Akihabara Washington Hotel

Good place to stay very closed to train station. Its closed to many stores just walking distance. Highly recommended specially to first time travelling. Will surely book again when returning to japan.

The hotel is on the older side. Lobby is on the third floor. No biggie, just doesn’t have a welcoming vibe. The staff is super nice and helpful. During check-in we learned we were given a smoking room. Total surprise to me as all the hotels I booked were all non-smoking. (Hubby made this one booking and felt sure he selected non as well.) Glad they were able to fix it. Room was small like other Tokyo hotel rooms. Bathroom was a bit awkward. You had to step up into bathroom. Shower in tub setup. The tub felt weird, like a bad renovation that wasn’t properly fitted. No venting in bathroom, they ask you to shut the door to not set off smoke alarm when showering. Bed and bedding wasn’t as comfortable as I would like. They have a pretty big breakfast offering, mix of western and Japanese. It was definitely better than I had expected given my impression of the hotel and room. There’s also a Denny’s on the second floor anyone that wants western food. Stay here if you want easy access to Akihabara, it’s great for that. It’s not a bad hotel just not my cup of tea. As a three star hotel, it’s pretty decent. Gave it 4 stars because of the customer service otherwise it would be 3 stars.

Regarding to the quality of the breakfast buffet, we are now comparing hotel in Japan and not different countries. In Japan, bread and milk are good in general. So we should take out them. I raise the marks as follow a. Variety 7/10 (very similar to other hotels) b. Presentation 9/10 c. Refill rate 6.5/10 d. Taste 7/10 (some are good and some only average, milk is full cream) The price is breakfast buffet 1980 yen. i.e. around 3 times of a regular breakfast. Or being the same price as the most expensive burger in Burger King with 4 pieces of beef. It might be worth to try once if you have 2-3 free morning in the hotel. For buffet of any kind any hotel of any country, don’t try twice within 3 days or you will run into variety issue.

Hotel location very strategic. Just one step away from akihabara station. Near tourist area. Easy to find convenience store & other shop. The service is good. Room space isn't big but ok for tokyo. Bathroom had a bathtub, very comfort after a long walk everyday.

The breakfast cost me extra 1980 JPY, but frankly the quality is good. I was too full to sample their miso soup, curry, raw salad, etc, but the rest of cooked dishes were well-prepared. Appreciate the efforts put in them by the chefs and staffs.

Typical of Tokyo hotels, the rooms are city-sized (meaning quite small to anyone not used to Japanese-sized hotel rooms). The price and location, however, couldn't be beat being right outside Akihabara Station, and the staff and service was excellent.

The rooms are clean and somewhat new. Stayed here due to location bring near to Akihabara. The room was small but that's expected in many hotels in Tokyo. Had the river view at the back. Still, best location just outside of Akihabara station.

Tiny rooms with a VERY firm bed. Think a box spring with a cushion on it. Upside is the location is great and the front desk staff are very friendly and helpful.

Excellent location - across the street from Akihabara station. Staff was courteous. Check-in and check-out process was easy. Staff will hold luggage if you arrive before check-in time as well as hold after you check-out. 3 washers and 3 dryers available at 300 yen for washer and 100 yen for drying. Room was clean and two pillows provided was comfortable. Room has USA-style power outlets so I didn't have to use my travel adapter at all for my devices. A little bit on the pricey side but will definitely stay here again.

I highly recommend the Washington Hotel in Akihabara. First, the hotel was comfortable, impeccably clean, and quiet. The front desk staff spoke English. Second, in addition to Akihabara being a great location to visit itself, the hotel's proximity to the train station made all of Tokyo easily accessible. Third, the hotel honored my request for a room with a view of the railway tracks. The hotel is a perfect spot to watch the Shinkansen.

The Washington Hotel at Akihabara has an amazing staff!!!! I was not even a hotel guest and they spent a lot of time troubleshooting my problem and helping me! I recently moved to Tokyo and forgot to bring an adapter for my American computer. I went to multiple large electronic shops and none of the staff were able to help me, most likely due to the language barrier. At some point, I started getting confused thinking my computer was broken because none of the electronic stores were able to sell me the correct one but I needed to use a method to verify this. I decided to go to an American hotel to test this and the Washington Hotel was the closest one so I just went in. After entering the hotel and telling them I was not a hotel guest, the staff was gracious enough to help me figure out the adapter situation. First, they let me use an outlet that was 3 pronged to test if my computer was broken or not (it was not). Then they lent me one of their adapters to test with a 2 pronged outlet to figure out which adapter to buy. Most of their outlets were 3 pronged so they let me enter a closed off section to test the adapter with a 2 pronged outlet. The adapter they lent me worked for my computer. Finally, the staff pointed me to a store nearby that would be able to sell it. All of this took up at least 15 minutes of their time. If the staff treated a non-hotel guest so well, imagine being a guest there!