Originally Posted by
Objectivelyreal
The Hotel New Ueno is a 60-step walk from the turnstile devices on the left-hand side at Ueno Station’s main entrance, the one that’s in front of Ameyoko, the notorious market for contraband and pirated goods. I’ve stayed there about six times. Price varies by season by you can get a decent room there for about 45 US Dollars a night. No room service, breakfast, gym or public bath. A classic, no frills business and tourist hotel.
Thanks for this tip, ended up changing my Moxy booking to this one, given it's right outside of Ueno for 3 days before I head down to Osaka. Location looks perfect, and the price through Agoda was killer, half the price from the hotel directly.
New travel plan using business hotels that hopefully is fully set now:
10/31 - Arrive Narita
10/31 - 3 nights at New Ueno Hotel ($
138)
10/31-11/3 - Hang around Tokyo
11/3 - Activate JR Pass and head to Osaka on the Shinkansen
11/3 - ibis Styles Osaka Namba (5 nights - $236)
11/3-11/8 - Bounce around Southern Japan with the JR Pass
11/8 - Head back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen
11/8 - Tokyu Stay Shinjuku (5 nights - $360)
11/8-11/9 - Shinkansen to Niigata and Sendai
11/10-11/13 - Hang around Tokyo
11/13 - Head to Haneda to fly home