The New Izu is in a quiet area close to the Ueno train stations. We stayed in the Western family room with 4 beds, which was small, but we expected that. My only complaint was that the beds were very hard, and one of the smaller beds was strangely curved. The staff were very helpful, and the Japanese breakfast was quite an adventure. The hotel served our purposes well and was good to our budget. I would recommend it highly to anyone who needs a small hotel in a good location that will not break the bank.

The New Izu Hotel is about an 8 minutes walk to the JR Ueno station where there are many lines serving all of Tokyo and beyond. The Keisei Ueno station is a block away from that station for the 40 minute ride to/from Narita International Airport -- very convenient.

The hotel itself is a standard Japanese business/tourist style hotel. It's not "new" as the name implies and can use some updating, but it's clean and staffed with helpful English-speaking front desk personnel. There is a 24-hour convenience store right next door for drinks, snacks, smokes, etc. The Japanese-style room is tiny so if you need a little more room, I suggest you look into their Western-style rooms. Did not opt for the meals the hotel offered since there were plenty of great places to dine around the train station. In the lobby, there is free use of wi-fi, PC and a massage chair. We were still able to get wifi in the room but not sure if it was the hotel's; didn't see a LAN port in the room.

In our tatami mat room, there was a tiny LCD TV with maybe a dozen programs all in Japanese. Be careful not to click those yellow Pay-per-View buttons on the Japanese remote or you might be in for a minute or two of adult programming preview (the kids are still giggly about me trying to find the button to turn it off :-) The fridge was mini and probably can accommodate about 10 bottles of water. Futons were clean and sufficient but pillow was a little stiff. Recommend to avoid the futon rooms if you've got back issues.

Overall, a very nice stay. Only wished we had a little more space in the room but we knew it was going to be tight. Would stay here again if ever in the area.

I stayed in this hotel for 6 nights. The location is very good becuz it 's located in area of JR Ueno station. You can walk in just 3 minutes to get the hotel. Although the room size is as standard as the other Japanese hotel, the price is cheaper and more reasonable. The cleanliness was so good. I slept very well in my room. And there is a massage armchair in common room, You could enjoy it for Free of charge.

The most impressive thing is STAFFs. They are so kind and sincere to help you in any kind of problem. I had experienced with the earthquake on Friday 11 March. I was alone cuz my boyfriend went to visit his friends in Yokohama. All the staff in New Izu hotel gave me one more night without extra charge. They provided me all the information which I had to have to go back home. They were so sincere, helpful and willing to handle all customer problem while they had such massive problem in their own. I'd like to thank you all staff.

I knew one more thing that we can learn people from the hardest moment when we encounter together. New Izu will never leave me alone and i do so. Thanks

I was able to get reservations at the New Izu Hotel when I landed at Narita and went to the tourist information counter for help. Those ladies are amazing! Even when I got to my hotel that night, I found a personal note one of them had written on a tour brochure with some advice. They did not lead me astray! The hotel was very affordable-$70 US dollars per night. My TINY western style room (#410) was clean & had everything I needed, including a very tiny bathroom w/ awesome Japanese toilet & miniature soaking tub & shower. What I liked best was the big window I could open out to the fresh air! The hotel does allow smoking, so don't complain if you stay there. My room did NOTsmell of smoke- I had requested non-smoking. There was a patch on the bedspread, which I found charming. I would have liked to try a Japanese style room, but considering my arrival on a 3 day week-end was glad to have a room! It was VERY hard to find the hotel at night, in the falling snow. Fortunately, I had the help of strangers (twice!) and when I finally figured out the HAIWA Bank is right across the street and has a huge sign up high--a great landmark. The neighborhood felt very safe. I walked all around with my luggage when I arrived and the only thing that happened is people helped me. The staff is very nice & I hope someday I can return!