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Hi Anna, your review was honest and it’s not about the fact that the money was high for what you got but the dirty room, and that is unexceptable. If they ignore dust, what else do they ignore. It’s your health at risk especially during the Covid times. Totally unacceptable. Thank for letting us know what you found. Be well, be safe, peace. X
It is...especially some people are very very sensitive to dust :/ I was okay, I mean nothing happened to me later but we have to be careful, you know. Thanks for the comment always!
@@travelloveranna - yes your so right, people who are allergic to dust can have a big problem. Anna, what did others say about this hotel. Can you explain what you mean about it not being a good area and was it a long trip to get there? Thank you. X
@@georgekelly9797 many people said that thank you for the honest review and they agree on what I said. But it seemed that this hotel was nicer than before. A few people who stayed there a long time ago tokd me that. And I don't live in Tokyo, so for me it was far but I was in Tokyo for other reasons, so it was okay :D
it's important that your reviews are honest so people can make the right decisions about where to stay when travelling, you haven't done anything wrong and there's no need for you to feel badly about it. thank you as always for your high quality videos!
@@travelloveranna you definitely made the right choice Anna you have to be honest you just can't sugarcoat everything I hate when people do that. If something's good it's good and if something sucks it sucks. No need to lie Sometimes it can help people can possibly see it and maybe try to correct things if people point out what needs to be taken care of. 🌹🌹🌹👸🏻
Thank you for your honest review. We always hear about Japan being so clean and all the other travel videos I have seen usually don't mention many negative things. I prefer seeing the real situation.
Seeing trash all over the streets was kind of shocking but then I realised it was only shocking because most travel TH-camrs don't include the less than ideal stuff about Japan that they come across so HUGE thank you for being honest with your review! All of your concerns were totally valid and definitely worth mentioning.
A few TH-camrs recommend not spending a lot of time in this area, I was watching one of John Daub’s videos recently and he did that. I remember when I was there being physically pulled to one side by a foreign worker outside a bar and being asked if I wanted to buy drugs 😂 definitely not the safest area, I can understand why a lone female tourist would feel uneasy. It’s a shame, but it was the only area in Tokyo I personally felt that way.
Thank you for posting this & being honest. That hotel/cafe looked dirty, the room looked like it had been built in a hurry out of cheap wood & the wiring looked dangerous. I would not have felt safe there either. I am glad that at least you managed to get your money back & that nothing bad happened to you. I will look forward to more beautiful hotels in your future videos x.
Thank you for the comment! I just think that it will be nice if this video is helpful for someone :) and I was okay after staying in this capsule hotel. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for being honest! Japan is a *very* clean country: but no one is totally perfect. Many people still want to visit your lovely - and really clean and tidy - land!
Thanks for the honest review! Chris Broad and his friend Connor also stayed at Book and Bed, and I already knew from that video that I wouldn't stay there. Chris stayed in the large room and Connor stayed in a capsule. They didn't say it was dirty, but they did say the capsule was hot, and it was like a coffin. They showed the inside of the capsule and I agree - it's basically just a plywood box. It doesn't look finished or well built at all!
Hi Anna :) Thanks for being honest in your review. I did watch a video about this place from a few years back and the place was advertised as OK :/ I hope you didn't feel too unconfortable in Shinjuku streets
Kabukicho is always described as dangerous, but's it's probably quite safe compared to other countries' major cities at night 🤣 Seems like a cool area, honestly. Disappointing that the room wasn't good, it looks like a nice location otherwise.
I enjoy experiences of the good and not so good in your travels. I do appreciate seeing the beautiful and also questionable places. Gives me a better sense of what's around.
Thankyou for your honest video. I’m not sure I could sleep behind just a curtain after being approached by a drunk guy in the streets outside but I know things are very different in my country so maybe Japan out be a lot safer.
Fair review Anna ...didn't look nice at all. Dirty room is unforgivable ..the plywood walls looked nasty and the black themed food not very appetizing. The view looked nice though and at least you had a nice meal in the restaurant 😊. Thanks for the hard work ..hope next weeks hotel is better 😀. Have a great weekend ..take care and stay safe 😘💕
Another great video it's good to be honest that's what makes you are good person to go by the hotel is a great concept but doesn't look like a place that I wouldn't stay in but i love Ghibli spirited away have a few tattoos
Thanks for the honest review of Book and Bed Tokyo Shinjuku. Thankfully you got a full refund but unfortunately you had to stay there for the night. The biggest no no for me was that the room had no lock. 😱😱 I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink if I were you and would have shot out of that place like a rocket. But the hotel concept is interesting, books and bed but perhaps not managed properly. I guess with better management, different location, efficient housekeeping and changes it would have been a good place.
@@travelloveranna may I make a suggestion? Maybe next time to avoid having to go through the same mishap, have a plan B. Pick an area that would have another hotel close by, to the one you're reviewing, that you could go to instead.
at 7.48 i noticed you guys have chain restaurant Pepper Lunch we have one in Adelaide South Australia i do love the chicken curry they have omgosh soooo good i have also seen one holidaying in Melbourne
Such a shame the room is that dirty, I hope they improve because I really love their aesthetic. I’m staying there in November, I have a bit of a soft spot for them because on my first trip to Japan I stayed at their hotel in Ikebukuro that has since closed, and I think it offers a slightly elevated experience to a regular capsule hotel while still being around that price.
