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Ikebukuro hotels near the station: 5 picked from 285
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Where to stay in Ikebukuro: five hotels, each a short walk from a station
- Mejiro and Otsuka are one Yamanote stop away; Dormy Inn has a black-water hot spring
- Hotel Siro is a 41-room independent; DEL style is about thirty seconds from exit 40
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One minute from Mejiro; Ikebukuro is one stop away — if you can’t decide | JR-East Hotel Mets Mejiro Check price |
81/100 | ¥10,000–15,000 | ¥18,000–21,000 |
| One minute from Otsuka station; every room has a separate bath | Hotel Bellclassic Tokyo Check price |
77/100 | ¥13,000–22,000 | ¥22,000–24,000 |
| Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring | Dormy Inn Ikebukuro, Hojo-no-yu Check price |
74/100 | ¥12,000–19,000 | ¥18,000–29,000 |
| A small, simple 41-room hotel by the west exit | hotel Siro Check price |
64/100 | — | — |
| Two minutes from Ikebukuro east exit, check-in from 2pm | DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi by Daiwa Roynet Hotel Check price |
60/100 | ¥13,000–17,000 | ¥17,000–24,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-07 – 2026-12-30, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-10-31). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
One minute from Mejiro; Ikebukuro is one stop away
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.63/5 (2,654) · Agoda 9.1/10 (1,662) · 4,316 in total
- The listing gives 35 minutes to Tokyo
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00; last check-in 29:00 (5:00 a.m.)
- Parking ¥2,000 per night by reservation (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- One minute on foot from JR Mejiro station.
- Three minutes to Ikebukuro; Shinjuku and Shibuya with no change.
- From about ¥10,000 per person with breakfast on a weeknight — the cheapest of the five.
- 4.63 across 2,654 reviews; 95 rooms.
Getting there: One minute on foot from JR Mejiro station (Yamanote line); Ikebukuro is one stop, about three minutes.
Language and payment: English support, card acceptance and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. The listing says rooms are paid in full before check-in, and Tokyo’s accommodation tax is collected at the hotel. No shared bath, so tattoos do not come up.
- Right for: Wanting to be right by a station, a step away from Ikebukuro’s crowds.
- Not for: No bath house, and Ikebukuro’s busy streets are a train stop away.
Score breakdown — 81/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.54 |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥10,000–15,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 83% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; one minute from JR Mejiro station; three minutes to Ikebukuro and 35 to Tokyo; no change for Shibuya, Shinjuku or Ikebukuro; 95 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.63 across 2,654 reviews (Rakuten Travel 2,654) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | One minute from Mejiro, one stop from Ikebukuro, and its 4.63 location score is the highest of the nine that qualified. |
One minute from Otsuka station; every room has a separate bath
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.63/5 (4,434) · Agoda 9.0/10 (338) · 4,772 in total
- A proper tub, not a moulded unit bath
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 11:00
- Parking ¥2,500 per night, about 60 spaces, first come first served (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- About one minute from the south exit of Otsuka station, one stop from Ikebukuro.
- Every room has a separate bath and toilet.
- 4.63 across 4,434 reviews — the highest average of the nine.
- A convenience store opposite; Sunshine City about fifteen minutes on foot.
Getting there: About one minute on foot from the south exit of JR Otsuka station (Yamanote line) — turn right out of the ticket gates. Sunshine City is about fifteen minutes on foot.
Language and payment: English support, card acceptance and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. The listing says the hotel takes payment in advance.
- Right for: Wanting a room with a real bath, right by a Yamanote station.
- Not for: It is in Otsuka, one stop from Ikebukuro, not at Ikebukuro station itself.
Score breakdown — 77/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.58 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥13,000–22,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 100% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about one minute from the south exit of Otsuka on the Yamanote line; every room has the bath and toilet separate; a convenience store opposite; about fifteen minutes on foot to Sunshine City; 151 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 4.63 across 4,434 reviews (Rakuten Travel 4,434) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Every room has a separate bath and toilet, and its 4.63 average across 4,434 reviews is the highest of the nine that qualified. |
Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring
Dormy Inn Ikebukuro, Hojo-no-yu
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.49/5 (1,300) · Agoda 8.8/10 (5,300) · 6,600 in total
- Kuroyu: black spring water coloured by ancient plant matter
- Separate men’s and women’s baths
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00
- Parking ¥5,000 per night, 4 spaces, reservation only (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring, per Rakuten’s listing, with an open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge.
- Free self-service laundry; every room non-smoking.
- About nine minutes from Ikebukuro and Higashi-Ikebukuro stations.
- 4.49 across 1,300 reviews; 190 rooms.
