Hotel prices in Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto exploding

[Dmac59]

Check around stations on the southern part of the Osaka Loop Line.

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[DrGear]

The area of Osaka that I normally stay in was reasonable for my recent booking there (3 night stay 3 weeks ago), barely unchanged from pre covid prices. Also got good prices in Yokohama, Numazu and Kanazawa for recent trips.
My go to hotel in Shinagawa has gone up, but the normal places I use in Kanda and Ikebukuro are still good.

The timing also has something to do with it, but I checked around all over Tokyo and other areas and there's a distinct uptick in prices regardless of date. We travel to Japan with some frequency so we've got places we can go, but the golden route cities are going to continue going up and up.

Meanwhile, in the regional areas we could get decent accomodation right near where we wanted to be for less than $100 a night.

 

[sudoer]

Tokyo prices have gone absolutely crazy.

I'm staying at Conrad Tokyo 28-31 March, paid with HH points and FNCs. From the moment I booked (almost a year out) until now, a base category room has hovered around $2.2k per night.

Similar story at Aloft Ginza over Christmas 2023. They wanted $4000 for 5 nights in a 4 star shoebox - paid 180k Bonvoy instead.

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[Himeno]

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[DrGear]

Tokyo prices have gone absolutely crazy.

I'm staying at Conrad Tokyo 28-31 March, paid with HH points and FNCs. From the moment I booked (almost a year out) until now, a base category room has hovered around $2.2k per night.

Similar story at Aloft Ginza over Christmas 2023. They wanted $4000 for 5 nights in a 4 star shoebox - paid 180k Bonvoy instead.

Hotel programs can deliver outstanding value in Tokyo.

I don't travel enough to get those kinds of points and I'm fine with just a bed to crash in so business hotels have been fine for my needs. It is completely crazy just how much the prices went up over the year though, even in areas as far out as Saitama.

 

[rbjhan]

Tokyo have absolutely gone mad, so much so that I reluctantly book away from Ginza for my Oct trip. That is to say, I managed to stay within my usual budget (15K Yen) but have to give up on the location...
However Kyoto I can still find quite good deals, the one I stayed near Gojo was less than 8000 Yen per night last month.
Osaka, no idea, don't stay there that much at all, not a fan.

 

[levelnine]

Hyatt recently raised the categories (ie points prices) on pretty much all their Tokyo hotels.

The Hyatt Regency is now in the highest price category, which tells you something!! Mad that a Regency is in the same category as the Andaz and Park Hyatt (when it reopens).

 

[Welsh-Kiwi]

We are heading to Japan in September. We’ll spend 6 nights in Tokyo. I’ve had a look at hotels and eeekk, they are expensive for 3 people. Does anyone have any suggestions for areas of Tokyo that are close to the subway but not too far to travel into the main areas??

 

[sudoer]

We are heading to Japan in September. We’ll spend 6 nights in Tokyo. I’ve had a look at hotels and eeekk, they are expensive for 3 people. Does anyone have any suggestions for areas of Tokyo that are close to the subway but not too far to travel into the main areas??

Which airport(s) are you flying in/out of? and are there any particular attractions you'll be visiting?

I prefer to stay around Shinbashi or Hamamatsucho, you can get to many of the major 'sites' and both airports with a single train - much like Ginza/Marunouchi/Nihonbashi but without the price tag. There are some excellent value restaurants and watering holes around that area too.

Do you need to have 3 people in a single room, or could you work with 2 rooms? (note that most hotels will allow guests under 6 to stay for free)

 

[DrGear]

We are heading to Japan in September. We’ll spend 6 nights in Tokyo. I’ve had a look at hotels and eeekk, they are expensive for 3 people. Does anyone have any suggestions for areas of Tokyo that are close to the subway but not too far to travel into the main areas??

I mean, depends on where you're going and what you want to see.

Anywhere near Shinjuku/Shibuya/Ueno/Asakusa is gonna be one the pricier side.

If you're flying in to Haneda, thanks to Japans phenomenal public transport, Kawasaki is a good choice as it's not too far from the airport and it's just a 15 minute train ride direct to Tokyo station where you can get to anywhere.

If you're doing Narita in and out, the east of Tokyo including areas like Funabashi can be great value and only 20 minutes to Tokyo station.

These are also great places in their own right with their own attractions and places to visit and eat. Kawasaki gives you a hop skip and a jump to Yokohama which is an excellent day trip as they have the Chinatown and the bay. Funabashi is great as there's the seaside there and between it and Tokyo is Asakusa, Skytree, Ryogoku and so many other great places.