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Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi
2-13-5 Nihonbashikayabacho, Chuo 103-0025 Tokyo Prefecture
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Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Chuo, offering a budget friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. Close to some of Chuo's most popular landmarks, such as Koami Shrine (0.3 mi) and Nihombashi Takashimaya (0.4 mi), Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi is a great destination for tourists. Guest rooms offer amenities such as air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a desk, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the hotel. Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi features a 24 hour front desk, baggage storage, and 24 hour security, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts an on-site restaurant. When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Angelo Court Tokyo, Ventaglio, and Doburo, which are some Mediterranean restaurants that are popular with locals and out-of-towners alike. Chuo is also known for some great historic sites, including Fukutoku Shrine, Trusler Memorial, and Sailor Education Origin Place Monument, which are not too far from Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi. Enjoy your stay in Chuo!
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Property amenities
Paid public parking nearby
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Hot bath
Restaurant
Bicycle rental
24-hour security
Baggage storage
24-hour front desk
Wifi
Breakfast buffet
Vending machine
Laundry service
Self-serve laundry
Washing machine
Room features
Blackout curtains
Air purifier
Air conditioning
Desk
Housekeeping
Microwave
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Iron
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Smoking rooms available
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English, Japanese
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2-13-5 Nihonbashikayabacho, Chuo 103-0025 Tokyo Prefecture
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Great for walkers
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Amazing place. The staff are all amazing and so helpful. The lady who picked up our phone call when we had questions was so nice and respectful, she was so amazing and answered questions well. Overall rooms were clean and full family was very happy!
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Nice Japanese Hotel - very small hotel rooms @ 13 sq mtrs for a double and 11 sq mtrs for a single. Location is in business district and not well suited for tourists. 80 mtrs from train station. Buffet breakfast only fair
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Date of stay: December 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: better suited for business rather than Tourists
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We stayed for 5 nights on our first trip to Japan.
The location was great for a subway, and it was clean and safe, however the road noise was terrible, and my head was right under the window.
The room was super small (I’m writing this after visiting other areas of Japan) and there was no where to put any clothes or a case.
The bathroom was clean and functional
and had toiletries. Clean towels were provided everyday…. However the bin wasn’t emptied in the 5 nights we stayed.
The restaurant in the basement was good; we really enjoyed the robot service and the restaurants staff were nice.
The reception team were ok; certainly not as hospitable as the other Japanese people we have met.
The hotel was pretty dated, and smelled strongly of smoke.
The location was great for a subway, and it was clean and safe, however the road noise was terrible, and my head was right under the window.
The room was super small (I’m writing this after visiting other areas of Japan) and there was no where to put any clothes or a case.
The bathroom was clean and functional
and had toiletries. Clean towels were provided everyday…. However the bin wasn’t emptied in the 5 nights we stayed.
The restaurant in the basement was good; we really enjoyed the robot service and the restaurants staff were nice.
The reception team were ok; certainly not as hospitable as the other Japanese people we have met.
The hotel was pretty dated, and smelled strongly of smoke.
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Date of stay: July 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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I stayed at Hotel Universe Nihombashi Kayabacho the last week of March and the first week of April in 2005. While it's true that the rooms are small, they are just what I was looking for in Tokyo. I was traveling alone and was constantly on the go, so the size of the room wasn't an issue. The staff were uniformly friendly and helpful, and just about all spoke functional English. They gave me some great tips on how to get to places I was trying to find.
I was putting pictures and stories of my trip on a website every day, and needed to get online every evening to upload my files. The in-room internet access requires you to borrow a network box from the front desk, which you are expected to return in the morning. But when the staff saw that I would be borrowing the box every night, they invited me to keep it until I checked out. That's indicative of the treatment I got from everyone there.
The location of the hotel is incredibly convenient. It's literally around the corner from Kayabacho Station's Exit 3. You can access the Tozai and Hibiya lines there, and you're only one or two stops away from just about every other subway line in the city. Additionally, you need only walk four blocks or less to get to a convenience store, a post office, a bank that will exchange foreign currency, a nice little soba/udon place, and a great Japanese pub. And if you're in a nostalgic mood, you're a five minute walk away from the Sumida River and maybe a ten minute walk away from Nihombashi.
