HotelChatter - Tag: Japan Hotel Reviews

Nanao: Kagaya Inn Wins Top Ranking in Japan 28 Years in a Row

amandak — 2008-11-19T16:45:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Kagaya_Ryokan_Dinner.jpg" class="top"> Japan might be famous for <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Japanese%20Love%20Hotels>kinky love hotels</a> or claustrophobic <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Capsule%20Hotels>capsule hotels</a>, but the real Japan is something youll find in a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn. When the <a href=http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/world/north-asia/japan/las-vegas-meets-japan/2008/11/06/1225561023703.html>Sydney Morning Herald</a> tried out the Kagaya Inn in Ishikawa prefecture recently they discovered it has been voted the best ryokan in the whole of Japan for the last 28 years running. There must be something good about it.And there is. Kagaya has a hot spring attached, with baths and pools running over three floors--gender-segregated floors, because the Japanese do all this bathing naked. They also have rooms which, by Japanese standards, are enormous, and theyll serve your ultra-attractive dinner there too. Ultra-attractive, but perhaps

Naha: Island Meets Urban at Okinawa Harborview

amandak — 2007-06-11T09:42:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Okinawa_Beach.jpg" class="imgborder"> We know those who live on the island of Okinawa live longer than the rest of us, and we have a suspicion that a big part of this is that they're really great at relaxing. Why wouldn't you be, with all that sunshine and all those palm trees surrounding you all day? That's why we're considering checking into the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/OKINAWA+HARBORVIEW+HOTEL/ian/126697">Okinawa Harborview Hotel</a>. To start with, the motto of the Harborview sounds somehow enticing:<blockquote>Fusion of the traditional and modern - a new harmonious style. And from this, an even more fascinating city resort.</blockquote>Situated in the "city" of Naha on the largest island of the Okinawa group, the Harborview belongs to the ANA (All Nippon Airways) hotel group

The Definitive LovehoMap, In Japanese

markj — 2007-03-23T12:13:47-05:00

Gotta love the "lovehomap", which is the best map to some of the finest Love Hotels in Japan we have seen thus far.

Sure it is all in Japanese, however, it combines pretty love hotel photos with number based street map locations. Very nice to see all our favorite love hotels on one birght, technicolor map. Most web addresses are included on the map.

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Nagasaki: Holiday Inn Nagasaki Becomes Famous For Strange Pizza

amandak — 2006-11-14T17:34:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/atomic_bomb_museum.jpg" class="imgborder"> Atomic Bomb Museum When you've been in Japan long enough to have done all the ryokan, love hotel and capsule hotel stays and all you want is a normal place to sleep, with a bed above the ground and no garish colors, then something like Nagasaki's <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/ngsja?_requestid=1068477">Holiday Inn</a> fits the bill. It's situated near the harbor and close to the Atomic Bomb Museum and a bunch of interesting churches from the times when Nagasaki was really the only inch of the border where foreigners could creep in. It's Japan, so of course the staff are super-polite and friendly, and will do much more than you ask of them. In the right season, fresh mandarins are available