Hotels in Tokyo
Oct 10, 2003, 7:29 pm
#2
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At the low end of the price range are:
- youth hostels
- basic japanese inns such as:
Japanese Inn Group ryokans
random Google find
Nothing fancy there, usually an older building in a lower-rent neighborhood with a small tatami room, but prices are hard to beat (~Y5,000 for a single). Dress warmly.
- capsule hotels, if desperate... similar or lower price, but you must check out daily.
- 'long stay' rates at 'love hotels', if truly desperate... good for illegal aliens with no ID
- 'business hotels' (scroll down)
- moving up, tourist class hotels you'll find on any booking engine.
- lesser international class hotels start around $100 a night for a single
[This message has been edited by monahos (edited 10-11-2003).]
- youth hostels
- basic japanese inns such as:
Japanese Inn Group ryokans
random Google find
Nothing fancy there, usually an older building in a lower-rent neighborhood with a small tatami room, but prices are hard to beat (~Y5,000 for a single). Dress warmly.
- capsule hotels, if desperate... similar or lower price, but you must check out daily.
- 'long stay' rates at 'love hotels', if truly desperate... good for illegal aliens with no ID
- 'business hotels' (scroll down)
- moving up, tourist class hotels you'll find on any booking engine.
- lesser international class hotels start around $100 a night for a single
[This message has been edited by monahos (edited 10-11-2003).]
Oct 11, 2003, 5:33 pm
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uh, good luck. I've been there twice during that timer period (last 2 years). Tokyo is packed x-mas-New Years. Crammed with people coming from all over Japan.
We managed to get decent rates via internet for the Hilton Shinjuku (around $150 each room for Club floor including breakfast). OK, so that's not a Love Hotel price the location is excellent.
Another FYI item I learned the hard way. Many restaurants are closed that week (the whole week). Shinkansen Trains can be hard to get reservations on at the last minute. 'Just plan ahead' is all I'm telling you.
Have fun. The weather is surprisingly nice that time of year.
Start shoppping for hotels now!
We managed to get decent rates via internet for the Hilton Shinjuku (around $150 each room for Club floor including breakfast). OK, so that's not a Love Hotel price the location is excellent.
Another FYI item I learned the hard way. Many restaurants are closed that week (the whole week). Shinkansen Trains can be hard to get reservations on at the last minute. 'Just plan ahead' is all I'm telling you.
Have fun. The weather is surprisingly nice that time of year.Start shoppping for hotels now!
Oct 12, 2003, 8:40 am
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I'll be in Tokyo in early December and I used http://gojapan.about.com/library/hot...o_lowindex.htm as a good source of low priced places in Tokyo - ended up finding a place in Shinjuku at 7300 yen a night, I guess I can give a report after staying there on how it is! But seems there's more than enough sub 10,000 yen places that are decent enough, even if they're not that fancy.
Oct 12, 2003, 1:23 pm
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The only low cost hotel international hotel chain I'm aware of is Ibis who have a hotel in Roppongi. Although good for night life, this is a less than ideal part of town though.
Oct 12, 2003, 4:17 pm
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Bear in mind that Tokyo is quite large, and anywhere in the central core should be an OK location to stay. Regardless of what part of town you stay in, you will be travelling to other parts of town to see the sights!!!You will be using the subway lines and/or the JR Yamanote and Chuo lines to get around most of the time. (The subway companies and JR are separate fare systems.)
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Oct 13, 2003, 7:16 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">For some reason, I like the idea of staying in Akehabara</font>
.Keep in mind Akihabara is a ghost town from 7-8pm to 9-10am, and that its very few eateries are mediocre fast food or noodle shops.