Getting there: About nine minutes on foot from exit 35 on the east side of JR Ikebukuro station, or from Higashi-Ikebukuro station; about seven minutes from the Sunshine bus terminal.
Language and payment: English support and card acceptance are not published, so ask when you book. The baths are communal and nude in the Japanese way — if you have a tattoo, ask the hotel before you count on using them.
- Right for: Wanting a hot-spring soak at the end of a day in the city.
- Not for: About nine minutes from the station — the longest walk of the five — and the bath is shared.
Score breakdown — 74/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.51 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥12,000–19,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 98% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring; separate men’s and women’s baths with an open-air bath, high-temperature sauna and cold plunge; every room non-smoking; free self-service laundry; about seven minutes from the Sunshine bus terminal; 190 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.49 across 1,300 reviews (Rakuten Travel 1,300) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | Rakuten’s listing calls it Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring, with an open-air bath and a high-temperature sauna. |
A small, simple 41-room hotel by the west exit
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.32/5 (162)
- Describes itself as simple, clean and ethical
- The small independent choice among chain hotels
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 11:00; several paid car parks nearby (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- About two minutes from exit C1 on Ikebukuro’s west side.
- A small hotel of 41 rooms, with bathrobes in the rooms.
- A bath score of 4.40 on Rakuten.
- No rooms came up in our search window — check the current price on the booking page.
Getting there: About two minutes on foot from exit C1 on the west side of Ikebukuro station.
Language and payment: English support, card acceptance and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. To add a guest to a booking, the hotel asks you to phone.
- Right for: Preferring a small, quiet hotel to a big chain.
- Not for: Its location score is a low 3.91, and it has only 162 reviews.
Score breakdown — 64/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.38 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | No rooms came up in our search window, so the price could not be checked; a standard three stars (our call) |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about two minutes from exit C1 on Ikebukuro’s west side; a small hotel of 41 rooms; bathrobes in the rooms. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.32 across 162 reviews (Rakuten Travel 162) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | A 41-room hotel that bills itself as simple, clean and ethical. |
Two minutes from Ikebukuro east exit, check-in from 2pm
DEL style Ikebukuro Higashiguchi by Daiwa Roynet Hotel
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.34/5 (521) · Agoda 8.9/10 (5,723) · 6,244 in total
- The closest to Ikebukuro station of the nine that qualified
- Check-out 11:00
Why it made the five
- About thirty seconds from exit 40, two minutes from the east (south) exit.
- Check-in from 2pm; bags held if you arrive earlier.
- From about ¥17,000 per person with breakfast on a Saturday — the cheapest of the five that day.
- Convenience store in the building; 143 rooms.
Getting there: About two minutes on foot from the east (south) exit of Ikebukuro station; about thirty seconds from exit 40, which is closed at night.
Language and payment: English support, card acceptance and tattoo rules are not published, so ask when you book. Bags are held before check-in but not after check-out. There is no car park, and no partner car park nearby.
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Right for: Staying right at Ikebukuro station and taking the train everywhere.
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Not for: Exit 40 is closed at night. No bath house and no car park.
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Worth knowing: Bags can be left before check-in, but the hotel cannot hold them after you check out.
Score breakdown — 60/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★☆☆☆☆ | The categories Rakuten does show (room and others) average 4.22 |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥13,000–17,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, breakfast) — 107% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; about two minutes from Ikebukuro’s east (south) exit and thirty seconds from exit 40 (closed at night); check-in 14:00, with bags held if you arrive earlier; convenience store in the building; 143 rooms. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.34 across 521 reviews (Rakuten Travel 521) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | About thirty seconds from exit 40 — the closest to Ikebukuro station of the nine that qualified. |
Know before you book
- Ikebukuro station is served by the JR Yamanote, Saikyo and Shonan-Shinjuku lines, the Marunouchi, Yurakucho and Fukutoshin subway lines, and the Seibu Ikebukuro and Tobu Tojo lines. Shinjuku and Shibuya are direct rides south, with no change.
- The exits are named the wrong way round for most visitors: the Seibu department store is on the east side and Tobu on the west. The east side has Sunshine City and most of the shopping and eating; the west side, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, is a little quieter.
- Sunshine City is Ikebukuro’s landmark — an aquarium, the Sunshine 60 observatory and a large shopping centre under one roof, east of the station. It is also the centre of Ikebukuro’s anime and manga shops.
- Mejiro and Otsuka are one Yamanote stop either side of Ikebukuro. They are much calmer, and two of the five are there, each about a minute from its station.
