Japanese Love Hotels
March 23, 2004 at 2:21 PM |
0 Comments
What is one step up from the capsule hotel in Japan? Appears to be the Japanese Love Hotel. If you can't stand the thought of sleeping in a coffin, but still don't want to splurge on a big hotel, or even a ryokan, why not spend the night at a love hotel?
Popularized in the 50's, the Love Hotels originally offered Japanese couples a chance to rent a room away from the diminutive, and usually crowded, surroundings of their family life. These days many tourists are also taking advantage of the love hotels as they trek through Japan.
This article does a good job chronicling the Japanese Love Hotel evolution.
Though the author warns us about some of the restrictions:
Love hotels are a potential source of cheap accommodation during your stay in Japan. Most establishments will accept single guests of either sex though many draw the line at same sex couples. Ask at reception.
Have you ever stayed in a Japanese Love Hotel? Let us know what they are really like, comment below.
Further Reading:
-
Joi Ito, the prominent venture capitalist, comments on how the Love Hotel industry has begun to fight churn with "locked in" marketing programs.
-
Justin Hall weighs in on Love Hotels.
by
markj
0 Comments
Return to » Japanese Love Hotels
Leave a Comment
Not yet a member? Click here to become a member.
Already a member? Login below: