Hotel Keihan Asakusa

Firstly, I LOVE the location of this hotel! The location is very strategic! Its about 5 mins walking distance to ROX (small departmental store), Donquijote and Uniqlo is just behind the hotel as well as Senso-ji temple! Amazing! 7-Eleven is just 2 mins from the hotel too. There is a Family Mart, Lawson and Mr. Donut across the street. For muslims, there is Sushi Ken which is about 5 mins away, on the same block. There is also a kebab store across the street that sells scrumptious shawarma! Regretting not getting another shawarma a few days before we left. The subway locations is quite near. Those that carry more than 2 pieces of luggage, please stop at Tawaramachi station as it has a lift. Do not stop at Asakusa station! Oh, there is also a duty free pharmacy on the same block about 5 mins away. No worries about forgetting any essential basic first aid. The hotel has very attentive staff that are at the front desk 24 hours. They can converse in English very well. Checking in was a breeze and it only lasted a few minutes. However, if you plan on checking in early and the room is ready, be mindful that you may have to pay a certain fee for early check in. If you don't want to pay the fee, you can leave your luggage near the front desk and roam around Asakusa area until its time to check in. The hotel has amenities that you can take at the front desk for free. Amenities include, moisturizer, toner, body lotion, body towel, toothbrush and toothpaste, tea, coffee, etc. Basically, you can come here without bringing any toilettries with you! More room to bring home awesome Japanese skincare. Ladies, please bring your sanitary pads, though. They have a 2 in 1 washer and dryer which is very convenient and you have to pay 500 yen at any given time for both functions. Bear in mind you would have to do the laundry either bright and early which is before 6am or later around 11am to avoid the crowd as there are only 2 units of the washer and dryer.

We liked every aspect of this hotel. The location was just a few minutes from Asakusa Tsukuba Station which isn't JR but you could easily go to Akihabara to transfer and get to anywhere you wanted to go. You were just a few minutes walk from Sensouji Temple. Great location! The breakfast was excellent. I love curry and it was served every morning. Both Japanese and western foods were available. The coffee was excellent and I was super happy they had ice and water to fill my water bottle. The rooms were spacious for Japan and the beds were so comfortable. Coin laundry available and you didn't have to buy detergent, it was included. Staff was super nice and no language issues at all.

I loved everything about Hotel Keihan Asakusa. Its my go to hotel when visiting Tokyo. Its right smack in the middle of the cultural and shopping district. So convenient! I love that I do not have to bring any pyjamas as we are provided with fresh pyjamas daily! This time I checked in later in the day. I left my luggage at the front desk and it was kept safe under lock and key. Plus, they provide you with a tag that you need to give them later on to retrieve your luggage. For this visit, we weren't able to score the breakfast package but managed to check out the newly renovated restaurant. Looks very snazzy! I love it! I do not need to mention anything about the facilities or the amenities given. You can basically arrive in this hotel without a smidgen of toilettries! You can find almost toilettries at the front desk. If not, there is a pharmacy just 5 mins away from the hotel. We did something different this time where we spent the other part of our trip at another hotel. Hotel Keihan Asakusa staff was very kind to book us a cab/ taxi to get there as we had many luggage and to bring it all on our own would have been a feat! He was even kind enough to be there when the taxi arrived and communicate again our destination to the driver. He ensured our safety and left only after the taxi drove away. Customer service at its best for this hotel! Needless to say, when I come back to Tokyo, I will make sure to book a room here AGAIN.

The location was just a few minutes away from the Ginza line and the Tsukaba Express in Asakusa, so it made traveling to major locations like Akihabara and Shibuya very easy, especially after a whole day of non-stop walking. The staff was really nice and helpful in explaining everything and guiding us through the check-in process, which was very swift in itself. I was traveling with my mom so we booked a queen sized room to share and to be honest, despite having 4 big luggages and two carry-ons with us, the space to organize our stuff was just enough, a bit claustraphobic and had to do some jumping over luggages yes, but still managable and not as dramatic as some reviews make it seem like. The ammenities in the room were complete: blowdryer, toiletries that you can retrieve from the counter for free, a tv and very nice slippers. The hotel also offers luggage forwarding service, where you can either fill out the form yourself (the form is offered both at the front desk and in your room) or, like in our case, ask the staff for assistance (be sure to have the adress of the next location you’re shipping into). Also there’s a 7-11 right below it, so getting some late night snacks and withdrawing money was a swift procedure. Overall, a very pleasant experience for our first time in Japan ;)

Reported lost bag of souvenir when I arrived, staff helped me contact the train station and reported the item for me with the description I gave them. A few days later they left a message telling me they think my item was located and told me where I need to go to collect it. Before collecting the item, staff called the train station to make sure it was at the office and left my name with the staff so all I had to do was show up with passport for my bag of souvenir.