MAK家BLOG: Hotel in Ikebukuro (Hotel Hisoca Ikebukuro)

Many travelers may have a question - which area is better to stay when traveling to Tokyo?

I have travelled to Tokyo several times. Shinjuku was the area that I stayed before. Meanwhile, I will say it is good enough to stay in hotels along JR Yamanote Line because there are many sightseeing along this line. In other word, Shinjuku, Ueno, Shibuya or even, Kanda.....

For my last trip in Tokyo - I stayed in the hotel nearby station Ikebukuro. It was a very good experience. and the hotel is highly recommended.

"I wonder if I can stay here for 2 more days!"

My daughter was reluctant to check out from Hotel Hisoca.

HOTEL HISOCA is indeed a hotel that is comfortable and convenient. In this article, I would also like to share my experience of staying here for 5 days.

Ikebukuro is a large station, nearby the eastern gate of this station, there are a lot of shopping and entertainment centers.

From Hisoca Ikebukuro to Harry Potter - 25 min

to Disneyland - 65 min

to Shinjuku - 22 min

to Narita Airport - around 80 min

Hotel Hisoca is located at the southwest station entrance, where is a relatively quiet area.

Therefore, you can enjoy the transportation advantage as it is 3 minutes walk from hotel to station, but you can also have a good shopping and travel experience within the same area.

It is opposite to the Metropolitan Shopping Mall. The hotel is not very eye-catching. It took me a while to find it when I first came here.

The station exit suggested by google map is "Metropolitan direction"

(I don't think it is a good guideline as it was the first time I came to this station and this hotel. how can I know where is METROPOLITIAN Gate?)

Finally I found the hotel was nearby "Southwest Exit".

Hotel Lobby

The hotel's service counter is not operate for 24 hours, but there is a self-service check-in machine in the lobby.

There are no amenities preserved in the hotel room. Instead, you have to take them at the cabinet in the hotel lobby according to your needs.

For seven floors, 2F is lounge and rooms on other floors. There is no swimming pool or gym room, but it is also good to go for a morning jog near the residences in the western Ikebukuro.

This is a room for 4 persons with plenty of space for a family of four. The space is enough for 4 adults but there is a disadvantage - no windows.

Below is the video of room walkthrough:

There are USBs and multi charging cable at the bedside, which can meet different kinds of mobile phones.

There is a sofa enough for four people and a small dining table.

Smart TV - My son loved this as he could watch youtube.

The facilities in room are very good.

Another highlight in Hisoca is its restroom.

Bathtub with the function of jacuzzi, next to this is a separate steam room. This was the first time I saw in downtown hotel.

The bathtub that we can mostly find in resort hotel.

This room will become a sauna room full of stream once I turned on the sauna function.

The video of bathroom:

2F Lounge - coffee and drinks provided

The boardgame in lounge room can be brought to room for entrainment.

I have been very comfortable here for these five days. If I want to say the bad things about this hotel, there are probably two points: one is that there is no fitness room, and another is that all the windows cannot be opened, that's all.

- The End of hotel experience sharing -

Below are other sharing about Disney Sea Tokyo, The Making of Harry Potter and USJ Osaka:

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Disney Sea Tokyo 1 - Basic Information and Tips for your journey

https://patrickmakblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/disney-sea-tokyo-basic-information-and.html

Disney Sea Tokyo 2 - Busy First Half with Mobile Phone (Tower of Terror / Journey to the Center of the Earth / Rapunzel's Lantern Festival)

https://patrickmakblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/disney-sea-2-busy-first-half-with.html

Dinery Sea Tokyo 3 - Busy Second Half Having fun (Peter Pan / Toy Story Mania)

https://patrickmakblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/disney-sea-tokyo-3-busy-second-half.html#google_vignette

The Making of Harry Potter (Tokyo)

https://patrickmakblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/you-can-make-magic-making-of-harry.html

USJ Osaka 2023 - Trip