Mustard Hotel Shimokiazawa

This hotel had really sweet staff who helped us out with an accidental double booking. Theyre laundry service was lovely. And really appreciated in hotel coffee. 🙏🏼 Location is awesome, and so glad we found this neighborhood in Tokyo. Rooms are sparse but they do the job. And I loved being able to check out records to use in our room. Thanks so much for an easy stay!

Great hotel in amazing location. Easy to hop on into a station and get to the busier Tokyo areas. Great to return to the area around the hotel for chill vibes. Staff was very helpful in finding local gems and getting our luggage shipped to Kyoto. Coffee shop is solid and easy. Hotel guests get a discount. Room is a smaller size, but we fit two large bags and two carry ones no problem. You get a vinyl player with a selection you can pick from in lobby. Had lots of fun here!

Mustard is pretty epic as far as location goes, other reviews mention that the hotel is overpriced, but for tokyo and for a property this special I think the premium is justified. Having spent the whole winter traveling around Japan, you can definitely find budget options, but you're not getting the aura of a place like Mustard. Being around super cool creative people is definitely worth money! You don't even get this at 5 star hotels. Mustard is special and I loved staying there. I also didn't find the claims of the dirty rooms to be true. The carpet is a little beat, but the bedding was perfect and I slept well. My only point would be, there do seem to be very tiny, microscopic black things crawling around in the shower. That was a little weird. They're so tiny you wouldn't notice them unless you really look. That's weird! Please clean the showers better. The housekeeping area is open in the morning and you can see "MONTHLY GOAL" posted up, so the staff are definitely taking KAIZEN-type measures to keep improving, which is awesome and very Japanese. This is my new base in Tokyo. A lot of magic can happen at this place. Thanks for a great stay.

Let's start with the price: $250 a night. For $250 a night, I expect a spotless accommodation, a place I might want to relax in after a day of walking through Tokyo. Yes, even in expensive Tokyo, I think one should expect clean and comfortable. The Mustard Hotel is neither. The rugs throughout are filthy and stained, the walls are scuffed, the TINY bathroom smelled sour due to an old shower curtain. Then let's jump to decor. A hotel is a hotel, it doesn't need much, but the "minimalist" aesthetic really means stark white walls, zero art, and no place to put your suitcase. It felt like walking into a prison cell. A $250/night prison cell. They boast amenities. By that they mean an in-room turntable and records you can borrow. That's it. Breakfast is not be bagel. We stayed three days. Three days of bagels. And coffee. Basically bread and water, which is, well, kinda like a prison. Come on. The area is WONDERFUL (thus the 2 stars). But I wouldn't recommend The Mustard to anyone--unless you just got out of prison, in which case it might be a step up. |People raved, we believed. Super disappointed.

Wonderful location, close to the shimokita main area but far away enough to be quiet and peaceful. The staff are so lovely and the opportunity for dog watching in the mornings is amazing. The rooms are well sized - for what other places we experienced in Japan, we were pleasantly surprised how well the room size accommodated for two people plus suitcases. Really cool capsule art collections in the hotel store which added to its uniqueness. Would gladly stay again and can't recommend it enough!

Absolutely loved our stay at The Mustard! The rooms are simple but provide what you need. It’s more of a boutique vibe than a big, city-centre skyscraper hotel - which suited us. Really enjoyed oat lattes and salmon bagels from hotel cafe before a day exploring the city. The outside area is a real morning sun trap! The locations is fantastic - only a few stops from the centre but offering some calm in a less busy and touristy part of Tokyo (the Shimokitazawa vintage shops are unrivalled). The bar next to the hotel is a hidden gem - offering excellent craft beers with great music.

Small rooms, not the cleanest. Wonderful location. Only hotel in the area (which is a very nice neighborhood and I recommend going there). No amenities, no water, no cleaning (stayed 3 nights), only one coffee per person for the whole stay (I actually asked more on the second day and refused). Looking back i would stay elsewhere as the hotel isn’t worth the money.

Mustard Hotel was perfect for us. The neighborhood was very mellow and chill. Can easily access the train. We got breakfast included and it was very convenient and decent bagels. If you like cute dogs, there is a group of locals that hang here with their dogs every morning, it’s so cute!