Originally Posted by evergrn

I guess your new hotel (Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro) is on the west exit side of Ikebukuro. Although I prefer the east exit side in terms of hanging out and so forth, I will say entering Ikebukuro Station from the west side is more straightforward if you can't use stairs. Having said that, Ikebukuro Station is busy all day long. It's certainly going to be extremely busy even after 7pm.

Not sure when you're going, but you mentioned cherry blossom so I presume you're talking late March ~ early April. I think the challenges for you will be: a).you're going at time of year when room rates/availability don't work in your favour; b).you're looking for a room for 3 adults, which really limits your options.

In terms of decent but reasonably-priced places that are known to accommodate 3 people, I would suggest looking up:
- Any of the Richmond Hotels chain.
- Any of the Hotel Mets chain.
- Hotel Levant Tobu.

Sakura Hotel seems like another hostal type establishment. You haven't told us your budget yet. Can you afford 15,000~18,000yen per night? Because that's about how much it'll probably be per night for 3 adults at any of the above hotels. $ is a very personal matter, I realize. So I don't want you to feel defensive. But in all sincerity, I just don't think most people in their 60's~70's would feel at home staying in a hostal type place filled with young budget travellers, not to mention lack of space.