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Will A

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Great price, great room!

Name: Great price, great room!
Item: Ryogoku Pearl Hotel
Rating: 4
Author: Will A

Review of Ryogoku Pearl Hotel

Reviewed December 30, 2011

I was a little worried after reading some reviews of this hotel, but I am very impressed. Very convenient to the JR line, and I wouldn't say the train noise is too bad. Just kind of like being near a busy road (doesn't bother me.)

Room was definitely small, but it was much, much nicer than I expected.

My only complaint and the only thing keeping me from giving this hotel 5 out of 5 is that they were ABSOLUTELY no help over the phone sometimes. At one point when I called, I asked (in japanese) for someone who spoke English and was transferred. All other times (including when I was lost in the area, trying to find the hotel) I was told "NO ENGLISH".More

Date of stay: December 2011

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DntStpBlvng wrote a review Nov 2010
10 contributions15 helpful votes
Like you're sleeping on a train
While being extremely convenient to the JR line, it's also practically on the JR line making it quite noisy till about 1:30am and again starting at 5:00am. Hotel is right next to the Sumo museum, which we didn't get a chance to go to, but you see the importance of the sport with the many statues around this area. One of those you get what you pay for places.
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PaulaC7244 wrote a review Mar 2010
1 contribution1 helpful vote
It was a really cute small room!
I didn't have a good view but you really don't need a view when you are not going to spend the whole day in there anyways.
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JimmyMc wrote a review May 2009
410 contributions223 helpful votes
UNBELIEVABLY SMALL, ANNOYING SMELL OF SMOKE EVERYWHERE
I am a frequent business traveler to Japan, since the early 1990's. I am well aware of the standard of accommodation provided in Japan, especially in Tokyo/Osaka - rooms are always smaller than found in the US or Europe, or even other parts of Asia. I was attending the Sumo tournament in Tokyo for several days, and decided that a hotel closer to the stadium was preferable to my usual digs in Shibuya or Shinjuku.

I booked this hotel via a "discounter" website, although the price was not particularly low. For some reason Japanese hotels, despite the worldwide travel downturn, are slow to discount to more affordable levels consistent with their occupancy. A non-smoking room was requested, although I was to find out that no such rooms are available in this hotel.

And despite my expectations of a "small" room, these were the absolute smallest rooms I have ever experienced in Japan, except for the infamous "capsule" hotels. The room was 6 feet wide by 9.5 feet long, plus the standard prefab plastic bathroom. There was absolutely NO WHERE to put the luggage except on the floor, stepping over it each time you wanted to go to the bed/desk.

And there were NO international television channels available at all, nor the usual "bilingual" feature that is usually available for some local television (news). Internet service was wired with no wifi available, but extremely fast without any blocks of VPN or other business services.

Air conditioning was barely adequate, and I would guess not adequate when it becomes hot as Tokyo does in the summer. The one window did open, but high noise levels from the freeway made leaving it open impossible.

Staff spoke virtually no English. Not a consideration for a frequent traveler, but perhaps for someone visiting for the first time.

The free breakfast buffet was perfunctory, but did include scrambled eggs and some kind of mystery meat. Smokers still in the restaurant however required requests to stop. The "non smoking" in public areas concept is still in its infancy in Japan.

Transport to/from the hotel was very good with the JR station just across the road providing direct access into the city center as well as the airport (with only one quick train change).
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WorcesterMoray wrote a review Apr 2008
976 contributions230 helpful votes
Good hotel and amazing city
Very nice modern hotel. Rooms are good for doubles/twins but cramped if a single. bathrooms are small but well appointed.
Everything seems to be changed daily if used.
Tokyo is amazing. I could recommend so many places but everywhere was unbelievable for us as first time visitors.
The only down side is crowds on trains and in popular places for example Ueno Park as it was cherry blossom viewing time.
That said places like Imperial Palace Gardens and Meiji Shrine were quiet with few people about.
Travelled on the Shinkansen (bullet train). You do not get impression of speed on board but you definately do at station when one goes through non-stop!!
I recommend hotel for those who do not mind being a little way from main areas (easily accessible by train station opposite) and have a double/twin room.
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wacki46 wrote a review Aug 2007
1 contribution1 helpful vote
VERY GOOD DEAL
The Hotel is located near to the Station, the Kokugikan and Tokyo Edo Museum. A lot of Restaurants, Bars and Sumo-dojos around. The Ryogoku-quarter is a very charming part of the city.

Rooms are quite small, but they are clean and have a good standard equipment. At the desk English is hardly understood.

It is just a good place to lay your head overnight and explore the city from. And a fair deal.
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