I and my wife stayed in a double room (Room 928) at this hotel (Tokyo Green Hotel Ochanomizu) from 20-25 December 2005 at a goodprice of S$179 per nite booked through -----.

There are 2 other Tokyo Green Hotels in the same chain near this hotel.

Despite the first disappointment of meeting the reception desk staff who could not express themselves in the English or Chinese language (we cannot understand Japanese, but are fluent in English and Chinese), we got by using hand signals. The most satisfactory outcome for me was being able to loan from the front desk free of charge a LAN ethernet high speed cable modem set that I used with own notebook computer in the room thoughout our stay. Broadband internet access from the room was excellent. I overcame the language barrier by speaking to the English-speakling phone operator from my room's phone by dialing "222" and obtained the necessary information from her. All the hotel staff (from reception through chambermaids) were extremely polite, the language barrier notwithstanding. All facilities in the room functioned well even though the room was small by western standards (but we must know land price is probibitabtly steep in Tokyo). The 2 elevators stop at every of the hotel's 15 floors.

For transportation, there are 3 subway/metro stations within 5-10 mins walk from this hotel: these are Ochanomizu, Kanda and Akihabara (Akihabara has the famour Electric City where all forms of electric gizmos from digital camera through MP3 players are sold). You can reach the central Tokyo metro station by riding on various (color-coded) rail lines from these 3 stations.

For food, there are several adjacent food outlets that I became aware of only towards the end of my stay. There is Denny's restaurent that you access by turning right upon exiting the hotel, walk past the bridge and then turn right again - Denny's is just 60 metres away to the left. If you continue walking from Denny's toward the traffic light junction (another 70 metres away), you enter the Akihabara Electric City area - unmistakable at nite cos it is brightly illuminated by neon advertisement lights. The other food outlets are just past the Ochanomizu Japan Rail metro station at the same building - there are KFC, and various Japanese and Chinese outlets. There are also some small shops. To get to Ochanomizu station, turn right upon exiting the hotel and walk till the bridge without crossing it, then turn left and go upslope till the traffic light junction: Ochanomizu station is just across the traffic lights. There are some small Japanese restaurant nestled to the rear of the hotel. StarBucks Coffee is about 70 metres to the left of this hotel when you exit it.

If you come from Narita Airport, take the Kensei rail to Kensei Ueno station and then take a taxi to this hotel (the Narita-Kensei Ueno fare is 1,000 Yen and taxi from there to this hotel is 900 Yen).

Will I return to this hotel again? Certainly I will for these reasons:
1. good value for money for its accessibilty.
2. free ethernet high speed internet access - bring my own notebook PC.
3. very courteous staff.
4. tidy and full functioning facilites.

We enjoyed this short stay at this hotel, despite the cold weather that we are unacumstomed to.

This hotel is a really nice value choice pretty centrally located in Tokyo. It's two stations north of Tokyo Station and is accessible to about 4 subway lines in about a five-minute walk.

The hotel is clean and well maintained. You do get a small TV with Japanese channels available. They even provide a machine in the hall that gives hot water or green tea. The rooms are smallish but the double bed was enough for me and my wife.

The staff's English is not what you would get at the Imperial Hotel so I wouldn't recommend a conversation on the meaning of life. But you can get across what you need. The only thing about the staff is that they seemed to get irritated that I didn't want my room cleaned every day.

One warning: if you are over six feet tall or a stocky person I might advise someplace else. The doorway is VERY low and the size of the bathroom could be a problem for you.

I believe as the other poster stated, the Kinko's is available for internet access around the corner. I paid around 600-700 yen for about 45 minutes. There are three mini-marts within a short walk. Not bad for quick meals. I recommend the Family Mart about 100 feet down the road. You could pick up a quick sushi plate or rice bowl for 300-500 yen.

My four star rating is based on the quality of hotel relative to price. This hotel is on the high end of what you would get for similarly priced hotels in Tokyo. if you want more, then you need to pay more. I paid about $70/night on a package deal.

Stayed at Tokyo Green Hotel Ochanomizu from 30 Sept to 05 Oct 2005 on vacation. Stayed in a single which is an excellent value, and it is the best Japanese hotel experience I have ever had. Lived in Tokyo from 1992 to 1995 and traveled to many Japanese cities and hotels.

It is within walking distance of JR (Japan Rail) Ochanaomizu station and the Tokyo Metro (subway) station. Took me about 5 minutes to walk back and forth from the stations. The Kanda Post Office is two doors down from the hotel which makes mailing packages and postcards very convenient. Akihabara--Japan's consumer electronics district--is about 1/2 mile away or about a 15 minute walk at a very casual pace. The JR Ueno station is a 10 minute or 850 Yen taxi ride away. Keisei Ueno station has an express train to and from Narita International Airport for about 1950 Yen each way.

Restaurants are not obvious around the hotel, but they are there. Of course, they serve Japanese food, Chinese, and even an Italian place. Starbucks is less than a 5 minutes walk away. Akihabara has many more choices to include McDonald's, Denny's, Wendy's, KFC, and other Westerna chains. I did not eat at the hotel because I had too many other choices.

Technically, the hotel does not have a WiFi network, but it is surrounded by many office buildings that have unprotected networks. Next door, there is another hotel with a free WiFi network in the lobby. I was able to find a free high speed connection with very little effort. Had I not brought a laptop, there is a FedEx Kinko's around the corner that offers internet access for a fee.

The room had a 13" LCD TV, a pay per view system (1000 yen to watch 5 channels until 10am), a small refrigerator, hot water pot, a hair dryer, but it did not have a clock or radio. Wake up calls were easy to ask for at the front desk or set via the phone. At all hours there were at least 3 employees behind the front desk. One or a combination of the employees were able to answer all my questions in English. I checked out late, and I was charged 400 Yen an hour. Which I thought was a bargain.

Do not expect a large room. This is a Japanese business hotel, so it offers the basics. It is designed for shorter customers, so if you are an average sized Westerner, you might find it cramp. Realize that will be true unless you are willing to spend 2 or 3 times what I paid (about $80 US / night).