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The Sakura Fleur Hotel in Shibuya/Aoyama – a lovely place to stay in Tokyo

May 18, 2010 by

I’ve previously listed my fave hotels in Shinjuku – Hotel Kent being my overall pick for location, quality and price.

Well, on my last trip I wanted to stay in Shibuya for a few nights, in order to go to some events that were on around there, without having to wait til morning for a train, or cabbing it home.

Where possible, I like to be able to walk home when I go clubbing late-late. (Just as well too – by the time I left Walpurgis, a mini-monsoon had hit, and rain and high winds assaulted me for the entire 5 minutes it took me to walk home).

And so it was, when looking to stay near Club Walpurgis (see my post on Walpurgis here), that I stumbled upon the tres genteel Sakura Fleur Hotel in Shibuya/Aoyama.

The outside and interior were lovely, and very girly. It used to be a hotel just for females at one point, but now anyone can stay there…as long as they don’t mind the feminine style. With rooms at around 9,000 yen a night it’s perfect for short stays.
Contrary to some comments I’d read on some travel sites, the staff were absolutely delightful and friendly to me..even when I was goth’d up and going out after midnight…and rocking in at 5am. Oh yes, there’s no curfew here; they are open 24/7 which is also a bonus for we nightcrawlers.
There’s a cafe onsite for cakes and tea..or even dinner. But I have to fess up that I ate at nearby establishments instead (including the farmers market mentioned below).
So, the rooms themselves. As you can see, there was a desk with bar fridge (important for storing your kombini food for morning..and the odd Kirin or Asahi, neh?) There was enough room to store my suitcase and shopping bags and still skirt round the bed.
There were also floral curtains, a sweet lamp and mirror, tv, tea/coffee making facilities and free net access, which I was pleased with 🙂
Look how fluffy that doona is! The pillow was fab too.
And behold the floral flocked wallpaper! It was slightly more burgundy than brown, with silver accents. Great for Holly Hobby. Not so much for butch males.
And now for the important subject of the bathroom – it was clean and about the size I was used to at the Kent. There’s a bath to the right of this picture, and it was lovely and deep.
Check out the Rakuten page for pics of the other rooms – some are blue, some pink, some red and some yellow! The Sakura Fleur is 10 minutes walk from Shibuya station. It is located conveniently at a road overpass…as you see below. It is the brown brick building behind the stairs. There are cafes galore nearby, as well as convenience stores, restaurants, shops and even bargain fashion stores.
Further up the road (on Aoyama Avenue) was the United Nations University, and on the weekends there they have a brilliant Farmers Market, with fresh organic produce, and fab cooked dinners as well as live music.
If you keep walking further, you hit a Citibank (great if you’re just about out of yen, as I was!) and eventually get to the end of Omotesando. It was also pretty close to Cat Street, when I wanted to hit Harajuku.

And here’s the map to make it a bit clearer. As I was trying to decipher my map somewhere near the hachiko statue, a gentleman came up and showed me the right direction to go (NOT towards the huge crossing or 109, but to the right instead). If in doubt, there’s a police box right near the station; ask there.

All in all, I loved the place, and the area it was in. It had a less frenetic, cluttered pace than Shinjuku, and I will definitely stay there again. Maybe in the blue room, though :/

Hotel Name :SAKURA FLEUR AOYAMA
Address: 2-14-15 SHIBUYA, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO 150-0002, JAPAN
Phone Number :03-5467-3777

Do you have a fave hotel in Japan? What is it and why?

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Comments

  1. Hexotica says
    May 18, 2010 at 10:35 am

    When I'm in Tokyo I always stay at a little ryokan in Ikebukuro. I can't feel like I'm enjoying the most of my stay unless I'm in a tatami room, sleeping on the floor! When I went clubbing I just use to stay out all night! But all the hotels in Japan are high-quality, and this one looks so cozy!

  2. the fashionate traveller says
    May 18, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    I'm sure it's probably cheaper in Ikebukuro too, being further out. I'm just a sucker for being in the heart of things 🙂 I really must do a ryokan in Kyoto though, one of these visits…

  3. Anonymous says
    June 24, 2010 at 10:54 am

    hi came across your write up on sakura fleur hotel. would like to know if there is a pedestrian crossing instead of using the overhead pedestrian bridge? it will be difficult when we are travelling with luggages. appreciate your advise.

  4. the fashionate traveller says
    June 25, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Unfortunately no, there isn't, right at the front of the hotel. I'd advise getting onto that side of the road earlier on, like down at the Clock Tower – because yes, I had an AWFUL time dragging my 20kg luggage on wheels up those flights of stairs and down again.

  5. the fashionate traveller says
    June 25, 2010 at 10:03 am

    oops, I mean Shibuya Cross Tower, not clock tower, heh.