The hotel was difficult for our taxi driver to find (have the address ready in Japanese, I took a screenshot off the hotels.com map). However, it is an affordable little gem. It is an older hotel, small and family run. The place is kept very clean and the managers are very helpful and considerate with decent English. It is on a quieter sidestreet in a busy little area, two short blocks from
nishiki market and hundreds of restaurants and shops. My family of five felt safe in the area and the hotel seems very secure.