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Tokyo hotel for person afraid of elevators and high-rises

Posted by (Pacific Northwest) on

I’m pondering a week in Tokyo in November. I’ve been there once before and stayed at the Keio Plaza.

I don’t like elevators but I managed at the Keio because I was traveling with my partner - I really cannot get in an elevator alone…especially if I’m going up 20, 30, 40 floors.

I will be alone for the November stay in Tokyo. I’ve searched online for a hotel but found really limited options.

I am looking for something that’s under 5 or 6 stories - so I can walk up.

I’m flexible on neighborhoods but I do want to be central from a tourist point of view. I’m also flexible on budget.

I see the Tokyo Station hotel but it’s pricey at $580 a night. I like the hotel and I love the low-slung building, though.

Does anyone have other options?

Posted by
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Hotel Oriental Express Tokyo Kamata. Right next to Kamata station, and easy access across Tokyo public transport system. If you fly into Haneda Airport it is a short direct train ride. One transfer needed if coming from Narita. Working class neighborhood with grocery and stores nearby in train station. 7-11 around the corner. Smaller hotel, not a big high rise. I enjoyed my stay there.

Posted by
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You might try doing research on booking.com. Does not mean you have to book through booking.

There is an option about elevators to the higher floors which I check off. There is an option about all rooms on the lower floors which you should check off.

Read the descriptions in the results. Some of the descriptions will say something about no lifts. I know from fact because I need an elevator so I read the descriptions carefully and make certain there is

if it is a smaller hotel rather than a larger one, there may be no lifts.

Posted by
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What you can also do is request the hotel give you a room on a lower floor. Many people do this. (It can't be guaranteed though.)

I'm the opposite. I want a room as high as possible. I put the request in when I make my reservation as most hotels have a box you can put in any special requests. It's not guaranteed but most do try to accomodate their guests.

Whatever hotel you choose, make sure the hotel gets a note that you want a room on the lowest floor possible. (Be aware, some hotels will not put a single woman on the ground floor. But you can always request it.)

Posted by
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Valerie, I'm the same way not so much with elevators but with high rises. I can't get a room on a high floor so I always put in my request that I want something no higher than the third or fourth floor. And I don't think I've ever not been able to be accommodated.

As Frank mentioned, there's no guarantee but honestly I think most hotels are happy to accommodate people like that, especially since many people do want higher floors in high rises so the lower floors are more available.

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