Those sites are in Japanese but have enough pictures to let you browse through and choose your favorite place.Īccording to Happy Hotel, the largest concentration of love hotels in Tokyo is in Toshima-ku (Ikebukuro), which has over 100 listed on the site only, followed by Shinjuku and Taito-ku. There are two ways to find the best love hotels in any major city: look for the largest concentration of bars and clubs, because they should be nearby, or look on a ranking site, like Happy Hotel or Couples, or their associated apps, Couples Navi from the Couples website, and Happy Hotel. While you’ll find many love hotels in popular entertainment areas across Japan such as Shibuya, Shinjuku’s Kabukicho, Ikebukuro, Uguisudani and Ueno, near expressways junctions and parking areas, it is always recommended to choose a place that’s clean and safe-regardless of what your purpose of visit is. Love hotels in Tokyo: Choose the right one Sometimes, the counters will be partially hidden to avoid face-to-face awkward encounters with the people behind it. You will then head to a counter where you will pay and be given the keys. Upon entry, you will be usually greeted by a screen that lists all available rooms. The average smallest room size of a love hotel is about 20 square meters-as a reference, I used to live in a 2K apartment that was only 17-while more luxurious suite rooms can be anywhere from 25 to 80 square meters in size.Ī post shared by Hotel i(アイ) 歌舞伎町 on at 7:11pm PDT The vast majority of love hotel rooms are spacious enough to make apartments in Tokyo feel like a closet.
A closer look: What do love hotels offer?īefore getting into the details, the rooms themselves are worth talking about. No reservations in advance required, and no need to worry about curfews, or check-in limitations-the only downside is the struggle to find a place that has any rooms available during peak holiday times. I’ve visited 36 prefectures in Japan so far and stayed by myself at love hotels in all of them. Capsule and business hotels are often restricted to men-only locations, and often don’t include amenities or even adequate bathing space or storage for long-distance travelers. Love hotels are also great places to stay if you are a woman traveling alone. During the early postwar period, young couples often still lived in extended family dwellings and as such, any one-on-one special moments had to be conducted elsewhere.Ī post shared by ホテル ポプリン on at 3:08am PDT They were originally meant as short-stay destinations for couples needing a little privacy. The whole concept of a love hotel is not unique to Japan, but the modern term itself comes from Hotel Love, the first of this kind which opened in Osaka in 1968 and was soon followed by thousands of other love hotels throughout the country.
He modern term (love hotel) comes from Hotel Love, the first of this kind which opened in Osaka in 1968. Any room service items or meals that you order can add to these prices as well. A rest or short stay can be anywhere from 2-4 hours and cost between ¥2,900-¥7,000 depending on the date and hotel, while a stay (typically overnight to 9 or 10 am), can cost anywhere from ¥3,900 to well over ¥20,000.
No surprises here, a “love hotel” is essentially a no-tell motel, a short stay accommodation that offers hourly or nightly rates-in the name of love, whatever this means to the users. A post shared by ohitorisama on at 12:26am PDT
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