The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku

The Knot Hotel is a blend of a boutique hotel and a youth hostel. It’s clean, charming, and simple—in a way that matches its reasonable prices. There’s a nice, relaxed vibe, and the service is good, but this is not a luxury or high-end stay. Think thoughtfully designed, casual, and very cute. What is truly high quality—on par with some of the best hotels—is the food. The bakery is phenomenal, and the casual restaurant was excellent. Unfortunately, the main restaurant was closed during our stay due to the holiday. The hotel also offers laundry facilities, which was very convenient. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and were happy we switched from the large Keio Hotel to The Knot. We would recommend it.

Great atmosphere with a young, modern style. There are several common areas suitable for groups, families and couples. The bakery inside the hotel is excellent, offering a wide variety of bread, pastries, and sandwiches, highly recommended!! The espresso at the restaurant/bar area is exceptional. Breakfast is buffet-style and overall adequate for the price. The staff in every area were very friendly and helpful. We requested to send our luggage to a different hotel and they handled it quickly and efficiently. The hotel also provides washing machines and dryers (three of each). Prices are reasonable, although considering the number of guests, having more machines available would be beneficial. The rooms (as in many hotels in the area) are extremely small. We had two large suitcases and one cabin-size suitcase, and it was quite challenging to fit everything inside. The space is very narrow, making it almost impossible to move around the room. And the bed is accessible from only one side... The duvet and pillows could be improved given the overall style and quality of the hotel. Overall cleanliness was good, although we did find some hair in the shower drain… Room cleaning is provided only every three days, with daily towel exchange available upon request.

Overall, a nice stay! The hotel is well located, about a 30 minute walk to the city center, and the area is quiet. The rooms are a decent size and comfortable. They also offer Yamato luggage delivery services, which made traveling a lot easier. The only downside was the housekeeping policy. The listing says daily housekeeping, but upon arrival, we were told it’s only done every 3 days. During our 5 day stay, the room was cleaned only once, which feels a bit insufficient for the price and for a higher end hotel. It would be better if they were upfront about it. Otherwise, everything else was great!

I don’t know why the atmosphere in that hotel felt like home. After doing a lot of activities in the day, I really felt peace back there. I think the bundle between the kindness of the employees, the fact that everything is clean or the great breakfast played a role in that. I really miss there definitely will try to comeback with my family one day !

Stayed at the Knot for my first leg of Tokyo. It was a great hotel in that the room was a bit bigger than what you'd get closer to the busier parts of Shinjuku and the surrounding area felt very quiet and safe. The trade off/bummer part was you had to walk about 15 minutes or so to get to the nearest station but it's a straight line walk. The restaurant/bar at the hotel was great for winding down at night and there's several convenience stores/ little restaurants nearby for a quick bite. There is also a great vegan bakery connected to the hotel so you don't have to go far for a morning pastry & coffee. Another nice thing was the metropolitan/government building is only a few minutes walk away so you can head up at any time and get great city views for free. The hotel also provides luggage shipping and will fill out all the forms for you. They also have a scale to weigh your luggage if needed. The staff were all very nice and diverse and easily spoke english. Overall if you're looking for a bit of a higher end feel hotel with a lower budget that's quiet and away from the gross/busy parts of shinjuku this is a great place. Highly recommended for a solo traveler or couple.

Absolutely loved our stay at the Knot! Super convenient, friendly and helpful service (especially with the luggage forwarding). The room was very comfortable and the views were great! Very thoughtfully designed. The laundry was great to have and onsite dining options were delicious! And can’t beat the vibes! We saw reviews on some of the rooms being louder/ noisy but we did not have any issues!

This hotel room is compact, I am around 6 feet tall and I can get around everywhere in the room in a single step. The pictures make the room look OK but in reality, its tiny. The luggages are left unpacked as there is no space. My knees bang on almost everything. The bathroom size is smaller than a cruise cabin bathroom. Warning, it gets beyond hot in the room especially when they don't turn on the A.C. The air conditioner is central air so I am not even sure why they have a control in the room. The service is great though, they brought us fan (at least they tried). There wasn't a visible microwave anywhere as well. The T.V. does not have anything but Japanese channels so I am wondering how a foreigner like me would understand anything. They also warned us that there is construction going on so we will be disturbed at around 10 a.m. Definitely would KNOT stay here again. Kind of ruined my Japan trip 😢.

The location of the hotel is phenomenal if you prefer to live in a quiet/more calm area. Very safe and everything is walking distance - from train stations to buses to konbinis to restaurants! The hotel itself is very clean and very well organized. The staff is bilingual and very friendly and ready to help (they assisted with luggage transfer to our next location). The room is small and compact - perfect for a good night of rest in a AC environment. You can also do some laundry which was much needed! Theres also a restaurant and and a bakery with very delicious food! 10/10 would come back!