MIMARU TOKYO UENO EAST

On a busy city street, this unassuming apartment hotel is a 12-minute walk from museums at Ueno Park, and an 8-minute walk from the National Museum of Nature and Science. Ueno Station is a 7-minute walk away. The simple studios feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and living areas, as well as kitchenettes. Family rooms add bunk beds or futons; connecting rooms sleep up to 8 guests. There's a coin-operated laundry.