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See why so many travellers make Hotel New Star Ikebukuro their hotel of choice when visiting Toshima. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a budget friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for travellers like you.
Rooms at Hotel New Star Ikebukuro provide air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a desk, and guests can stay connected with free wifi.
In addition, while staying at Hotel New Star Ikebukuro guests have access to 24 hour front desk, 24 hour check-in, and baggage storage. Need a place to park? Parking is available at Hotel New Star Ikebukuro.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Ikebukuro West Entrance Mosaiculture Enchan (0.2 mi) and Ikefukurou Statue (0.3 mi), guests of Hotel New Star Ikebukuro can easily experience some of Toshima's most well known attractions.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the cafes, including Butler Cafe Swallowtail, maidreamin Ikebukuro Sunshine Street Shop, and MILKY WAY, all of which are a short distance from Hotel New Star Ikebukuro.
Toshima is also known for some great gardens, including Mejiro Garden and Hanano Rakuen Garden, which are not too far from Hotel New Star Ikebukuro.
We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Hotel New Star Ikebukuro as you experience all of the things Toshima has to offer.
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HOTEL STYLE
Classic
Budget
Languages Spoken
Japanese
Location
2-61-6 Ikebukuro, Toshima 171-0014 Tokyo Prefecture
Name/address in local language
Hotel New Star Ikebukuro
3.2 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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This is a great hotel for the budget minded traveler. Rooms are very convenient for a solo traveler, about 8' x 15' (120 sq ft). Not comfortable for couples but it fits the bill for a solo traveler. Price was excellent, since I booked 3 months earlier I got a good price for my 6 night stay (under $47 a night, including all taxes and fees), one of the better rates for the area and better than staying at a hostel IMHO (you get your own private room and bathroom).
The hotel is close to the Ikebukuro Train station, a comfortable 10 minute walk. There is a bus stop for the Haneda airport limousine bus right across the street from the Train station so easy to roll your luggage to and from the hotel. There is a Lawson's downstairs, a Family Mart, liquor store and a pet store right across the street. A number of eateries in the area including a KFC and McD's near the train station, a Don Quiote close to the Train station (another bigger one on the eastern side of the train station). Area lighting isn't that bright at night so can seem a little dark near the hotel but I always felt safe walking from the train station at night.
There aren't many amenities in the hotel and room but I don't expect much from a budget hotel, basically just a safe, secure place to stay for the night. The room contains a fridge, tv, hair dryer, standard bathroom with toilet/bidet. 24 hour front desk, you have to drop off your room key at the front desk whenever you leave the hotel. The TV had the usual Japanese channels. Wifi wasn't that great, off hours/late night it was strong but during the day and evening it wasn't strong and sometimes dropped you. Check in was at 3 pm but you can leave your bags and they will put a net around the bags to hold it until you check in. Same thing after check out.
They offer a simple breakfast for around $5 but I found it easier to just pick up something from Lawsons downstairs.
Use the back door to get to the train station. That street takes you directly to the area near the Ikebukuro Train station. From the train station, look for the KFC and go up that street to get to the back door of the hotel. The back door hotel sign isn't very visible so make sure you know how the back side looks like before using it or else you may get confused or lost.
I would stay here again and would recommend this hotel to solo travelers on a budget.
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Date of stay: October 2018
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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A cost friendly hotel with good amenities for solo travellers. Very convenient, quiet area and easy to find as the place is nearby all areas such as shopping districts, restaurants, Metro Stations and more in ikebukuru. The rooms are so clean with complete service though a bit tiny, good for single occupant, but still my 2 days stay is great considering the location is perfect.
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Date of stay: August 2018
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Best locations, Rooms are quiet for sleeping and customer service is excellent.
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+ really friendly staff + really clean + every day new towels etc + comfy bed - lot's of pillows upon request + great location + washing possibilities
- pretty old
Overall we really felt at home there. Yes it was old and not on the newest updates but we had everything we needed. For that price we would go again!
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Date of stay: November 2019
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Not sure if this hotel is under new management or what, but words cannot describe what an awful experience we had here. We were recommended this hotel by someone who had stayed previously. What we found was a far cry from what we were described. This hotel is dirty from top to bottom. There is no excuse for it. More importantly it's unsafe. There is mold growing a foot high in the rooms. We had a very large group (15 people) and so we got put all over the hotel. Almost everyone of our 7 hotel rooms had mold growing in the showers and the walls of the entrance halls. And three of the had mold up the walls next to the beds. there was grime on the walls and doors. Disgusting! I'm attaching photos to this review. Also, on a slightly less gross note, the staff is surly and the common areas, including where breakfast is made in the morning, are also dirty. It's in a nice neighborhood, but the hike to the train is just that and good luck finding the laundry mat if you need it (i think the hid it on purpose).
