Visit Tokyo: Mimaru Tokyo Station East

Ever since our first stay in a Mimaru Apartment Hotel, I've been a fan.  While on our most recent visit to Tokyo, we decided to stay at Mimaru Tokyo Station East. 

We once again stayed in a 2-bedroom family suite, and although smaller than the other 2-bedroom family suites in other Mimaru locations that we've stayed it, it was still sufficient for our needs. 

One bedroom had 2 beds and a bunk bed.

The other bedroom had 2 beds.  The placement of the TV between the two doors was a little odd - I kept thinking the left side door would hit the TV, but fortunately that didn't happen during our stay.  

The washer was in one of bathrooms.

The seating area and dining table gave us extra space. 

The kitchen area was small, but adequate.  

The train station is just a 3-minute walk away, and there are several restaurants and konbinis nearby, including a 7-Eleven right at the entrance of the apartment hotel.  

I found that the hotel was located in more of a business-type area, so food and shopping options were not as abundant as other places we stayed at in Japan, but you could easily stroll around or Google Map restaurants and shops around the area.  

The staff was very friendly upon check-in.

The two bathrooms, kitchen area, and especially the washer and dryer make us fans of Mimaru.  

Mimaru Tokyo Station East

Japan, 〒104-0032 Tokyo

Chuo City, Hatchobori, 1 Chome−12−8 ＥＡＳＴ２階

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Visit Japan: Mimaru Tokyo Ikebukuro

When planning our visit to Tokyo last year, I discovered our go-to hotel underwent renovations, and they no longer had a triple / double connecting room that was suitable for our family of 5.  After searching online, I discovered the Mimaru brand of aparthotels, which turned out to be ideal.

They have various room configurations as well as themed rooms in each hotel throughout Japan.  We got a 2-bedroom family suite at the Mimaru Tokyo Ikebukuro. 

Our room had a mini kitchen, living and dining area, a room with 4 beds (2 floor, 2 bunk), another room with 2 beds, and 2 full baths (water closets separate from the shower).  It was still small compared to 2 bedroom suites in the US, but I loved that we were in a single suite and there were separate bathrooms.  

They provide hand soap in the kitchen and bathrooms, as well as detergent.  The AC cooled us off nicely during the summer heat! 

There was also a combo washer and dryer in the room, which is ideal for very small loads.  We ended up trying to use it, but it would take hours to dry, and ultimately we went to the laundry room, which also had a lounge area and manga library, to do laundry.

The hotel was ideally located - just a 9-minute walk from the train station, and Family Mart was literally just steps away (numerous other konbini were also nearby, as well as great shopping and eateries).

Check-in hours are only available until a certain time, after which a security guard will conduct the check-in process.

We stayed at Mimaru Tokyo Ikebukuro twice last year, and would definitely stay there again.

The employees were super friendly and we had no problems communicating (they did use a translating machine when necessary). 

Highly recommend Mimaru for families!

Mimaru Tokyo Ikebukuro
2 Chome-61-1 Ikebukuro

Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0014, Japan

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