MIMARU TOKYO AKASAKA

Great location with everything we needed within walking distance. Hotel was lovely, room was spacious and really clean. Good size bathroom with great shower. The facilities and staff at the hotel exceeded our expectations. Being able to check in early was AMAZING after a long haul flight from Europe.

Room was HUGE! and very comfortable, amenities were great, futon was comfortable! Loved the rooftop, the customer service and the close proximity to so much activity in the area as well as train station. Nikita, Trinh and there was a wonderful girl at the front desk (didn't catch her name!) that helped write out a request in Japanese for a specific medicine I wanted at a nearby pharmacy; customer service was second to none!! Everyone there was so kind and helpful, always going the extra mile to make my family and I feel welcomed!

We stayed in the Japanese apartment because the kids wanted to experience sleeping in the futons and they loved it! Rooms were very clean and quiet, bed and pillows very comfortable. Nice complimentary toiletries available. The little kitchen has all you need to prepare small meals and there’s a 7/11 just across the street. It’s located just 5 minutes walking distance from the metro station in a lovely neighbourhood with many different restaurants and convenience shops around. Staff is super friendly and helpful. They were absolutely amazing when we forgot some documents in the safe after checkout and they got in touch to help sort it out. Would definitely stay here again!

The location of Mimaru turned out be be perfect for us. Super close to the areas of Shibuya and Harajuku (5 min subway ride) and walking distance to Roppongi which in the end we didn't end up spending too much time in. You can even walk to Shibuya if you don't mind a longer (40 min) walk. The subway line that Akasaka is on can get you almost anywhere you are likely to want to go in the city without having to change, providing you don't mind a 10-15 minute walk at the other end, and are smart about planning your route. I'd recommend downloading an English subway map as PDF to your phone - and combining that with the public transport layer in Google or Apple Maps to work things out. The Akasaka subway entrance is a 3 min walk from the hotel. We went to Akihabara, Ginza, Asakusa and more on the subway, and took the subway every day with a few very reasonably priced taxis and Uber here and there. The Ubers are generally extremely lux in Tokyo incidentally. The cash fare on the subway to most places is around $1.10, so amazing value, and was much easier than figuring out pre-paid cards or mobile payment. Just remember to keep your coins on you (as change) and you can use them all up on the subway. The staff at Mimaru were very friendly and helpful and everything was clean, modern and worked well. We made use of the small kitchen and had no issues ordering food to the hotel for example using Uber Eats. You meet the driver downstairs. There is a humidifier in the room which we found we needed to make use of and keep topped up with water daily, or it did get a little dry in the room with the forced air heating system. The Japanese style toilet was amazing and we got so hooked on the heated seat and other benefits that we ended up bringing one home with us. Yodobashi camera in Akihabara is the place to go for this and other electronics. A random note is that unlike other countries you need to create a new account to use Amazon JP.

Close proximity to convenience stores