Wakoshi Tobu Hotel

Clean and comfortable room. Excellent shower. Queen size bed was wonderful and much appreciated. Pajamas were perfect. There’s a grocery store across the station that had more selection than the one in the station. Bakery below has delicious coffee and pastries. The salad looked good too. The Uniqlo below the hotel was a nice surprise. Short ride to visit Kawagoe. Be sure to get the all day bus ticket from the information booth in the station for 400¥.

Good hotel, it's located on the 4th floor of the Equia Premie building so for those confused at first when leaving the station and following the signs, you need to use the elevator. Equia Premie has a few nice places to do some shopping and eat. You could go to the 2nd floor through the very same elevator connected to the Tobu hotel and go shopping inside uniqlo and immediately get back to drop it off for example. There is a nice bakery on the ground floor if you miss eating bread, it probably gets the craving done. The coin laundry as well as the vending machines inside the hotels can all be paid with IC cards so if you made the good decision to buy a suica/pasmo etc. you do not need to bring 100 yen coins, big plus as this is absolutely not the standard in most hotelsI have been in so far. Be sure to bring a power socket converter though, this hotel only has japan power outlets. Wifi speeds are pretty decent. I capped at around 90Mbps. The area itself isn't that exciting for most people, but Wakoshi is fairly well connected and you could get back to Ikebukuro in about 20-30 minutes, so if you plan to stick around that part of Tokyo this hotel isn't a bad option at all. Small warning to those interested to see the shibazakura in Chichibu also located in Saitama: you will in fact be told to go through Ikebukuro to get there despite both Chichibu and Wako being both in Saitama prefecture.

The property was clean and easy to find. It’s attached to the subway, which is convenient, as well as a supermarket and bakery, which are both delicious options. There’s a pharmacy across the path and a Family Mart on the way to the subway. The room itself was small, as standard in Japan; however, the pressure in the shower is probably some of the best pressure I’ve ever had in any hotel. I felt safe and the hotel staff was friendly.

staff were very friendly and they understand English well, which was great for us. The location is really easy for us to travel into the centre of Tokyo cause it's right above the station. The hotel was nice and they had free coffee in the lobby. They had the coin laundry which was great for us.

Wakoshi Tobu is a pleasant hotel on the suburb of Tokyo, directly next to the metro and railroad stops. Great access but expect Downtown Tokyo to travel 40-50 minutes. The room is pleasant and well equipped, cleaned every day and slightly more spacious than average Japanese hotel rooms where you are not able to open larger suitcase. The staff is kind and helpful and there are many shops and restaurants nearby.