Stayed there for five nights with my partner and we loved every second that we have spent there. Just to make it clear, This is a hybrid of hotel/love hotel, but don't get wrong. This place is the best value for money that you can get, and is amazing. It is well equipped and quite spacious. The a/c unit is brilliant and quiet, gently blowing cold air through out the day and night. Toilet and shower/ bath facilities are amazing. Location: 9 minutes walk from Ikebukuro JR station, where you can jump on the Yamanote line train. It will take you approximately 15 minutes to get into the Shibuya, and 30 minutes to get into the Tokyo station. I would highly recommend everyone to stay there, and we definitely will book Varkin hotel again in the future

No bad points at all

The room was sizable and well equipped in terms of the bathroom. The bed was comfortable. This hotel is designed for couples to enjoy some intimate time, so the bed and bath were better than standard hotels in the district, I think. The room cleaners leave complimentary ice cream in the room freezer, which is great after a day out in bustling Tokyo. If you skip the cleaning, no extra ice cream.

Given the specialized purpose of the establishment, check-in is a little unusual, as you have to speak to the clerk over the tiny window that does not show the face, for privacy reasons. This is not a bad point, just a note for those who are not familiar with this hotel system.

We decided to stay at a love hotel for our last few days as a bit of a novelty but this blew away our expectations. The room is incredible with a ridiculous amount of settings. We were concerned a smoking room would be yellowed and smelly but actually the room had a private outdoor patio, where the jacuzzi pool was, and this area is used for smoking. It was incredibly luxurious and the staff were super helpful - we left a bag in the lobby and the receptionist called the phone in our room and used Google translate's text to speech feature to tell us so. We were given one key for the room to come and go as we pleased. Also, there was an unexpected amount of skincare in the room and it made my skin feel so good I am now looking into how I can ship it to the UK!

Honestly, nothing was a negative. The only thing I can say is that the mattresses are quite firm - but this is a love hotel and they are not designed for a good night's sleep! At 7am our lights automatically turned on which was a bit of a rude awakening but easily turned back off.

Super close to EVERYTHING! Train Station was 5 min walk away! Lawsons Super market next door! Room was very clean! So was the bathroom and tub! Room definitely puts you in the right mood for the Love Hotel :) Sound proof room! 2 free condoms next to the bed as well! They took our bags and held it for us 7 hours before check in! 4 free bottles of water and 2 ice cream cups in the freezer! Alcohol for cheap purchase in the secondary fridge in the room too! The pics are from when we were checking out / more things I like: Bathtub with soaps and scents and relaxing lighting for a romantic bath session/ they had hair straightener, blow drier, lotions, creams all bathroom amenities and also Robes!

Hotel was very nice for a love hotel. I will be rebooking the King Suite again for my next trip to Japan

The sides to walk down the bed where tight

We stayed here for the last night of our honeymoon. It is a love hotel, FYI - didn’t matter to us, but some people might care. The building itself was very nice and our room was great - large outdoor bath with a TV screen, karaoke machine in the room, very nice bathroom with a wide variety of nice toiletries, free ice cream in the mini fridge, and a disco ball (?!). Definitely a vibe. The person at the front desk was behind a wall so we could not see them, and they did not speak English very well, but showing each other our phones with Google translate worked well enough. You don’t receive a key card, so when you leave/come back you have to stop by the front desk to let them know you need them to lock/unlock your room, which, again, wasn’t a huge deal for us but may have gotten annoying if we were staying there several days. We didn’t spend a ton of time in the area, but it felt less touristy than other parts of Tokyo that we visited. We went to a ramen spot in the neighborhood and were the only non-Japanese people there - ramen was great! Relatively close to a train station.

Lack of key card would have been inconvenient if we were staying longer than one night.

Great location, only ten minutes from the train station with a Lawson steps away from the entrance of the hotel. Hotel provided all amenities including Hagen Daz ice cream, bottles of water and kettle. The hotel was away from the busy night life and quiet to allow for good sleep. Much roomier than the rooms down the street where the rest of our group stayed

As we stayed for several days would've liked a laundry on site and room clean up

It might be a love hotel (you can sort of guess given the very late allowable check-in time at 6 p.m. and the condoms found inside the room), but it's really just as great for traveling couples who need a convenient place to stay (in luxury) around the Ikebukuro area. Our room has not one, but two jacuzzi pools (both with massive TV screens for an entertaining soak), one larger in an outdoorsy area where you can have a bit more privacy extending the electric canopy cover, the other in a regular bath area. The room is furnished with a huge TV and karaoke system in the living area, and they even have a massage chair for you. Frankly, if we didn't plan on going about the city, we'd love to have just stayed hours in this room which is massive compared to typical hotel rooms in Japan and very clean (given the nature of its business). It's really endearing they provided us with sweets and free ice cream as a token of welcome as well (you also get an assortment of drinks, cocktails, and other room service for cheap). Because of the late check-in time, you get to check out at a generous hour of 12 p.m. Overall, well worth every penny I spent on it.

You don't get a key to your room, so you need to trust them that your belongings will be secure if you head out (you need to bring your valuables with you). The receptionist stays behind a counter but deliberately has their face covered by a wall (I guess it's for their safety and also you can avoid embarrassing looks from being at a love hotel).

The room is big and location is really close to JR station and shopping malls . There’s Lawson next to hotel and Donki just a few minutes away. You could spend a full day shopping around JR stations.

We did not know we have to drop the key for cleaning. I suggest this should be informed to visitors. That would be helpful

The location was perfect for us as we prefer to be in an area that is not a tourist trap, and a bunch of out of control party people. There was non of this :) The local restaurant and shopkeepers in the area were very friendly and kind to us as we speak very little Japanese. The location does not offer any food on the property, but that didn’t matter as there are dozens of local food spots within walking distance of the hotel.

It is not a traditional key card access hotel, they give you a metal key so be very careful not to lose it. We didn’t lose ours but we were concerned that we would so we took extra care to make sure that we didn’t during our seven night stay.