Originally Posted by
seigex
Yeah, that's what I've seen. My usual haunts for Christmas week are all either way overpriced or sold out. I did see the Livemax Kanda-Mae pop up at a discount on Agoda every once in a while. What's her opinion on it? is it clean? How's the location for food/transportation?
I leave Saturday, arrive Sunday afternoon, thankfully I was able to snag 4 days at the Moxy for the same points I got 8 days for earlier in the year. I wasn't actually planning on taking this trip this year, but my other plans fell through, so I put it together with quickness, even taking an economy award flight coming back to the US on the 2nd.
Lucky you on the Prince Sakura though, one of my favorite hotels. Stayed there in 2018, couldn't beat the location to Shinagawa station.
A twin room at the Livemax Shinjuku goes for around 70 bucks next week per night. Shinjuku is WAY more interesting than Kanda. Good luck to all legitimate travelers!
Originally Posted by
FindingFoodFluency
And at APA hotels, you can get the cult leader's, err CEO's curry
APA hotels are owned by a right-wing revanchist intent on justifying Japan’s twentieth-century aggression and denying the Nanking Massacre. Enjoy your stay.
Originally Posted by
YariGuy
I've stayed at Toyoko, Dormy, and APA and I think they're all pretty much interchangeable (that is to say, fine). There are the small places that differentiate (for example, I like the savory plum tea that Toyoko provides), but these are not major.
Dormy Inn usually has a rooftop open-air public bath filled with citrus. You go in naked. That’s scary for squeamish Americans. Dormy also has (had?) free Ramen in the evenings and used to have free beer on tap at some locations. Very different from Toyoko Inn. All managers at Toyoko Inn are women, a reason to patronize that establishment. APA usually have decent restaurants on the ground floor. I’m beginning to wonder if you’ve actually been to these hotels more than once?