Thank you for your honest opinion about this capsule hotel. I've seen another review of this place by a British TH-camr man and he said it wasn't great. Apparently this place is popular with women more than men - I'm not sure why? The first impression you had about this place was not good and it just got worse for you. I don't really like being in Kabukicho at all. It's such a shame you could not find another place to stay for the night. The place looks like it was only half completed. The room looks cheap and the design is poor. The bed you had looks really uncomfortable. Not good for a person who might have a bad back. As for the hygiene of the place - it's a disgrace. They should clean it better. I will not even think about wanting to stay here for the night. It needs a lot of improvement. I'm sorry you had to stay in this awful place. Have a great weekend and take care of yourself.
Oh, the British TH-camr said so? Do you know the name of it? I'd like to watch it! And I have no idea why it's popular among women...? interesting! And thank you for the comment as always. Have a great weekend to you too!
@@travelloveranna OK Anna, I have found the video for you. It's a pair of very popular British TH-camrs that stayed in Book & Bed - CDawgVA and Chris Broad. Here's the link for you: th-cam.com/video/-4ztcBC6G2g/w-d-xo.html
@@travelloveranna That TH-camr was Chris Broad from Abroad In Japan, appearing in yet another British TH-camr's video: th-cam.com/video/-4ztcBC6G2g/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this honest review, I am a book worm and the concept of Book & Bed is so wonderful. I am sad and feel sorry for your experience. I love Studio Glibil and have seen all their movies (千と千尋の神隠し is my favourite), the book you found is very interesting 3:08 do you know the Glibil Park ジブリパークは will open on 1 November 2022? I wished Japan will soon open up the border for tourists.
Thank you for the honest review. I don't care for the pressed-wood or particle board walls and unfinished ceilings. Definitely not worth the rate that is charged. Thank you!
It seems that this Hotel, while pretty well known, has become worse and worse over the course of the last few years... In fact the very first reviews and opinions on the net were really good... but maybe it was more because of the "bookshop + capsule hotel" formula itself than the real amenities and comfort offered...
Thanks for the review. I was looking for a place to chill/sleep before my 10pm flight. As most hotels have to check out at 10am. This place is one of the option to stay from 1pm-8pm. If you could suggest any other place. That'll be great :)
It's good you were honest. Your room was terrible! I have seen another female youtuber post about the same hotel. She stayed in a capsule and found it okay. But she too was uncomfortable in Shinjuku.
Ahhh, is she Japanese or...? I would say...Shinjuku has many faces but just don't go to Shinjuku Kabukicho. I was okay but I felt it was different.haha
I saw this place in another person's travel video, they commented on the lack of cleanliness as well. It's too bad, because I love the idea of staying in a bookstore.
I wanted to book a stay here, but I changed my mind :( I don't like how the cafe guests are also in the capsule room area. The private room in the corner looks very nice, I would sleep with the curtains open to see the pretty lights of the city! 😁it's a shame it wasn't clean.
I also would have found that very disappointing. Here in the U.S. exposed plywood walls are only common in backyard tool sheds, or as a plywood shelter/shanty for the homeless. However, I will admit, I have been to a few large chain motel/hotel/inn’s here in the U.S. and I’m occasion find a room that was poorly cleaned. So it does happen, even in nicer places. P.S. I just love your video’s…I can’t wait for your next adventure.
The few times I’ve stayed in Shinjuku, I’ve also had less than adequate hotel stays, even in APA Hotels. Unclean floors, dirty under the bed, questionable bed sheets. In North America this is actually more common (🤮I know) so I didn’t have the heart to say anything but only in these high traffic areas in Japan do I except slightly lower quality stays.
Unacceptable the cleanliness of the place how disappointing I’m glad you got your money back and thank you for being honest in this review I hope the next stay treats you better!!😅
Hello! Another wonderful video with real review and experience 🥰 Sad to hear you have this bad experience and I hope they improve the cleanliness of the room. At least you have a delicious meal 😁
Thanks for being honest Anna. We need to know and maybe the hotel will decide to improve. The construction looked like it was done by amateurs and like you the dirt would make me very leery of staying or even using the bathroom! I love bookstores but would pass on this one.
I have been watching a lot of videos similar to yours from Japan, but no one has every said the rooms or capsules were not clean. Hopefully this one is uncommon. Thank you for being honest.
What is with the bare plywood walls in the room. It seems like a place for unsavory people who pay by the hour. It has a good view and may have been nice at one time.
So gross, especially for the price. That said its great you gave them feedback. It helps others travelers AND helps give them a little nudge to do some things better, to make themselves more successful.
Apart from the great view not much good things to compliment about that Book and Bed place, thought they were still renovation when I saw plywood as there walls, looks like you was in a hurry to get out of there in the morning🤭❤
Hi Anna, it feels a bit disgusting to find someone else lenses?!! That was odd! But I didn´t note the danger in the street, it looked nice for me ... Thanks for another very interesting video!! 🌹🥀🌹
Yeah this is the same capsule hotel Connor and Chris stayed at recently and they said it sucked too. Not sure how this place stays in business when it's so nasty and also so expensive.
I'm sorry you went through that, they should had given you 2 free vouchers and refunded your monies. And yes you are wise not eating breakfast at there cafe. Who knows may be it's not clean? Japan is a beautiful place. One day I visit Japan. Beautiful place. I love the culture. Take care, God bless .🙏🏻😇
Unfortunately, the dust and stuff you found would not have been just from not cleaning well once, that was built up over weeks or months. Maybe your review will inspire them to do something about it so they don’t lose customers. You reported what you saw and nothing more.
