Many travelers to Japan might be looking for Japan budget travel tips.
Traveling to Japan seems to be expensive, the food, the accommodations, and so on.
There are ways to save some money on traveling cost.
Here are some tips.
When you choose a hotel in Tokyo you should consider the distances of your hotel
to the train Station because this is the best way to move around in Tokyo & Japan in general Tokyo trains are very fast and clean.
First you have to think about the budget you are willing to spend on a hotel each night.
There are few types of hotels in Japan.
A Business Hotels in Japan
Provides a small room for 1, 2, or sometimes 3 people. The room will have enough space for a bed and a desk, and not much else. This is the type of hotel most commonly found in Japanese cities and the type most used by short-stay travelers in Japan, and they usually include private baths, restrooms, and standard hotel services such as wake-up calls and in-room internet access.
You can reserve a Single Room that contains a small bed and can only be reserved for one person.
A Twin Room that contains two single-size beds. It can be reserved for two people, or during weekdays and off-seasons some hotels will offer a twin room to single patrons looking for more room space.
A Semi-Double or “Double Room” contains a slightly wider bed intended for couples. It can generally only be reserved for two people.
In a metropolitan area like Tokyo or Osaka, expect a single room (1 person) in a business hotel to run about 10,000 yen ($100) per night. A twin or double room in the same hotel may run around 15,000 yen ($150) per night.
In smaller cities, a business hotel will be less expensive, at perhaps 7500 yen ($75) per night for a single room. Also, in smaller cities and towns, be on the lookout for business hotels that use the word “Green” in their titles. These are budget hotels. of rooms in a capsule hotel..
Luxury hotels in Japan are the type of hotels that most likely have staff that are fluent in English and offer English booking services online. Within Tokyo and other metropolitan areas, these hotels are normaly high-rise buildings adjacent to major train stations or cultural landmarks, such as the Imperial Hotel. The prices at these hotels are exorbitant–as is treatment. Expect to pay upwards of 25,000 yen ($250) per night, and much more for particularly famous hotels such as the Imperial Hotel or Mandarin Oriental.
A Ryokan is a Japanese style hotel. This type of hotel is more common in resorts. The rooms in this type of hotel has a rice-mat floor. Guests sit on the floor and sleep on a futon mattress rolled out across the floor. Baths and restrooms at these hotels are usually public.
A ryokan in a resort destination can often list prices rivaling that of Tokyo luxury hotels. Particularly when the hotel includes a hot springs development, expect to pay upwards of 20,000 yen ($200) per night.
Love Hotels can usually not be booked by phone or online. Instead, guests simply walk-in and pay for a room. Check-in times for overnight guests at these hotels usually begin after 9:00pm. Prices at these hotels vary from about 8,000 to 15,000 yen ($80 to $150) per room per night. Guests are discouraged from staying multiple nights in succession.
Capsule Hotels are essentially a mini-business hotel. In many of these hotels, only males are allowed, as the bathing and restroom facilities are communal. The “rooms” themselves are coffin-shaped spaces stacked one on top of the other. A small television screen, power outlet, and Ethernet jack or Wi-Fi access is usually available within the capsule, This type of hotel is usually only available in metropolitan areas and runs from 3,000 to 5,000 yen ($30 to $50) per night Other options, such as hostels, are available for budget-minded travelers.