- Airport limousine buses run from Haneda and Narita to Ikebukuro. By rail from Narita, the Keisei Skyliner to Nippori connects to the Yamanote Line, which runs straight to Ikebukuro.
- Prices here are per person with breakfast, for two sharing. Saturdays here run several thousand yen higher than Wednesdays.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Ikebukuro listed on Rakuten Travel — 285
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 52
- Met every condition below: 9
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- In Rakuten Travel’s Tokyo 23-ward district G — Ikebukuro, Otsuka, Sugamo and the neighbourhoods around them
- At least 100 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥8,000 and ¥30,000 per person per night
- The listing states a walking time from a station
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality20 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money25 pts
- The cheapest breakfast-inclusive rate against the median of the hotels we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- Minutes from the station, a bath house, and check-out time.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this hotel has that the other eight do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro | Runner-up (59/100) | 59/100, one point behind DEL style. Value decided it: ¥17,000–29,000 per person on a weeknight is 135% of the median, the weakest value of the eight we scored. |
| the b ikebukuro | Runner-up (56/100) | 56/100. The family deal is real, but 4.11 on reviews and 3.96 on the room and bath scores are the lowest of the eight we scored. |
| Sunshine City Prince Hotel | Runner-up (52/100) | 52/100. 4.11 on reviews is the joint lowest of the nine, and ¥15,000–26,000 per person on a weeknight is 121% of the median. |
| hotel hisoca ikebukuro | Outside the theme | 4.78 across 108 reviews and two minutes from the west exit, with rooms averaging 37 m² — but its cheapest rate is above our ¥30,000-per-person ceiling. |
| Super Hotel Premier Ikebukuro Natural Hot Spring | Outside the theme | 4.47 across 653 reviews with a large bath, five minutes from Ikebukuro — but its cheapest rate is below our ¥8,000 floor, so it belongs in a budget guide. |
| Keio Presso Inn Ikebukuro | Could not be checked | 5,899 reviews averaging 4.25, four minutes from the east exit — but Rakuten returned no minimum rate, so we could not confirm it met the price condition. |
| Itabashi Center Hotel | Too far out | Met the conditions with 4.24 across 1,390 reviews, but it is by Itabashi-kuyakusho-mae on the Toei Mita line, which does not run to Ikebukuro; the nearest station that does, Oyama on the Tobu Tojo line, is eight minutes’ walk. |
| 233 hotels | Below the floor | Fewer than 100 reviews, or an average below 4.0. |
Questions visitors ask
How do I get to Ikebukuro from Haneda or Narita?
Airport limousine buses run from both airports to Ikebukuro, and the Haneda bus stops at the front door of Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro, so you can go from terminal to lobby without a change. By rail from Narita, take the Keisei Skyliner to Nippori and the Yamanote Line from there straight to Ikebukuro. From Haneda, the easiest rail route is to Shinagawa and then the Yamanote Line round.
Ikebukuro, Mejiro or Otsuka?
Ikebukuro if you want the shops, restaurants and Sunshine City at your door, and a station served by eight lines. Mejiro and Otsuka are each one Yamanote stop away — a few minutes — and far calmer. JR-East Hotel Mets Mejiro and Hotel Bellclassic Tokyo are both about a minute from their stations and are the two highest-scoring hotels here.
Is there a hot spring in Ikebukuro?
Dormy Inn Ikebukuro has what Rakuten’s listing calls Ikebukuro’s only black-water natural hot spring — kuroyu, the dark water found under Tokyo — with an open-air bath, a high-temperature sauna and a cold plunge. It is communal and nude in the Japanese way, so if you have a tattoo, ask the hotel first.
East exit or west exit?
Confusingly, the Seibu department store is on the east side and Tobu on the west. The east side has Sunshine City, the anime shops and most of the restaurants; the west side, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, is quieter. DEL style and the b are on the east side; hotel Siro and Hotel Metropolitan on the west.
How much do these cost?
The table shows the cheapest price per person with breakfast, for two sharing, from Rakuten Travel’s availability search for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 28 October and 19 December 2026. Weeknights start from about ¥10,000 at JR-East Hotel Mets Mejiro and run up to about ¥22,000; Saturdays run from about ¥17,000 to ¥29,000. No rooms at hotel Siro came up in our search window.
Which one would you book?
JR-East Hotel Mets Mejiro: one minute from Mejiro, one stop from Ikebukuro, 4.63 across 2,654 reviews, and the cheapest of the five on a weeknight at about ¥10,000 per person. It scored 81, the highest here. If you want a hot-spring bath at the end of the day, Dormy Inn Ikebukuro is the one.
Changes
- 2026-10-31 First published. Scored from 285 candidates.