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03 December 2017
Incredibly comfortable, the Dormy Inn Akihabara is a welcoming hotel for weary travelers. The staff is friendly and hard working, the rooms are clean, and the amenities are unheard of. Sporting a rooftop onsen (gender segregated bathhouse and spa), as well as laundry facilities and breakfast package, I would be remiss to not recommend this as a wonderful place to stay, especially if you feel the need to be Akihabara adjacent.
During my last trip to Tokyo, The Dormy Inn Akihabara was my first hotel stay in Japan. The staff was incredibly polite and accommodating (customary of Japanese Hospitality), and even after my stay agreed to mind my luggage without hesitation after I check out in my final day.
My room was small, which may be my only gripe with this place. I feel like someone who is more on the hefty side may have issues with navigating the space. As a taller person, I found the shower a bit lower than I would have liked, but I had no other issues with it. But it was impeccably clean, suitably spotless when I checked in, and made so every time I came back.
I guess it may be worth mentioning that the room doesn't have a very good view; I believe the window in my bedroom looked right into an adjacent alley. Such is the case in dense areas such as Tokyo, though.
The hotel has an onsen on the 9th floor. I am incredibly thankful for this spa, as having a soak in the hot waters after walking for 9+ hours on that first day (according to google fit) did me a world of good. Not being an authority on the matter, I cannot speak to the authenticity of the facilities. However, I will note that they treat it as such, and enforce similar rules when bathing, namely that people with tattoos are forbidden from using the onsen. The women's bathing facility is separate, but adjacent, and accessible with a passcode on the door (the men's facility does not have such an entry restriction).
The dressing and locker area in the spa is where the laundry machines reside, so you can do a load of laundry while relaxing in the onsen. There is both an indoor bath, as well as the outdoor bath, and a sauna room. When the weather is nice, or not so nice, the outdoor sauna is something worth challenging. Customarily, you should bathe at one of the stalls before entering the water. There are seated shower stalls in the spa, so you can transition right to the 40° Celsius spring water quickly. For those not on metric, 40° C is rather hot (to me), so take care entering the water.
After finishing up, rinsing and drying off, you can get customary bottled milk (coffee, fruit, or regular) at the vending machines located a short walk outside the spa on the same floor. If you're from the US, I really recommend trying the regular milk, just so that you can start to question the fluid they label and sell as "milk" in the states. It is very delicious and comes in adorable, tiny bottles.
There is a restaurant on the facility, but they only serve breakfast (which is worth getting if it's already included in your stay package), and a late night noodle bowl that is unfortunately little more than instant ramen.
The hotel is located very close to the Tokyo Metro, and of course, right inside Akihabara. If you plan to make a lot of stops at Akihabara, it's definitely worth staying here. At the time of this writing, The Dormy Inn is a short walk to a cat cafe, a Gindaco, a conbini (7-11 if I remember correctly), and all the anime swag you could ever hope for. I highly recommend it.response / report this review -
20 November 2017
Lots of foreigners. There are pros and cons to this, but for me it seemed much worse rather than better. Perhaps because they are used to dealing with foreigners the staff doesn't seem trained well enough in the so-called Japanese Sekkyaku(接客); they would quite bluntly hand you things with one hand. I've lived in the western hemisphere for a long time so that would surely be acceptable if they were friendly like the Americans but too bad, they aren't like that either. A terrible blend of manners I'd say.
The facility itself is okay. Nothing spectacular for its price but nothing unacceptable either. It's a bit older than the Keikyuu and APA hotels while being further away from Akihabara station, so I wonder if there's any definite advantage in choosing this hotel over the others. It's not like the Dormy Inn is very cheap. Depending on the day of the week it'll easily be over 10k yen.
The location is very close to Suehiro-cho station so if you're using the Ginza subway line it could work. From the Akihabara main street and stores it's better to use the APA or Keikyuu, and if you have business in the Showa-dori street, it's much better to use the Remm and the Washington hotels.
In short, this place feels a bit awkward in terms of location, price, quality and service and I think they can pull it off because they have agreements with foreign travel agencies. However, if you expect something 'Japanese' and come here, well all you will find are the spa and a Yonaki-soba, a small bowl of complimentary noodle that feels rather low in quality.
PS: I almost forgot: laundry is free here. But the drying machine is not.response / report this review -
16 November 2017
I had room with tiny window which was shaded by another building so there was basically no daylight in the rom. If you come for sightseeing and you need to sleep over there it is fine.
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24 September 2017
Literally the best place for a weary traveler. Quiet, comfortable, and efficient. Love the rooftop onsen.
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06 September 2017
Great place. Very friendly and helpful staff. Awesome location near much of akihabara.
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12 April 2017
Nice hotel, free ramen every night and good hotsprings on the rooftop. Traditional japanese breakfast
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10 April 2017
Good facility but poor service, alway miss the supplies refill, and I always see the tattoo person in the hot spring
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02 April 2017
Easy to find location, if you get the included breakfast it's delicious. Rooms are a little small, but a mini fridge is included.
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17 March 2017
One of the best hotels I've stayee in so far. About a 5 minute walk from the station, easily accessible to all of akihabara. Free noodles and comfortable beds, pillows are kind of flat. Otherwise friendly staff and great location.
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17 March 2017
close to the station from the electric City exit. also extremely close to many of the shops, arcades, and a number of places to eat. the service is lovely, as always. the room is a decent size for Tokyo.like msot dormy inns, they have a foyer, and a shower but no tub. as usual, though, they do have the free public bath. thy have free nightly noodle service. delicious. we also bought h breakfast option the next morning. they have a small salad bar, and they have the choice of a Japanese or a western breakfast. Japanese had fish and rice with soup, while the western looked like eggs and breads. ive stayed at this hotel three times over two trips. will always recommend going to the dormy inn.
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