CowCow Hotel Shinjuku

It is more of an AirBnB rather than a "hotel". It is very tight for space, the decor is dated, around 1980s or earlier, and not overly clean - we saw a large German cockroach coming from the gas stove, cigarette butts on the balcony, and dust around the beds. The bedding is the domestic variety rather than crisp starch sheets etc.

Just as a heads up, this is not a hotel. I don't know if I missed this in the description or what but I did not know this. It's akin to someone's apartment that they put up on Airbnb (so no staff, you get an email telling you where your key is, no cleaning service, etc.) This was a bit tricky because there are VERY few places to throw your trash in Tokyo - we spent 6 nights in Tokyo/at the CowCow so that wasn't ideal. Luckily, we met a very nice cleaning person on the first day who gave us some extra trash bags. The elevator at this place is also pretty sketchy - it closes VERY fast. We clipped our shoulders many times despite running in and trying to hold the door open.

If this is your first time to Japan and your first stop (like us) I would not recommend this because there's no one to guide you on anything. Cab drivers could not find this place on their apps because again...it's not an actual hotel. If you've been to Tokyo before then this is probably a much better option.

It's not a Hotel. At best it's a AirBNB.

Could have done with more blankets. Did email but no response

Las guillotinas de puertas del miniascensor, si te descuidas te cortan en dos.

התמונות לא תואמות את המקום , קטן מאוד ,
שרותים - קוביה מאוד קשה והכנס ולצאת
בעיה של מים חמים - כשאין מים חמים יש הוראות כיצד לטפל בבעיה

Zuverlässigkeit ungenügend. Vereinbarter Bezugstermin nicht eingehalten und über 3h auf den Bezug warten müssen. Küchenausstattung sehr mager und diverse Gegenstände und Einrichtung ist defekt. Leider war auch alles sehr schmutzig und ungepflegt. Diese Unterkunft ist nicht der Standard, welchen wir auf unserer Reise in Japan hatten.
Wie die Unterkunft auf booking ausgeschrieben wird, stimmt überhaupt nicht mit dem Erlebten überein. Der Preis ist nicht einmal die Hälfte Wert!

No serious thing… lift is very old and the toilet is very tiny if you are of decent height it will be an effort.

Vétusté du logement, peu de place a 5 pour mettre les valises, la place dans les toilettes est trop petite.

The property is suitable for a maximum of 4 guests. An extra bed has been placed in the common area, which makes the space feel cramped and difficult to move around in. There’s no proper storage area for luggage, and the toilet area is very small. The lift is very old and has an unpleasant smell.

As a general observation, the space is pretty small. What annoyed us the worst was that the toilet is separated, as per Japanese customs, but the toilet room itself is VERY small, making the toilet hard to use for taller people.