Dogenzaka, Tokyo hotel rooms at the Ishin

"It was excellent, and I am told by Japanese friends that this was the best APA hotel they have seen. Three problems: 1) The windows didn't open 2) The A/C on the room only made it cooler, not hotter. There was a dial to adjust the temperature, but the man at the front desk told me that did not work. You could only make it cooler. This seemed very strange. But he kindly gave me a plug-in heater for my room. 3) The ELEVATORS ARE A MESS. It takes a long, long time for the to come and then sometimes they are so full you can't get in. 4) The hotel needs to make it clear to guests that there are TWO Ryogoku stations, one for the Metro and one for JR trains. My first night, the man at the desk did not ask my which one I wanted, and he sent me to the wrong one. "

"The hotel is conveniently located close to the subway, and there are some restaurants in the area. The hotel is large & well maintained, the staff is very helpful. The breakfast is good. The restaurants & bars close early and sometimes even earlier than posted (e g at 10:30 PM). It’s strange - the hotel is full of guests and many people just walked to another place or the shop nearby to get drinks. Other than that we enjoyed the hotel."

"Hotels.com says they have an airport shuttle. That was one of the reasons I booked. They do not have a shuttle but, the Limousine Bus stops there, so it worked. It runs every hour (20mins past the hr) to Haneda, so plan accordingly. "

"We didn't eat breakfast there."

"I found it rare that the hotel had an additional fee for my husband staying with me (total guest 2) since that’s ever the case in other hotels. However the hotel was clean and had a nice view. Easy access to the train station. "

"Good location"

"Excellent hotel"

"This hotel is steps from Shibuya Crossing and our room was on the 19th floor. Great view. The concierge selected a sushi restaurant for us and it was fantastic. The subway, Starbucks, shopping and restaurants are all close by."

"Convenient very. Lose to the train station"