Universal Haneda Reviews

On our way back from a longer holiday in northern Japan, we spent the final three days in Tokyo. As we had an early morning flight on the final day, we wanted to stay fairly close to Haneda airport. After doing some internet research, we settled for Universal Haneda in Ota-ku, a rather traditional residential area not too far from the airport. This turned out to be the right choice. It’s a small apartment hotel, rather basic but comfortable. Our room (407) was clean and cozy with comfortable beds for a family of three. It also had great light from outside. The bathroom had a tiny bathtub into which I barely fit. All is basically self-service (including the small laundry room, which we made use of after a trip of some three weeks) but the gentleman in the reception was very helpful indeed. He also spoke fluent English (which in our case was not necessary because my wife is Japanese). The only downside was that it was quite complicated to get to the hotel from Tokyo Station. We ended up taking three different subways and then had another 15-20 minute walk. I doubt I had managed it by myself. But the area itself is very nice with plenty of shops and restaurants. And it was very easy to get to the airport on a regular city bus.