If your navigation is complete and utter rubbish like me then it will take you an hour of roaming the streets in Ikebukuro before finally admitting defeat and getting into a taxi with your google map print out in hand. But if you can actually read a map then Grand House Chang Tee is less than a 10 minute walk from Ikebukuro Station at the end of a small road.
The staff are friendly and speak good English, in particular the guy who works there was always offering to help translate things such as train times or information on websites which was extremely helpful. There was a kettle downstairs for drinks/noodles and that was about it, but you can always sit in reception if you want to eat there or just take it back to your room. They also let you use the laptop and internet for free if you use it in reception which is kind of them.
My room was fine, I had no problems at all. It was an okay size with a TV, phone, aircon/heater and a bathroom with a shower and bath. I had a Japanese style room and the mattress was very thin - I have to admit that my back did ache the next morning so I would advise everyone to go for a Western style room. The hotel is right at the end of a quiet street so there is no noise at all no matter what side your room is, so getting to sleep was never an issue.
Around Ikebukuro are plenty of restaurants and cafes but also lots of supermarkets scattered around the place (the nearest one being 20 seconds down the road) so there are always plenty of options when it comes to food.
I have to say that staying in Ikebukuro was actually ideal for all the places I wanted to visit such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Ueno & Hamamatsucho etc because they’re all on the same line which meant I could use the Suica card and just use the same train each time no matter which one of these places I went to.
If I went back to Japan I would go back to Grand House Chang Tee because it’s in a great location for getting around by trains and good value for money if you’re on a budget – it’s better to spend less money on the hotel so that you have more money to burn in the shops or restaurants because Japan itself can be very pricey.

I stayed at the Grand House Chang Tee with my wife for one night. The room was filthy, the bathroom had mold, the heater was broken and the proprietor was nowhere to be found. I would not recommend this hotel.

Tokyo is a very expensive city. I rather spend my money on shopping and food. Therefore, it was a pleasure to find that this hotel offers a private bathrooms! (At my age, I have no interest in walking down the hall and sharing a bathroom with a strangers.) After being on my feet all day, it was a pleasure to take a hot shower. Best of all the hot water pressure was high. The bathroom was very clean.... I would have no problems bringing my clean-freak parents here in the future...

I chose the Japanese style tatami room and slept like a baby. You can see the street from my room but there was no road noise. The area is very quiet.

BTW, I don't recommend that Japanese style room if you like soft beds, make sure you ask for extra futons or choose the Western style rooms with a regular mattress.

The room and bathroom are not very big. But what do you expect? It's Tokyo!

The hotel is five minutes away from Ikebukuro station, which makes the location good. The staff are really nice and the hotel is very clean. The rooms are very small though, but we liked it there.