Shibuya Hotel En (formerly known as
Shibuya City Hotel)
sits in a prime location in
Shibuya: it just a 10 minute or so walk from the
Shibuya Train Station and is right smack in the center of all that food and shopping. The hotel was recently renovated in
February 2016, and offers comfortable rooms with free Wi-Fi. There are a total of 55 rooms.
I stumbled across
Shibuya Hotel En online while desperately trying to look for an alternative to my
Tokyo AirBnb (horror) apartment and instantly made a booking online via the hotel’s website. [
Read about my Tokyo Airbnb Apartment Review here]
The booking process was straight forward and simple as the site was in English. At the time they were having a promotion for their soft-opening. As it is a last minute booking, the room that I wanted was not available and I went with the next available best option which only had a king sized bed. Once the booking was made, an email confirmation was sent.
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| The promotion |
Getting to
Shibuya Hotel En from the
Tokyo Airbnb Apartment was relatively easy (if you count the small slope leading to the main street), just a 3-5 minute walk away. The signage for
Shibuya Hotel En is a little inconspicuous so it might be better to orientate yourself using
Bunkamura (with has a rather prominent
FamilyMart around the corner) as your landmark.
Upon checking in, I was pleasantly surprised when we were upgraded to a
Factory Modern Twin Comfort with two nice big and comfy beds! The room was a stark comparison to the
AirBnb Apartment: it was brighter, cleaner, more spacious and definitely more comfortable.
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| Our Factory Modern Twin Comfort Room |
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| The room was located on the 6th floor. |
The beds were clean and comfortable; most importantly bed bug and odor free! The pillows were a bliss (not too soft and flat). Being tucked under the covers and watching the TV couldn’t have been more enjoyable!
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| Every angle of the comfortable beds |
Although the bathroom is surrounded by glass panels, there are blinds which you can draw down. One of the coolest things about the bathroom would be the heated bidet white throne! Oh, and did I mention than the white throne has a perfect angle of the TV, so if you draw the blinds up you can enjoy your entertainment while doing your ‘business’.
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| The work desk and nice big TV |
Bottled water is complimentary and replenished daily along with the tea and coffee bags. The mini fridge was also well stocked, but we mainly used it to store our drinks and sandwiches that we bought from the nearby
FamilyMart.
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| The safe, mini fridge, kettle, tea bags etc... |
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| Decaf Coffee Drip Bag |
Given how advanced
Japan is supposed to be and technology commonly used in hotels, it was a bit surprising to learn that
Shibuya Hotel En was little old-school: there are not card key but actual keys are used. Each time we left the hotel, we had to deposit our room key at the counter and get it back from the counter when we returned back. Regardless, housekeeping does a good job in keeping the rooms clean and tidy: replenishment of the amenities and the replacement of the towels were done to the T.
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| The room key |
Tip: Each floor of Shibuya Hotel En has a different theme, and this would be one hotel I would definitely want to stay again in the future!
Highly Recommended: If you want to be right smack in the center of the action in
Shibuya and easy access to the train – food, shopping and transport are not an issue. Moreover,
Shibuya Hotel En is pretty price competitive with the other hotels within the vicinity and would definitely be your money’s worth (especially when there is a promotion). The staff might not be very proficient in English, but the level of professionalism was commendable.
If you are planning to catch the airport limousine back to either
Narita or
Haneda Airport, you can walk to
Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu (which is near the
Shibuya Station) to catch the limousine bus to the airport for a fee.
The price, while a little on the high side, is still cheaper than the bigger hotel chains in the area. Do check out the
hotel's website for promotions, or online for more price competitive deals for the same place.
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