Fodor's Expert Review Sumisho Hotel

In a down-to-earth, friendly neighborhood, this hotel is popular with budget-minded foreign visitors who prefer to stay near the small Japanese restaurants and bars of the Ningyo-cho area of Nihonbashi. A shallow rock pond and stone lantern welcome guests inside, but that's where the graces end. The biggest twin rooms are long and narrow, and the bathrooms are tiny units with low ceilings. The best accommodations are the three tatami-floored rooms on the second floor overlooking a small Japanese garden. Multicourse Japanese meals are available in the restaurant, Kappo Sumisho, and the original Mitsukoshi Department Store is within walking distance.