Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
Below are photos of the current state of Marriott Hotel Nagasaki's construction. The hotel is L-shaped, so not all of it can be seen. Hard to tell, but it appears that each room has a balcony. Looks like it's on schedule for its early 2024 opening.
I understand that all these new hotels constructed at Nagasaki is due to the Shinkansen. Shinkansen is predicted to bring more visitors to city of Nagasaki. At JR Nagasaki station beside new Marriott opening in 2024, there are
Hilton Nagasaki,
JR Kyushu Hotel Nagasaki, and
Hotel New Nagasaki. Not to forget all other hotels in the city of Nagasaki, including usual APA Hotels and Dormy Inns. I hope it will be healthy competition which will keep the cost reasonable. As reported in a press, a manager at a business hotel near Nagasaki station was worried that city does not have enough supply of hotel workers.
I am entertaining the idea of a trip to Nagasaki again to give Gunkanjima another try.