In a hotel I was in I found an empty whisky bottle under the bed. Room was clean but I don't want to find that. Means they didn't clean good enough. I did not complain, but had a talk with the manager when he tried to make me pay more because I had a friend visiting me in the hotel room. Visiting, not staying, then I told him about what I had found, and that I did not like it. He apologised and did not mention my friend visiting. Hope you are OK Solo Female. Regards from the Viking.
Hello, it's Anna. Thank you for sharing your story... The hotel was not nice in the begging :/ but it was good that he apologized in the end. Anyway, sometimes we have to handle these things while traveling :/
@@travelloveranna Hello Anna, I am Edde. Yes, after that time in the hotel I always check under the bed when i am in a hotel room . We live and learn. Is Anna just a pseudonym? Because Anna isn't a normal Japanese name, or maybe you have a story behind that name? But you don't have to answer me on that. Life is better with mystery. I just like to solve puzzles. Like a detective like Hercule Poirot. In those tv-shows I always guess who is the murderer long before they revile it. Will you do more sea travel? That's my favourite. I miss the sea you remember. Have a good day.
ive seen a few others stay here and it wasnt dirty or anything......unless there are other locations. something must have happened if it went down so much in a year.
I saw the Chris Broad/ Connor video a few weeks ago on this hotel. One stayed in the nice room you were in and the other stayed in the capsule. Seemed pretty empty at the time, so I don't know when they shot it, maybe a year a go where people were not traveling as much. You were probably lucky to not stay in the capsule... they didn't seem to be blown away from it either. They didn't notice the dust, but I don't know if they have the same discerning eye as you might for that. To me, it seems to be a tourist place, purposely eclectic to bring tourist in, and for people that want to meet tourist. I mean, it is plywood walls with open ceilings... no climate control if it is to hot, you can hear everything everywhere... it just screams low budget. I am half surprised you got your money back. At that point, all you are really paying for is the 'experience', which I am sure is a attraction for some people, but not for you and I. I don't know how dangerous the area really is, but I have seen a couple of 4K 'walking around' videos of that area, some at night. Just seems to be a ton of people in the area, so I can understand it being dirtier than average. I mean, it is the biggest city in the world... it is pretty good that it is as clean as it is. I guess if I was a woman alone in Tokyo, I would be nervous too. Sorry to hear you got hassled. Was this the video you were not sure about putting out?
Oh...many of my followers mentioned their video. Can you send me the link? I couldn't find it. And yes, this was the one that I wasn't sure if I should upload or not. But now it seems that many people think that it is helpful with a honest review, so I think I did right.
I appreciate you honesty! I honestly thought it would have been cool to go there because I do really like the hostess girls and their style but 90 bucks, no lock, and it's filthy? No thanks
You will find some dirts on street which tourist caused. Japanese will not leave trash anywhere. Maybe the cleaners in that capsule hotel just forget to clean windows and the books. While tourist throw away trashes everywhere, japanese cleans it.
@@travelloveranna we've been in 2 diff cheap hotels but they were so clean. They also gives advice to keep the room clean. Capsule hotels are cheaper so do not expect that they will clean the whole room all the time. So as a tourist, we just need to respect their rooms and maintain its cleanliness. If you want a super clean room, do not book the cheapest. Just my advice to readers here. 😊😊
Looks like a place for somebody who stumbles in drunk and just wants to sleep for a couple hours. No doors? Not for me. Take your own used sheets to the basket--what happens if you didn't take them to the laundry? Given how dirty it is, do they just straighten them out for the next guest? Yuck.
I cleaned hotel rooms back when I was younger for my first job and that's definitely not a clean room even by American standards. The walls looked so cheap with the plywood -- they should have at least painted them to hide the cheap wood. The only good thing was the view!
Was the section you stayed in women's only area or mixed if it is mixed I would not like it would just prefer women section only,didn't seem a good capsule dirty and unclean glad you got your money back ..
This capsule hotel doesn't have any separate rooms which means that you will see some men as well. I forgot to tell you but when I woke up, the curtain was half-open :/ so I was kinda scared...I should have said it in the video...
Honestly, I have seen private capsule that are better. I hope they improve their hard product. If their soft product of staff is the same. I would not stay there.
Wie enttäuschend! Ich sehe gerne Berichte über Japan und bislang nur positives... Die Reinlichkeit und Rücksichtnahme der Japaner ist doch führend auf der Welt!
I always idealize Japan as being a pristine and perfect place everywhere. At least be on top of the dusting and sanitizing. I´m planning my trip and found a couple similar lodgings, since I´m a Manga and Anime dork. I´m a male, but I would rather be in a gender segregated floor, just for liability issues alone.
At $72 USD per night , doesn’t seems to be worth it 5:12 the ceiling & the plywood walls , looked terrible. Glad you got back your refund, for being booked in a dirty room.
Your review is too honest about the hotel. It's too expensive with this kind of accomodation. Hope in the future, they will change it. I'll wait for the next video.
How horrible! This is absolutely not Japanese standard with the dirt, dust, hair, and etc in the room. And yet, you managed to sleep a night in this condition. Poor girl 🥺 Thank you for sharing the video. Proves a point that we should always inspect the hotel/motel where we stay.
