Taito Ryokan

We spent 3 nights here and it was the worst place we stayed in during our trip to Japan. Please see the pictures and decide for yourself. This place is dirty and the building is not well maintained. We stayed at other ryokans that were renovated and clean. This place was anything but clean. The dirty walls, stain on the glass doors, peeling wood off the ceiling in our room was noticeable since the beginning. There are living cockroaches in the hostel. Old sheets and bedding that had changed color and made me wonder if they were properly washed. Old beanbag pillows which were not comfortable. We instead rolled clothing under our heads to sleep. The shower rooms were in bad condition and terribly dirty. There was a number of soap, shampoo and conditioners left from previous guests and the manager provided those to us to use. All 20 residents shared two small garbage bins located in the hall rather than individual ones in every room. The hostel seems to be predominantly for male travelers. We happened to have a group of male travellers above us who liked to party until late at night and left us restless. During our stay, there was 3 females including myself out of 20 travellers which made it feel like a male dormitory as everyone shared total of 4bathrooms and two showers in the hostel. The privacy of our room was affected by the gap beside the entrance door so the inside of our room was visible from the outside (see picture). There was a shared kettle, teaspoons (no other cultery), handful of cups, instant coffee and tea in the common room. A mini fridge was shared among all 20 travellers. Towels were available for an extra cost (100yen for two). Currently (May/2024), there are two new construction sites by the hostel that start working by 8am and the construction noise is very loud. One site is right beside the hostel and one is located the opposite side from the hostel. Hope future guests read this information and make an informed decision.

Ich bin überaus froh, dass ich das TokyoRyokan gefunden habe. Es ist sehr gut gelegen in einer ruhigen Straße im beliebten Asakusa-Viertel (Bezirk Taitō). In unmittelbarer Nähe gibt es öffentliche Verkehrsmittel, kleine Geschäfte und gute Restaurants. Ich mietete das ganze kleine Ryokan und wohnte im Erdgeschoss im Aufenthaltsraum, in der Nähe von Badezimmer und Toilette. Dieses Zimmer ist sehr angenehm, im japanischen Stil eingerichtet, und sehr gemütlich. Ich habe absolut nichts vermisst. Besonders schön war die Aufmerksamkeit, freundliche Sympathie und Fürsorge, die der Gastgeber Kenichi-san zeigte, schon im Vorfeld per Mail-Kontakt und dann während meines viertägigen Aufenthalts im TokyoRyokan. Die Unterstützung bei dem vielleicht ungewöhnlichen Thema, das mich interessiert, war unglaublich. Dafür bin ich Kenichi-san sehr dankbar.

タイムスリップ感満載のお宿です。お値段も安く長期滞在に良さそうです。お掃除もきちんとされていて、何より窓や戸のデザインがひとつひとつ違うので見てて飽きないです。修理できないものが多くて大変だと管理人の方（経営されてる方？）が言われるのも納得です。 アメニティは少ないので、リンスと歯ブラシ、パジャマは準備必須です。 通りを行く人々の様子を窓辺から感じられるのも又よし。昔は家の外と中が近かったなぁとノスタルジーにひたりながら畳に布団で熟睡しました。

レトロな建物が素晴らしい。古いけどとても清潔に保たれていました。また泊まりたいです。

最近では希少な日本式の旅館です、ジャパニズムあふれるシンプルな施設です。

昭和の風情が今に残る旅館です。お手軽に日本情緒を楽しめます、外国人のチープシックな旅にはピッタリです。

純日本的な旅館です、外国人にも人気のスポットです。

コスパと内容で考えると「非常に満足」でした。

昔ながらの商人宿と言った風情がとても良かったです。 宿賃もリーズナブルで昭和を楽しみたい人にはお勧めです。