Athena L.
Yelp
I stayed in August 2018 for 1 week, and this hotel exceeded my expectations!! Been meaning to write them a review for a while, but never got around to it until now :)
I loved it here & the location cant be beat! Honestly it's not the "most luxurious" but the location is awesome, near multiple train lines, so I feel like I'll just keep coming back here now that I've stayed once. Ginza is one of the SAFEST areas btw, so if you're a girl traveling alone (like me), this is a great bet! Finding good hotels is so hard when you've never stayed there yourself, so now that I've discovered this gem, I'll probably stick to it.
Full disclosure: My mom speaks japanese, so that was helpful during check-in, but their English is pretty good, so you shouldnt have too much difficulty communicating with the staff :) The staff members here are super nice, which is standard for pretty much anyone working in japan I think!!!
Biggest Pro: This hotel gives you free usage of a "Handy" phone!! I had never heard of this before, but it's a cell phone that has google maps & a few other basic apps on it, and you can use 4G/data!! So I didnt have to worry about not having international cell service on my own phone, or leaving the hotel's WiFi and then being screwed on no Google maps / not knowing how to get to my destination etc... AMAZING!!
Biggest Con: The WiFi is kinda slow, so if you need to do conference calls for work on Google hangout or something, your computer will really struggle with the video. I was able to do whatsapp calls fine though...
The room was small, but that is normal for japanese hotels in general, so I actually think for tokyo standards, this room was BIGGER than normal! The images people have posted of the rooms are pretty accurate. The bed was super comfy, they give you PJs, and there was a desk/chair for me to do my homework. (Most hotel rooms are not even big enough for you to have a desk to sit at!)
I got a kettle, fridge, nightstand, but there's no "closet" so you have to just hang your clothes on hangers they provide near the door. I guess it's kind of an "open closet" but it's not that wide. I think because it was just me by myself, I felt the space was adequate, but if a couple were here, I think it might be a little tight. Clothing / luggage wise, and also not being able to walk around to the other side of the bed.
Other than that, the bathroom was very clean and spacious!! And I LOVE that they have awesome "heated" mirrors where the portion directly above the sink heats up when the lights are turned on... meaning when you shower, THAT PART DOESNT FOG UP!!!! I have literally never seen that before, I was so shook, and it took me a while to realize how they were doing this voodoo magic o_O haha
Lobby is accessible 24 hours with your key, so even when you're out late with friends in Tokyo, you can come back easily, and the area will be super empty (because I think it's mostly businesses around here). I never felt unsafe -- the walk from train stations to the hotel is very easy, there's no weirdos/homeless around at all, actually there is like nobody in general.
ALSO, something came up last minute with my family, so I had to check out 1 day early, and I thought there was no way I would get refunded since I already made the booking through Agoda, but I guess because it was more than 2 days before my departure, it was fine?? I called Agoda and told them my situation, and they said they would have to call the hotel to approve the refund, I thought there's no way the Hotel Manager would understand what was being requested, but sure enough, eventually I got an email saying my amended booking was confirmed!! I got a full refund for the last night, and no changes to my awesome rate that I had originally booked at!
So THANK YOU to hotel sunroute ginza for making my stay amazing!!
P.S. random, but just FYI if you end up staying here, the little "do not disturb" placards etc, are magnetic & stick on the door, so you move them by peeling the magnet off... I couldnt figure out for the longest time where to find the DND sign, bc 99% of the time it's just a little hanging thing that you place on the handle LOL.