Hotel Arcsens

Room was great for our family of four. Easy walk to transit.

The hotel is quite inflexible and expects us to sign in our guest and restrict to 30min visit. We are a family of 3 and have 1 friend visiting the room. Additionally, they could not accommodate a 15 min extension to check out from 10:00 am to 10:15am. Very disappointing! Lastly, no cleaning unless you stay for more than 5 days! We stayed for 4 days.

Wonderful renovated home/hotel in a quiet residential neighborhood. This is not the place to stay if you want the bright lights of Tokyo right outside your door, but we were looking to stay a quiet residential ryokan/hotel where even the Japanese would want to stay. Plus, when we did want the bright lights, the subway was right around the corner and we’re able to get everywhere quickly with no problem. Lisa at the front desk was a delight and so helpful in helping us navigate our first 48 hours in Japan. The bottom line is this is a 10++++ place if, in addition to the bright lights and historic sights, you want to walk quiet, shop-lined streets to get a better taste of how Japanese people really live. We even walked into a little street fair celebrating the national respect-for-the-aged holiday on our first night and the all Japanese families were encouraging us to jump into the celebrations! This place is a gem.

First off, this hotel is very stylish with beautiful modern architectural details. The room was well appointed with 4 very comfortable twin beds and 2 very comfortable fold out beds that doubles as a couch when not folded out. I travel with my wife and 3 kids and this room was the perfect size. It could even handle one more person if you are traveling with 4 children. Second, the staff was helpful , friendly, and eager to assist in all of our needs. Lastly, the location worked great for us since we had the Japan rail pass. We traveled to Nara , Kyoto, and Disneyland and found it convenient since the hotel is within walking distance to the Ryogoku Japan Rail station . You basically can get anywhere in Japan from this station ; just be sure to use google maps. Additionally, on our way to the rail station, we stopped at a fantastic bakery every morning for fresh baked pastries and breakfast. We ate a small feast for 1200 yen each morning. That’s the equivalent of $11.25 total cost for 5 people. My family and I have been fortunate to travel to many places and we all agreed this was the best hotel we have ever stayed at