@@travelloveranna You are right. One time I was staying in Crowne Plaza h in Brugge Belgium. I was surprised the next morning when I opened the bed sheets that there’s actually blood on the sheet!! How revolting, you can imagine. But I only discovered this after sleeping one night in that bed. Yuck 🥺
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☆About Book and Bed Tokyo Shinjuku☆
🌸 It’s very dirty in the room and the bookstore with dust.
🌸 I found some hair and a contact lens (which I don’t use).
🌸 The location of Book and Bed Tokyo Shinjuku is not in a nice area.
🌸 I got a refund but so far, I can’t recommend this place to you until they change it.
🌸 The slippers are mixed with used ones and new ones :/
🌸 The café has a black theme food which is interesting but I didn’t try any.
🌸 When I woke up, the curtain was half-open which scared me :/ (I forgot to mention this in the video.)
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I'd like to hear your opinion on this video and which area you would love to visit! Please comment below.x
Hi Anna, your review was honest and it’s not about the fact that the money was high for what you got but the dirty room, and that is unexceptable. If they ignore dust, what else do they ignore. It’s your health at risk especially during the Covid times. Totally unacceptable. Thank for letting us know what you found. Be well, be safe, peace. X
It is...especially some people are very very sensitive to dust :/ I was okay, I mean nothing happened to me later but we have to be careful, you know.
Thanks for the comment always!
@@travelloveranna - yes your so right, people who are allergic to dust can have a big problem. Anna, what did others say about this hotel. Can you explain what you mean about it not being a good area and was it a long trip to get there? Thank you. X
@@georgekelly9797 many people said that thank you for the honest review and they agree on what I said. But it seemed that this hotel was nicer than before. A few people who stayed there a long time ago tokd me that.
And I don't live in Tokyo, so for me it was far but I was in Tokyo for other reasons, so it was okay :D
it's important that your reviews are honest so people can make the right decisions about where to stay when travelling, you haven't done anything wrong and there's no need for you to feel badly about it. thank you as always for your high quality videos!
Thanks for the comment! I wasn't sure if I should post this video or not...but thanks!!
@@travelloveranna you definitely made the right choice Anna you have to be honest you just can't sugarcoat everything I hate when people do that.
If something's good it's good and if something sucks it sucks.
No need to lie
Sometimes it can help people can possibly see it and maybe try to correct things if people point out what needs to be taken care of. 🌹🌹🌹👸🏻
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist so true. Thank you for your support!
@William_NG thank you ☺️
Thank you for your honest review. We always hear about Japan being so clean and all the other travel videos I have seen usually don't mention many negative things. I prefer seeing the real situation.
Glad it was helpful!
Seeing trash all over the streets was kind of shocking but then I realised it was only shocking because most travel TH-camrs don't include the less than ideal stuff about Japan that they come across so HUGE thank you for being honest with your review! All of your concerns were totally valid and definitely worth mentioning.
It was shocking...but probably this area is especially dirty because it's a street for night.
@@travelloveranna ... but even a street that´s mostly populated during night time does not have to be dirty. That´s no excuse.
@@MHG1023 Oh well, Kabukicho has a different "night" life.
To be honest it didn't look that bad to me and people were cleaning up! (The streets, I mean. The room was inexcusable).
A few TH-camrs recommend not spending a lot of time in this area, I was watching one of John Daub’s videos recently and he did that. I remember when I was there being physically pulled to one side by a foreign worker outside a bar and being asked if I wanted to buy drugs 😂 definitely not the safest area, I can understand why a lone female tourist would feel uneasy. It’s a shame, but it was the only area in Tokyo I personally felt that way.
Thank you for posting this & being honest. That hotel/cafe looked dirty, the room looked like it had been built in a hurry out of cheap wood & the wiring looked dangerous. I would not have felt safe there either. I am glad that at least you managed to get your money back & that nothing bad happened to you. I will look forward to more beautiful hotels in your future videos x.
Thank you for the comment! I just think that it will be nice if this video is helpful for someone :) and I was okay after staying in this capsule hotel. Thanks a lot!
Clean and safe are the two things I need in a hotel when I travel. For the price they charge, I would expect better service.
exactly. I expected more things too :D but not...
So glad this review was here because I was considering booking a stay. Thank you!
good that you found me!
Thanks for being honest! Japan is a *very* clean country: but no one is totally perfect. Many people still want to visit your lovely - and really clean and tidy - land!
Yes, it depends on the area :/
Totally appreciate your honest review! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the honest review! Chris Broad and his friend Connor also stayed at Book and Bed, and I already knew from that video that I wouldn't stay there. Chris stayed in the large room and Connor stayed in a capsule. They didn't say it was dirty, but they did say the capsule was hot, and it was like a coffin. They showed the inside of the capsule and I agree - it's basically just a plywood box. It doesn't look finished or well built at all!
Yes, totally. For me, the temperature was okay but probably it will be hotter in the capsule room for sure :/
i've stayed here before about 4 years ago...it was quite new and clean then. I'm sorry to see they've gone downhill.
Oh, really? So somehow they are too lazy now :/ or they have a different manager :/
Hi Anna :) Thanks for being honest in your review. I did watch a video about this place from a few years back and the place was advertised as OK :/
I hope you didn't feel too unconfortable in Shinjuku streets
It seems that it was a good spot actually and now they go downhill ;/ and thanks for the comment! I was okay :)
That is the first time I have seen litter on the streets and a dirty room I am glad you are truthful in your videos
good that it was helpful for you :)
So often these places are so clean. I appreciate you showing that not all are.
