宿坊 正伝寺 Temple hotel Shoden-ji

Conveniently located, frictionless check-in, tidy, clean, everything there.

Calling it "Shukubo" just because it happens to be located on the premises of a temple is more than stretching it a bit. It is just an overpriced AirBnB.

The apartment had everything we needed. The beds were super comfy. It was convenient.

There weren’t comfortable chairs, just stools to sit on and for people who aren’t used to sitting on the floor, it would’ve been nice to have a comfortable chair. Also, there was no interaction at all with any people there. When we needed help, they were not helpful. The washing machine had water in it and we couldn’t figure out how to get the washer dryer combination to run. We sent a message and it took them a day and a half to reply and all they said was send us a video showing the problem which I didn’t know how to do. My husband ended up taking it apart and we figured it out, but they were not helpful at all when we had a problem.

Location in the city was excellent. Quiet streets. Value for money was awesome. We talked with tourists on our 3 weeks in Tokyo and we realized this was an excellent deal. I would go back with no fear. It is true the tracks are relatively close by our Canadian standards but space is scarce in Tokyo and there are a lot of worse locations in that city. We found the noise of the trains was mild and very similar to the heat pump up on the wall in the bedroom. No problem as far as we are concerned. It was hard to pin point which it was, and it was not loud at all in our opinion.

It has been difficult to find a super market the way we envision it in Canada. In our mind, the fact that there is a kitchen means we'll eventually be cooking. We found a Summit that needed 2 buses to get there, near Mita station which was ok. Now, 3 days before we left, we stumbled upon the Life store, Tamashi Station tower about 800 meters away. I haven't checked if this store appeared on the apartment's documents but I know, Google maps didn't show it. Or maybe I was not efficient in my searches. Whatever the reason is, I really wish I would have been made aware of that magnificent store near us way before. This is a suggestion and an attempt to help future customers for the apartment. Also, there was a bit of a glitch with the dining set that appeared on the pictures when we rented on Booking.com. It seems this set/space is only present on one of the 2 flats. We had the other one. Luckily, the owners helped us with that and we were able to sit down for our morning and evening meals. Great help from them, thank you again.

Makkelijke check-in

Beneden verdieping lag er smerig bij. Buurt met veel geluid van de metro. Temperatuur was moeilijk te regelen (te warm of te koud). Veel stof in de woning.