APA Hotel AkihabaraSuehirocho Ekimae -Electric Town-

APA hotels are ubiquitous in Japan. This one is right in the middle of the Electric Town quarter of noisy Akihabara among the electrical shops and the maid cafes. The maids are everywhere -- if you find them offensive, don't stay here. They won't hassle you. Very handy for the Ginza line as well as the Yamanote circle line which stops at Akihabara station. Loads of places to eat, and a big pachinko/slots palace right across the road. Rooms small but modern, service helpful, comfortable beds. For an interesting angle on Japanese history, the thoughts of the founder and chairman of APA hotels are provided in a magazine rack in every room.

The location and price for this location is great. Also, the he beds are elevated. This is very helpful, as your luggage can be stored under your bed. I'll be staying there again soon. I only happened to stop and write this review, because I was on my way to reserve this hotel again. One additional note, there is a policy that house keeping will come once every 3 days, however for me one of those days happened to land on New Years Day. I was able to talk with the front desk and they had no issue delaying the cleaning, as I had plans to be out late on New Years. So, just be aware that this is an option for anyone else who has house keeping land on an unfortunate day.

Close to stores, restaurants, combinis, and train station. Staff are very accommodating and polite. Utilities are good. Instruction and hotel information are given and can easily be recognized. Breakfast is decent typical Japanese food. You get daily replacement for your towels and toiletries. All in all, this is a great budget hotel!

Excellent location within walking distance of both the Suehirocho station and Akihabara station. These two stations cover most train routes to popular tourist destinations in Tokyo. While the rooms are small, they are designed decently well, with space under the bed to put 2 large luggage plus carryon/bags. There were power outlets on both sides of the bed with one side having USB ports and controls for the lights and air conditioning. The washroom is small but has all you need including a tap that says it provides drinkable water. The shower head top mount might be a bit low for tall people though. The television includes a basic selection of VODs free of charge. It also shows the status of the washer/dryer. For breakfast, it was reasonably priced according to the quality, selection and convenience. We only tried it once since there are a lot of food options in the area such as the Excelsior Caffé next door. The rear entrance was also useful for exploring some of the side street shops, vending machines, and the closer FamilyMart next door, and the Lawsons down the street. On the 2nd floor there's a vending machine and a microwave. Checkout was pretty straightforward with the machine that accepts your room card. Staff are also present around checkout time to help. You can also leave your bags at the front desk for a few hours if checkout is too early, it's free of charge but you need to book it online ahead of time. There was usually one front desk staff that could speak good english, but not all can, so be patient and make use of translate apps or google translate.

The location was perfect right in the heart of Akihabara. There was so much to do and restaurants in the area. The rooms were so clean with thoughtful amenities, like slippers, yukatans, and everything we could need for toiletries. The best was how comfortable the beds and pillows were. They gave us rooms on the 12th floor at the back of the building and it was pretty quiet considering our location on a busy road! Wonderful that they were able to accommodate our request to have our rooms right beside each other, since we could not get a family room and had to split up.