SAKURA HOTEL IKEBUKURO, Tokyo

Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro operates a 24-hour Sakura Cafe & Restaurant, which serves Asian and Western dishes alongside a range of international beers. The hotel hosts Food Party events where guests cook a dish from their home country for other travelers. Breakfast is a simple daily offering of toast, coffee, tea, and soup, served at the cafe.

The hotel has 102 rooms across two buildings, including Western rooms, Japanese-style rooms, and dormitories with bunk beds. Private rooms include a flat-screen TV, a fridge, and an en suite bathroom. Guests have access to a shared kitchen, a coin launderette, and luggage storage at the 24-hour front desk.

The 24-hour front desk staff speak English and provide currency exchange, luggage forwarding assistance via Yamato, and public transport tickets. Internet PCs are available in the lounge at an extra charge. The hotel sells Tokyo Metro passes, including a 24-hour pass for 800 yen, a 48-hour pass for 1200 yen, and a 72-hour pass for 1500 yen.

The hotel is a 5-minute walk from JR Ikebukuro Station, with the area around the west exit offering shops, restaurants, and karaoke rooms. Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya are a 10-15 minute train ride away via the Yamanote Line. Narita Airport is about a 1-hour train ride via the Keisei Sky Liner, and Haneda Airport is about 50 minutes away; airport limousine buses stop at the nearby Metropolitan Hotel.

The hotel provides daily housekeeping, fresh towels, and loaner items such as hair dryers, irons, and umbrellas at the front desk. A currency exchange machine operates in the lobby. Laundry machines automatically add detergent, and a vending machine is available on site.

Dining: 24-hour cafe with international beers

Social: Food Party cooking events

Rooms: Western, Japanese-style, and dormitory options

Location: 5-minute walk from JR Ikebukuro Station

Services: English-speaking staff, luggage forwarding

Value: Tokyo Metro pass sold at reception