Shibuya Creston Hotel

"Overall: this was a great hotel! Staff was kind, check in and check out was super easy, cleanliness was amazing, and the price was overall worth it (we paid $179.30 USD per night, booked through Klook). I left details about some super random things that were really not big issues but felt like it might be helpful to include. Would I book again? Yes, but I would look for another hotel with a room about the same size closer to Shibuya Station if I could.\nLocation: super great location, it was about 10 - 15 minutes walking distance from many of the things we were interested in in Shibuya such as the famous Shibuya Crossing, Harajuku, Shibuya 109, Shibuya Tower, Pokemon Center, Nintendo Store, and Jump Shop to name a few but was also far enough away that we didn’t have to worry about it being super crowded around the hotel. However, there was not really a public bus or smaller subway station to get to places outside of Shibuya easily. For example, to go anywhere outside of Shibuya we had to walk the full 15 minutes to Shibuya Station (and it’s a bit of an uphill from the station to the hotel) which can feel pretty tiring after multiple long days of walking. Not the biggest inconvenience but in the future I think I would try to book a hotel closer to Shibuya Station or at least a smaller subway station so that the 15 min walk both ways isn’t required.\nCleanliness: Super clean no issues here. We got a non-smoking room and it was nice because our floor did not smell like smoke (some hotels we stayed in even though we got a non-smoking room, the hallway would smell like cigarette smoke).\nBreakfast: we opted out of hotel breakfast\nRoom Size: Japan hotel room sizes are small compared to US but this one was so BIG it felt great. There was the bed, a nice long desk along the back wall with a window, and then hallway space between the bed/bathroom/door which I bought a medium sized luggage bag (60x40x25 cm) and could easily open it on the floor space which is rare for Japanese hotel rooms. It felt great to just be able to throw all our luggage chaotically on the side and still feel like we had ample space to organize things later.\nLaundry: this was a slight drawback because they did not have coin laundry. Instead, they had a laundry service where it seemed like you had to pay per item. The average item such as a T-shirt/pants/blouse were ~100-150 yen each but after a few days of not doing laundry we felt like that could add up pretty quickly. The double downside was that the closest coin laundry place was ~8 min walk away from the hotel. We ended up going with the coin laundry option (wasn’t the worst thing in the world, because I went shopping at Mega Don Quixote which was down the street from the coin laundry to pass the time).\nInternet: not the fastest when watching YouTube videos BUT worked great when looking up basic info such as places to go and booking attractions/tickets for things.\nTemperature: okay this is a random category I know but some places we could not get the thermostat to work but this was great and we were able to set our room to the temperature we wanted it.\nRoom Key: Another random thing is that they give you a physical room key (not a key card) but everytime you leave the hotel you just leave the room key with the front desk and when you return they give it back to you. There's someone there 24/7 so it was kind of nice to not have to worry about losing your key card. However, if my partner and I were separate, we would have to coordinate dropping off the key card or leaving the door propped open."

"It is an old style hotel. I liked the room and everything it came with. I just suggest that cleaning staff when cleaning, threw my pj on the tv. It could’ve been an accident that they forgot to fix after. Also I suggest putting more spoons or forks in the room. Other than that, expect a good clean room. They clean it well, and sanitize everything all the time. When you choose a non smoking room, really it is non smoking otherwise it is detected, so rather just choose a smoking room. Also, The location was quiet and very close to centre. The stores are all around. The staff is very helpful."

"Very friendly service and a clean hotel in the center of downtown Tokyo Japan. We have been enjoying the hotel's great location by walking to many beautiful spots, restaurants and parks nearby."