Forbes contributor Eamonn Fingleton
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Contrary to Tokyo’s image as an impossibly expensive place, hotel rates are actually quite modest compared to major American cities.
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Okinawamike
Yes, and the hotel rooms are 1/2 the size.
The same breakfast items every morning.
A towel the size of a big wash towel.
But cheaper?
nath
Yes, but for the same amount of money in the US, you'll get a bathroom bigger than a postage stamp and a bed large enough for an adult, not a child. Also, a decent breakfast.
Wakarimasen
Depends on price range you are looking at. comparable at some levels but not at top level.
Meguroman
Yes, the value for your money is just not normally not comparable. Hotels here often charge PER PERSON not by the room - that changes everything. Additionally, most of the fancy hotels charge you extra for the pool and gym facilities. I think I was staying at the Park Hyatt years ago and went to go swimming or something and they wanted me to pay extra. I was rather peeved considering the price of the room.
davestrousers
From my experience a reasonable hotel room (I mean basic but not roughing it) is also quite a bit more expensive in RIo and London. Accommodation will be much less of an issue at the Tokyo Olympics than these two cities, which is great for those coming to watch.
Who cares? Whether on business or vacation nobody hangs around all day in their hotel room its just a place to sleep.
Thunderbird2
The hotel I use has huge beds, free breakfast, free LAN and WiFi and costs me about £500 a week max (depending on the exchange rate when I book the room)
JohnBecker
When I've stayed in Tokyo, I could generally get a small room at a business hotel right on top of a subway station for about 7,200 yen per night. In New York, anything less than $100 a night meant you were sharing a bath in the hotel hallway. The cheapest decent hotel I could come up with (on 34th, not in midtown) was $170 per night.
Yes, you can spend a fortune on a hotel room in Tokyo. But you don't have to.