Smile Hotel Sugamo (Tokyo, Japan)

This casual budget hotel in a ten-storey building is tucked down a pedestrianised back street just two minutes’ walk from Sugamo train/metro station. Along with free Internet, Smile Hotel Tokyo Sugamo offers a 24-hour reception and a ladies-only floor. Basic air-conditioned rooms with minimal furnishings offer mini-fridges and flat-screen TVs with on-demand video options. Toiletries and bottled water are also provided. Some rooms have work desks. Amenities include a modest lobby lounge, dry cleaning services and a coin-operated laundry. Massage services can be arranged for a fee. A simple buffet-style breakfast is offered in a casual, Mongolian-themed restaurant. Snacks and drinks are available from vending machines. Smile Hotel Tokyo Sugamo is a ten-minute walk from the pretty lake and verdant surroundings of Rikugien Garden, and a brief 18-minute Yamanote Line train ride from buzzing Shinjuku. The esteemed Sensō-ji — Tokyo’s oldest temple — is a little over four miles away.