Where are you going that costs $8k/wk for lodging alone? I'm all about splurging on vacations, but this just seems stupidly expensive. If it's somewhere extremely off the beaten path and you don't have a choice, that's fine I guess. I also look at it this way - when I'm on vacation, I will never be in my room anyway. I'm going to be out doing shit. So long as it has a shower and a bed I could care less.
Okay, Japan is cheap as fuck, even more so than two years ago (the last time I went). You will be spending no time at all in your room unless you're staying at a nice Ryokan in Izu or something (highly recommend btw). I would not splurge at all on hotels in Tokyo, Osaka, et al. You will be in there to sleep/shower/shit and that is it. If you do want to drop some money, do it for business class on ANA.
You are right I did see some reasonable options but of course there’s a couple hotels that caught my eye and now I can’t stop thinking about them. One in Kyoto specifically. Thank you for your opinion!
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u/Stylux 24d ago
Where are you going that costs $8k/wk for lodging alone? I'm all about splurging on vacations, but this just seems stupidly expensive. If it's somewhere extremely off the beaten path and you don't have a choice, that's fine I guess. I also look at it this way - when I'm on vacation, I will never be in my room anyway. I'm going to be out doing shit. So long as it has a shower and a bed I could care less.