Firstly these are very spacious rooms for Tokyo! The facilites are great, we particularly liked the outdoor spa bath and shower! The karaoke machine and haagen daaz are fun as well. Comfy beds, great amenities in the bathrooms. The staff were WONDERFUL, and very helpful with luggage forwarding. The young lady with the beautiful nail art was so sweet and even said she was sorry she couldn't say goodbye as she wasn't working on our checkout. This IS a love hotel, so you will see couples here for shorter stays, however the hotel is quiet and discreet with this. Great location for tourists near Ikebukuro station, with a Lawson next door and a Don Quiote a minute away and Sunshine City shopping centre a short walk away.

Nothing, we enjoyed our stay a lot!

The hotel is at a great location close to the train and the JY line. The room was huge, with a shower and a big tub. It also had a giant TV that had Netflix. Great amenities in the room, including mini ice-creams and water bottles, that were refilled every day. The bed was super comfortable for our liking. On the other hand, it is important to mention that this is a hotel that has rooms by the hour, so it might not be for everyone's taste... The check in time was pretty late - 6PM. And when we came at the appropriate time we were told to wait another half an hour till the room was ready, which was very very annoying. The staff didn't speak English so well, so we needed to use Google translate. The area itself is bustling with restaurants and malls but also around many Hostess clubs..

It’s a love hotel, so you’ll see couples checking in and out at all times — but it’s an excellent deal considering the price-to-room-size ratio in Tokyo. The room was enormous and fully equipped: a king-sized bed, a terrace with a jacuzzi and TV, a bathroom with another jacuzzi and TV, a karaoke set, disco ball, massage chair, leather sofa, and more. The fridge came stocked with four bottles of water and two mini Häagen-Dazs ice creams, refilled daily. Room service offers a good variety of food until 3 a.m. Parking is included, and the hotel is just a 3-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station.

It was a smoking room — the smell was barely noticeable at first, but after three nights, our clothes were noticeably impregnated with tobacco odor.

It's hard to find spacious rooms in Tokyo for a reasonable price. Those of you who have been around may recognize that this hotel is one that usually you pay by the hour. Don't let that make you feel uncomfortable. The hotel was very clean, quiet and comfortable. The amenities were refilled daily and the staff apon request were amenable to store our luggage prior to check in and post check out to accommodate travel times. The room felt more like and upscale apartment, equipped with japanese style toilet room, genkan, and shoe free room. The hotel rests on a quiet side road close to a convenient store and a Donkihote and it's walking distance from a vibrant night life area if you don't feel threatened by party people.

Learn a little japanese if you don't speak it already. You will have a physical key they you give to the front desk when you go out so your room can be cleaned and re stock amenities. But you will have to ask for your key when you return by room number. They can not see you since it is a private check in and check out. They will also ask you daily how long you will be out so they can plan cleaning around your departure. All in Japanese of course.

Room 503 is one of the king rooms with open air tub. A non smoking room was requested well before check in date and the hotel accommodated the request. The level of cleanliness was excellent and met expectation. Very comfortable bed in a room with a nice variety of lighting features and setting choices using a control panel at the head of the bed. A disco ball was also available in the ceiling. The bath room was well laid out with toilet segregated in its own space apart from the sink for convenience and practicality. The shower and tub are also separated from the sink thru a glass door and both areas are spacious. The toilet is like one of the newest models with automated lid and other features associated with J toilets. A large variety of personal care products are available in the sink and shower spaces including bath salts multiple shampoos conditioners various liquid soaps mouthwashes and assorted facial products. Housekeeping provides a couple of airline sized ice creams in the freezer each day during cleaning. Towels are plastic wrapped and stored under the sink and by the folding glass screen door to the outside tub and shower. Room cleaning can be requested as partial or full by hanging the appropriate sign on the door handle when going out. Large smart tv can connect with youtube using a smart phone and the room has good wifi quality. Karaoke equipment and high mounted speakers are also part of the entertainment system. AC had its own RC on the coffee table but the room temp was tricky to get to a steady temp because it could become too hot or too cold so the AC had to be turned on and off accordingly until the temp steadied. There may have been a setting on the remote to simplify that but didn't bother to spend time on translating the buttons in Japanese. Both tubs feature water jets and mood lighting making them even more enjoyable. The outside shower features wand rainfall and water jets as well so it is very nice to use as well.

Nothing really to complain about.

The rooms have plenty of space , between me and my wife in the king room we had 6 luggages and we were able to manage the space just fine. The showers were amazing both inside and outside. And the bath tub in the bathroom was big and so was the hot tub outside. Plenty of entertainment options with TV outside and inside and you can cast from your phone as long as you are connected to the wifi. The location of the hotel is perfect with plenty to do at all hours and about an 8 minute walk from the station.

The cleanliness of the room i would have to give it a 5 out of 10. The sheets were clean, the pillows were ok, the bathrooms were very clean and amenities were great. But over all the room has stains and dust all over the place so it still felt a little dirty. We were not able to use the air purifier because it made the room smell like cigarette smoke. Also the Ac unit looked very dirty. The room could be amazing but because there is so much inside it makes it hard to properly clean everything For example the perimeter of the room was dirty and all the baseboards had dirt built up

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

Clean, spacious, full of amenities, massive TV, jacuzzi style bathtub with small TV inside the bath. Light board switches to dim or increase light alongside USB style charging ports. Microwave included, spacious fridge/freezer. The blinds in the room allow for a very dark room which is great for sleeping.

The staff did not speak English and it was difficult to communicate. Got charged 2000 Yen for checking out 45 minutes late. Check out is at 12 max.

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.