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Sophiearth Apartment

1.0 star property
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Basic Triple Room
Comfort Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Private Bathroom
Basic Triple Room
Exterior
Basic Triple Room

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1-7-26 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0072
  • Samurai Museum
    8 min walk
  • Okubo Park
    9 min walk
  • Shinjuku Isetan
    13 min walk
  • Tokyo (HND-Haneda)
    44 min drive

Room options

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Economy Apartment, City View

Economy Apartment, City View

  • 18 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Economy Apartment

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Basic Room, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Economy Double or Twin Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Trundle Bed

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Classic Apartment, City View

Classic Apartment, City View

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Comfort Apartment, City View

Comfort Apartment, City View

  • 22 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Comfort Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Private Bathroom

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Triple Room

Basic Triple Room

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Basic Twin Room

Basic Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Family Apartment, City View

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Exterior

Shinjuku Sky Capsule

Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Breakfast available
Laundry
3.5 out of 5, Good, (157)
The price is NZ$102
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 Jan
Shinjuku Sky Capsule

About the area

Tokyo

With a stay at Sophiearth Apartment in Tokyo (Shinjuku), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and Waseda University. .This guesthouse is 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Tokyo Imperial Palace and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Shibuya Crossing.
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What's nearby

  • Isetan Department Store Shinjuku - 14 min walk
  • Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden - 3 min drive
  • Waseda University - 4 min drive
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building - 4 min drive
  • Meiji Jingu Shrine - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Higashi-shinjuku Station - 5 min walk
  • Shin-Okubo Station - 7 min walk
  • Haneda Airport (HND) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪浦港刺身 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪ヤンピョン ヘジャンク - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪韓国家庭料理 トマト - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪韓国家庭料理名家 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪韓国料理 ハンヤン クッパヤ 本店 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Sophiearth Apartment

Guesthouse with a coffee shop, near Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Sophiearth Apartment offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, toilets with an electronic bidet, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Satisfy your appetite at the guesthouse's coffee shop/cafe. Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Local cuisine breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Languages

English, Japanese, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Uncovered self parking on site (JPY 2500 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Local cuisine breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–9:00 AM: JPY 500 for adults and JPY 500 for children
  • 1 coffee shop/cafe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Electronic bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in fee: JPY 2000 for check-in between 10:30 PM and 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of JPY 2000 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
1 total (up to 22 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • The city tax ranges from JPY 100-200 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. The tax does not apply to nightly rates under JPY 10,000. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately JPY 500 for adults and JPY 500 for children
  • Uncovered self parking fee: JPY 2500 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: JPY 2000 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-in fee: JPY 2000 for check-in between 10:30 PM and 2:00 AM

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

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Sophiearth Apartment Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 136 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Hakan

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Kyle

Shower was a bit mouldy. Walls were very thin. Could hear people outside our room all night and day.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

ernest

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Caveat emptor
Great and convenient location not far from three train/subway stations but no cleaning service in rooms during our five day stay. Had to ask for clean towels 3 times. Quiet neighbourhood except for people entering and exiting adjacent room at all hours. Overpriced for a two star hotel at best. Hallways are dirty and run down. Rooms were clean but in desperate need of renovation. Beds are squeaky and pillows less than flat. Lesson learned. Caveat emptor.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Mienha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I do recommend it for the price
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

tyrrell

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
WARNING BEWARE OF ROOM 5 AND M5!! PLEASE, for the love of god, reconsider staying here. This was by far the worst hostel experience we had in Japan. The day we arrived they let us check in an hour early, which we thought was awesome. The room heavily smelt of bleach, so we left the bedroom window open. We left to go sightseeing for the entire day and came back late at night. It was a cold night, so the heaters had been turned on, enhancing the smell of mould. We were horrified. It’s hard to explain just how damp and mouldy this place smelt! We started really looking at the room and realised the shower had black mould growing in the silicone. From what we could tell, they had plastered the shower in cheap wall paper to hide how run down it truly was. When you poked some parts of the wall paper, it buckled inwards. It was around 11pm at this point, I was having a hard time sleeping, so I went to the service desk, Hoping, praying, they would have another room. The man managing the service desk acted shocked when I told him about the mould. How could you miss it?! I suggested for him to come take a look, so he followed me to the room. The man looked around the shower, pointing out the mould and poking the walls like we had. He tugged at the silicone in the shower and started to pull it up. Looking at the mould behind the silicone was nauseating so I left the bathroom. The man said he could not help us and that we had to wait till 7am to talk to the manager of sophiearth. I clos
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Diego

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was not good at all
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Melody

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jose Angelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value accommodations in Tokyo
Greatsst value apartment in Okubo area.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As a last minute reservation since my Airbnb was small for the amount of people we booked for. I stumble upon this property, at first I wasn’t expecting nothing big. However upon first impression. This was the perfect size for person. This hotel allowed me to come sleep, than hit the street of Japan. This hotel is in prime location, everything is very walk able. Overall I love it. Will for sure look for posting when I come back to Japan
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Good location
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruby

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small rooms but in a great location and very close to the train station
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great cheap spot close to night life.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

rohtash bhushan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
For the price you pay it’s decent
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet property. Good if you need a quick place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gobby

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Yuen

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As expected of a 1 star
Not a great place to stay, more of a last resort short stay. Dirty, toilet leaked on the floor after every flush, shower drain didnt work effectively so the shower would flood with dirty water from the run down flooring and walls. Bugs were frequent and it felt risky just being in the beds. Dont be cheap; spend the extra cash and get a better place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great except the sewage smell
My brother and I stayed in a F lettered room. At first glance it looked ok. Had the bunk bed, shower, and toiled all in one room. The size didn’t bother me. However after coming back from being out smell started. I thought my brother just used the bathroom and made fun of him. Even tho he said he didn’t. Then the second night the smell was was still there. We swapped positions on the bunk and I 100% noticed the small coming from the side of the wall. It was covered with wood. But you could tell it was covering pipes. It’s not hard to figure out it was sewage pipes. I did make a comment they the rooms looked like renovated showers/bathrooms. I guess I was right. Other than the smell I could get passed anything. We didn’t complain because we were out most of the day. But I wouldn’t stay in that room again. I did get sick leaving. Not saying it was the room. But can’t rule it out either. Going back to Tokyo and my brother said don’t get a *hit room like before. He’s not picky. So even he wouldn’t stay again. I would stay at the hostel if I could pick another room. But beware of F room. The one in the left.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Silvija

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great quiet location and walking distance to explore Shinjuku
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good price and location
Great price, very friendly staff that can even help booking to transport to other cities. Convenient location in Korea town, with a lot of food around and walkable distance to central Shinjuku. Room is organized but towels weren't too clean, we just used our owns.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay for any cheap traveler. Good price and clean rooms
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Martina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great family room for a cheap price.
Simple accommodation for a simple price. We could fit a family of 4 in one room, with 2 trundle beds that packed up for more space during the day. Ignore the title. Comfort apartment, City View. The room didn't even have a window. Comfortable distance from Shinjuku Station and other notable locations. Washing machine and dryer available on site. Staff available to check in until 11pm. We had no complaints.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019