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Old Sep 22, 2022 | 12:39 am
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Originally Posted by craigthemif
Not even remotely unique for Japan. There are thousands of ryokans you could stay at.

What is unique is a US-based hotel chain getting involved in a market segment limited to a single non-USA country, rather than just paying some 20-something consultant fresh out of US business school to dream up a new cookie-cutter brand to impose on the world.
By unique concept I meant for a U.S. Based hotel chain to embrace as AFAIK no Hiltons, Hyatts or Marriotts have these, even in Asia.

It’s definitely a unique concept to the US as I’ve stayed in areas in the US with Hot Springs like Colorado Springs and no major hotels actually have them on site.
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