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Date of stay: December 2011
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
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This hotel is located in Ikebukuro, north east of Tokyo. Some staff speaks English. It looks like it’s a family run business. Breakfast is a choice between western or Japanese. Unfortunately, it’s almost the same menu everyday. The rooms not extremely small as I had initially feared but at a reasonable size. There is an elevator in the hotel. Check in is 3pm while check out is 12pm. The ladies who clean your rooms are extremely polite. The toilets come with those butt spray gadgets. There is a large wide screen LCD TV in every room. All channels are in Japanese. 2 adults only channels which you have to pay if you want to watch more than the 5 seconds auto preview. There is no safe nor is there a DVD player. There is a coin operated washing machine and dryer at the back of the hotel. Japanese pyjamas are provided daily. There is a small fridge under the table, a telephone and a hot cup water heater. The air conditioning can also act as a heater during winter. The rooms with the best view are the twin rooms. The internet requires you to use a LAN cable but there is also wireless internet which requires some configurations. There is a large convenience store right next door to the hotel and a hardware store a few blocks away. There are many places to eat here such as KFC and McDonalds. I recommend First Kitchen which is opposite KFC because it is less crowded there and the fries are fantastic. The location of this hotel is not too near or too far from the JR Ikebukuro station. It’s about a 5 minute walk. My advice when in Tokyo is to always stay in a major city so that you can enjoy the express trains like the Saikyo lines. Avoid staying in Shinjuku and Shibuya which is way too crowded and uncomfortable for some people. Ikebukuro is more manageable and less madness.
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Date of stay: April 2008
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Ikebukuro is a busy place with a big station but not as manic as Shinjuku and cheaper. This hotel is a five minute walk from the station and is close to shops cafes bars etc. Rooms are small but adequate - beds were OK and the shower good It was cleaned everyday and towels changed. The manager was quiet and said little but the young staff were pleasant helpful and spoke some English. Western breakfast was no more than ok but I'd eat out if I were there again. Wifi in rooms was OK as well.
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Date of stay: August 2016Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We stayed at New Hotel Ikebukuro for 2 nights. The first impression of this hotel was so small. The lobby was small, both lifts were small and the room was surprisingly slightly bigger than some other hotel we stayed during our 14 days trip.
All basis amenities were provided and even the "kettle" was a small metal cup warmer. We ended up buying our own water at the convenient stores next to the hotel.
Washing machine and dryer were located at level 1 at the parking lot at the back of the hotel. We were given washing powder free from the reception counter. They even provided breakfast at yen500 which we didn't have the time to try it. But it smelled really good.
We got to the hotel by using the metro exit 9 using the lift due to our two big luggages. The hotel was 2 traffic lights down the street with a lot of shops and eateries around the area.
It was a very convenient location with a lot of shopping mall around areas. We will consider this hotel again if we do visit ikebukuro.
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Date of stay: May 2016Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The hotel is very close to the Ikebukuro station. The rooms and bathrooms are very tiny. It's pretty clean and the hotel staff is quite nice. Free breakfast is also provided, Western and Japanese style--both are pretty good
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Date of stay: May 2014
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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Pros: -5-10 minutes walk to JR station ( take the back door is actually closer). Shopping area is on the other side of the JR station which is also a 5-10 minutes walk from the hotel. -There's a 24-hour convenient store right at downstairs of the hotel! Cons: -Super tiny!! :( My bf is 6ft 2 and he had to bend his body a little bit to go through the room door. Also, he is taller than the bed so he couldn't sleep straight. The bathroom is the size of two regular public toilet stalls. We both had to turned our bodies a little bit sideway to poop, or else the door can't be closed. I assume that the size of the room is smaller than the other hotel in Tokyo since I stayed in another hotel in Shinjuku before. - The room is outdated. Wifi is extremely slow and maybe can't be connected. - I can see some dust on top of the hairdryer. Also, I am not sure is that only us on this. We both had rashes after staying for 4 nights.
Overall: The room was definitely not designed for two people. You won't feel comfortable to stay in a tiny room like this,however, it's convenient. It just depends on your purpose of staying in Tokyo. For me, I have to consider if I will stay here again.
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Date of stay: August 2017Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This is an average hotel located in Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Our room was nice and clean, and the hotel has a washing mashine you can use as well. The hotel is close to shopping, restaurants and Ikebukuro station - which makes it easy to get around.
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Date of stay: May 2017Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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