Hotel Route-Inn Tokyo Asagaya

Location: The hotel is a 5-minute walk from the second-to-last station of the red M line. It's a 20-minute drive to Shinjuku. The area itself is not touristy, there are a minimum of Chinese. There are quite a few places for dinner nearby, before Asagaya there is a pearl shopping street, there are pharmacies, a liquor store, a store with cheap sweets (much cheaper than anywhere else), cafes. Also a 5-minute walk away is a coco supermarket, the products in which are much cheaper than in the minimarket at the hotel. The hotel itself: quite old and shabby. Reminded me of cheap hotels in Beijing. There is a suspicion that gaijins are given worse rooms than locals (a lot of locals stay). Cleanliness: they clean once every 3 days, the rest of the days they hang a bag with clean towels on the handle. Cleaning is generally average, it is better not to look under the bed, the plumbing is all stained and coated. Breakfasts: buffet, small selection, normal for unfussy eaters, hard for others. I stayed in business hotels in Japan with much better breakfasts. The room itself: small, old and run-down. See the photo, it's a pity I forgot to take a photo of the door, it was already clear from it. Features of the hotel: for some reason they ask you to leave the room key at the reception every day when you leave 🥴 The last time I encountered this was when I lived in a dorm with 1 key for 3 people. In general, constantly asking for your key at the reception is inconvenient. Also, women have their own floor and their own rest room (7th floor). Men are not allowed. The room has 3 massage chairs, a "shampoo bar", cream samples and a large bathroom. Entry to the room is free, without an appointment. Small containers for shampoos are provided. Overall, the hotel left the feeling that you don't want to return to it. It is located far from the center (20 minutes to Shinjuku, about an hour to other locations), it is run down. The price for it is not the lowest.