Accommodation in Japan - Tokyo

I have stayed at 4 locations around Tokyo - 3 Hotels Yaesu Terminal Hotel, Hotel Kazusaya and Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro AND a week long stay at Asakusa Weekly Mansion

The Selling Point of the Accomodations is:
1)The nearest station is a JR Station, additional cost was not incurred to get there.

Here's the ranking for the hotels, 1 being one that I will likely stay in when I return to Tokyo.
1) Hotel Kazusaya
2) Yaesu Terminal Hotel
3) Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro(I will never return to this Hotel)


A)Evaluation Criteria - COST (3 Pax)
2) Hotel Kazusaya - Y13200-$16500 *Weekends have higher charge
3) Yaesu Terminal Hotel - above Y16500
1) Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro - Y12000
In terms of cost Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro is definitely the cheapest!

However if you pay Y1200 more, 1) you will get a toilet with a working butt washer(I have stayed in two rooms at Sakura Hotel and both of the butt washers did not work.), clean white walls (Sakura Room Walls reminded me of a school classroom, which had shoe and soccer ball prints on them!) and free newspaper!

Some readers may feel that they won't mind forgoing the perks above just to save Y1200, which they can spend on more useful means! That was why I also came up with another evaluation criteria.

B) Evaluation Criteria - Convenience
1) Hotel Kazusaya - Shin Nihombashi
2) Yaesu Terminal Hotel - Tokyo
3) Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro - Ikebukuro

Time Taken to move baggage from Station to Hotel
1) Hotel Kazusaya - 5 Mins
2) Yaesu Terminal Hotel - 15 Mins
3) Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro - 15 Mins
This factor should be taken into consideration especially for travellers with huge bags.

Do note that Ikebukuro Station is an extremely crowded station. During peak periods, travellers with large luggages might face slight inconvenience trying to get on the trains.

It takes around 20-30mins to get from Tokyo Station to Ikebukuro Station, therefore do factor the travelling time into account when you book the bullet train tickets leaving from Tokyo Station. Shinjuku Station is a Bullet Train Stop for some of the routes. If you are staying at Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro, you might want to consider boarding the train from Shinjuku instead of Tokyo.

If you are planning to stay in Tokyo for a week (7D,6N), you might want to consider renting a weekly mansion instead. The advantage is that you won't feel like a "caged bird"!