Originally Posted by
Nagasaki Joe
PH Kyoto is a quintessentially foreign tourist hotel. During my stay, despite many Asian guests, I can't remember hearing any Japanese spoken by them, except a couple at the bar. In fact, of the five or six foreign guests I talked to at the hotel, every single one of them was from New York City. What are the odds?
No Japanese is going to pay those prices for a domestic hotel when they can get better value. Also, many people use points to stay and points is an American thing more.