Budget hotels struggling to accommodate demanding guests

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gaijintraveller at 09:35 AM JST - 8th November

Does the 3,000 yen package include a real room or just a capsule? Actually, does "budget hotel" mean "capsule hotel"?
Scrote at 11:46 AM JST - 8th November

Remm Hibiya seems to be around Y10000 per night, which isn't exactly a budget hotel. I'd say Y5000 - Y8000 is budget range. Those Y3000 deals near Tokyo station might be per person, based on two sharing, or Y6000 for a single.
seesaw at 01:33 PM JST - 8th November

A hotel is not just about facilities, it's also about human touch, which Japan lacks, but refused to admit it.
guest at 01:40 PM JST - 8th November

Dormy Inn is an excellent example of a Japanese company to be proud of, and the future looks good for Japan if more companies follow suite... The Singapore Airlines of the Japanese hotel industry.
PepinGalarga at 06:41 PM JST - 8th November

Budget hotels are struggling, but love hotels are 300% overbooked...
kview at 08:12 PM JST - 8th November

Better services, bed and breakfast and no frills will help.
sydenham at 05:17 AM JST - 9th November

seesaw, right...lol.

when have "they" even been accused of this, except by you, of course? can't have "refused to admit" something something you've never been accused of.

my buddy stayed at the Tokyustay in Yotsuya, and had a great stay with great help. cheap, quiet, clean, comfortable, friendly, helpful. those were his words.
PepinGalarga at 10:47 AM JST - 9th November

Toyoko Inn is not bad, but there is one on every streetcorner, and they may suffer from Starbucks syndrome very soon.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29030
chewbakayaro at 11:40 AM JST - 9th November

Make the rooms bigger! That goes for many of the hotels in Europe as well.
Yelnats at 02:28 PM JST - 9th November

Hotels should just be a place to sleep. But love hotels...man I love them.
dolphingirl at 02:46 PM JST - 9th November

'Rationalizing'?--I think they mean rationing. 'giving sweets to customers who don't want toothbrushes.'--Took me a minute to understand that sentence.

A budget hotel should have just the basics--a good bed, a hot shower, and some decent breakfast food.--You can't expect a lot and want cheap rates at the same time.
marushka at 12:26 AM JST - 17th November

or instead of staying in cheap hotel, you can rent an apart, cost even less expensive and has more things inside.