Anshin Oyado Akihabara Denkigaiten

The best capsule hotel I have been to so far. I stayed one week and needed a base to explore Tokyo (city and one-day trips, since it was my second time in Japan). Main +: - all included and free of charge: breakfast (rice with curry) and cofee, rice with seasonings and drinks all day long, alcohol at night - traditional onsen (hot spring) with traditional showers and sauna, this is really a huge plus - lovely common room you can use with manga to read, a massage chair and television - everyday fresh towels and yukata I have to say that it really made me live the Tokyo experience I travelled with a big luggage (the classic 23kg suitcase). It will not fit the locker, but DO NOT worry. There is another section where you can lock you luggage separated from the changing area. What I did is: the first day I took out from the big luggage everything that I needed and stored in the locker, while leaving the big luggage in a separated area. (This is a capsule hotel - of course privacy will be limited)

This place was a dream -- easily the highlight of my four-night stay in Tokyo. It's situated precisely in the center of Akihabara, right near the station which gives you easy access to everything. It's surrounded in nice places to eat, and nerdy stores you can get lost in for hours. You can lock up your luggage with a provided padlock and in a provided locker, you have a provided hotel robe, etc., like at an onsen, and of course there is an indoor onsen which is very enjoyable and not too busy, easy to use any time of the day or night. I find the mist sauna easier to enjoy for longer than the average sauna, since it's got high-humidity and reasonable-temperature, so it doesn't feel like your hair, etc., heats up too much, or like you need to get out after a while. The onsen part is very hot so it takes a little getting used to, but it's very pleasant. The shower facilities are nicer than average, with lots and lots of included amenities and different shampoo and conditioner options, disposable razors, various stuff, etc. Finally, there's Level Two, which is ABSOLUTELY BURSTING with nice, free amenities I haven't seen anywhere else: you get free mango lassi and curry dishes in the morning, there's free rice dishes any time, you can grab miso soup or a vegetable soup, etc., there's a comics library (in Japanese), a set of massage chairs, and TV viewing area (plus TVs in the capsules), and other extras like a smoking room and even a free alcohol bar to sample local booze and hard liquor, as a nightcap before bed. The staff were extremely helpful, and will hold your larger luggage and wheel it out when necessary, so you can sorta stash the big stuff with them, stick the day to day essentials in your locker, and keep the little things like toiletries handy in your capsule (which has a convenient little shelf and some storage).

Excellent location right near the train station in a part of the city that demands spending a little time. It is a capsule hotel, yes, but it's definitely what you could consider a more elevated version. The actual capsules are relatively large and the on site facilities for bathing and taking meals are a major bonus. If you've never stayed in a capsule hotel but have been curious about it, this is easily the place to book yourself into.

The place is very close to the train station and main stores you would want to visit in Akihabara. With close train station, I was going all around Tokyo very easily. Facility was clean like my previous visit and you see staff working hard to ensure the place is kept clean. Keep in mind that this is a capsule hotel and not a hotel with your own room. This is my main stay as solo traveler with light personal belongings and have stayed here few times and will come back again.

The hotel is located practically in the middle of Akihabara's Electric Town, so all the sights and sounds are easily walkable. The hotel also offered far more amenities than I was expecting. Free shaving supplies, toothbrush/toothpaste, free alcohol, free curry rice, etc. The bath was also quite nice and the other patrons seemed generally aware of Japanese bath etiquette. They had cable locks for luggage that wouldn't fit in the locker. My Wandrd Hexad Duffel barely fit in the locker, so my rolling carry-on needed to be secured with the cable lock. These are located centrally on the room floors, not near the capsules. They did have extra lockers above the regular ones, which was great since I was traveling in the winter and had my jacket. The capsules fit me fine (6'/183 cm) and were quite comfortable as well.