Sutton Place Hotel
The Sutton Place Hotel is a reasonably priced business hotel less than 1 mile from Ueno Park, and only a three-minute walk from Ueno Station. Sutton Place has stylish Western-style rooms and amenities, such as a free mini-fridge in the room and continental breakfast from 6 to 9:30 a.m. in the lobby. Sutton place is near Ueno's Ameyoko outdoor market, the perfect location for people watching in a true, working-class Tokyo neighborhood. With Ueno Station so close by, it's only a 20-minute subway ride to almost any other part of Tokyo from this very convenient location.
Sutton Place Hotel
7-8-23 Ueno
Taito-City
Tokyo, Japan 110-0005
011 (+03) 3842 2411
thehotel.co.jp/en/sutton_ueno/
Capsule Hotel Asakusa Riverside
For a novel night adventure in Japan, try the Asakusa Riverside capsule hotel. Capsule hotels are inexpensive sleeping quarters for Japanese business people. At about $30 to 40 per night, capsules are only a place to sleep, but an interesting alternative to pricey Tokyo hotel rooms. Capsules are stacked individually, and include the basics: a bed, light, TV and alarm. You are given a locker, pajamas and allowed to take a few personal items in the capsule with you. The Asakusa Riverside is the only capsule hotel in Tokyo that takes women. Women and men sleep in separate capsule areas, with separate communal bathrooms. While fairly private, capsules are not best for single travelers or anyone suffering from claustrophobia. Once your sleeping adventure is over, pack up early in the morning and head for Ueno Park via nearby Asakusa Station, or take a short walk to Tokyo's old theater district for breakfast.
Asakusa Riverside Capsule
2-20-4 Kaminarimon
Taito-City
Tokyo, Japan 111-0034
011 (+03) 3844-5117
asakusa-capsule.jp/english/
Hotel Park Side
Hotel Park Side is an international hotel with compact, clean Western-style rooms and a convenient central Ueno location. The hotel overlooks Ueno Park and Shinobazu Pond, and has a classy lounge on the top floor for spectacular views of Tokyo at night. Ueno Park and Japan's top museums including the National Museum of Nature and Science are right outside Hotel Park Side's door. If you have kids in tow, head to Ueno Zoo, which is famous for its giant pandas and a five-story pagoda from the year 1631. On the way back to Hotel Park Side, rent a row boat and float around the lotuses on Shinobazu Pond for only $1 per hour, unless the kids insist on renting a swan boat ($7). If you are lucky enough to be in Ueno Park in late March or early April, don't miss the best cherry blossom display in Tokyo. Bring a picnic lunch and sit under showers of falling petals, in the Japanese spring tradition of "Ohanami" or cherry blossom viewing.
Hotel Park Side
2-11-18 Ueno
Taito-City
Toyko, Japan 110-0005
011 (+03) 3836 5711
parkside.co.jp/en/