On top of all this, it's an incredible bargain in the central Tokyo area. The "international hotels" some might recommend cost at least two to three times what I paid here. If you're in Tokyo on business and will have visitors, this may not be the hotel for you. But if you're there as a tourist, I don't see how you could do better. Highly recommended.
I was putting pictures and stories of my trip on a website every day, and needed to get online every evening to upload my files. The in-room internet access requires you to borrow a network box from the front desk, which you are expected to return in the morning. But when the staff saw that I would be borrowing the box every night, they invited me to keep it until I checked out. That's indicative of the treatment I got from everyone there.
The location of the hotel is incredibly convenient. It's literally around the corner from Kayabacho Station's Exit 3. You can access the Tozai and Hibiya lines there, and you're only one or two stops away from just about every other subway line in the city. Additionally, you need only walk four blocks or less to get to a convenience store, a post office, a bank that will exchange foreign currency, a nice little soba/udon place, and a great Japanese pub. And if you're in a nostalgic mood, you're a five minute walk away from the Sumida River and maybe a ten minute walk away from Nihombashi.
On top of all this, it's an incredible bargain in the central Tokyo area. The "international hotels" some might recommend cost at least two to three times what I paid here. If you're in Tokyo on business and will have visitors, this may not be the hotel for you. But if you're there as a tourist, I don't see how you could do better. Highly recommended.
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Date of stay: April 2005
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My spouse and I started our three week Asia excursion at Smile Nihonbashi. Located within a five minute taxi ride of Tokyo Station (useful if you decide to take the Narita Express from the airport), the best part about this hotel is its location on the Hibiya Line at the Kayabacho station.
The hotel is geared toward the business traveler in a business district in Tokyo. The rooms are small, but we were able to set up our large suitcase and smaller (but not small) suitcase in a configuration that allowed us to move around. They have free internet access through an ethernet cable with good speeds. There is also a small minifridge, good for stashing some cold drinks or left over food. A hair dryer can be found in the desk drawer and the shower has dispensers of soap, shampoo, and conditioner.
If you want to use the TV, your first challenge will be reading the Japanese on the remote. The second challenge at least for me was not selecting the buttons that turned on the porn. The third challenge was that there were no english channels. So in room entertainment was the Internet. We had brought our own netbook, but they did rent laptops if you wanted.
One should be aware that smoking is still prominent in Japan, and while our room was smoke free and didn't have a smell, you will walk through smoke in the lobby especially during the day when groups of Japanese business men meet for tea in the hotel lobby cafe.
The young staff's english is serviceable and they were friendly and helpful. One of the great features for a traveler away from home for a few weeks is the hotel's laundry room. For 400 yen you can wash and dry a load of laundry. Given that we came across hotels on our trip offering to clean a pair of underwear for that price, it's a bargain. You can buy a packet of detergent at the front desk for 50 Yen. Note there are no options like, COLD, WARM, HOT. Just place your load in the washing machine and insert your money. Same with the dryers. In addition, you can pick up an iron and ironing board at the front desk.
It is the location of the hotel that we appreciated the most. To start, for ammenities, there is a Lawsons one door down from the hotel. Lawsons is a very prominent chain of convenient stores in Japan where you can purchase bottles of water, soda, bandaids for blisters, etc at resonable prices. There are a number of easy restaurants within a block for quick breakfasts to start the day if you don't want to eat at the hotel's buffet. There is even a Starbucks within a two block walk for those who need a break from being adventurous. You can also find a range of options for dinner at the restaurants nearby.
And then there is the Hibiya line. The nearest of the entrances is a half block away from the hotel. Some of the stops on the Hibiya line include Ginza, Akihabara, Ueno Station, and Roppongi. In addition, if you plan to go to the Fish Market, the hotel is less than a ten minute cab ride there, and if you plan to go on the Tokyo Great Cycling Tour (see http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1066444-d1070100-Reviews-Tokyo_Great_Cycling_Tour-Chuo_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html) you are a five minute walk to their offices. The hotel is also located about a seven minute walk from the Nihombashi (note: it is spelled Nihom and Nihon) station which gets you on the Ginza, Tozai, and Asakusa lines.
