谷町君Hotel 恵美須町72

The space and location.

Nothing comes to mind

The hotel was in a great location, easy access by train, it was just a short walk from Ebisucho station. In addition, you could walk out to Shinsekai (pictured) for the night vibes, markets or izakaya. Hit up Nipponbashi for a bit of shopping, plenty of options here for electronics or collectibles, with a plethora of restaurants and cafes around. If you fancy a bit of a walk (20 - 25 mins), you'll find yourself at Namba, or Dotonbori. The room was absolutely huge by Japan standards, throughout our 3 week trip, this was easily the largest room and was more like a service apartment, with a kitchenette, separate toilet + bathroom as well as laundry facilities. There was also space for a dining area and a balcony over looking city views. The staff were polite and friendly and whilst unable to offer the luggage forwarding service, still assisted us by filling out the documentation and calling ahead to our next hotel to advise of our luggage being sent.

Not so much a complaint, but as above, just be aware that this place does not offer a full hotel service. You get 1x complimentary room clean for your stay, and as above, they were unable to facilitate luggage forwarding directly, so we used the closest 7-11 instead. That said, they do accept luggage being forwarded to them.

As mentioned in my frequent stays, I love this place!!

Room was spacious & clean, staff were pleasant enough, and location had quick access to the metro. This space is good if you're looking for a clean, large hotel room. The space is missing quite a bit if you're looking for an actual apartment you can call home on your trip.

The kitchen was poorly stocked (and I'm not sure all of the dishes were clean upon arrival as we found fingerprints all over ours). We had to acquire our own paper towel for drying dishes (which was a shock as all apartment hotels I've stayed at before, including in Japan, provide for a means for guests to appropriately wash/care for dishes). The dishes/utensils provided are very minimal - only 3 of everything, which barely even accommodates 3 guests. What if you accidentally drop your knife on the floor while eating a meal? I'd love to be able to just grab another knife instead of spending time washing it. Paper towel & utensils can easily be acquired from a dollar store and as such it's disappointing to see that the hotel couldn't offer these base amenities. The kitchen also had no counter space for preparing food, washing dishes, etc. And there was plenty of space in the apartment to provide for some more counter space. There also wasn't a proper dining table for enjoying a meal. As such, we didn't make use of the kitchen like we had originally planned to when we booked the hotel. The room didn't have a dresser (which once again plays into the "hotel" feel rather than an apartment feel. I spent the week living out of my suitcase instead of being able to make myself at home). The powder room/bathroom could have been better laid out too with thought for how people would use it - perhaps a wastebasket, towel rack, etc. I was also surprised that slippers and a housecoat weren't provided for (I thought that these were base provisions at hotels in Japan - I've certainly stayed at cheaper hotels & apartment hotels and have had these provided for). So lots of little things that were missing to make this place feel like "home". Overall - good as a hotel room, not realistic as an apartment.