My pleasure 😊
Kabukicho is always described as dangerous, but's it's probably quite safe compared to other countries' major cities at night 🤣 Seems like a cool area, honestly.
Disappointing that the room wasn't good, it looks like a nice location otherwise.
Well, I can agree with you. It's not safe with Japanese standard but it's "safer" than other cities in other countries.
I enjoy experiences of the good and not so good in your travels. I do appreciate seeing the beautiful and also questionable places. Gives me a better sense of what's around.
Thank you :)
This place seems interesting and fun but that cleanliness is unforgivable. Sounds like a rough night. Hopefully the next place will be a lot nicer!
Thank you ;)
Love your videos. You provide full detail what in and out. Enjoyed all your videos. Thanks - Waiting for Next Friday for another stay :-) Take Care.
Thanks a lot!
A very interesting hotel experience, and a honest review to take note!
Glad you enjoyed it!
i haven't seen any other yt go to kabukicho, crazy place, i just liked the view
it is crazy :/
Thankyou for your honest video. I’m not sure I could sleep behind just a curtain after being approached by a drunk guy in the streets outside but I know things are very different in my country so maybe Japan out be a lot safer.
I don't think something would happen to you (not 100%) but when I woke up, the curtain was half-open :/
Fair review Anna ...didn't look nice at all. Dirty room is unforgivable ..the plywood walls looked nasty and the black themed food not very appetizing. The view looked nice though and at least you had a nice meal in the restaurant 😊. Thanks for the hard work ..hope next weeks hotel is better 😀. Have a great weekend ..take care and stay safe 😘💕
Thank you for the kind comment! I was shocked by this actually...haha
A battery left in the safe locker and eye contact, wow....what a shocker! glad you share, it's important to show us because we don't know. Thank you!
You're welcome :)
Another great video it's good to be honest that's what makes you are good person to go by the hotel is a great concept but doesn't look like a place that I wouldn't stay in but i love Ghibli spirited away have a few tattoos
Yes...you shouldn't stay here unless they change it :/
Thanks for the honest review of Book and Bed Tokyo Shinjuku.
Thankfully you got a full refund but unfortunately you had to stay there for the night.
The biggest no no for me was that the room had no lock. 😱😱
I wouldn't be able to sleep a wink if I were you and would have
shot out of that place like a rocket.
But the hotel concept is interesting, books and bed but perhaps not managed properly.
I guess with better management, different location, efficient housekeeping and changes it would have been a good place.
Haha yes. Actually, when I woke up, the curtain was half open :/ :/
@@travelloveranna may I make a suggestion? Maybe next time to avoid having to go through the same mishap, have a plan B. Pick an area that would have another hotel close by, to the one you're reviewing, that you could go to instead.
@@kamariahzaharin4744 yes, that would be nice. Thank you☺️
Thank you for giving always an honest opinion.
You're welcome! I hope this will be helpful for you.
at 7.48 i noticed you guys have chain restaurant Pepper Lunch we have one in Adelaide South Australia i do love the chicken curry they have omgosh soooo good i have also seen one holidaying in Melbourne
Oh, I didn't notice it :D
Such a shame the room is that dirty, I hope they improve because I really love their aesthetic. I’m staying there in November, I have a bit of a soft spot for them because on my first trip to Japan I stayed at their hotel in Ikebukuro that has since closed, and I think it offers a slightly elevated experience to a regular capsule hotel while still being around that price.
Oh...I hope it is okay now
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Oh wow, how did you get a refund? I appreciate the honest review. Looks like they forgot to clean your particular room. Great video none the less.
Well, I just showed what I saw to the staff. and the manager just said that they gave me the money back.
@@travelloveranna That's awesome, good for you .
So nice video
Thanks
Thank you for your honest opinion about this capsule hotel. I've seen another review of this place by a British TH-camr man and he said it wasn't great. Apparently this place is popular with women more than men - I'm not sure why? The first impression you had about this place was not good and it just got worse for you. I don't really like being in Kabukicho at all. It's such a shame you could not find another place to stay for the night. The place looks like it was only half completed. The room looks cheap and the design is poor. The bed you had looks really uncomfortable. Not good for a person who might have a bad back. As for the hygiene of the place - it's a disgrace. They should clean it better. I will not even think about wanting to stay here for the night. It needs a lot of improvement. I'm sorry you had to stay in this awful place. Have a great weekend and take care of yourself.
Oh, the British TH-camr said so? Do you know the name of it? I'd like to watch it! And I have no idea why it's popular among women...? interesting!
And thank you for the comment as always. Have a great weekend to you too!
@@travelloveranna OK Anna, I have found the video for you. It's a pair of very popular British TH-camrs that stayed in Book & Bed - CDawgVA and Chris Broad. Here's the link for you: th-cam.com/video/-4ztcBC6G2g/w-d-xo.html
@@travelloveranna That TH-camr was Chris Broad from Abroad In Japan, appearing in yet another British TH-camr's video:
th-cam.com/video/-4ztcBC6G2g/w-d-xo.html
@@Malady thank you☺️
Thank you for this honest review, I am a book worm and the concept of Book & Bed is so wonderful. I am sad and feel sorry for your experience. I love Studio Glibil and have seen all their movies (千と千尋の神隠し is my favourite), the book you found is very interesting 3:08 do you know the Glibil Park ジブリパークは will open on 1 November 2022? I wished Japan will soon open up the border for tourists.