One caution. We found in our travels in Asia that all the hotels now have down comforters. Which are nice, but warm. While there was a room temperature adjuster with the settings of Low, Medium, and High, the high did not cool the room a lot. If you are a larger person and get hot easily at night, this may be a problem. The room window does open, so if it is cool/cold outside you should be fine. But if you hit a warm spell, you could have a sleepless night.
Our travel agent made this selection, and we couldn't have been happier. A good hotel, at a good price, in a great location.
The hotel is geared toward the business traveler in a business district in Tokyo. The rooms are small, but we were able to set up our large suitcase and smaller (but not small) suitcase in a configuration that allowed us to move around. They have free internet access through an ethernet cable with good speeds. There is also a small minifridge, good for stashing some cold drinks or left over food. A hair dryer can be found in the desk drawer and the shower has dispensers of soap, shampoo, and conditioner.
If you want to use the TV, your first challenge will be reading the Japanese on the remote. The second challenge at least for me was not selecting the buttons that turned on the porn. The third challenge was that there were no english channels. So in room entertainment was the Internet. We had brought our own netbook, but they did rent laptops if you wanted.
One should be aware that smoking is still prominent in Japan, and while our room was smoke free and didn't have a smell, you will walk through smoke in the lobby especially during the day when groups of Japanese business men meet for tea in the hotel lobby cafe.
The young staff's english is serviceable and they were friendly and helpful. One of the great features for a traveler away from home for a few weeks is the hotel's laundry room. For 400 yen you can wash and dry a load of laundry. Given that we came across hotels on our trip offering to clean a pair of underwear for that price, it's a bargain. You can buy a packet of detergent at the front desk for 50 Yen. Note there are no options like, COLD, WARM, HOT. Just place your load in the washing machine and insert your money. Same with the dryers. In addition, you can pick up an iron and ironing board at the front desk.
It is the location of the hotel that we appreciated the most. To start, for ammenities, there is a Lawsons one door down from the hotel. Lawsons is a very prominent chain of convenient stores in Japan where you can purchase bottles of water, soda, bandaids for blisters, etc at resonable prices. There are a number of easy restaurants within a block for quick breakfasts to start the day if you don't want to eat at the hotel's buffet. There is even a Starbucks within a two block walk for those who need a break from being adventurous. You can also find a range of options for dinner at the restaurants nearby.
And then there is the Hibiya line. The nearest of the entrances is a half block away from the hotel. Some of the stops on the Hibiya line include Ginza, Akihabara, Ueno Station, and Roppongi. In addition, if you plan to go to the Fish Market, the hotel is less than a ten minute cab ride there, and if you plan to go on the Tokyo Great Cycling Tour (see http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1066444-d1070100-Reviews-Tokyo_Great_Cycling_Tour-Chuo_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html) you are a five minute walk to their offices. The hotel is also located about a seven minute walk from the Nihombashi (note: it is spelled Nihom and Nihon) station which gets you on the Ginza, Tozai, and Asakusa lines.
One caution. We found in our travels in Asia that all the hotels now have down comforters. Which are nice, but warm. While there was a room temperature adjuster with the settings of Low, Medium, and High, the high did not cool the room a lot. If you are a larger person and get hot easily at night, this may be a problem. The room window does open, so if it is cool/cold outside you should be fine. But if you hit a warm spell, you could have a sleepless night.
Our travel agent made this selection, and we couldn't have been happier. A good hotel, at a good price, in a great location.
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Date of stay: October 2010Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Stayed at the Universe for one night in june '05. My girlfriend and I were
very happy with this hotel. The room was small but quite nice...there was a new flatscreen TV and recently redone bathroom. Staff were friendly enough.
Room was spotless. For $145 Canadian it was a very good deal, expecially considering its great location (right by subway) downtown.
Breakfast was a bit disappointing. Mostly japanese, some western but the scambled eggs tasted strange. Still, for 840 yen its cheap as far as tokyo
hotel breakfasts go; and since I don't like seafood I'm sure others would
be quite fine with it. (btw if you're on a budget and you want a western breakfast, just hit one of the many macdonalds for egg mcmuffins and / or pancakes, coffee etc - its cheap)
But as far as the hotel goes - I'm not aware of a better value in the heart of tokyo. Thumbs up !
very happy with this hotel. The room was small but quite nice...there was a new flatscreen TV and recently redone bathroom. Staff were friendly enough.
