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Ace Inn Shinjuku Reviews

5-2 Katamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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77%Overall Rating

From 67 ratings
  • 74%Character
  • 75%Security
  • 84%Location
  • 82%Staff
  • 71%Atmosphere
  • 77%Cleanliness

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83%

I was looking for a capsule hotel experience but didn't quite find one. I would recommend staying at a capsule hotel if that's what you're looking for. The staff are super friendly and helpful though, they really take care of you. It was a little pricier then some of the other hostels and didn't really offer more for the price. It was pretty clean and for Tokyo still a cheap pad for the night. Not a lot going around the hostel but very close to the metro so still convenient.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • All Male Group 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for staying ACE INN. Your comment has really encouraged us a lot. We try to be nice as always be!! Thank you.

100%

Had a great stay because the staff are fantastic!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for staying ACE INN. Your comment has really encouraged us a lot. We try to be nice as always be!! Thank you. Yusuke

100%

If the 100yen/10min shower can be 50yen/5min shower would be great.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for staying ACE INN. You came to Tokyo for the marathon but I bet you've had a lot more experience. Please come visit us again next year !! Thank you. Yusuke

67%

The beds at the 10th floor are as hard as it gets, like sleeping on the floor, so be carefull to take the capsules. Hostel team very nice and english speaking.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Thomas, Thank you for staying with us the other day. I'm so sorry that you didn't like the beds up on the 10th floor. I understand the beds are high-quality ones and am afraid they are a little too hard for you foreign tourists. I do hope you will come and stay with us again soon. Best regards.

50%

Cons: No lockers in the dorms (my globes, hat and scarf were stolen the first night). You have to pay to take shower. In the dorms there is a skylight that cannot be blocked, so the room is totally bright since 5am. Pros: Perfect English, very helpful staff, very close to subway.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 08 Feb 2012
  • obsonline7723
  • Argentina
  • Male 25-30
  • (14 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Leandro Gaston Maraquia, Thank you for your stay with us the other day and your comment. I understand it doesn't come with a locker on the 10th floor, however please feel free to leave anything at the front desk next time. Anyway we are sorry for the inconvenience we gave you. We do hope you will visit and see us again soon. Best regards.

77%

bit expensive and beds were really bad, was like sleeping on the floor...maybe a bit harder!

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Igor, Thank you for your stay the other day and your comment. And we are sorry for the inconvenience we gave you. Concerning the matresses we use here are made by \Bridgestone which is very famous Japanese company and should be quite comfortable. However I'm afraid it might be a little harder for foreign tourists. we do hope you will visit and see us again soon. Best regards.

70%

Good location, friendly staff, "capsule" experience was good. However, I found the curfew thing (from 2AM-4:30AM) a bit annoying. Of course I understand the security reason but if you don't want to party all night long in Shinjuku...Additionally, I would add a plug in the capsule to charge the electronic devise. I wasn't comfortable to leave my iPhone charging where everybody could just grab it and leave.The 100-Yen shower is not a problem in my opinion (time limit when 4 showers for 80people)!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Jan 2012
  • Fonzarelly
  • Switzerland
  • Male 25-30
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Adrien, Thank you for your valuable comment. Next time please come to the front desk when you need to charge your electronic appliances. We hope you will come and stay with us again soon. Best regards.

70%

the hostel was decent, although the common room needed to be cleaned and there were no lockers in the dorm. the guy at the front desk was helpful and gave me good directions and suggestions. when i tried to use the wifi before heading to the airport it was off and the woman at reception told me that it wasn't on that early in the morning (it was like 7 or 8 am, not really that early). it's very convenient to the subway and getting to shinjuku.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Deqr Victoria, Thank you for your valuable comment. Actually we are going to remodel the common room on the 9th floor so that you can feel comfortable. Please come and stay with us soon again in the near future. Best regards.

93%

great place to stay, good social atmosphere and location for most of tokyo highlights

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dear Nadia, Thank you for your great comment. I hope you will come and stay with us again soon. Best regards.

73%

Good hostel. 2min from train station. Quiet area but lots of food/shops around. Good facilities. 10th floor (beds) very basic. The modular beds looked alot better and more private to stay in.

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Dear Jade, Thank you for your valuable comment. I do hope you will come and stay with us again soon in the near future. Best regards.

37%

This hostel is really horrible. It's just a big building with little character. No kitchen to speak of. The common room is on the 9th floor and is filthy, like the rest of the place, accept the reception. Really hard to socialise, the top floor is a 10 bed dorm with no lockers or even a key to the door, it's just open all the time. The lift is really old and you can't use the stairs between any of the floors so you're forced to wait for the lift all the time. Paying for showers is a joke!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 18-24
  • (8 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
sincerely thanks for your staying and your assesment to us. we will try our best to improve and let you be satisfied with our hotel. gen ace inn shinjuku

70%

Good location on the west side of Tokyo, while most other hostels are over near Asakusa. Its a big hostel, and as a result it loses some of the charm the smaller places have, but the staff are very friendly and courteous. I stayed in the capsule/cabin style beds for the first 5 nights, and these were comfortable and quiet. Toilet facilities on this level were also good. the 100yen/10min shower system works, you can almost shower whenever you want because people use it efficiently.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


70%

The staff is nice but doesn't speak french... There was a lot of noice in the dormitory, people didn't respect the others. Bed are not very comfortable. We must pay 100yens for take a shower! We can't cook, the kitchen is very small and there is no stove. Japanese room is not separated from the dormitory.


70%

very good value for money. a true backpackers hostel where the character of the residents not the cleanliness or the staff make the accommodation.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


73%

You should keep more clean the common area. The location is excelent!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Mexico
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


90%

Best location in Tokyo and large common room so you're guaranteed to meet new friends. We had a great time, thank you.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Mixed Group 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


87%

The location is the best thing about this hostel. It's 2 stops on the subway from Shinjuku, and only a 2 minute walk from the hostel to the subway station. Otherwise it's clean, quiet, has all the facilities, and the common area is a nice place to chill out and meet other travellers.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


73%

This hotel is located within walking distance of Shinjuku, which puts you right in the centre of the action. You can even continue walking to Harajuku and Shibuya. Access to both subways and JR is great, so transportation should be a breeze. The dorm is located at the top floor of this hotel (10th I think), it looks to be a former penthouse apartment deprived of all its glory and stacked with beds. A bit strange and very basic (+ cold in winter). Coin operated showers in the basement.

  • Globetrotter
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Norway
  • Male 25-30
  • (28 reviews)


67%

Need to paid separately for bathing, cloth washing & drying. Located quite far (about 30 minutes walk) from Shinjuku main station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Malaysia
  • Male 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


60%

I thought this hostel was not so well situated and definitely pricey for what it has to offer. The capsule was tiny, the toilets not so clean, you have to pay for showers, common room is very run down. One should check all better opportunities before considering this place.

  • Globetrotter
  • 10 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 25-30
  • (23 reviews)


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