Tokyo, Japan: DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi by Daiwa Roynet Hotel

DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi by Daiwa Roynet Hotel

Address: 1 Chome-20-8 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0022, Japan

https://www.daiwaroynet.jp/ikebukuro-higashiguchi/

Travel Date: May 2025, 3 night

Location: From the train station, it was challenging at first to find the elevators to the ground as Seibu is also under maintenance works.

I have chosen this as a base since there are buses from Kawagoe to Ikebukuro and there is a bus service back to the airport.

I know Narita Express (N'EX) is a quicker train option, but I prefer the bus ride to avoid transfers.

 

Check-in: We arrived early, and they were able to accommodate our luggage. Check-in is at 2pm.

Basic amenities are available at the counter.  I like their coffee drip.  Skin products are available for sale.

Security: You need to tap your key going to your guest floor or 9F for the laundry.

Room: Well lighted room. Window is from ceiling to floor with black-out curtains.

TV is not smart, thus no Youtube or Netflix. There is only one English channel, CNN.  I frequently watch CCTV and KBS World channels.

Laundry: There are only 2 machines found in 9F.  Good thing is that the laundry is not on the same floor as the hotel lobby.

Check-out: Just surrender the keys and they have processed it too fast.  

Pros: Staying in the hotel is very comfortable.  Overall clean and still feels new. 

Cons: A long walk to the bus terminal. It requires a long navigation from the hotel to the airport bus.  From the hotel, we took the elevator near Exit #34, and had a long walk following the West Exit Gates.  Took the elevator near Exit #19, near NewDays convenience store (B1) and Starbucks (1F).

 Recommendation: If staying in Ikebukuro and with preference in taking the airport bus, better to stay in an accommodation near the West Exit Gates.  Otherwise, skip in making Ikebukuro as a base, too crowded as Shibuya and Shinjuku.

Disclaimer/Correction: The watermark on the photos should have been Tokyo, not Kawagoe. Apologies. 

Itinerary: Places to go, Things to see, What to do?

Travel Date: 14-21 May 2025

Day	Places to see	Food and Restaurants	Accommodation
1	Narita Terminal 2	The Premium Malt's	Hotel Monte Hermana Tokyo
2	Fuji Shibazakura Festival Herb Garden Tabinikki Fuji-Kawaguchiko Garden	Herb Garden Café	Plaza Inn Kawaguchiko
3	Oshino Hakkai Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine	Starbucks Fujiyoshida Mo's Burger Hidakaya	Kawagoe Tobu Hotel
4	Kawagoe station Kawagoe Kanetsuki-dori Street	Beck's Coffee Starbucks	same
5	Jinbocho Tokyo station Marunouchi Square Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	Kurashiki Coffee Lumine Komeda Coffee Tully's coffee	DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi
6	Gotokuji Temple Himonya Catholic Church With Harajuku	Reserve Roastery Tokyo Mr. Farmer Yoshinoya	same
7	Hachiko - Agricultural Museum, Tokyo University Nezu Shrine Azalea Garden Waseda International House of Literature	Pronto Musashino Abura Gakkai Waseda Head Shop Orange cat café Chibo Seibu Ikebukuro	same
8	Narita Terminal 2		n/a