Yes, I think they will open soon. I need to book for the ticket! I will let you know when I go ;)
Thank you for the honest review. I don't care for the pressed-wood or particle board walls and unfinished ceilings. Definitely not worth the rate that is charged. Thank you!
Thanks for the comment!
It seems that this Hotel, while pretty well known, has become worse and worse over the course of the last few years... In fact the very first reviews and opinions on the net were really good... but maybe it was more because of the "bookshop + capsule hotel" formula itself than the real amenities and comfort offered...
Oh, really? I didn't know that. Maybe the concept was good and probably they were clean before...:/
Thanks for the review. I was looking for a place to chill/sleep before my 10pm flight. As most hotels have to check out at 10am. This place is one of the option to stay from 1pm-8pm. If you could suggest any other place. That'll be great :)
oh...you want to stay at a hotel only for day time? will you travel alone?
@@travelloveranna Yes travelling solo in April next year
@@EL-Sannin I may go to an internet cafe, then☺️ they have some rooms too.
@@travelloveranna ok! Tq for the suggestion! Will make a review on that 1st :)
It's good you were honest. Your room was terrible! I have seen another female youtuber post about the same hotel. She stayed in a capsule and found it okay. But she too was uncomfortable in Shinjuku.
Ahhh, is she Japanese or...? I would say...Shinjuku has many faces but just don't go to Shinjuku Kabukicho. I was okay but I felt it was different.haha
@@travelloveranna yes she's Japanese too and it Shinjuku Kabukicho that she felt the same.
I saw this place in another person's travel video, they commented on the lack of cleanliness as well. It's too bad, because I love the idea of staying in a bookstore.
I do like the idea, too. Was it Conner and Chris?
I wanted to book a stay here, but I changed my mind :( I don't like how the cafe guests are also in the capsule room area. The private room in the corner looks very nice, I would sleep with the curtains open to see the pretty lights of the city! 😁it's a shame it wasn't clean.
It looks incredibly cheap. Like Bubba got some old plywood and pounded a few PBRs and thought he'd build a hotel over the weekend.
everything looks cheap :/
amazing experiencee my friend
Thanks for visiting
its never good to have a filthy hotel
Good vid
Not at all...
and thanks!
Now i know where my contact lens is lol, i been Japan once, loved it, very clean and organised country, very quiet too
omg. you left it? I should have shipped it for you.lol
@@travelloveranna LOL, we stayed @ Roppongi, so no. But thanks for your constant attention and replies, much appreciated
I also would have found that very disappointing. Here in the U.S. exposed plywood walls are only common in backyard tool sheds, or as a plywood shelter/shanty for the homeless. However, I will admit, I have been to a few large chain motel/hotel/inn’s here in the U.S. and I’m occasion find a room that was poorly cleaned. So it does happen, even in nicer places.
P.S. I just love your video’s…I can’t wait for your next adventure.
I was shocked by this as well :/ anyway, this is what it is.
And thanks for the comment!
The few times I’ve stayed in Shinjuku, I’ve also had less than adequate hotel stays, even in APA Hotels. Unclean floors, dirty under the bed, questionable bed sheets. In North America this is actually more common (🤮I know) so I didn’t have the heart to say anything but only in these high traffic areas in Japan do I except slightly lower quality stays.
Oh...even in APA hotels? Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience. I would say that only busy/night city have the lower quality...
Thanks Anna
My pleasure ;)
Beautiful city
:)
Unacceptable the cleanliness of the place how disappointing I’m glad you got your money back and thank you for being honest in this review I hope the next stay treats you better!!😅
It was super dirty :/ :/
Thank you for sharing. I would not be able to stay there. Too cluttered and cramped. I would not feel safe. Looks dingy. Too expensive.
no no :/
Awesome really want to go to that Godzilla hotel 👍🏽😎👍🏽
Yes, I have to try that one.
Hello!
Another wonderful video with real review and experience 🥰
Sad to hear you have this bad experience and I hope they improve the cleanliness of the room.
At least you have a delicious meal 😁
Thank you! And I really hope that they change it :/
Thanks for being honest Anna. We need to know and maybe the hotel will decide to improve. The construction looked like it was done by amateurs and like you the dirt would make me very leery of staying or even using the bathroom! I love bookstores but would pass on this one.
I totally agree!
Сумно, що так трапилося в готелі. А в іншому- цікавий досвід. Дякую вам 😍😍😍
І завдяки вам також
I have been watching a lot of videos similar to yours from Japan, but no one has every said the rooms or capsules were not clean. Hopefully this one is uncommon. Thank you for being honest.
oh, I see. I don't know if I was unlucky or they didn't mention it :/ but still I don't recommend it to you :/
Woooow so expensive and than ist dirty:( thanks for your experience
My pleasure 😊
What is with the bare plywood walls in the room. It seems like a place for unsavory people who pay by the hour. It has a good view and may have been nice at one time.
Ya...only for the view :/ but not for stay.haha
So gross, especially for the price. That said its great you gave them feedback. It helps others travelers AND helps give them a little nudge to do some things better, to make themselves more successful.
