Hi
We know and use airbnb and bookings dot com quite a bit for our travel.
May we know if anyone ever use this kind of short term rental?
If so, what would be the pros and cons
https://www.realestate-tokyo.com/rent/monthly-apartments/
Thank you kindly
That's incredibly cheap. Last time I went to Japan, we paid $450/night for a twin room in Tokyo. Admittedly, it was a busy season, and twin rooms are rare. Prices just before COVID were insane due to annually increasing tourist population. Prices might be lower now with less demand.
Personally I think $3000/month is not bad for a full apartment. You won't get better than that in any hotel, because hotel rooms are tiny.
Wow.. was this like a luxury 5 star global brand hotel?
Places I stayed at were mostly like this which is $93 a night for double bed at the moment.
Even when I stayed at a Ryokan style hotel at Lake Kawaguchi (Mt.Fuji), it was only ~$120/night. Actually it was this exact one which is available for $159 a night. One of the best places I've stayed at in Japan.
I find that you don't really need to pay for an expensive hotel to get a decent experience. They're all pretty nice and clean.
Prices really depend on the season and location. In the past I've paid less than $100/night for a hotel room. But in 2017-2018, tourist demand was at its peak, especially during cherry blossom and autumn foliage seasons. And in Tokyo and Kyoto, the prices are the highest.
@ForkSnorter: Not sure where you staying but looking at my Airbnb history I paid $80 a night in Shinjuku in May 2018. I just booked similar for this year paying $95 a night.
I've gone a few times this year for work and the accommodation is through the roof.
Even the cheaper hotel chains like APA are minimum $200 a night.
My usual cheap spots are booked out for months ahead.
Wow that's insane.. I went in 2019 for a month and spent ~$2000 AUD in total.
I went all around Japan and stayed at like 14 different hotels/airbnbs in total. Stayed at atleast 3-4 APA hotels between Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima. Literally all of them except two or three nights were above $100/night.
Yeah, I think the demand is just massive.
I went last year when you needed a business visa to get in, but it was still reasonably expensive - lots of places had just hit pause on renting, and domestic tourism was high.
This year has just been crazy, there's like 1% availability on AirBnBs around Tokyo and the big cities. They are packed out and lots of people inside Japan are travelling around again too.
Thanks and noted
We’re going for 3 weeks, the monthly rent is around $2000 which works out to be about $90/day with washing facility
Will you be staying in one place for that long?
Maybe contact some hotels directly and see if they would be willing to give a long term discount
Thank you all!
got ourselves sorted with Airbnb Tokyo and hotel in Kawaguchiko
Those prices seems incredibly expensive.
Usually when I go to Japan, I spend about ~$80 a night on 3-4 stars hotel. Usually small but nice enough as I really only sleep there and go out all day.
Haven't been since covid though so idk if prices are that different now.