Blue Wave Inn Asakusa Hotel Tokyo Reviews

This hotel was so cute - and came with the typical small Japanese style bathrooms that look like they forgot to install a real one. The hotel is very clean - looked brand new and the staff were very helpful of our non-Japanese speaking backgrounds. The location was a much further than we'd have liked from the airport - 90 mins on the train - however it was right round the corner from a temple and massive shopping mall/markets. Word of warning, there are very few English speaking locals in this area and even fewer places to eat with English menus - but the local food we did get was sensational. So just be prepared if you don't speak Japanese - our best best is a pen & paper and draw (eg. chickens and noddles with a bowl = chicken noodle soup) because as we soon realised, our hand actions and slow-talking wasn't a great communication tool!

Excellent location with lovely view of Senso-ji through our window. Reception staff had adequate grasp of English. Many dining options nearby even for children who are yearning for Western-style meals again. We had a quad room and had no trouble fitting our 2 adult-3 child family in.