Review: Tokyu Stay Nishi Shinjuku Hotel

In this post I'll be doing a review of the hotel I stayed at during my Tokyo trip. I know it took me quite awhile to get to it but I wanted to do a very detailed and informative hotel review as possible. I did a a lot of research when I was looking for hotels and as well as finding one in a relevantly convenient area (close to the station) and close to all the places I want to visit and in the end I settled with a hotel located in the west Shinjuku area. I also thought about renting a place with airbnb but it was my first trip ever to Japan and I'm not familiar with the city at all so I was kind of scared to use air bnb. Also, I'd have difficulty finding a location to meet the person and because I was traveling alone, I didn't want to be carrying my luggage around the city. So I picked a hotel that has a airport limousine bus service that would take me to the hotel directly from the airport and avoid all the hassle of taking the train and carrying my luggage. The airport limo bus doesn't drop me off directly at the hotel I was staying at but it dropped me off at a hotel very close by (Hilton Tokyo Hotel) which was about a 5 minute walk from the Tokyu Stay hotel. 

I didn't get a chance to take any good pictures of the front lobby and entrance area of the hotel so I took these pictures from their official website. The overall design is pretty simple and clean and there is a small computer area for guests to use and as well as a area for eating breakfast in the morning. You can choose to book a hotel package plan with a breakfast meal served or buy a breakfast voucher to use for one time only. I didn't choose the breakfast package plan as I would hate to wake up extra early in the morning and be ready at a certain time just so I can eat breakfast before it ends. And since I knew there was a 711 nearby the hotel, I just buy onigiri and sandwiches at 711 for breakfast everyday. 

Q-Pot Cafe & Flagship Shop in Harajuku

This will be a very long post on the Q-Pot Cafe & Flagship Shop in Harajuku. I first discovered about this cafe through famous blogger Cheesie and Universal Doll. I was SO IN LOVE after reading both their posts about the cafe that I just had to go there myself to experience being at the magical cafe with their super cute and adorable desserts. I'd LOVE to come back and visit the cafe again on my next future trips to Tokyo. (*⌒∇⌒*) 

I really like the concept of the exterior design of the cafe outside with a number on the door that gives you the illusion of entering into a different room when you open the doors. Kind of like Alice in the wonderland and it really does make you feel like you're in a magical wonderful when you walk around the outside of the cafe and exploring each little area and looking closely at all the details.