I will be a first time visitor to Tokyo and readings have pointed to staying close to the main station in Shinjuku.
I have short listed 3 hotels; Citadines Shinjuku Hotel, Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku and JR Yyushu Hotel Blossom Shinjuku. If you know the hotels, any advice on which one please. I am looking at twin rooms.

I refer to Citadines Central Shinjuku Hotel above

I have stayed in the Shinjuku Citadines. We had the second largest room and stilll found it to be somewhat cramped for two with twins. Rooms smaller than those found in Citadines in France, Spain and London. Its about a 20 min walk to the train station which is ok. Nice to have available washer and dryer. Its ok.

kiwinz: I'm curious why the readings pointed you to Shinjuku. I just came home from Tokyo and it was my first time in Japan. I was in Shinjuku twice as I needed to do some specific shopping there.

My hotel was in Marunouchi, a 5-minute walk, from the big Tokyo Train Station and on the same street. I loved that area and have already booked a hotel, in the same area, for Summer 2018.

Happy Travels!

Hi Guenmai, all my readings say Shinjuku is the best area to be in, have I been mislead

Which area is "best" depends wholly on your particular interests in terms of what you want to see and do in Tokyo.

Shinjuku is handy for:
Access to the station
Near multiple large department stores including Takashimaya, Isetan, Tokyu Hands
Near Piss Alley (now known as Memory Lane)

Tokyo Station (Maranounchi) is handy for:
A LOT of shopping, including some high-end international brands
a LOT of restaurants, at all levels, including some of the well-known top-end ones
Transport out of Tokyo on the shinkansen

Asakusa is handy for:
Transport via the metro in Tokyo, plus Tobu line direct to Nikko
River transport / excursions
Some more traditional little areas here including the amazing Sensoji temple and grounds
Lots of great eating options including some street food stalls with seating, cheap, cheerful and popular
Not far from Kappabashi Dori

Omotesando is handy for:
Lots more high-end international shopping
Luxury shopping, hotels, restaurants
(Not really my thing at all)
Is not far from Harajuku

Also look at Ginza,

"kiwinz on Aug 23, 17 at 12:51am
Hi Guenmai, all my readings say Shinjuku is the best area to be in, have I been mislead"

I don't know if you've been mislead. I was just curious as why it's called. "The Best" area to stay in as I went there twice and it's personally not an area that I would have chosen after I got there. But, to each his own.

I was really happy in Marunouchi as the Tokyo Train Station was right there, there were a lot of food choices, I loved getting a lot of my food out of the lower level of Daimaru Department store where the tons of food stalls are, and the convenience of that particular department store being attached to Tokyo Train Station and the food stalls at Tokyo Train Station were also good. I also ate at the Italian restaurant at the top level of Daimaru department store and it was quite good. I ate at a lot of places. LOL! There are also various restaurants on the top floor of Daimaru and that store is 12 floors. The Italian restaurant was quite good there. So, no variety-of-food-finding problems.

I also found Marunouchi area nice to take a stroll in in the evenings and not be super crowded. I found it quite quiet there. When I had mentioned Marunouchi, I had been told my folks, who travel to Tokyo a lot, that it's the best area although I take that with a grain of salt as what's defined as the best for one person is not necessarily the best for another. But, I was more than satisfied and it was only a 15-minute walk to Ginza as I was staying at the Four Seasons Hotel Marunouchi which is about a 5-minute walk from Tokyo Train Station and on the same street, but one exits out the south, Yaesu-side exit. The Imperial Palace is a 15-minute walk from the exit out of the other side of Tokyo Train Station.

I just got home on Friday, but have already started planning the Summer 2018 trip back and for Tokyo have booked the first 4 nights out of 8 total nights, at the Tokyo Station Hotel. I got a really good deal on Expedia and it can the reservation can be canceled the day before arrival and with a full refund in case anything comes up. It will be my first stay there.

http://www.thetokyostationhotel.jp/?...994.1503551552

Now, to just wait for the Four Seasons Marunouchi to come down in price as I got a really good deal, on this recent trip, and got buffet breakfast and a spa treatment credit thrown into the deal. I did 5 nights straight at the Four Seasons Marunouchi and my room was right above the train track area and it was great fun watching the bullet trains come and go. There must have been triple glass as I could barley hear the train. It's very smooth and quiet. The hotel is only 7 stories high and I was on a low floor which I requested, so the train was right there. Below is a video that someone took of his/her room which was basically the same view that I had. I love trains. Smiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOloAHaGpno

Happy Travels!

Oh I'd love that view of the shinkansen too, can see why you'd like it.

We stayed a single night at the Tokyo Station Hotel on our second trip and it was not a hotel I'd ever go back to. We booked a standard double and it was very small (which I am used to in Japan) but they'd determinedly packed in too much furniture in the false belief that luxury is defined by how many tables rather than decor, facilities, standards and service. We found it almost unusable. The bathroom, in contrast, was very very generous. I'd actually have preferred a smaller a bathroom if that space could have been given to the bedroom area, and definitely much less furniture.

I did't book a standard room at the Tokyo Station hotel. I figure that whatever the size of the room is that it will be bigger than the majority of the hotel rooms that I have had in Paris, over the last four decades, and at around 12-18 square meters. Plus, it will most likely be larger than the hotel room that I had at the Royal Park, for my last 2 nights in Kyoto, as that room was 19.9 sq.meters.

I'll survive the four nights at the Tokyo Station hotel and then hopefully be able to transfer over to the Four Seasons Marunouchi for the last 4 nights. While at the Tokyo Station, I plan to be out in other areas of Tokyo most of the day, checking out fashion, so I won't be in the room that much. Plus, I might eat, down the street, at the Four Seasons a few times as they have a great vegetable burger and fries. Smiles.

Since I'll be coming from 7 nights at the Four Seasons Kyoto, an absolutely incredible hotel, and where the smallest room is 49 square meters, but a bundle of money, I figure that 4 nights in a hotel, where I'll save a lot of money, won't be bad. It's about give and take and balancing out the expenses. Smiles.

Happy Travels!

We may have been unlucky, so hopefully your room will have a better configuration. Certainly the location is, of course, handy!

Probably the best way to find an answers is to check Booking. It depends on how muck money can you spend for the hotel. For example, it may be Shinjuku Granbell Hotel, Capsule Hotel Anshin Oyado Shinjuku etc.

I have also stayed at the Citadines and while it is just adequate, the price is certainly right. Don't eat breakfast there as you can find much better options nearby. Take a taxi to/from the train station. Subway is about 5 minutes away.

I have stayed in Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku and I highly recommend it. They have English speaking staff, good service, and it is also an extreme close walk to Shinjuku station. There are also lots of places to eat near by and shopping to do too.