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Randor Residence Tokyo Annex
Randor Residence Tokyo Annex
What stands out most at Randor Residence Tokyo Annex is that the rooms really come in four size bands: 32 sqm with two double beds plus a sofa bed, 36.28 sqm with two double beds, 39 sqm with an extra sofa bed, and 50 sqm with two double beds plus futons. For four friends or a family travelling together, the bed layout matters more than whether a room is called a premium room.
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Three things I would think about first if I were booking
- Room sizes of 32, 36.28, 39 and 50 sqm, bed counts and occupancy limits can be compared clearly from official information.
- Arrangements for four to six people rely heavily on double beds, sofa beds or futons — not everyone gets a separate bed.
- A kitchen, dining table and bathtubs in some rooms suit family stays of four to seven nights.
What stands out most at Randor Residence Tokyo Annex is that the rooms really come in four size bands: 32 sqm with two double beds plus a sofa bed, 36.28 sqm with two double beds, 39 sqm with an extra sofa bed, and 50 sqm with two double beds plus futons. For four friends or a family travelling together, the bed layout matters more than whether a room is called a premium room.
Transport and luggage: how do you get from the station, and are transfers easy?
The annex is at 1-6-9 Machiya, Arakawa-ku, about 360 metres from Machiya Station, a 5-minute walk. Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Machiya Station has a ground-level lift-only exit connected to Mark’s Tower, so exiting the subway with large suitcases takes less effort than choosing an ordinary exit with stairs.
If you arrive at Keisei Machiya Station or Tokyo Sakura Tram Machiya-ekimae, those are different station buildings and street exits, so the Metro’s Mark’s Tower lift cannot be treated as a shared entrance for every line. For a group of four or five sharing a stay, I would agree on one arrival route first, then walk the last few hundred metres together with the luggage, so that no one ends up unable to find the others — one person at Keisei Station, another at a different subway exit.
For a group of four to six, meeting at Machiya Station is easier than each person making their own way from a different JR, Keisei or tram exit to the apartment door. My approach would be to agree on the railway company and exit for the meeting first, then walk along the same street to the stay together; once everyone knows the place, going out separately later does not mean worrying about the wrong door every time.
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Room types and beds: which layout suits your travel companions best?
Moderate Room | 32 sqm, up to five guests
Two double beds plus one sofa bed, suiting families or travellers who accept sharing a bed. Five people in one suite does not mean five beds, and the person using the sofa bed may also take up what was originally the living area.
Moderate Twin | 36.28 sqm, four guests
Two double beds: if four people are willing to sleep two to a bed, the layout is relatively clear. But if four friends want separate single beds, this is not a four-single-bed room; I would first talk through who shares with whom.
Superior Room | 39 sqm, five guests
Two double beds plus a sofa bed, with a little more activity space than 32 sqm. When travelling with children or opening two large suitcases, the difference in walkway space may affect how convenient it is to organise things each day.
Deluxe Room | 50 sqm, six guests
Two double beds plus two sets of futons, suiting a large family that can accept sleeping on Japanese-style bedding. For older travellers or people who find floor sleeping difficult, a larger room does not cancel out the difficulty of getting up; the actual sleeping arrangement has to be compared together with the floor area.
Both 32 sqm and 39 sqm can hold five people; the key is not that seven extra square metres make them completely different, but whether there is room for suitcases beside the beds and whether the person sleeping on the sofa bed has to fold it away every day. Families with children can coordinate these routines more easily; if five adult friends get up at different times each day, how the living and sleeping areas are shared should come first.
The 50 sqm six-person option may look best for a larger group, but two sets of futons are a real difference for slower-moving travellers or people used to high beds. If the group includes older travellers, I would first assign who sleeps in the double beds and who sleeps on the futons before choosing this room type; if the assignment still leaves one or two people uncomfortable, comparing two smaller rooms is also worth it.
What is hardest to grasp from photos of a multi-room-type apartment is that a room also called a four-person room may have only two double beds. If four adults are not used to sharing beds with each other, booking the 36.28 sqm Moderate Twin does not necessarily solve the problem; conversely, a family of four very willing to share two double beds may find this more comfortable than squeezing into two separate 11 sqm business rooms. Bed-sharing relationships affect a trip more directly than a hotel’s star rating.
Rooms and bed layouts in photos
Photo source: Trip.com hotel gallery
Photo source: Trip.com hotel gallery
Photo source: Trip.com guest photos
How should breakfast and the morning plan be arranged?
