At hotels in Japan, the bathing facilities usually fall into two broad categories. There might be a traditional setup, with compact shower booths where you wash off before entering a large communal ...

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Do you ever walk into a hotel room and notice something immediately wrong? Maybe the sheets are still dirty. Or there are double beds instead of a king. Or the room is too big. Maybe you just long for ...

I tried an overnight bus hotel in Japan, providing a unique travel experience. The compact room resembled a typical small ...

TOKYO: With Japan's tourist numbers and hotel prices on the rise thanks to a weaker yen, developers are getting creative with a new niche line in stylish but cheap accommodation in bunks, cabins and ...

For your next hotel stay, how do you fancy the idea of sleeping in a pod that floats, unattached, in the sea? A pod with a glass roof so you can stare dreamily at the starry sky as you bob up and down ...

The Dutch-themed Japanese theme park Huis Ten Bosch, located in Nagasaki Prefecture and named after a Dutch royal residence, has big plans for expansion this year. In perhaps one of the most ...

For the bootstrapped traveler, capsule hotels offer both an inexpensive solution and an alternative experience. And while photos of these pods abound on the internet, the question now is why capsule ...

If even the mere thought of spending a night in a floating hotel room makes you feel seasick, then you might need to pop a travel pill before you continue reading. Guests heading to the Dutch-themed ...