Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
nobu ryokan has little in common with every other nobu hotel, likely no 'brand concept'
I ecpect, over time, most of the Nobu hotels will take on an increasingly Japanese style. Not full-blown ryokan but closer to that than not. Any sort of garden is out in the Palo Alto site unless they want to give up space for a terrace garden, or on the roof permits willing.