Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Shinjuku Urban Hotel
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Capsule Hotel Riverside
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Sakura Hotel
Budget Hotels
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Capsule Hotel
resort. One of the more
expensive ninth-floor
suites has a swimming
pool. Couples only.
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Map R6 • 1-17-9 Dogenzaka,
Shibuya-ku • 3780-5211
• www.paplaza.com • ¥
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YMCA Asia
Offers a hearty breakfast
buffet.
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Map C5 • 8-10-
32 Akasaka, Minato-ku
• 3402-6111 • www.
asiacenter.or.jp • ¥
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Hotel Sunlite
Riverside
If you would like to try
one capsule hotel
(see
p45)
, the Riverside is a
good option. A fun
experience for a night, it
offers sauna and bath
facilities. Each unit has a
mini-TV hinged to the
wall. Both men and
women are accepted.
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Map R2 • 2-20-4 Kamin-
arimon, Taito-ku • 3844-5117
• www.asakusa-capsule.jp/
english • ¥
Shinjuku
This well-run, middle- to
cheap-range business
hotel has simple rooms
with good facilities. Its
location on the east side
of Shinjuku Station, close
to a major shopping area
and the entertainment
district of Kabuki-cho, is
a bonus.
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Map B3 • 5-15-
8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
• 3356-0391 • www.sunlite.
co.jp/top-e.htm • ¥¥
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Shinjuku
Youth Center
More like a hotel than
a hostel, this establish-
ment has comfortable,
though rather small,
Western-style rooms and
en-suite bathrooms. Also
has a restaurant and
Internet terminals for
guests. d
Map E3 • 2-5-5
Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku
• 3233-0611 • www.
ymcajapan.org/ayc • ¥
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Hotel New Koyo
Spotlessly clean,
the tiny Japanese- and
Western-style rooms at
this hotel in the day-
laborer district of Sanya
are popular with back-
packers. English-speaking
staff.
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Map H1 • 2-26-13
Nihonzutsumi, Taito-ku
• 3878-0343 • www.
newkoyo.com • ¥
£
Shibuya
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Sakura Hotel
Urban Hotel
Its location right in the
center of the Kabuki-cho
entertainment area
makes up for this hotel's
lack of charm. Rooms are
clean and decently sized.
The staff know very little
English, but are friendly
and willing. d
Map B3
• 2-8-12 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-
ku • 3209-1231 • ¥¥
)
Tokyo
A popular choice with
moderate- and budget-
range travelers, this hotel
offers accommodation
options including shared
dorms and miniscule, but
cozy, private rooms, all
non-smoking. The friendly
English-speaking staff
and a good location are
bonuses. d
Map L1 • 2-
21-4 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-
ku • 3261-3939 • www.
sakura-hotel.co.jp • ¥
City Hotel
Surprisingly good value
for clean, spacious rooms,
this small hotel is located
close to Bunkamura and
the music clubs and
restaurant life of Shibuya.
The friendly staff can get
by in English.
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Map A6
• 1-1 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-
ku • 5489-1010 • www.
shibuya-city-hotel.com • ¥¥
$
PA Plaza
International
Youth Hostel
A modern hostel on the
18th and 19th floors of
Central Plaza. Except for
a Japanese-style family
room, accommodation
is in shared dorms. A
souvenir store, dining
hall, Internet access, and
a TV in the lobby.
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Map
D3 • 18F, 21-1 Kagurakashi,
Shinjuku-ku • 3235-1107
• www.tokyo-ih.jp • ¥
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Asia Center
of Japan
Well served by subways
and in the heart of fash-
ionable Aoyama, the Asia
Center has all the facili-
ties of a business hotel
at affordable rates.
Rooms in the old annex
are basic but spacious;
those in the newer build-
ing are Western-style.
A famous love hotel
in Shibuya's Dogenzaka
Hill area. Room themes
range from Moroccan
and British Royal to Neo-
Japanesque and tropical
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Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards and
have en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning.
