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[Peppergirl]

Oh honey. Welcome to hell, a.k.a the travel industry.

I'm only a PM away if you need to vent. And I suspect you will.

[Mr Hero]

Hubby calls that kind of place the "No-Tell Motel". I'm sure there are many such nicknames for them...

TV Tropes Confirms this.

Their word is law.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Seems to me most medium to large towns have a section or two where there are clusters of hotels that are only too happy to boast "Hourly Rates" on their signs...sooooo, I'm thinking if you want one of those, head for that section, and if the hotel's sign doesn't say hourly rates, don't ask. >_<

[Misty]

Some hotels in Japan do hourly rates too. Pretty much for what you're thinking - used for prostitutes and for people getting quickies.

When I first moved to Hiroshima several years ago, I was given the tourist map of the city. A trio of little hearts marked the spot for each love hotel.

Love hotels are also used for a group of friends who roll into town in the middle of the night and just need a few hours sleep; of course, if all love hotels are booked, an all night karaoke place will do (they have great rates between the hours of 3 and 6am. ).

During my time in Japan I received two offers to go to a love hotel. One was from a frustrated American who was married to a Japanese woman and had discovered that the grass is not always greener on the other side. The other was a Japanese guy I met in a bar. He spoke very little English and I spoke very little Japanese, so having a conversation was quite a challenge. Finally, he said, "hotel" and gestured to the door several times. He was cute, but I declined.

[Fudgethatkay]

I actually used love hotel with ex boyfriend. We left his small town and went to Fukuoka and had nowhere to stay, so...since we're couple...why not?


They are very clean...but some of the channels on the tv are...very interesting.

Usually reasonable, and price is based on how big and comfy the room is.

However, during Obon... (the time of year where you go back home or visit family to honor the dead)

Rates can multiply two to four times as original.

If you ignore what they are meant for, love hotels are very nice. I prefer them over American hotels... /off topic

[AlmightyALT]

In Japan, my friends who would go out to Tokyo to party would stay in Love Hotels when they were done with the clubs as the trains wouldn't be running for a few hours.

Also normal couples would use the. Often in big cities the apartments are tiny, so you'd have husband, wife, mom-in-law, dad-in-law and baby sleeping in the same room. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be able to get it on with mom and dad -in-law sleeping near me....

I never had an opportunity to stay in one though. Maybe next time I'm over there.