards of cleanliness maintained throughout the accommodation areas.
Many travellers were thrilled to discover this property bucks the trend Tokyo budget hotels have of providing sketchy Wi-Fi and manages to deliver a service which is, by all accounts, really pretty solid and reliable.
It has been noted that, whilst some receptionists have enough English to check guests in and make polite small talk, they struggle somewhat when it comes to dealing with general enquiries and unforeseen problems.
This hotel chain openly markets itself toward single travellers so it shouldn't really come as a surprise to discover the rooms here are very small. That being said, many guests who hadn't visited Japan before were quite alarmed to find out just how tiny they really are.
A considerable number of visitors have complained of a near-permanent odour of tobacco lingering around most parts of this hotel. Some disgruntled guests even had to put up with the smell in their (supposedly) non-smoking rooms.
No, Smile Hotel Sugamo doesn’t offer pool areas.
No, Smile Hotel Sugamo doesn’t allow pets.
Yes, Smile Hotel Sugamo provides Parking, Accessible parking for guests.
Check-in at Smile Hotel Sugamo is available from: . Check-out time is by .
Smile Hotel Sugamo is located in 2-4-7 Sugamo Toshima-ku, 170-0002, Tokyo, Japan.
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