Business Hotels in Japan: What Japanese Travelers Say

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• There's the bed-making and the rest of the cleaning for the next guest, so it can't be helped.

  次のベッドメイキング等の掃除があるから仕方ないよね

  — @瞑-mei688 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• Even when hotel prices go up, the pay for the front desk staff stays low.

  ホテルの料金が高くなってもフロントスタッフの給与は安い

  — @RyuyaWilliam591 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• When the bill at a business hotel came to nearly 100,000 yen, I thought, are these people sane?

  ビジホで10万近い宿泊費だった時は正気かコイツらって思った

  — @dope8number489 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• Is this really a case of "hotels are expensive" rather than "Japan has got poor"?

  これって「ホテルが高い」でなく「日本が貧しい」って事かな？

  — @中村よしひろ-m7y462 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• I used to clean at a business hotel, and we were rushing around cleaning from 10:00 right up to the last minute before 15:00, and only just made it...

  ビジネスホテルの掃除をしてたことがありますが10時～15時ギリギリまでバタバタと掃除してやっと間に合うくらいでした...

  — @みーこaiko373 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• If you want to laze around in your room, just stay home. Lazing around in the morning is exactly what everyday life is.

  部屋でだらだらしたいなら家にいればいいじゃん 朝だらだらするのこそ日常でしょ

  — @野口英世-i2r346 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• Too expensive to stay‥ So you overreach and make it a day trip. You can't enjoy it‥ Even finding a business hotel under 10,000 yen is hard‥ Japanese hotels that Japanese people can't stay in‥

  高すぎて泊まれない‥ 日帰りで無理をする。 楽しめない‥ 1万円以下のビシホを探すのも難しい‥ 日本人が泊まれない日本のホテル‥

  — @momo-mz5sn316 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• You knew when you booked, didn't you? There are places where checkout is 12:00, so just pick one that suits you.

  分かってて予約したんでしょ？ チェックアウトが 12時っと所もあるし、自分に合う所を選べばいい。

  — @雪だるま三郎-q9v301 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• Toyoko INN is stable on price, isn't it.

  東横INNは価格が安定してるね

  — @gangan51248 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• It changes depending on whether it's business or sightseeing, and if you search, you'll find any number of late-checkout plans.

  ビジネスか観光かでも変わるし、調べりゃレイトチェックアウトのプランなんていくらでも出てくる。

  — @MrRoze010585 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• The Universal Hotel in Hiroshima is still around 5,000 yen for a night with two meals, which makes them like gods. It even has a large public bath, it's the best.

  広島のユニバーサルホテルは現在でも1泊２食付きで ５千円程度と神様みたいです。大浴場まであるし最高

  — @kikuichi656474 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• I stay at all sorts on business trips, and Toyoko INN and Route Inn are relatively stable on price. APA and Dormy swing enormously.

  出張でいろいろ泊るが、東横INNとルートインは比較的料金安定してる。アパとドーミーは値幅が凄い

  — @Bttf201549 likes

  From: "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price

• That's what booking consecutive nights is for. It's a luxury, but the satisfaction is on another level.

  その為の連泊ですよ。贅沢だけど満足感が違うよね。

  — @黒ねこさん-y8l49 likes

  From: "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.

• A lot of buffets are basically frozen food laid out on a table — I pick the hotels that aren't like that.

  冷凍食品並べただけみたいなバイキングも多い、そうではないホテルを選んで使っている。

  — @daidauble397048 likes

  From: Why Are Japan's Hotel Breakfast Buffets So Cheap — and Are They Worth It? Japanese Guests Explain

• Why are hotels in Japan so expensive now?
• Which business hotel chains in Japan don't surge in price?
• Are capsule hotels and net cafes actually cheaper in Japan?
• How do Japanese travelers get a cheaper room in Japan?
• What time is checkout at Japanese hotels?
• Can you get a late checkout at a Japanese hotel?
• Why is checkout so early in Japan?
• Do Japanese travelers actually stay until checkout?
• Which business hotel chain is best in Japan?
• Which business hotel has a public bath or onsen?
• Do Japanese business hotels have free cancellation?
• Why do some travelers avoid APA Hotel?
• Are Japanese hotel breakfast buffets worth it?
• Why is Japanese hotel breakfast so cheap?
• Which hotels have the best breakfast in Japan?
• Should I book a room with breakfast included?

• Why Are Hotels in Japan So Expensive? Japanese Answer591 likes

  Not a choice, a squeeze: rooms that were 6,000 yen come back at 20,000 (54 likes). The chains Japanese regulars say hold their price, and what they book.

  includes “where to go instead”

• Why Do Japanese Hotels Check Out at 10 a.m.? Ask a Cleaner688 likes

  A Japanese YouTuber said the 10 a.m. hotel checkout should end. His comment section said no, 688 likes deep, then explained how to get a later one anyway.

  includes “where to go instead”

• Best Business Hotel Chain in Japan? Regulars Rank 432 likes

  271 comments: Dormy Inn ran away with it until around 2022, but prices climbed until regulars say it's "no longer a business hotel at all."

  includes “where to go instead”

• Japanese visitors splitJapan Hotel Breakfast: Is the Buffet Worth It?276 likes

  Is a Japanese hotel breakfast buffet worth it? A hotel worker answers (155 likes): apart from rice and miso soup, most of it is reheated commercial food.

  includes “where to go instead”

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• YouTube · もふもふ裏話Apr 7, 2026→ "Japanese Hotels That Japanese People Can't Stay In": Why Hotels in Japan Got So Expensive, and Which Chains Japanese Regulars Say Still Hold Their Price
• YouTube · ユッチョMay 30, 2026→ "If You Want to Laze Around in Your Room, Just Stay Home": Why Japanese Hotels Check You Out at 10 a.m.
• YouTube · 2ちゃたび（ゆっくり解説）Aug 13, 2025→ Best Business Hotel Chain in Japan? Dormy Inn vs Toyoko vs APA vs Route Inn, Ranked by Japanese Regulars
• YouTube · ずんだもん＆ゆっくり解説Oct 20, 2025→ Why Are Japan's Hotel Breakfast Buffets So Cheap — and Are They Worth It? Japanese Guests Explain