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One Night of 'Love' at the Hotel Cordon Bleu in Osaka

Where: Namba, Osaka, Japan

October 3, 2007 at 10:06 AM | 2 Comments

[Ed. Note: Jaunted contributor AJ McGuire recently finished a tour of Osaka and reported back to us on the town's changing love hotel scene.]

Beyond the big, the gaudy, the crazy, the likely settings for romance not just unconventional but possibly illegal, there are the standard love hotels.

The ones that get the job done with a minimum of fiberglass mythical beasts bolted to the outside of the building. With outside decor that would not be altogether out of place for a regular tacky tourist hotel, the Hotel Cordon Bleu aims squarely at the middle of the the love hotel market, providing a setting for the average couple to make average love to be made in mildly exciting comfort.

Admittedly, we settled on the Cordon Bleu after checking out the other, more adventurous hotels in the Namba neighborhood and finding them all booked up save for the ultra premium rooms (the bed on hydraulics, a Burt Reynolds-shaped pinata, etc).

For those without a need for complex harnesses, but looking for a bathroom big enough to breakdance in, for those turned off by the cutesy/creepy vibe of the Hotel Beaver across the street but seeking something naughtier than a Ramada Inn, there's the Hotel Cordon Bleu.

Pictures of the faintly scandalous interior after the jump.

We picked the one with the big plastic rainbow thing over the bed, hoping that was a sign that there'd be a mirrored ceiling. No dice. Standard bonus extra? A pair of skinny condoms, karaoke, several channels of sporadically blurred out porn, an array of hair dressings and lotions. The biggest surprise? A two person sauna that we discovered on the way out in the morning.

The room came with quite the variety of room service options, ideal for anyone craving a squid pizza or some battery powered backup.

Points off for the in room beer vending machine. While convenient and not bad pricewise, I've come to expect at least a starter minibar of well whiskey and off brand chu-hi.

Adding to the curious decor was this framed puzzle that has seemingly absorbed some blows. We'll chalk that up to earthquakes.

Here's another view of the room taken on the way out. All in all, it ran us about nine thousand yen for a midnight to ten o'clock stay, including a complimentary breakfast which we slept through. Not bad for spur of the moment and downtown, not as an impressive value that can be had further out.

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Author Photo: Judson by Judson

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  1. juliana

    HotelChatter
    October 3, 2007 at 10:08 AM




    i have so many questions?

    namely about the following:
    · a burt reynolds-shaped pinata? is he still famous in japan?
    · skinny condoms?
    · dominos?

  1. Judson

    HotelChatter Member
    October 3, 2007 at 2:23 PM




    Re: i have so many questions?

    -Burt Reynolds seems to have been replaced by Tommy Lee Jones as the grizzly symbol of masculinity. Weird.  Though I've never seen a Burt Reynolds Pinata in a love hotel, I wouldn't be all that surprised either.

    -All stereotypes aside, Japanese condoms are just plain smaller.  That and its always good to keep in mind that when something is free, that's usually about what its worth.  Bring your own.

    -Yes, they have Dominos in Japan.  The logo anyway.  Thats about where the resemblance ends.  Hot dogs baked into the crust, mayonnaise as a topping, cardboard crust... ugh.

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