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Kimi RyokanvsAndon Ryokan
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Andon Ryokan ranks significantly higher than Kimi Ryokan. Andon Ryokan has a TripExpert Score of 83 with praise from 9 reviews including oyster.com, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Kimi Ryokan
Rough Guide
Insight Guides
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Frommer's
2-36-8 Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-0014
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Fax / photocopying
Rough Guide "A great value institution on Tokyo's budget scene and a good place to meet fellow travelers."
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Make sure you book well ahead.
Insight Guides "This homely ryokan is one of Tokyo’s best loved budget places with helpful English-speaking staff. It is very popular, so book in advance."
Lonely Planet "Easily one of the best budget ryokan in Tokyo, this convivial inn provides a welcoming base for travellers discovering the city." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Favored by budget travelers, this inn offers small, but immaculate, Japanese rooms. Bathing is communal. Friendly staff. Great value, so it’s best to book ahead."
Time Out "A ryokan that caters almost exclusively to foreign visitors, Kimi offers simple, small, Japanese-style rooms." Full review
Frommer's "This inexpensive Japanese-style inn has long been on the international radar as one of the best in Tokyo for its traditional details and up-to-date conveniences" Full review
Andon Ryokan Rough Guide
Concierge Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness Time Out
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
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2-34-10 Nihonzutsumi, Taito, Tokyo 111-0021
From $70/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Rough Guide "Creative types and clued-up travellers all gather at the Andon."
Concierge "Designed by an architecture professor from Tokyo's Waseda University, Andon offers friendly Japanese-style accommodation at very low rates."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"About 2km north of Asakusa in the Sanya area, the minimalist and modern Andon Ryokan is fabulously designed in form and function." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Enjoy the free tea and coffee here while taking in the compact design of this ultramodern ryokan."
Time Out "It bills itself as ‘Tokyo's first designer ryokan’, but you'd probably do better to think of Andon as a high-end backpacker hostel." Full review
OysterBudget
"Andon Ryokan is a very basic but clean budget hotel that's popular with young travelers and is conveniently located within walking distance of the subway." Full review
Travel + Leisure "An updated version of a traditional ryokan, this is a small inn with only 24 rooms--all filled with antiques hand-selected by the owner." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"Sleep on a futon in this modern take on a traditional ryokan inn, with budget rooms and friendly service in residential eastern Tokyo." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Not far from Ueno and Asakusa, it's a streamlined nod to traditional inns." Full review
Independent "In Taito – not far from sightseeing spots like Ueno and Asakusa – this ryokan (inn), aimed largely at non-Japanese travellers, has modest tatami mat guestrooms with futons"
