Shinjuku, a neighborhood in Tokyo, is home to Sophiearth Apartment. Tokyo Imperial Palace and Sensoji Temple are notable landmarks, and some of the area's popular attractions include Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Ueno Zoo. Tokyo Disneyland® and Tokyo Disney Resort® are not to be missed. Visit our Tokyo travel guide
Yes, Sophiearth Apartment allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 88 lbs per pet. There's a fee of JPY 3000 per pet, per day. Service animals are exempt from fees.
How much does it cost to stay at Sophiearth Apartment?
As of Nov 11, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sophiearth Apartment on Dec 3, 2026 start from ₩69,239, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
Self parking is available for JPY 2500 per day.
What time is check-in at Sophiearth Apartment?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM. Late check-in is available from 10:30 PM–
2:00 AM for a fee of JPY 2000.
What time is check-out at Sophiearth Apartment?
Check-out is at 10:00 AM.
Where is Sophiearth Apartment located?
Located in Shinjuku, this guesthouse is within 1 mi (2 km) of Shinjuku Isetan and Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Tokyo Dome and Tokyo Imperial Palace are also within 3 mi (5 km). Higashi-shinjuku Station is only a 5-minute walk and Shinjuku-sanchome Station is 10 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Sophiearth Apartment Reviews
6.4
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I had a private room that was meant for a group of people. The space was very large. Great for solo traveler who doesn't want the real hostel experience. Although it was extremely cheaper for the hostel package. I will definitely come back here.
Sophiearth is ...only ideal if travelling on a budget, and being based in Shin-Okubo it's a convenient location to easily get to other places in Tokyo, like Shinjuku and Akihabara. The coin laundry works very well.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025
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8/10 Good
Yana
Mar 26, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Great location, good price for somewhere in Shinjuku. It is not super pretty, but has everything you need. Shower was hot, bed was soft and comfortable. The room was non smoking but easily accessible smoking area is in the common area.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025
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6/10 Okay
Gary
Nov 18, 2025
Stayed 6 nights. They didn’t clean room nor toilet. No fresh towel. We had to ask them to clean toilet and fresh towels. We had to change garbage can in room and clean up ourselves each day. Room has no window. We stayed in three person room as a couple. No way it would fit 3. Room is extremely basic. But location is excellent. Close to trains, bus and tons of affordable good food and Sento nearby. It is more like a hostel and should not be advertised as a hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025
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6/10 Okay
Mylene
Apr 9, 2024
Liked: Amenities
Fast and efficicient check in. Bad smell coming from the shower drain. We covered the drain with a plastic bag and it was fine.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
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6/10 Okay
David
May 14, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Our room didn't look like the one in the photo. We had two beds along the wall, each of which had two roll out beds underneath. When they were pulled out, it was hard to access the bathroom without stepping on one of the beds. It was fine because we were only in the room for sleeping and were out sightseeing otherwise, but would not be the most comfortable place to hang out in.
Check in was fast and easy. Fairly close to 2 train stations on different lines, so that was pretty convenient. Was an ok price for Tokyo.
I took a budget place because I wanted to spend most of the time out of the room. This place is very well located, in the center of Shinjuku. The rooms are little. The insulation is not what we are accustomed to in Europe or in the US. If there is noise outside, you will notice. Nonetheless, if you are aware of the condifions to begin with, you won't be disappointed. Personnally, it matches all the boxes I needed and I had a fun trip with my family.
As a last minute reservation since my Airbnb was small for the amount of people we booked for. I stumble upon this property, at first I wasn’t expecting nothing big. However upon first impression. This was the perfect size for person. This hotel allowed me to come sleep, than hit the street of Japan. This hotel is in prime location, everything is very walk able. Overall I love it. Will for sure look for posting when I come back to Japan
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
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8/10 Good
Joel
Dec 9, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very helpful and friendly staff.
The outside seating areas smelled of cigarettes and the room smelled of dryer sheets or something.
They had a very nice laundry machine and commercial dryer, but it was outside and didn't have a combination lock.
A little bit of a walk to the train station but not bad and lots happening in terms of interesting shops along the walk. Lots of nice restaurants and shops near the place too.
It was listed as a room for two, with two beds but it looked like there were two more fold-out beds in the room if needed and bedded for four was in the room.
Door locks were a combination.
Wi-fi worked fine.
Toilet, sink, and shower were all in separate rooms, which would be nice if you had a bunch of kids or something.
2 or 3 steps in the room to get up to the bath.
Great and convenient location not far from three train/subway stations but no cleaning service in rooms during our five day stay. Had to ask for clean towels 3 times. Quiet neighbourhood except for people entering and exiting adjacent room at all hours.
Overpriced for a two star hotel at best.
Hallways are dirty and run down. Rooms were clean but in desperate need of renovation. Beds are squeaky and pillows less than flat. Lesson learned. Caveat emptor.
WARNING BEWARE OF ROOM 5 AND M5!!
PLEASE, for the love of god, reconsider staying here. This was by far the worst hostel experience we had in Japan. The day we arrived they let us check in an hour early, which we thought was awesome. The room heavily smelt of bleach, so we left the bedroom window open. We left to go sightseeing for the entire day and came back late at night. It was a cold night, so the heaters had been turned on, enhancing the smell of mould. We were horrified. It’s hard to explain just how damp and mouldy this place smelt! We started really looking at the room and realised the shower had black mould growing in the silicone. From what we could tell, they had plastered the shower in cheap wall paper to hide how run down it truly was. When you poked some parts of the wall paper, it buckled inwards. It was around 11pm at this point, I was having a hard time sleeping, so I went to the service desk, Hoping, praying, they would have another room. The man managing the service desk acted shocked when I told him about the mould. How could you miss it?! I suggested for him to come take a look, so he followed me to the room. The man looked around the shower, pointing out the mould and poking the walls like we had. He tugged at the silicone in the shower and started to pull it up. Looking at the mould behind the silicone was nauseating so I left the bathroom. The man said he could not help us and that we had to wait till 7am to talk to the manager of sophiearth. I clos
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024
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6/10 Okay
Johnathon
Nov 7, 2026
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
It's fine for a short stay with the intention to spend the day exploring Tokyo.
Check-in time was 4pm but we arrived at 8am and asked if we could check in so that we could start exploring the city. The room wasnt ready but they allowed us to leave the baggages at least which was great. They also helped us with a rental vehicle to the airport. This is a budget friendly place that provides basic needs and is very close to Shinjuku Station and at the center or everything.