Tokyo Business/Budget Hotels Under $100

Above, two budget hotels are near the famous Nakamise Dori in Asakusa. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Want to visit Tokyo, Japan but are unsure that you can afford it?  Well, you can!

As promised, I did some spot-checking for business/budget hotels with current prices that are below $100 (or, ¥10,000) per night.

As I previously posted, six hotels were given as examples over at Rocket News 24 back in December 2011. Unfortunately, most have jacked up their room rates to over $100 per night since the article was posted. So, I looked for six hotels who have current prices below $100 per night.

They are:

In Asakusa: Marroad Inn has rooms starting at ¥5,800, or roughly $58.00.

In Ueno: Hotel New Ueno has rooms starting at ¥6,510, or roughly $65.00.

In Shinagawa: Ours Inn has rooms starting at ¥5,700, or roughly $57.00.

In Ikebukuro: Hotel Ohedo has rooms starting at ¥7,200, or roughly $72.00.

In Shinagawa: Shinagawa Prince Hotel has rooms starting at ¥6,200, or roughly $62.00.

In Asakusa: Agora Place Asakusa has rooms starting at ¥8,200, or roughly $82.00.

If you want to pay for a room that charges over $100 per night, that is your choice. Some people do want to bask in luxury. The Imperial Hotel (a short walk from the Godzilla statue in Hibiya) is one such hotel. It is a lot more upscale since Steve Martin stayed there in 1954. Another luxury hotel that immediately comes to mind is the Park Hyatt Hotel in Shinjuku that was featured in Lost In Translation.

By staying at a business or budget hotel, this'll free up money to spend on Godzilla toys or other goodies.

So, since there are affordable hotels in Tokyo, all you need (besides available cash) is your passport, plane ticket and a copy of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan and you're good to go!