TOKYO / ITABASHI
Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma
Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma
A 53 sqm two-storey whole house: two bedrooms and a shared living room — sort out the stairs and how six people will sleep first.
How would I choose this stay?
- Want to stay together: 53 sqm, two bedrooms and a living room — a fit for family and friends willing to coordinate their routines.
- Look at the stairs first: the bedrooms are upstairs and the bathroom downstairs, so older travellers and night-time toilet needs deserve special thought.
- Do not plan to be back in the room too early on day one: check-in is after 17:00, so have the self check-in steps ready in advance.
If you want to stay in the same building in Tokyo with family and friends, rather than each going back to a separate hotel room every day, Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma is a choice I would compare. At 53 sqm with two bedrooms and a living room, resting together and talking over the next day’s plans feels natural, and Motohasunuma Station is also about a 4-minute walk away.
The most important trade-off here is the stairs. With bedrooms and bathroom on different floors, the need to go up and down at night directly affects how the stay feels. I would first talk through my companions’ mobility, who sleeps in which bed, and the after-17:00 check-in arrangement, before deciding whether it suits the trip.
About a 4-minute walk from Motohasunuma Station — plan trips into the city along the Mita Line first
Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma is at 6-15 Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, about 240 metres — about a 4-minute walk — from Motohasunuma Station on the Toei Mita Line. If you want a residential neighbourhood not far from a station, and family and friends staying in the same building, this location easily makes the comparison list.
Head out on the Mita Line first, for the Sugamo area, or transfer on towards Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and elsewhere — more orderly than criss-crossing each day by destination name alone. That the listing name lists these shopping areas does not mean all of them are directly reachable from the door; with companions walking at different speeds, transfer and waiting time also need to be left in the schedule.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation lists Motohasunuma Station as having lifts and step-free routes. With suitcases, follow the station signs to the lift route first, then head to the house — that is a different matter from whether you need to go up and down stairs once inside a two-storey house.
Eat and stock up around the station, and leave time for a stroll in Itabashi
Guests mention restaurants, convenience stores and food shops near the station. My plan would be to spend the day in the city and sort out a simple meal on the way back; if the whole group has to gather to find a restaurant every day, several people’s rhythms get harder to match.
If you want an unhurried stroll, the location data lists the Shakujii River greenway at about 1.4 km and the Japan Calligraphy Museum at about 1.9 km. You can pick one afternoon to walk slowly, without forcing an extra outing after a full day of sightseeing. Trips towards Akabane and Ikebukuro should be planned separately — do not treat them all as a few steps from the stay.
53 sqm, two bedrooms — six travelling together should divide up the beds first
The Family House here is a 53 sqm whole-house stay spanning the first and second floors, with two bedrooms and one living room. The beds are listed as two single beds and two double beds. With six travelling together, first agree on who is willing to share a bed — do not assume from “sleeps six” that everyone gets their own separate bed.
| Stay conditions | What it means for your group |
|---|---|
| 53 sqm / floors 1–2 | There is shared living space, but you also need to move between floors. |
| Two bedrooms | Rooms can be divided by group, but people whose sleep routines differ a lot should coordinate first. |
| Two single beds + two double beds | Suits groups where some people accept sharing a bed; friends travelling together should discuss sleeping arrangements first. |
| Windows, non-smoking, air conditioning and free Wi-Fi | Suits everyday rest and simple internet use — you do not have to sacrifice your own rest just to stay in the same building. |
| Private bathroom, fridge, TV | Washing and food storage can follow the shared routine, though several people in the morning will need to take turns. |
If two families go out together, I would first write down who uses each bedroom; if children sleep early and someone comes back late, the living-room rules can also be agreed early. The advantage of a whole house is living together — but staying comfortably still needs everyone to accommodate each other.
Sleep upstairs, wash downstairs — the stairs are the most important trade-off
Guests mention that both bedrooms are upstairs, with the kitchen and bathroom downstairs, and some particularly mind the steep stairs and having to go downstairs to the toilet at night. For nimble friends this may be just a small everyday movement; but for those bringing older relatives or children, or people who often get up at night, it is an arrangement met every day.
I would keep large suitcases and rarely used things in easy-to-reach places, and take everything needed before bed — clothes, medicine and chargers — up in one go. On the stairs, watch your step and hold on; do not carry a child in one arm and a full load of luggage in the other, so that arrival and morning departures are both more relaxed.
Guests also mention a washing machine in the house, but clothes do not dry easily when damp, and some switched to drying at a nearby launderette. People staying several nights can do laundry earlier in the day and leave separate time for drying or tumble-drying — washed does not equal wearable the next day.
No breakfast served in-house — eating simply on your own, then meeting up, works well too
The stay does not serve breakfast. I would buy simple food the night before, or eat near Motohasunuma Station before setting out; if someone rises early and someone wants a slower start, agree on one departure time — the whole group does not have to match on the same breakfast.
Check-in after 17:00 — for a short stay, plan the first day and the check-out morning well
Check-in is after 17:00 and check-out before 10:00, via a self check-in kiosk. The stay asks you to contact them in advance, providing identification and an expected arrival time. I would keep the check-in steps and contact details ready before departure; some travellers have found the procedure troublesome, and reading the instructions before arrival is less stressful than figuring it out with suitcases in tow.
For just one night, you can only enter after 17:00 and must leave before 10:00 the next day, so time to use the living room and the whole house is limited. I would avoid planning the first day around definitely coming back for an afternoon nap; if you want to slowly experience living together, several consecutive nights are easier to arrange.
On consecutive nights, the two floors and the bathroom’s location repeat every day. Guests praise the cleanliness, quiet and shared space, but whether to accept going up and down at night still comes down to your own living habits. I would put this ahead of the decor or the listed occupancy.
The stay welcomes children of all ages; ages 0–1 can stay free without an extra bed, but no extra beds or baby cots are provided. When bringing children, still enter the actual headcount when booking, and arrange beds, care and how to handle the stairs together.
Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma’s strengths and the trade-offs to accept
| Worth considering | Trade-offs to accept |
|---|---|
| Motohasunuma Station is about 4 minutes away, handy for planning Tokyo trips along the Mita Line. | Towards Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and elsewhere, actual transfers still matter — this is not a stay beside every shopping district’s station. |
| A 53 sqm whole house with two bedrooms plus a living room, where family and friends can stay together. | Two double beds mean sharing beds — six people is not six separate beds. |
| With a private bathroom, fridge and shared living space, it suits a slow stay. | Bedrooms upstairs, bathroom downstairs; feedback about the steep stairs matters especially for older travellers and night-time toilet needs. |
| Guests mention a washing machine, so consecutive-night guests can arrange their own laundry. | Clothes do not necessarily dry easily, so separate drying or tumble-drying time is needed. |
| Self check-in lets you prepare documents and arrival arrangements in advance. | Check-in only after 17:00 and check-out before 10:00, so short stays are tight; no breakfast is served in-house. |
I would recommend it to people happy to live together — and to accept the stairs
If you want to stay in one building with family and friends, can allocate the two bedrooms’ beds well, and are happy to treat living downstairs and sleeping upstairs as the trip’s everyday pattern, Akisapo Stay Motohasunuma is worth comparing. Motohasunuma Station is not far, and going out to play and coming back to rest together can keep a fairly clear rhythm.
But I would not book just because of the 53 sqm and six-person name. If companions find stairs difficult, often need the toilet at night, or want to get into the room early on day one, those conditions matter more than the whole house. Sort out the sleeping arrangements, the stairs and the 17:00 check-in first, and the benefits of staying together come more easily.
Fact-check date: 2026-10-26