I've stayed at this hotel many times through the years and just had an overnight stay a few days ago. They do well to cater to English speaking clientele as the location is a working class area of Tokyo. It's not pretty around the hotel and some locals tell me the area is bad but it's not like you're in danger or anything.
The hotel is a communal type, shared bathrooms, sinks, and showers. Some floors don't contain facilities so I remember having to go upstairs or down in the night to reach them! I stayed on the sixth floor this trip and they recently added nice new bathrooms and showers there. These are now private for each gender as before it used to be one unisex room containing everything. I didn't check the other floors to see if those facilities had been redone as well but I assume they were.
Rooms are smoking or non-smoking. You can see by the photos the size of each room and they look the same now as then. Beds are comfortable being they are Japanese style and probably heavily used. Each room contains a air conditioner/heater, TV, lamp, small table, and a window you can open. I always get a good rest there as guests are typically quiet and to themselves. The hotel staff are new since I last stayed in 2009 and it was nice to be greeted with smiles and helpful attitudes.
The drawbacks are location as it's a bit removed from the hotspots of Tokyo. Again, it's not a pretty area and there are sometimes drunks you have step around upon walking the neighborhood. They have restaurants nearby and a convenience market next door which helps out. Since public transportation is cheap in Tokyo it's location shouldn't bother too much but it's a 10 min. walk to the closest train/subway station.
All in all I'm always pleased with my stay and look forward to coming again.
