Have you ever heard of a love hotel?
A love hotel is a facility where couples can use rooms for short periods of time (rest) or overnight stays with facilities suitable for sexual activities. It is also called “love hotel” for short.
Love hotels have more amenities and services focused on sexual activities than regular hotels.
Legally, hotels operated under the Entertainment Business Act are defined as “love hotels,” and hotels operated under the Hotel Business Act are not technically love hotels.
There are two types of love hotels in Japan: urban and suburban, so you can use them depending on your means of transportation and purpose. Most of the buildings seem to be mid-rise or high-rise.
About the difference from ordinary hotels
The exteriors and interiors of many hotels are now beautiful and clean, and some love hotels are as luxurious as the luxury rooms of regular hotels.
You can enjoy your sightseeing date to the fullest from the morning , and you can stay freely for a low budget.
What’s more, you can feel like you’re traveling a little bit.
This love hotel is a great ally for couples on sightseeing trips !
- No reservation required!
- You can check in at any time, even during the night!
- Low budget, starting from around 5,000 yen for two people!
- You can use it without hesitation without meeting other people!
- Many are located near major high-speed interchanges!
It has an open-air bath that rivals a hot spring inn , and stylish rooms that rival a resort hotel , making it the perfect place for couples to pre-ride on a sightseeing date.
What to do at a love hotel?
Love hotels are primarily used by couples for sexual activities. Therefore, compared to regular hotels, they have more amenities and services focused on sexual activities.
At a love hotel, you can:
- Watch movies on VOD/WOWOW/Netflix
- take a bath together
- Enjoy the night view
- drink alcohol in the room
- Enjoy an adult date at a hotel restaurant or bar
- Enjoy the lovey-dovey space of just the two of you on the bed
- Use in-house facilities such as hot springs, beauty salons, and lounges
Japanese love hotels are world-class entertainment
Difference from motel
In Japan, the word “motel” is often used to mean a “love hotel” used by couples.
Motels, which are common overseas, are intended for use by cars, so all motels are one- or two-story buildings facing a parking lot. Motels in overseas countries such as the United States are positioned like business hotels in Japan.
About the difference from ordinary hotels
The exteriors and interiors of many hotels are now beautiful and clean, and some love hotels are as luxurious as the luxury rooms of regular hotels.
You can enjoy your sightseeing date to the fullest from the morning , and you can stay freely for a low budget.
What’s more, you can feel like you’re traveling a little bit.
This love hotel is a great ally for couples on sightseeing trips !
- No reservation required!
- You can check in at any time, even during the night!
- Low budget, starting from around 5,000 yen for two people!
- You can use it without hesitation without meeting other people!
- Many are located near major high-speed interchanges!
It has an open-air bath that rivals a hot spring inn , and stylish rooms that rival a resort hotel , making it the perfect place for couples to pre-ride on a sightseeing date.
Advantages of love hotels
Spots with love hotels are also convenient for leisure
love hotels are cheap
Love hotels can also be used for fun.
The bed is soft
Have plenty of time to rest
Facilities found in many love hotels
electrical appliances etc.
Refrigerator, vending machine, microwave oven, pot, large TV, bathroom TV, cable broadcasting, air conditioner, air purifier
Amenities
Bath towel, face towel, bathrobe, hair dryer, contact products, sanitary products, condom, lotion, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, comb, mouthwash, shaver
others
Jacuzzi bath, telephone extension, head panel, lighting panel, automatic payment machine, various rental items, cosplay costumes
Special/special equipment
Quite a bit
Karaoke, massage chair, BSCS broadcast, video on demand, slot machine, humidifier, soap mat, terrace
Common in luxury rooms / Very rare
Open-air bath, pool, projector, rock bath, sauna, mist sauna, tanning machine, oxygen bar, washing machine, yukata, IH kitchen, computer
Disadvantages of love hotels
a little anxious
I can hear voices
Difficult to go with children
You may not receive benefits
The service is also different from normal hotels.
About love hotels in the Minami area
About the location of love hotels
Usage form
There are three main types of love hotel usage (hours, price plans, etc.) : lodging, rest, and flextime .
Basically, you don’t make a reservation for a love hotel, so you don’t tell the hotel how you will use it, but based on your actual check-in time, check-out time, length of stay, etc. Pricing at that time will be applied automatically .
To put it simply and easily, the pricing is similar to coin parking, and is determined by the time you enter and leave the parking lot and the amount of time you use it.
1. Accommodation use (mainly at night)
This type of use is recommended as a pre-ride to a sightseeing spot, and as the name suggests, it means staying at a hotel for one night.
Although the hours vary depending on the hotel, you can check in from around 6pm to 9pm, and in many hotels you can stay until around 9pm to 12pm the next day. If you check in and check out within the specified time, the fee is the same.
Please note that on days before holidays such as weekends, it is common for check-in times to be delayed and the length of stay to be shortened.
Additionally, some hotels offer discounts for guests staying after midnight, such as late night discounts, which make it cheaper to check in late at night, and those who check in after midnight can stay until the afternoon. There are some places.
2. Break use (mainly during the day)
Use for a short period of time, typically one to several hours during the day, is called “rest” use.
Prices vary depending on the love hotel, with some depending on the length of the stay, and some with a flat rate for up to a few hours during service time or free time.
Please note that even if you check in for a break, there are many love hotels that will automatically charge you a room rate after midnight, so please be careful when checking in at night.
3. Flextime
This is a usage type and fee system that has become more popular recently, and the fee is determined only by the length of stay, regardless of check-in and check-out times.
In addition, some hotels have fixed hours that can be used at the flextime rate, such as those that do not have 24-hour flextime but only during the day.
About love hotel payment methods
- Most hotels use an air shooter
automatic payment machine to pay and check out, but some hotels also use an air shooter. An air shooter is something that connects the passenger compartment and the front desk with something like a pipe, and a capsule-shaped container moves back and forth inside the pipe. When paying, put the amount in the capsule and pay. - Payment outside the guest room
Most rooms have automatic payment machines or air shooters in the guest room, but if there is nothing in the room, please call the front desk to inform them that you are checking out and have them unlock the door. At some hotels, you can then pay using automatic payment machines located at the front desk, lobby, or hallway. - Payment at the front
deskIn some love hotels where payment is made at the front desk rather than automatic payment, you may have to pay the front desk staff at the time of check-in before heading to your room. In addition, you may receive the key at the front desk like a normal hotel and pay the fee while returning the key at the front desk when checking out. In either case, most hotels basically do not allow you to see the face of the person at the front desk.
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