Where to Stay in Tokyo 🗼 | Mistakes & Hotel Tips

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• AL

  @AllisoninTokyo · 10 months ago · pinned

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• GO

  @gojira1399 · 10 months ago

  I just got back from 3 weeks in Japan and I think the most important thing was access to transportation without having to do a lot of walking

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• CS

  @CS-bn5wg · 10 months ago

  choosing a business hotel where everyone gets their own room is THE anti-jetlag life hack i accidentally discovered &amp; didn&apos;t know I needed. you don&apos;t keep each other up at night and you each have your bathroom, so morning &amp; night routines are much easier &amp; faster to do too! just don&apos;t crazily overpack and you&apos;ll have no issue with the size of the room (that said, i brought a big half-empty suitcase on my last trip to bring back lots of souvenirs and had no issues with that either)

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• KI

  @kimberlysadberry6757 · 10 months ago

  I highly suggest bringing your own pillow when staying in business hotels. &nbsp;The pillows are small, hard and sometimes filled with beans 🫘 luckily I knew this beforehand

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• SH

  @Shikei85 · 10 months ago

  For our first trip we stayed in Asakusa and Shinjuku; even though we had to transfer a lot for Asakusa we were right next to a station which made all the difference. In Shinjuku we stayed on the other side of the park from the Metropolitan Government buildings and while the hotel and the park were lovely, that 15 minute walk from the station with luggage or shopping bags did us in 😖 For the next trip I&apos;m prioritising proximity to a station!

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• DO

  @docvern7 · 2 weeks ago

  Concur with your recommendations! Experienced Japan traveler since the mid-1990’s. Learned a lot through trial and error the hard way sometimes. Ryokan (with onsen) stay for a night in the countryside is a great experience. I also stayed at a Minshuku in Takayama when I was trying to develop my conversational Japanese skills. I think for the most part, communication is in Japanese so I was forced to learn quickly. Also a great experience. <br><br>In Tokyo or large cities with a limousine bus from the airport, I try to book a hotel that the airport bus stops at or is within short walking (and rolling a suitcase) distance. These places are usually close to a train station. I don’t like taking a commuter train from the airport &nbsp;with a large suitcase (especially never during rush hour). The limousine bus takes care of your suitcase in the cargo hold.

• JW

  @Jw_1973 · 10 months ago

  I travel solo and business hotels are such a hack for solo travellers! Just enough room for one person, I can’t really imagine going to a business hotel with another person but as a solo traveller they’re perfect

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• DJ

  @dje4105 · 10 months ago

  I think most single bed business hotel rooms are $good value and better than Alison &nbsp;described. I&apos;m &nbsp;an Aussie in my 60&apos;s and have travelled &nbsp;solo extensively through Japan &nbsp;over the past 5 years and have found them to be &nbsp;very good to excellent. They are small, but they usually have a fridge, kettle and amenities on request. Tip - ask in advance for a room with a view (some windows are frosted). Price? - average/night AUD $125 sometimes as low as AUD$80 &nbsp;for cities/towns excluding Tokyo. Tokyo AUD$150 -$200.

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• US

  @user-cd5cm7mu9c · 10 months ago

  Love the Marriotts around Tokyo. 😎

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• EL

  @elkeyes · 10 months ago

  I&apos;ve found that you can usually get 2 of the 3 choices: cheap, close to a train station, and spacious. As you mentioned the business hotels are cheap and close to (or even inside) the station, but don&apos;t have space. Bigger rooms are typically further away from the station, or cost a lot. Past that it&apos;s best to make a Google Maps set of all the places you want to go and see if there are clusters, then try to find things near there. &nbsp;I also recommend finding places that have a good cancelation policy in case your plans change. &nbsp;<br><br>I found the hotels in Yokohama to be really reasonably priced and spacious. Depending on where you&apos;re going in Tokyo, it&apos;s not that bad of a ride up to the city. &nbsp;This is probably better for people who have already been to Tokyo before and don&apos;t need to see all the bigger attractions in one trip.<br><br>Lastly, I looked for bonus perks like lounge access and meals when we were booking for my family. Some locations have a lounge area with snacks and drinks that are open throughout the day. This was especially nice for some of our &quot;down&quot; days (which we needed last time when I had my 15 month old and 6 year old). &nbsp;Many have wine, beer, some mixed drinks, snacks, and even a light meal or hot appetizers. Something to think about when you&apos;re comparing prices since it could save you a convenience store run.

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• DE

  @derleumedia · 10 months ago

  I stayed in one of those business hotels to attend the World Athletics in September. Person at the check-in asked me three times: &quot;10 nights... ?!?&quot; Yeah, my suitcase was my closet. But the location was perfect. Close to the Monorail (20 minutes from Haneda) and the subway (10 minutes from the National Stadium). Breakfast was wonderful. Not a lot of tourists in that area despite being close to Tokyo Tower, but lots of office workers. For me it was perfect. That said, for a different kind of trip there are probably better options.

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• NI

  @nicolemissdothacker · 10 months ago

  Thanks for always explaining things clearly and from a westerns points of view.

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