Shinjuku - Hotel The KNOT
Quick run down of the first hotel we stayed at. Hotel The KNOT - Shinjuku. https://hotel-the-knot.jp/tokyoshinjuku/en/rooms/ This is a recently revamped older hotel which has had a pretty amazing facelift. Looking out onto a massive park (some rooms and you pay a premium which we didn't really care too much about) it is further removed from the bustle of the shopping areas either side of Shinjuku station so it is far quieter traffic wise than other closer hotels. (The not so exciting view from the 5th floor looking out onto the back streets) The check in is electronic - punch in your name on a machine that is not unlike an ATM, scan a passport and you get a room card (or a PIN if you prefer) and a room number. It was all pretty technologically fancy, but they have staff ready to assist if you look as vague as we did having just travelled all day. The Knot was certainly one of the better priced hotels that I looked at in the area. Although you will have to really like...