This property does not serve breakfast. If I planned to catch an early train, I would fit the first meal into that day’s route, or buy supplies the night before for a simple next-morning meal; people who want to enjoy Tokyo neighbourhood breakfasts can also leave each morning for a different small shop.
How do daily life, transport and sights connect around here?
The Machiya neighbourhood offers Keisei, Chiyoda Line and Toden Arakawa Line transport options, and in the daytime you can head in different directions to Ueno or old-Tokyo districts. It is not a place where every popular sight is a five-minute walk away, but on a longer stay the local shops can cover groceries and daily necessities.
If I wanted a slightly slower-paced trip, I would put Arakawa Nature Park or the Tokyo Sakura Tram on a day with pleasant weather, rather than riding half an hour back to a large shopping mall every evening. Travellers with children can use the apartment’s wider indoor space for a rest in between.
For a multi-person independent trip, I would keep one afternoon for a slow walk around Machiya, so everyone does not have to queue across districts every day. The Tokyo Sakura Tram and Arakawa Nature Park can be combined with a family stroll, but there is no need to get off at every stop; fewer rides also leave travel companions with the energy to enjoy an evening meal in the apartment.
In-house facilities and daily-life functions: which ones are actually useful?
The property lists all rooms as 30 sqm or larger; designer furniture, a living room, dining table, kitchen, refrigerator, stove, microwave and bathtub are the main features of this lifestyle apartment, and some room types have a spa bathtub or hinoki cypress bath. If I stayed five nights on one trip and was willing to spend more time indoors, these functions would be more practical than the pared-down desk of an ordinary business room.
The 50 sqm Deluxe is not automatically right for all six people just because it carries the name ‘Deluxe’: the two sets of futons must first be assigned to people who can accept floor sleeping. If all companions are adults with high demands for separate sleeping arrangements, even 50 sqm may be worse than splitting into two twin rooms.
On a stay of several nights, whether toilet paper, rubbish bags and laundry supplies can be replenished conveniently directly affects daily arrangements. For longer stays, I would include how many days daily supplies must last and whether you are willing to keep the room tidy yourself in the trade-offs; this is where apartment-style stays differ from hotels with round-the-clock service.
The apartment’s dining table is really the central space of the trip: sorting tickets in the morning, eating bento together in the evening, organising shopping bags, preparing water bottles for the children — all of it happens here. From a Tokyo-trip perspective, this explains better than just looking at bed photos why someone would be willing to stay in Machiya, a little farther from the most popular shopping districts.
Kitchen, dining and daily-life functions in photos
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Common areas and other photos
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One night or several nights: how would I choose?
Check-in is generally after 15:00 and check-out before 11:00. If I arrived in Tokyo on the morning of the first day, I would arrange first-day sights around Machiya or Ueno and enter the room in the afternoon; when six people arrive together, assigning beds early means no last-minute arguments in the room at night over the sofa bed and futons.
One night may not make full use of the dining table, kitchen and bathtub; a stay of four to seven nights lets you use the living space for takeaway dinners, organising clothes and letting children rest. That is also why I would put it on a family longer-stay list rather than as a top choice for a solo business trip.
If a stay requires handling more daily supplies yourself, I would finish the basic shopping on the first day after check-in, especially for a group staying four to seven nights. Sorting rubbish, laundry and taking turns in the bathroom in the morning are not handled by the extensive daily service of an ordinary hotel; people who like this kind of self-directed space will feel at ease, while people who expect someone to replenish everything at any time may find it hard going.
Real advantages, limits, and the final choice
Advantages
- Room sizes of 32, 36.28, 39 and 50 sqm, bed counts and occupancy limits can be compared clearly from official information.
- A kitchen, dining table and bathtubs in some rooms suit family stays of four to seven nights.
- Machiya Station offers a ground-level subway lift, connecting to Keisei and the tram.
Trade-offs to accept
- Arrangements for four to six people rely heavily on double beds, sofa beds or futons — not everyone gets a separate bed.
- There is no 24-hour hotel-style concierge service, so consumables on a long stay and self-service habits must be considered.
- The railway exits at Machiya Station differ, so a group dragging luggage should first agree on an exit direction.
Four friends willing to share beds two to a bed can choose the 36 sqm Moderate Twin; a family of three to five should compare the 32 or 39 sqm rooms; a six-person group will only truly suit the 50 sqm room if they are willing to use futons. This makes it easier to book correctly than chasing the most premium room-type name.
The annex suits a multi-night trip for people who do not mind walking into the Machiya residential streets and want a kitchen and bathtub; if you only need one bed and spend all day out every day, an ordinary station-front hotel may better fit your budget and daily habits.
Fact-check date: 2026-10-27