I do hope this is helpful for you guys and they will change it.
hotel not good but the street nice
maybe :D but it's not clean though :/
Apart from the great view not much good things to compliment about that Book and Bed place, thought they were still renovation when I saw plywood as there walls, looks like you was in a hurry to get out of there in the morning🤭❤
Yes, you are right.haha
Hi Anna, it feels a bit disgusting to find someone else lenses?!! That was odd! But I didn´t note the danger in the street, it looked nice for me ... Thanks for another very interesting video!! 🌹🥀🌹
Yes...it was a contact lense :/
Yeah this is the same capsule hotel Connor and Chris stayed at recently and they said it sucked too. Not sure how this place stays in business when it's so nasty and also so expensive.
Wait...who are they? I have no idea how they manage it :/
@@travelloveranna Connor is cdawgva on TH-cam, and Chris is Chris Broad, also known as Abroad in Japan on TH-cam.
@@evil_yellow_ranger8346 I will check it out😳
I'm sorry you went through that, they should had given you 2 free vouchers and refunded your monies.
And yes you are wise not eating breakfast at there cafe.
Who knows may be it's not clean?
Japan is a beautiful place.
One day I visit Japan.
Beautiful place.
I love the culture.
Take care,
God bless .🙏🏻😇
Thank you ♡
@@travelloveranna your welcome:)
Hi, Why you don't review Airbnb? There are many great house in here.
hm...I have never checked them :/
@@travelloveranna Should check, many house very beautiful.
Did they clean it for you ?
Nope.
@@travelloveranna omg yuck 🤮
good
Thanks!
Unfortunately, the dust and stuff you found would not have been just from not cleaning well once, that was built up over weeks or months. Maybe your review will inspire them to do something about it so they don’t lose customers. You reported what you saw and nothing more.
I thought so, too. It was big dust :/
In a hotel I was in I found an empty whisky bottle under the bed. Room was clean but I don't want to find that. Means they didn't clean good enough. I did not complain, but had a talk with the manager when he tried to make me pay more because I had a friend visiting me in the hotel room. Visiting, not staying, then I told him about what I had found, and that I did not like it. He apologised and did not mention my friend visiting. Hope you are OK Solo Female. Regards from the Viking.
Hello, it's Anna. Thank you for sharing your story... The hotel was not nice in the begging :/ but it was good that he apologized in the end. Anyway, sometimes we have to handle these things while traveling :/
@@travelloveranna Hello Anna, I am Edde. Yes, after that time in the hotel I always check under the bed when i am in a hotel room . We live and learn. Is Anna just a pseudonym? Because Anna isn't a normal Japanese name, or maybe you have a story behind that name? But you don't have to answer me on that. Life is better with mystery. I just like to solve puzzles. Like a detective like Hercule Poirot. In those tv-shows I always guess who is the murderer long before they revile it. Will you do more sea travel? That's my favourite. I miss the sea you remember. Have a good day.
@@LordVikingLive haha yes, Anna is my name. These days, we have name like Anna, Maria for example in Japan. It's getting common.
ive seen a few others stay here and it wasnt dirty or anything......unless there are other locations. something must have happened if it went down so much in a year.
I don't know when/where they stayed in the video...but some people told me that other TH-camrs who stayed here said same thing (dirty)
What a dump! Glad you made it out of there safely
I could make it :/ haha
I saw the Chris Broad/ Connor video a few weeks ago on this hotel. One stayed in the nice room you were in and the other stayed in the capsule. Seemed pretty empty at the time, so I don't know when they shot it, maybe a year a go where people were not traveling as much. You were probably lucky to not stay in the capsule... they didn't seem to be blown away from it either. They didn't notice the dust, but I don't know if they have the same discerning eye as you might for that. To me, it seems to be a tourist place, purposely eclectic to bring tourist in, and for people that want to meet tourist. I mean, it is plywood walls with open ceilings... no climate control if it is to hot, you can hear everything everywhere... it just screams low budget. I am half surprised you got your money back. At that point, all you are really paying for is the 'experience', which I am sure is a attraction for some people, but not for you and I.
I don't know how dangerous the area really is, but I have seen a couple of 4K 'walking around' videos of that area, some at night. Just seems to be a ton of people in the area, so I can understand it being dirtier than average. I mean, it is the biggest city in the world... it is pretty good that it is as clean as it is. I guess if I was a woman alone in Tokyo, I would be nervous too. Sorry to hear you got hassled.
Was this the video you were not sure about putting out?
Oh...many of my followers mentioned their video. Can you send me the link? I couldn't find it.
And yes, this was the one that I wasn't sure if I should upload or not. But now it seems that many people think that it is helpful with a honest review, so I think I did right.
@@travelloveranna th-cam.com/video/-4ztcBC6G2g/w-d-xo.html
Que lastima que no hayas disfrutado tu viaje. Se ve un lugar un poco sucio dentro y fuera del hotel en esa sección de Shinjuku :(
Fue... me impactó este hotel y la zona.
It is so expensive that a JPY10000 like that... don't even have its own shower... thanks the review btw.
Thanks. and I thought so, too :/
I appreciate you honesty! I honestly thought it would have been cool to go there because I do really like the hostess girls and their style but 90 bucks, no lock, and it's filthy? No thanks
Yes...you better stay other hotels :/
Shinjuku is really convenient for tourists, but the environment gets complicated at night. Last time I saw a drunk man urinating on the street.
omg...I think even in Shinjuku, there are nice area but Kabukicho area is not good :/
I am a night owl so i love to sleep till noon. With all glass room like that i think i gonna be roasted. Hahah.