Room was spotless. For $145 Canadian it was a very good deal, expecially considering its great location (right by subway) downtown.
Breakfast was a bit disappointing. Mostly japanese, some western but the scambled eggs tasted strange. Still, for 840 yen its cheap as far as tokyo
hotel breakfasts go; and since I don't like seafood I'm sure others would
be quite fine with it. (btw if you're on a budget and you want a western breakfast, just hit one of the many macdonalds for egg mcmuffins and / or pancakes, coffee etc - its cheap)
But as far as the hotel goes - I'm not aware of a better value in the heart of tokyo. Thumbs up !
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Date of stay: June 2005
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I stayed here for one night (on business). I chose this place because of its central location, and the cute name! The reception staff were very friendly. They gave me some good advice about where to eat at night - it is a business district, so not many places open late at night. There are several convenience stores within a 1-5 minute walk, as well as 24 hour family restaurants. The hotel is located very close to Kayaba-cho Metro Station. You can walk to many of the surrounding areas, or take the subway. The simple, clean (a little old) rooms are good value for money.
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Date of stay: February 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
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Was staying here for 2 nights. Its location is super convenient. The hotel is just above the Kayabacho Station, and it costs less than 1000 yen to take a taxi from Tokyo Station. Located in the middle of Nihombashi, I'd say it's more suitable for a business trip.
Rooms are small, but this is the standard in the most expensive and most crowded city of the world for such budget (80 SGD per night).
Staff were not friendly enough, partially because I set my expectation in Japanese services higher than others. The hotel name is Smile but I got very little smiles from staff. The internet cable in my room had problem but they didn't fix it at all no matter how many times I report, ended up I had to stay at the lobby for free wifi.
Rooms are small, but this is the standard in the most expensive and most crowded city of the world for such budget (80 SGD per night).
Staff were not friendly enough, partially because I set my expectation in Japanese services higher than others. The hotel name is Smile but I got very little smiles from staff. The internet cable in my room had problem but they didn't fix it at all no matter how many times I report, ended up I had to stay at the lobby for free wifi.
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Date of stay: April 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Great value hotel. Clean and comfortable. Staff were attentive and helpful. Location is excellent; Kayabacho is full of wonderful back streets and little restaurants that are well worth exploring. Probably not the usual tourist haunt, as it's really considered a business district, but our family of four (2 teenagers) found it great. Just round the corner from the highly recommended Great Tokyo Cycling Tour starting point. Subway very handy (Kayabacho - use exit 6 or thereabouts, not 11 and 12).
Room sizes were very good I thought. Not much smaller than I would expect in Australia, and for the price the hotel could not be faulted. Breakfast was great; plenty of choice and very Japanese. Most of the guests were Japanese; not a tourist hotel, but still the staff had a good level of English.
Room sizes were very good I thought. Not much smaller than I would expect in Australia, and for the price the hotel could not be faulted. Breakfast was great; plenty of choice and very Japanese. Most of the guests were Japanese; not a tourist hotel, but still the staff had a good level of English.
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Date of stay: April 2013Trip type: Travelled with family
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This hotel is very clean and in great location. The subway station is in walking distance and there are a lot of convenient stores in the area. The personnel is very friendly and professional. I will definately stay again in the future.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Good connection, but in the evening it makes slow because maybe more users were connected.
There's a limousine bus that will take you from Narita to Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT).
From TCAT Smile Nihombashi is not far, just take taxi.
12-year-olds (after graduating from elementary school) will be charged as adults.
So, you need to make a reservation for 2 rooms(2twin room or 1single+1triple room).
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$101 - $170 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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universe hotel chuo
LOCATION
JapanKantoTokyo PrefectureTokyoChuoGinza / Tokyo Nihonbashi / Tokyo Station / Ginza / Nihonbashi
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171
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Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and breakfast buffet.
Which room amenities are available at Smile Hotel Tokyo Nihombashi?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and a refrigerator.
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Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant during their stay.
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Yes, paid public parking nearby is available to guests.
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Yes, laundry service and self serve laundry are offered to guests.
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The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Japanese.