the b ikebukuro

Pro: - Location. Steps away from Ikebukuro station, Animate, Sunshine City and lots of food/shopping. - Helpful front desk staff that speaks English. - Free coffee/tea near the front desk. - On-site laundry with washer & dryer (pay per use), with no need for detergent. - Lots of space for suit cases.

Con: - AC Strength. Maybe because it's the middle of summer and we were on the top floor, our room was never able to be cool enough, even if we set the AC to 15 degrees. - # of plugs near the bed. There is only 1 plug at the head of the bed, so if you are travelling with more than 1 person, the others will need to charge their devices on the desk, which can be a minor annoyance. - Space near bed. There is no nightstand/above bed space for small stuff like phone and glasses. So we ended up pulling the chair to the side so we can put stuff there. But that also means, we have to be careful when waking up at night, so we don't trip over the chair.

This is good Hotel and give me good experience, most staffs are very helpful, especially when I check out at afternoon (Nov 5th) and I need a taxi for my 4 big luggage and one of the Hotel staff said she can only call a taxi but no guarantee a taxi driver will take us or not, but another Hotel front desk staff (very smart), who is a Japanese staff his name like (Nasaponi, don't know this is a right name) he was providing exceptional customer service and he take us to the front door and in two minutes he found a taxi capable to take us to the skyliner (because the taxi driver can actually see how many luggage we have and will all luggage fit in the taxi or not.) The hotel staff is such a gentleman, very polite, very smart and his customer service is excellent. Breakfast is excellent too, American and Japanese style breakfast with so many choices and all kinds of drinks, the restaurant is big and have many tables available. The hotels also provide some donut at 3pm daily at the lobby. The hotel has a big sign on the top of the building, therefore easy to find when you want to go back to the hotel.

TV hang on the wall was loose and this should be a very easy fix (even I can do it in 10 minutes), but the hotel maintenance people weren't able to fix it. Therefore, I told the hotel staff leaves the TV on the floor because I need it for a monitor purpose for my laptop. (They offer me to change to another room, but I prefer to stay at the same room because it is close to the elevator).

clean and well presented. nice free tee and coffee in reception and donuts. efficient and environmentally friendly cleaning service. laundry with in built detergent on 7th floor which was useful. well thought out amenities like fridge, toothpaste/brushes slippers and robes which were nice little extras. razors and combs also available in reception. the shower was lovely and the products were nice, smelt good and didn’t dry our skin like the ones in UK hotels! so if you are travelling light you can really pack minimal toiletries when staying in this hotel. great location, easy to get everywhere and the windows were well sound proofed so we slept well. we particularly liked Denny’s for breakfast across the road, mister donut round the corner and sushiro restaurant down the road towards the station. we needed early check in due to flight arriving at 7am and forgot to arrange this in advance but staff were accommodating and arranged the cleaning staff to get the room ready and allowed us to check in at 12pm for an additional charge. next time I would sort this our earlier. we were able to leave our luggage there and went for a wander around whilst waiting.

the room/bed was a bit small for three of us and the pillows and duvet were very thick and heavy so not great for my neck. it was hot so a thinner duvet would be better in summer even though it’s well air conditioned. might be worth paying more for a larger room next time.

The Location is really convenient for us to wander around Tokyo, less than 5 mins walk to Ikebukuro east exit.

The room is a bit small, but it's understandable in one of most expensive cities, Tokyo.

we actually stayed at B Ginza instead as B Ikebukuro is not open yet for general public. nevertheless both are excellent! always our first choice for hotel in Tokyo

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This is a really good choice if you’re planning to see a lot of Tokyo - the location is great, just a a short walk from a big metro station which connects you well with all parts of the city. The neighborhood is nice itself, you don’t really need to jump to metro to experience some Japanese vibes. The amount of things available in your room is just overwhelming, for sure the best I’ve ever seen and I’ve stayed in many, many hotels around the world. Seriously, that was the tiniest room ever, but had everything you may think of, great job, “b Team”! I also really liked complimentary coffee and donuts at the reception, that was such a nice touch! Overall, great stay, I’d choose b hotel again!

The room is super, super tiny - but that’s the thing in Japan, so take a deep breath and just enjoy the experience ;) The breakfast offered in the morning didn’t make us full so I think it can be improved - especially the Western and Salad version (so it has more protein and veggies and less bread). I recommend trying Japanese one though, it’s a nice experience!

The staff was very nice and really helped me for everything I needed (sending my luggages to the airport, guided me to the laundry store and the convenient store, lended me an umbrella on a rainy day, gave me information for where I could buy a luggage…) The room was tiny but very clean and enough for one person. Each day they changed the bath set (towels, etc) and cleaned the room. The mattress was comfortable too.

The room was quite tiny so not many space for many luggages but it was actually enough for one person

The area is great, super close to the Ikebukuro station. The hotel was extremely clean and quiet, the bathroom is big. Everything was comfortable. i even really liked the shampoo and conditioner provided (they usually suck in normal hotels). There is a coin laundromat too, which is really convenient.

My only issue was with the size of the room, as i couldn't keep my luggage open but couldn't store my clothes anywhere either. But this was literally the only issue. Otherwise great!

The location is excellent. The showers had good water preasure and the rooms were pretty big for Tokyo. Beds are comfy enough, a bit on the harder side, but that is just personal preference.

The laundry washing machines were both out of order for the whole 10 days we stayed, which was a big inconvenience. There is a public coin laundry nearby, but it's a bit of a hazzle, not to mention their machines didn't work that well.

The location is perfect It was only 3 mins walk to Parco/Seibu and Ikebukuro station And it was only 3 mins walk to the Animate store

Maybe the breakfast I stayed there for 9 days and there’s no little different for their breakfast Everyday exactly the same I hope they can change something daily No need change everything, just partial