Although just a short ten minute walk from the craziness around Shinjuku station and Kabukicho, the area surrounding the hotel was dead quiet at night. Having stayed in more than a dozen hotels in Japan, this has without a doubt the most uncomfortable bed. It is hard as a rock. It doesn't even feel like there's a box spring mattress, but more like you're sleeping directly on wooden bed slats. The bathroom reeked of sewage. It probably didn't help that the ventilation in the bathroom was completely clogged up with dust. How on earth housekeeping and hotel maintenance couldn't catch this issue speaks volumes about this hotel. The windows have wooden shutters instead of blackout curtains. But they are too small, allowing for light to leak through. I had made a reservation for eight nights, but already on the first night I made reservations at another hotel in Shinjuku Gyoemmae. Unfortunately there were no rooms available immediately, so I had to stay at Nishitetsu Inn for two nights. I don't think I was able to sleep even for a minute. When checking out six nights prematurely no one at the front desk seemed interested in why I chose to leave so early. But then again, my reservation was non-refundable so they already had my money. At that point I regarded it as a sunk cost, I just wanted to get out of there and go to a proper hotel. I can't understand the good reviews for this place. It has the quality of a poor hostel with a fancy front desk.

Although just a short ten minute walk from the craziness around Shinjuku station and Kabukicho, the area surrounding the hotel was dead quiet at night. Having stayed in more than a dozen hotels in Japan, this has without a doubt the most uncomfortable bed. It is hard as a rock. It doesn't even feel like there's a box spring mattress, but more like you're sleeping directly on wooden bed slats. The bathroom reeked of sewage. It probably didn't help that the ventilation in the bathroom was completely clogged up with dust. How on earth housekeeping and hotel maintenance couldn't catch this issue speaks volumes about this hotel. The windows have wooden shutters instead of blackout curtains. But they are too small, allowing for light to leak through. I had made a reservation for eight nights, but already on the first night I made reservations at another hotel in Shinjuku Gyoemmae. Unfortunately there were no rooms available immediately, so I had to stay at Nishitetsu Inn for two nights. I don't think I was able to sleep even for a minute. When checking out six nights prematurely no one at the front desk seemed interested in why I chose to leave so early. But then again, my reservation was non-refundable so they already had my money. At that point I regarded it as a sunk cost, I just wanted to get out of there and go to a proper hotel. I can't understand the good reviews for this place. It has the quality of a poor hostel with a fancy front desk.

Great location. Easy access to Shinjuku Station. Value for money.

Great location. Easy access to Shinjuku Station. Value for money.

Very tiny room.

Very tiny room.

Nice room

Nice room