Can I find suitable (and affordable) accommodation in Japan with children?
Some years ago I backpacked through Japan. It is still one of the highlights of my traveling career. We are now considering going to Japan with (small) children. Based on my earlier trip I consider Kyoto to be a nice focal point for such a trip. Back then, I travelled a lot with the Japan rail pass and stayed in many funny, weird and nice places. Given the backpacking nature of those places I don't see them appropriate with young kids. Imagine staying with your kids in a capsule hotel or a love hotel with cheap overnight fees.
What form of cheap accommodation types would be ideal with children in Japan? I found some apartments online, but they require longer time frames to be booked, also limiting utilizing the full potential of a Japan rail pass. Regular hotels also tend to be rather expensive.
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Smaller, family-operated hotels (known as Ryokan or Minshuku) are often much cheaper than large ones. They may have Japanese-style rooms where you sleep on futons, Western-style rooms with beds, or both, and there may be somewhat cheaper rooms with a shared bathroom. The rooms can be pretty small though, and the facilities not as new or high-class as you'd expect from a regular hotel.
The Japanese Inn Group is an association of such hotels that operates an English website through which you can also book rooms. I've used them in the past and was quite satisfied.
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Is Japan suitable for children?
Japan is an exciting, safe and rewarding place to travel with children, but the big cities like Tokyo and Kyoto are not always super-friendly or convenient from the parents' point of view, especially if your children are still young. Here are some tips for making your visit a bit easier.Is accommodation expensive in Japan?
You can find a decent mid-range hotel room in Japan for around $120/night. Nicer hotels will probably cost closer to $175/night and there are budget hotels that hover closer to $90/night too. Staying further away from the city centre generally means prices are better as well.What are the 3 main types of accommodation in Japan?
Types of Accommodation in Japan- Western Hotels. Your Marriots, Radissons, Hyatts, and so on. ...
- Business Hotels. While these might conjure up images of the usual perks associated with business class, they are primarily targeting Japan's itinerant workers. ...
- Youth Hostels. Tokyo does have them. ...
- Ryokan. ...
- Capsule Hotels. ...
- Love Hotels.
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I would also check Airbnb, as there a lot of place listed for a variety of budgets https://www.airbnb.com/s/Japan
I travel on various budgets around Asia with my family and we regularly use Airbnb (or Flipkey as well, but Airbnb has been better with budget places) to book an apartment for ourselves.
My days of sleeping in capsule hotels are far in the past now that I have children ;)
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