Japan BUDGET hotel room tour: APA Tokyo review
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- What's it like to stay in one of Japan's budget hotel rooms? I'll show you around the APA Hotel Akihabara Station North!
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Watching this from a hotel room just as cozy as this in Tokyo! It’s a fun experience for sure and interesting juggling the space with 2 people
Hah! Thanks for watching! Yeah, it's definitely more of a challenge sharing a room like this with two people - and I've done that in even smaller rooms in Japan too! The bags are the real issue. Well that, and standing up or turning around! But this one was definitely very nice for one!
I stayed at an APA hotel in Shinjuku this past February. Cozy and affordable. My only complaint was that the room was very warm and I could not adjust the temperature. I had to call the front desk to have them lower the room temperature. Front desk was very helpful relocating my luggage as I had it delivered by mistake to another APA hotel in Shinjuku.
Thanks for your comment and for watching! Did your room in Shinjuku look like mine in Akihabara? Interesting that they didn't have a temperature control by the ned like mine did...
Mine was by the desk and it only allowed me to adjust the heat to make the room warmer.
@@giovannidelacruz5165 oh no! I've been in some rooms like that...
Thanks for the great video! Visiting Japan for the first time ever in a couple days so the info is much appreciated!
You're very welcome! More Japan videos coming soon!
You got a new subscriber! I love my apa room, great value for money and superb location
Thanks! Yes, how did your room compare in a different branch? Was it identical to mine?
@@GordonsTravelTips Mine is quite similar in terms of size and what's in the room. My room has a slightly different layout, room size is actually slightly bigger but I think it really depends on which room you have. But anyway, still way bigger than my previous room in Shibuya (similar price) that I can only open the luggage on my bed.
For other viewers, my hotel was Apa Ueno Okachimachi Ekimae Minami. (very important to get the whole name as there are so many APAs even in the same area), it's slightly further from Akihabara but still only a easy 10 mins walk along some main streets.
Loving your travel content... Excited to watch this new channel grow! If I could offer a suggestions-- knowing your focus (and great skill) in photography, I'd love to see some of your photos interspersed with your travel vlogs. Keep being awesome!
Thankyou, and that's a great idea! I'll include some in my upcoming video about visiting a lucky cat temple...
Different from your regular camera videos but I like it. Well done, looking forward to more videos like this one and safe travels
Thankyou! I hope you get a chance to watch some of my other videos on this channel. it's still really small, but they're fun to make! I will of course still be doing my camera reviews, this is just an extra.
@@GordonsTravelTips sure, I’ll
Nice review Gordon, looks perfect to me and reminds me of Yotel everything you need and nothing you don’t all in a neat little package.
Exactly, although I find the yotels can be quite expensive!
I just put a booking in for this exact hotel a little bit ago! I'm going to japan next week and it'll be my first time out of North America as an adult
Very helpful video and I'm much less anxious about my hotel, thank you!!
Glad to help! It's a great room by budget Japan standards, just prepare yourself for it being a lot smaller than US rooms. Travel light!
How was your stay at the apa hotel?
@@glader6140 i had a great time! While small I never felt cramped, amenities and staff were nice, easy to check in and out
Great little hub while I explored tokyo
Awesome, You covered it all. Glad I watched this, I will need to remember this place. Mahalos, Gordo!
Thanks for watching! I hope you get a chance to check out some of my other videos here!
Interesting culture Japan being a country where space is a luxury so you need to have great design skills in order to give the guest the required amount of stuff/features.
I prefer to pack light when I travel as it gets really annoying to carry a heavy bag/backpack after a while, also unless my destination is in the middle of nowhere I can visit the city centre and buy something that I didn't want to bring from home because of weight or size reasons.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks as always for watching! Yes, traveling light is the key!
Subbed!
1:21 Love that scene change!
4:00 Careful not to scratch your insteps with that door.. I did it few times before, and it is painful for some days.
9:00 Oddly the power outlet, maybe just me who bothers, most of them doesn't accept extra prong for Grounding contact. (Longer left slit is Neutral, BTW)
Thanks! Yes you're right, you don't always get grounding, which is a bit disturbing! Thanks for subbing, hope you enjoy my other videos, more room tours coming soon!
I see - I need a new packing technique for my luggage to be able to live out of my suitcase for a whole trip to Japan. Thank you for the room tour to give an impression what it could look like in a budget hotel.
Yep, and some rooms are even smaller, such as ICI and Toyoko Inn. I like APA...
Apa are my go to hotels when Im solo in Japan
Do they all look similar to my room in the video? I was impressed with it and would stay again.
LOVE it!
Thanks! Have you stayed in a room like this? Hope you get a chance to see some of my other videos!
@@GordonsTravelTips not yet but I'd be very comfortable in a hotel like this
I really enjoyed this tour!
Looking forward to hear about the coffee kit.
And how do you pronounce that phrase?
Thanks Gordon!
You're very welcome! Phonetically, I would say 'KOR-RAY O KOO-DA-SIGH' - it' means 'that please'
Very helpful! Subbed.
Thankyou! What did you think of the room? Too small, or perfectly formed?
@GordonsTravelTips Too small for me and all my bags.
Perfectly serviceable.
Is it clean? Check.
Is it ergonomic? Mostly check.
Does it encourage you to go out and see the sights? Absolutely check.
Yep, it's nice to stay in, but you won't be hanging around too long!
Where did u get the t-shirt from
Hi! The Nintendo one was from a trendy t-short shop on London's Brick Lane, but I see them in most 'cool' t-short shops in London, I think they share a lot of old game graphics. The one I wore in the hotel room was from a shop near the station at Kawaguchi Go, the stop for Mount Fuji lakes.
9:37 "In case of a sneeze... " 😏
This is something that could only exist in Japan; in America most Super 8s/Motel 6s etc aren't anywhere as nice haha
Yep, I've stayed in a few of those, red roofs too!
Cozier than a Microtel
Cosier than anywhere else I've stayed! Actually I have been in some smaller rooms here!
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Welcome! Have you stayed anywhere like this?
@@GordonsTravelTips When I travelled alone to Japan I stayed in Ryokans, but I totally would if I was travelling without the fam now. This looks pretty funky and a far better space than a PremierInn or Travelodge!
@@KaiManWong I do love traditional Ryokans, but these hotels are certainly convenient and relatively cheap. I love how it's all optimised for the space. I've stayed in quite a few now, and this was one of the better ones. Some really don't have any gap at the bottom of the bed!
It's pronounced "Appa" not "A.P.A."
That said, great review!
Thanks! I did wonder about that!