Hotéis em Taitō, Tóquio

Very friendly and helpful staff, super comfortable room (although small, but this is normal for Tokyo) free laundry, and easy access to the convenience store. Asakusa-bashi is quite far away from a lot of the main areas of interest of Tokyo (Shibuya, Omotesando, Shinjuku) therefore you spend a lot on subway tickets. Also, the restaurants in the areas cater more to the Japanese and many don't have English menus, so there are limited options if you can't read Japanese.

You cannot beat the location. The hotel is a few minutes' walk from the Ueno JR rail station and the Keisei station for the train to/from Narita airport. A subway stop is in the same building as the hotel. You can get to/from the hotel and these stations on foot either on pedestrian overpasses or underground. If you use the overpasses, there are elevators in case you are lugging suitcases around. The rooms are very small but impeccably clean and well equipped, and the beds are comfortable. Once windows and blinds are closed, you don't hear traffic. There is an Italian restaurant in the building that makes rather good food. They also make (mostly Japanese) breakfast, and there is a western-style coffee place right next to the hotel entrance.