A self-service Wi-Fi rental "WiFiBOX" that allows you to easily rent a mobile Wi-Fi router without contact will be newly installed on the 1st floor of Sunshine City Prince Hotel, and the service will start from Thursday, December 21, 2023. i will let you know. This is the second location in the Ikebukuro area following Rikkyo University, and the third in Japan following Keio Plaza Hotel (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) and Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, allowing 24-hour pick-up in the Ikebukuro area.・Returns are possible.
As a result, WiFi BOX will be installed in a total of 59 facilities and 66 locations. We will continue to expand further in Japan, including the Ikebukuro area, and aim to improve convenience for even more customers.
Installation overview
Installation location
Sunshine City Prince Hotel 1st floor (lobby floor) In front of Family Mart
(*As of December 21, 2023. Installation location is subject to change.)
usage fee
Japan: 840 yen per day (tax included, unlimited usage)
*We also have plans for 500MB/440 yen (tax included) and 1GB/660 yen (tax included) per day.
Available pick-up/return times
24 hours (Available even to non-hotel guests)
Sunshine City Prince Hotel Website
https://www.princehotels.com/sunshine/
Installation background
Sunshine City Prince Hotel is a high-rise hotel representing Ikebukuro, located approximately 8 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station on each line. It is directly connected to Sunshine City, the Ikebukuro area's premier commercial complex that combines leisure facilities such as an aquarium and observation deck, multiple shopping centers, theaters, and a convention center, as well as a limousine bus that connects the hotel with Narita Airport and Haneda Airport. The station is also in a highly accessible location as a starting point for sightseeing not only in Ikebukuro but also in Tokyo.
WiFiBOX is currently available in the Ikebukuro area at Rikkyo Travel Plaza on the 3rd floor of St. Paul Plaza, Rikkyo University Ikebukuro Campus, but the service is only available during the facility's business hours. The installation at the Sunshine City Prince Hotel will not only meet the demands of foreign tourists visiting Japan, but also make it available 24 hours a day throughout the city, ensuring a temporary communication environment for business people and tourists, and ensuring that overseas travelers can We decided to install this system because we believe it will further improve convenience by increasing the number of pick-up locations, such as when picking up items before arrival.