Annex Katsutaro is a very good place to stay, maybe it has not too much personality, but the staff is very friendly and the place is very clean. Ubication is perfect, in a calm neighbourhood (you don't think you're in Tokyo!!!) but perfectly connected to the main interesting places to see in town, thanks to Yamanote Line. Annex Katsutaro seems... more

We really loved this place. The Annex Katsutaro Ryokan is a modern 3-story building in a nice, quiet neighbourhood - most of the street traffic is on foot or bicycle. Yet it's really short walk to the subway and train lines. The owners are very nice, and speak english well. The rooms are clean and very comfortable. Futons on tatami... more

We stayed at the Katsutaro Annex for 2 weeks in May and June 2008, and we had a really outstanding experience with them. LOCATION The location is superb. First of all, it is really well connected (see below for more info), with train and subway station in short walking distance, but the neighbourhood that it's in is also particularly nice.... more

There are so many great reviews for this ryokan already that it seems silly to write another one but we just enjoyed our stay so much that we thought we would join in with the chorus of praise. Something that some of the other reviews don't seem to mention is how quaint and interesting the region of Yanaka is. There... more

We stayed at the Annex for a week and couldn't have been happier, one of the best places we stayed in Japan on a three week trip. Sure, it's night right in the centre of Tokyo, but after a day amid the crowds it was great to escape to a quieter, residential area. It's also on the JR line that... more

Definitly it's a very good place to stay in Tokyo, with a very good relation quality/ price and location. Whether you comme from tokyo station or from airport , you've got a direct line (JR from tokyo station, Kensei from airport). We've very much appreciate the area where the hotel is, a very nice and calm street, with "real" small... more

This is a brilliant hotel. Its a convienient little Ryokan-like inn in a beautiful residential part of Tokyo. Its a few minute's walk from the train station which will get you all around tokyo, but bear in mind there are lots of steps, which makes moving luggage hard! This is pretty much the only problem with this hotel. The owners... more

It was one of the best ryokans I have stayed at. It's well comunicated, since you have both japan rail train station and metro station near. The people at the ryokan was very helpful and kind. It also has a comercial street near with restaurants. The rooms are comfortable and clean. And if you get back late at the ryokan,... more

Stayed 4 nights at the Annex Katsutaro Ryokan in the beginning of March. Having never stayed at a ryokan before, and after reading such positive reviews on tripadvisor, we were delighted to find that they had availability for our dates. We wanted to stay at a ryokan but one that was traditional yet modern. The woman I spoke to on... more