It's a very good place to stay. The environment is quiet, the hotel area is very clean. The room is very very small, but the furniture and appliances placement are great so it's still comfortable to do things inside the room. For the room of this size, the bathroom is spacious enough. The hot spring on the rooftop is a nice facility this hotel has. A feeling of being on the rooftop while soaking in a warm water is great. Especially when it's windy. There's also a convenient store nearby, so if you want to buy a drinks / snacks you can just walk for a minute to get there.

Because the room size is very small and the bathroom is quite spacious, the bedroom is very small. If you bring two or more big luggage, you'll have a hard time putting them in your room. I ended up putting one of them behind the door, for the price of the door not being able to be opened fully. The hot spring on the rooftop is actually nice, but I think it's just a tap water. I don't feel / smell anything more than just a normal water. I'm not sure though. The hotel is located on a residential area, it's quiet, but it also requires you to walk for at least 500-700m before you get to the nearest restaurant / shopping area. Of course there are some restaurant & store nearby, but they're not the tourist-friendly ones.

The room is good, clean and neat. The size is decent, it is excepted to have a not so big room in Tokyo. It is as excepted.

The location of the hotel is a bit far from the train station. It is in the middle of a residential area, takes around 15 mintues to walk from the main JR station on both side, also to main dining outlet.

The location was excellent, very close to subways and main station where we were arrived directly from the Narita Airport. Walkable distance from Ueno and Asakusa stations. The room had everything necessary and hot tub on the roof was a great bonus.

I didn’t like the schedule for using a hot tub on the roof, since it had female and male time, male’s time was much better such as afternoon and late night, when we usually used to come back after long day of joy and shopping. Females time: extremely early mornings and early evenings, when you are sleeping or still somewhere in the city. I think you can change this options from week to week for giving same option for women.

The staff were kind, respectful, and friendly. They were helpful and accommodating. Rooms were clean and the best part is, there is a clean, cheap, and easy to use Laundromat 2 steps away. We found the location close to everything we needed including the subway station, train station to other cities and the airport. I highly recommend this place despite the very small rooms. I wanted to add how much we appreciated the front desk staff again. When we emailed them about leaving our luggage for an hour or two before checking in, they replied quickly and accommodated us. They even let us check in early! When we were coming back home, they again took care of our luggage until we were ready to leave. Lastly, when we had trouble with the washing machine at the off-site Laundromat, the young lady came and helped us! Such lovely people.

The pillows were uncomfortable for my taste. Others may like them but they were too hard and lumpy for me. The room is small but it is Tokyo after all.

If you can see this review, just go ahead and book a room here. Out of all the budget hotels I've stayed at in Japan, Kin Hotel is pretty much right at the top. The hotel's in great condition, the room I had (large single room) was actually quite spacious by Japanese standards, and though it's got a unit bathroom it was at least incredibly clean and well maintained. It's in a quiet section of Taito-ku so noise from traffic isn't an issue, but Asakusa and Ueno are within an easy walking distance - Kappabashi dori is literally down the road too. BTW, if you're travelling solo then request room 904. I think it's a bit more expensive given it's on a high floor and is a large single rather than a regular single, but trust me on this. It'll be worth it.

Probably the only downside is that it's a little far from a train station. Both Asakusa Station and Tawaramachi Station are equidistant and are reasonably quick to walk to, but the closest major hub station, Ueno, is about a 20-25 minute walk. At least there aren't any hills in Taito-ku to deal with!

Good location near Asakusa and Senso-ji temple. A little bit of a walk to the Ueno station. Room was clean and comfortable but small. Bathroom was very clean and just big enough to be comfortable. Staff was friendly and the room was cleaned when requested by placing a sign outside of the door. There was a small stain in the sheets and the staff provided fresh set immediately when asked. No noise from other rooms, very quiet and private room.

Air condition was a little bit noisy because the room was so small which might be a problem during the summer. Bring earplugs!

The location was about a 9 minute walk to the nearest train stations. The area was quiet and it was nearby a konbini where we could ship our luggage. The room was clean, and had amenities provided inside the room. The staff were very polite and helpful as well. The hotel offered a public bath, which was segregated by gender at certain times.

Since we had 2 pieces of large luggage, space was a little bit tight in our room.

Great boutique hotel in quiet residential area in between Ueno and Asakusa. Easy walking to train stations and local tourist spots. Loved the onsen on the roof! The room is small but light and very clean. Staff were pleasant on check in and during our stay. Outstanding service provided after we left as I had lost my wallet which was handed in to the police station and the hotel contacted me with information and support regarding this. Thank you!

It would have been nice to be able to look out of the window which was frosted. The hotel can be a bit tricky to find on foot as signage is low to the ground. Luckily I had a heads up on this so found it with no issues.

Great little hotel with lots of restaurants nearby and close enough to trains. I loved my stay in the traditional style room, it was clean and although small had everything I needed. The onsen on the roof was great, even though it was a hot summer it was great to unwind in the hot water after exploring the city with a view of the sky and a nice breeze.

Carpeted floors could have been a little cleaner.

The hotel was super clean. Our room was next to the elavator but there was absolutely no noise pollution. Our room was small but comfortable. The bed was so comfy! There was a little hallway to put your shoes and the rest of the room had tatami flooring. There was a little stand for some pillows (so you could sit on the floor and work at the little stand), a fridge and a safe. The bathroom was standard dimensions for Japanese hotels (so it had a bathtub) but it was so much cleaner and more comfortable than other hotels we've been to. The staff was always kind and helpful. I used the rooftop bath once and really enjoyed it. The bath was about 40°C and clean. It was lovely to see the starry sky while bathing. We used the late checkout service and only paid 1000yen to check out an hour later.

The hotel was a good walk away from Ueno station (1km), and on the residential side of Ueno, so the nightlife (even restaurants etc too) was kind of meh. It wasn't a big deal to go to the other side of the station (commercial side) to go get food or anything, just a 1km walk.