Love Hotels in Japan

Love hotels (also known as boutique or fashion hotels) are hotels that offer double rooms for short time periods of usually two hours during the day and for the whole night (usually from 10 pm). As the name suggests, the main purpose of love hotels is to provide couples with a room to spend some undisturbed time together.

Love hotels can be found all over Japan. Many of them can be easily recognized because of their strange looks. In Tokyo exist some districts where many love hotels can be found side by side.

A stay overnight costs about 8000 Yen. The room fee for two hours during the day is usually a little bit lower, while on weekends, the prices can be much higher. The reception at a love hotel is very anonymous. The guests usually choose a room on a board by pressing a button and then pay at a little window where the receptionist behind cannot be seen.

The rooms are equipped according to their purpose with large double beds, a television offering erotic programs, a nice bathroom, etc.