Staff was very friendly and spoke a little english. The hotel itself is ok - you can definitely tell that it’s a older hotel. Our room was quite roomy considering how Japanese hotel rooms tend to run small. Please keep in mind this hotel is considered a business hotel and all rooms are SMOKING rooms. This was hard for us, because it smelled badly and the room was extremely dusty. We always came back to the room with a thin layer of dust on our belongings. The bathroom was really small and moldy. I didn’t dare touch anything in there. The bed was pretty comfy and house keeping does a good job with replacing clean linens twice a week. The rest of the week, they will tidy your old sheets for you. If you opt out of cleaning your room, they will provide you with a bag full of essentials you need for the day plus vouchers for detergent or bottled water.
The area is very cute - felt like a small, homey area. There are a lot of eateries, grocery stores, and convenience stores close by. There is also a very cute mom and pop 100 yen shop close by where you can buy just about everything - even souvenirs!
The major downside for us was that in order to visit bigger cities such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, etc. you would need to take the Keisei line to Skytree or Ueno and then make another transfer. Most days, it would take forever to travel back to the hotel. Even thought the Keisei line was right in front of the hotel, it took up a lot of our time and more money.