Hotel Review - Keihan Hotel Tokyo

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The Keihan Hotel at Asakusa is a fairly new hotel. It is part of the Keihan chain of hotels.

It is a nine-minute walk from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line, the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, or the Tobu Isesaki Line. Alternatively, a seven-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.

The rooms are typically small as per Tokyo standards with modern amenities. Our room was a semi double room (14 sq metre), which means a semi double bed - slightly smaller than a regular Queen size bed. There were the standard room facilities: LCD TV with Japanese channels, small writing desk and chair, small refrigerator, humidifier machine, trouble press and very narrow closet.

The very clean bathroom, though small, has the customary high tech toilet, shower within bath tub, set of bathroom amenities like shower gel, shampoo, hair dryer, toothbrushes.

The hotel reception is on the second floor and have some English speaking staff. Also on the second floor is a free-to-use washing machine and dryer. Pay only ¥100 for a small pack of detergent. Caution - it took me one hour to wash my clothes (medium cycle) and another one hour for the dryer to dry them.

Also on the second floor - two internet PCs for free use by hotel guests.

Hotel Keihan Asakusa is in a good area for tourists to be based as it's within walking distance to Senjoji temple. Many mini marts and affordable restaurants are within walking distance of the hotel.