Hotel Livemax BUDGET Chibamihama

Pros +

• The facilities were excellent for a 2 / 3 star hotel. Nearby there's great options to eat cheaply or if you chose expensively. Supermarkets and transport links are great. 3 railway stations .one 15 to 20 min walk . Two within 10 to 15 min walks .Local buses pass within a 5 min walk. The staff were excellent and exceptionally helpful when a potential crisis arose during our visit . The staff kept the hotel and rooms very clean and refreshed . A fridge , microwave and kettle made life comfortable within the hotel.The room size was really good for the Tokyo and greater Tokyo area. we stayed for 3 weeks so had an exceptional ability to look at and access the hotel. I am at a total loss to understand the negative reviews posted about this hotel.
• The microwave inside the room.
• The bath water flow is relatively large.

Cons -

• The stay was very good. Nothing to complain about.
• They put me on the ground floor room, in the furthest corner. It was so scary staying there as a solo female traveller. The room also had a glass wall with a glass door that leads to the outside which did not feel safe at all. The fire escape door was also right outside my hotel room door, so there were basically 2 ways for any possible external entry right by my room. There were also virtually no staff around and the only way I can reach someone if they are not at the counter is with a mobile number. But because it's a Japanese phone number, I had no way of contacting the staff as a foreigner with no Japanese number.
• The sheets don't sleep well. The washing machine is far from the hotel. Washlet does not heat up water.