APA Hotel Akihabara Suehirocho Ekimae

Suprisingly nice.

Very nice breakfast buffet

I liked it a lot

Convenient location, with helpful staff

Since my last stay in Japan 10 years ago, I've seen many of this APA chain pop up on Hotels.com and wondered what they'd be like. Well, now I'm a fan. Yes the rooms are compact but that's typical for Tokyo. Professional, courteous, efficient staff. Very comfy linens. Drinkable tap water a plus. This area is amazing and this particular hotel is right in the thick of it. Only downside is the air conditioning is central, you can't control it. I had a room where the window wouldn't open so I switched to one that did, the circulation was nice but it got noisy overnight. It may be advisable to buy a fan to overcome this, and fortunately there are plenty of places in this area to find them at good prices. Closest train stop is Suehirocho, half a block away, and this was very convenient.

The hotel is close to a lot of different type of shops

Everything was perfect for my trip

Hotel is the perfect spot right in the middle of Akihabara's main strip. Plenty of great dining and shopping places in the immediate vicinity. Hotel lobby is a little squished, but otherwise very safe and clean place to stay

Convenient location with numerous stores and restaurants, walkable to Ueno park and Imperial Palace

A lot of plea es to go and enjoy. The barest metro and train are very well conectes to everything. I enjoyed the area and the connections.

Best location in Akihabara

Excellent and accommodating at all times ! Thank you staff for your smiles and warm assistance

Place was very clean like all of Japan. Staff was very friendly. Place is on the street where all the shopping takes place. Now the bad.. I woke up sweating in the middle of the night, and spent 5 minutes just messing with the A/C controls trying to get it to turn to “cool” mode. After giving up, I called the front desk and explained the situation and their response was, oh yea, when it’s cold out then the hotel’s system only allows heating or off, when it’s hot out, the system only allows cool or off. I asked if the windows open and they responded “you can try and if it doesn’t open then you can’t open it” (it did not btw). I asked well what can I do? It’s hot in the room, I’m drenched in sweat and I can’t fall asleep like this. That’s when I was told to open the halfway for it to cool down. Now it’s very safe in the area but I still will not leave my door open as I sleep. Again this is probably the training the staff received and the reality of the situation but not being able to control when my A/C is on (heat or cool) is a dealbreaker. Additionally, there are 14 floors in this hotel, yet only 2 washers and 2 dryers for the whole building that are located in the lobby of the building.. needless to say, I couldn’t even get in to wash my clothes. P.S. I’ve stayed at 2 other hotels and this was not an issue there.

Good area

Very clean and quick check-in; very close to subway. Excellent service!

Great breakfast

The space is perfect for the two of us traveling. The room is very very small FYI. Elevator takes forever because they are so many floors. Other than that, it is a nice hotel due to its convenience to everything.

All of the staff were incredibly kind, considerate, helpful and pleasant to deal with. My room was consistently kept clean when requested and plenty of necessities were provided daily. Overall, this was one of the best hotel stays I've had.

even though the room space is so small. the services such as the hotel staff were excellent in services, and they did not look down on us because we are Asians, the supplies like coffee, toothpaste, etc were abundant. these makes up for the small bed room. the location is excellent, its near the station, shopping areas like 24 hours don quijote, restaurants, electronic stores, etc the food is also very good, however, my only comment is its the same every day no variations. we stayed for 5 days so on the 4th and 5th day we were not looking forward to eat breakfast. the price is competitive. tourists on a budget like us can afford it. lastly, i wonder if APA will maybe consider their laundry facility. they have 2 washing & dryer machines but I dont think its working great.

Solo male. Everything works. Quiet. Nice infrastructure. Feels new and modern. Bed comfortable. Close to Metro. Size standard for Tokyo hotels. No complaints at all. Recommended.