This booking was our 2nd times at the hotel, the 1st time was in 2014. We like the location of the hotel, walking distance from the Ikebukuro Station and hidden in the back street which is rather quiet from the Main Street and the night life district. There are shops and combini around. And the staffs are very good in English communication.

The room is a bit small. One day we found that one of our room was not properly closed the door. As the door frame was too tight and you have to pull it for closing. As normal the door would swing to close automatically so I think the cleaning staff thought that it would be closed and didn’t check. No items was missing in this case. The other thing was our stuffed toy we won from the game shop was missing. We think the cleaning staff mistakenly took it together with the bedsheets and didn’t check.The hotel staffs were helpful and retrieved it back for us.

It was a 10min walk (depending on how fast or slow your stride is) from Ikebukuro Station. The staff is so kind. I lost my passport and they called the train station to alert them in case they find it to call the hotel. They even directed me to the nearest police station and assured me that they are ready to help me if I need it.

The room is small, but it is expected of Japan accommodations. The wifi is not very fast as well.

The hotel location is good, as it is less than 10 minutes to the first entrance of the station. The staff at the hotel is friendly and helpful, some of them also speak English. The room is not very big, but it was enough for me, since I am out all day and only come to the room to sleep. The room was also clean. The furniture is a bit old, but the room is still ok. I also had breakfast included in the price of the accommodation; breakfast is really nothing special. There are two types of soup (plain). There is also toast that you can heat up in the oven, with butter and jam. Hot water for tea. No juice, coffee, ... All other food can be paid for additionally (eggs, ...).

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The room was decent and the location was nice for the price. Usually I stay on the other side of Ikebukuro but I wanted to save money on this trip and tried this hotel. The hotel staff were very friendly and the price was great! about a 10 minute walk toward the station, and in 15 minutes you are on the other side of Ikebukuro, it was definitely worth it.

I was not impressed by the breakfast. however, since the hotel was so cheap I do not blame them. I recommend getting breakfast outdoors, since the hotel was so cheap anyway!

1. Staffs are very nice. Front desk staff can speak English fluently. Some other staff might not that good in English, but they tried hard (using Google Translate) to help 2. Rooms are clean and cleaned every day. They give you new towel every day. 3. Breakfast is very simple. White bread (you can toast it also), varieties of jam, butter, 2 type of soups, tea, coffee. You can also purchase half boiled egg for 100 yen. > this was okay for us since we are not a 'Breakfast person'. 4. Room is pretty spacious. I can open 1 28 inch bag and 2 20 inch bag together on the floor. You just have to arrage it at the right angle 5. Location is about 10-15 mins from ikebukuro station. There are a lot of entertainment near the hotel 6. There is 2 kimonos on the room, you can wear it for sleep

Some might not like that the room is abit old and the elevator is small (I think it can fit only 4-5 persons without baggage). But for me it's still in an acceptable line.

Our family rented one of the futon rooms. It was comfortable enough, nice spacious sleeping area. There were also closets that included extra bedding materials and cushions for sitting. The staff were also very kind and helpful. They helped give us directions to the Sunshine city so we could take our kids to the Pokemon Center, the aquarium, and see other things there. Additionally, there was a place to hold luggage post checkout so we could sight see without hauling baggage around. The Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro restaurant was excellent, I highly recommend eating there, the food is delicious.

Most things were fine. One minor thing that was missing was hand soap in the sink area. We have two kids who can be messy, soap would have been nice to help with clean up. Location was also a bit hard to find for us, we ended up asking a taxi to find the way for us. It was pretty close to the station, but a little challenging to navigate the directions.

The location is great if you like the night life or are using a JR pass being so close to Ikebukuro train station on the Yamanote Line. The staff a friendly and the cafe/bar attached is convenient for cheap breakfast or a drink before heading out. It's super affordable. Has washing machines and dryers available

I've stayed here twice over the years and unfortunately it's getting a bit worn and things are kinda falling apart we were on LVL 7 of the hostel side and the taps in the shower were barely attached anymore, the bunk beds had curtains but two were broken and unusable and we had no cooling for two days because someone swapped the remote with the one for the common room

Location. I've stayed here before 3 times and the location is very good. It'a nearby exit C6 (walk towards Fukutoshin line inside Ikebukuro Station and you'll see it. The staff were very nice. Binderya was lovely and very helpful.

The pillows were rock hard and the rooms seem very un-touched. The first room had a hole in the wall and the aircon started leaking water. The second room I was moved to was a little dirty and the carpet looked about 20 years old!

Location is great, we're always staying at Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro (: pretty central, close to restaurants/konbinis/shops and most importantly public transportation! I stayed at A-307 and liked it a lot. The three of us had rooms next to each other and there was a seating area in front of our hotelroomdoors where we would meet up in the morning before heading out. All in all I really enjoyed this stay a lot (: Clean bedsheets and towels, generally clean at first glance.

The room could use a little more cleaning though.. I saw a lot of random stuff underneath the bed coincidentally when I dropped something and it rolled down. Maybe vacuum clean it also once in a while, the floor was kinda dusty, but, not to complain, the room served its purpose for showering, resting/sleeping and since I'm not sitting or laying down on the floor and have slippers on, it's fine.. I only spent as much time as neccessary in there anyway. Also, the rooms were not totally noise proof. Heard noises from outside the windows, in the hallway and sometimes strange noises probably from the drainage or something. I was too tired and still slept through after waking up a couple of times. Mattresses were a little hard.. good for the back I guess XD

We loved how central the hotels location was, it was only 5 minutes to Ikebukuro station, there was 7/11 on the corner and a Family mart just a few 100meters away as well. There was plenty of food around and plenty of transport options. The staff were also fantastic, they were lovely and could speak plenty of English. Shoutout to Minami! I hope you enjoy your future holiday to Australia! The food at the actual cafe was also amazing, with the free breakfast we got including fresh bread and all types of different broths, the dinner we had there was incredible. Overall, really happy with the place, it was a good hotel to come back to after walking 14k steps a day

I really could not fault this place, I guess my only caution to others would be that the bathroom is rather small. But if you're like me and my partner, we did not mind at all! The water pressure was good, hot water was provided and you were also given Shampoo, conditioner, body wash and other things like a toothbrush and toothpaste which was good.