Tokyu Stay Takanawa(Shinagawa Area)

Few minutes walk away from sengakuji station, hotel staffs were friendly and speaks english. A fuss free hotel for budget friendly travellers. There were nearby convenience stores, netflix & youtube on tv, and best thing is the washing machine for fresh clothes everyday!

While the location (for airport access) and price were the primary reasons for picking this property, it’s unlikely I would stay again. The main issue I have is the lack of room servicing over the 5-day period of my stay.  Only towels are changed on a daily basis (if requested), and the in-room guidance suggests that additional charges may apply if more extensive room servicing is required.  If this had been my own home, I would have been vacuuming and cleaning on a daily basis, however there is no ability to do this, other than keeping the room tidy and organised, which is a necessity given its small size.  Combined with the smelly shower curtain (or perhaps there was another reason for the bad smell in the bathroom), the overall restrictive size of the room, the stained upholstery on one of the room chairs, the property did not leave me overly impressed, and what’s even more amazing, the sofa in the main lobby also had significant staining of its upholstery, in a location where everyone can see.  I’ve stayed in Japanese hotels of this type for years, and even other Tokyu Stays, and I have not experienced these issues before, and on this basis I feel the management need to give more attention to keeping the place clean.

I was given a very big room to stay at and I must say I'm very happy with the amenities and services provided to me and my friend when we stayed for 4 nights. The receptionists are all very friendly and helpful in terms of responding to the questions and issues I had during my stay. The amazing thing was that they allowed me and my friend to leave our luggage at the hotel on the day we checked out so that me and my friend were able to go get lunch and explore the area around the hotel a bit more before we needed to leave for Osaka in the late afternoon. Overall I would really recommend staying here when you're visiting Kyoto. Furthermore, there's a bus stop just right outside the hotel whereby you can take the bus to go to the main Kyoto area or anywhere you like.

Very small rooms (normal for Tokyo), washing machine was an added bonus. Not a great location for walking to amenities but station is only round the corner

This is actually an extremely well located hotel because the entrance to the metro (A7, Sengakuji) along the Keikyu/Asakusa line is actually just 150/200m around the corner and that brings you direct to/from Haneda! We got to the Haneda literally in 18mins on the Limited Express (slightly longer depending on the actual service but even the Local is under half an hour)! Rooms were clean and well equipped with a washing machine! Staff was friendly and they were actually the ones who gave me the directions and best timing for the Haneda train. Do note if you arrive at Shinagawa JR, you should just take the Metro one stop to A7. We didn't realize this coming in by shinkansen and eventually ended up cabbing. Highly recommended if you want a convenient location get to and from Haneda. Nothing much near the hotel itself in terms of food etc but again the metro is just so conveniently located!

The hotel is very close to Sengakuji metro station and Takanawa Gateway Yamanote Line station. It’s about 30 min from everywhere and extremely close to Haneda Airport. So transport and location are extremely good. They only clean the room once every week though, and every day they only change the dustbin and towels. They do have a washing machine which is life changing if you travel with an infant.