LOCATION
About a 5min walk from the Higashi Shinjuku station and a 15min walk to the main Shinjuku station.
Its situated in an area that is near a lot of night clubs - so if you walk behind the hotel at night, there is a lot of activity (within the confines of the clubs) - so it's still OK to walk around, but would not recommend it with kids in tow. Ironically, the hotel is located next to a church :) There are a few eateries along the same row of the hotel. Highly recommend the one called Yayoiken - its a canteen style eatery, with English menu that you can order from a touch screen - very value for money and decent food quality. There is a mini supermarket next door and a 7/11 or Lawsons further down the street. 10min walk to a Don Quijote store. Hotel is in a quieter part of Shinjuku. Highly recommend if you're OK with the night life.
ROOMS
Rooms are TINY.....feels rather claustrophobic since the windows do not have a view (looks out to another part of the building). But I guess if you're out and about for the whole day, then you'd really be spending 7-8 hours sleeping in the room.
FACILITIES
NONE. But appreciate the laundry room with 5 washer/dryer 2-in-1. CAUTION: If you have a medium load then you'd need 2-3 times extra run on the drying - which is another 1-1.5hrs of dry time.
BREAKFAST/ HAPPY HOUR
The hotel provides FREE breakfast - which consists of bread, croissant, doughnuts, cereal, milk and some dried fruit - its the same selection everyday and alcohol from 5:30