Anyway thanks you for sharing.
haha you will wake up with the sun with burned :D
You will find some dirts on street which tourist caused. Japanese will not leave trash anywhere. Maybe the cleaners in that capsule hotel just forget to clean windows and the books. While tourist throw away trashes everywhere, japanese cleans it.
maybe :/
@@travelloveranna we've been in 2 diff cheap hotels but they were so clean. They also gives advice to keep the room clean. Capsule hotels are cheaper so do not expect that they will clean the whole room all the time. So as a tourist, we just need to respect their rooms and maintain its cleanliness. If you want a super clean room, do not book the cheapest. Just my advice to readers here. 😊😊
7:51 SOD Land!
haha I didnt know that
少し高くて汚いと思います。 私だったら二度と訪問しません。情報を事前にありがとうございます。
本当に汚い💦参考になれば幸いです。
Looks like a place for somebody who stumbles in drunk and just wants to sleep for a couple hours. No doors? Not for me. Take your own used sheets to the basket--what happens if you didn't take them to the laundry? Given how dirty it is, do they just straighten them out for the next guest? Yuck.
If so, yuck :(
払い戻しされて他へ先ずはゆっくりして下さいね私もホテル利用しますが何か楽しみがあるからそこへ宿泊する訳で好きな物食べて飲んでゆっくりリフレッシュ‼️🤗～
そうなんですよね…お金は戻ってきたけど、残念でした💦
ありがとうございます♡
@@travelloveranna あんなさん～私が利用するホテルは眼科に通院時に最寄りの駅から徒歩5分の処なので利用時はあちこち買い物して利用していますスタッフと知り合いで2年位利用していますネット検索して値段や館内の様子が判るので納得して予約するのもありでしょうか⁉️🙆
哈哈！总算有个一颗星的旅店了。有好有坏才是正常的。
哈哈，因为它太脏了。
I cleaned hotel rooms back when I was younger for my first job and that's definitely not a clean room even by American standards. The walls looked so cheap with the plywood -- they should have at least painted them to hide the cheap wood. The only good thing was the view!
Totally it was nasty :/
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Thank you!
You're welcome 🙏
Was the section you stayed in women's only area or mixed if it is mixed I would not like it would just prefer women section only,didn't seem a good capsule dirty and unclean glad you got your money back ..
This capsule hotel doesn't have any separate rooms which means that you will see some men as well. I forgot to tell you but when I woke up, the curtain was half-open :/ so I was kinda scared...I should have said it in the video...
Well I wouldn't stay in a hotel, where the rooms are so dirty! 🤢
You shouldn't :/ :/ unless you can find any places to stay.
Honestly, I have seen private capsule that are better. I hope they improve their hard product. If their soft product of staff is the same. I would not stay there.
I hope so too!
Wie enttäuschend! Ich sehe gerne Berichte über Japan und bislang nur positives... Die Reinlichkeit und Rücksichtnahme der Japaner ist doch führend auf der Welt!
Nun, an manchen Orten sieht man sogar in Japan Schmutz, aber das hier war mehr als ekelhaft.
😍
;)
@@travelloveranna if I come there, will you be my personal guide? 😗
I always idealize Japan as being a pristine and perfect place everywhere. At least be on top of the dusting and sanitizing. I´m planning my trip and found a couple similar lodgings, since I´m a Manga and Anime dork. I´m a male, but I would rather be in a gender segregated floor, just for liability issues alone.
No. no Japan is not perfect :/ but I hope you can find a good hotel!
DAMN 1 star 🤣😂😭
hehe yes
Hmmm....never seen a plywood room before. lol
haha me neither.
Пьяный парень пригласил на обед -круто ведь😂 Вид из кровати классный, остальное - такое себе ))
Хаха, это был забавный момент.
At $72 USD per night , doesn’t seems to be worth it 5:12 the ceiling & the plywood walls , looked terrible. Glad you got back your refund, for being booked in a dirty room.
Yes...I can't recommend this place at all...
anyway, thanks for the comment!
Your review is too honest about the hotel. It's too expensive with this kind of accomodation. Hope in the future, they will change it. I'll wait for the next video.
I hope so too :/
Hotel terburuk di Jepang sejauh ini yang saya lihat 😔
itu adalah
@@travelloveranna sorry i said in bahasa 😅🙏
How horrible! This is absolutely not Japanese standard with the dirt, dust, hair, and etc in the room. And yet, you managed to sleep a night in this condition. Poor girl 🥺 Thank you for sharing the video. Proves a point that we should always inspect the hotel/motel where we stay.
Yes...I was shocked by this too...anyway, we should check the reviews etc when we stay.
@@travelloveranna You are right. One time I was staying in Crowne Plaza h in Brugge Belgium. I was surprised the next morning when I opened the bed sheets that there’s actually blood on the sheet!! How revolting, you can imagine. But I only discovered this after sleeping one night in that bed. Yuck 🥺
Shinjuku is the sleazy entertainment area of Tokyo. For single female travellers probably not the best area to stay in.
not at all :/haha
Uh oh so maybe that hotel is only used for one thing 🤔😜
I love the concept of the hotel. It's a pity it's so dirty. 🫤
it is :/