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Website: http://www.balian.jp/index.html
This is one of those top tier love hotels that can be kind of expensive. I decided to try this one after a lady at our Japanese office talked about it. (I didn't tell her I did go...)
You can see from their website that they have a few locations to choose from but this post is specifically for the Shinjuku location right on the edge of what I would call 'korea town'.
When you walk-in the main entrance, it feels like you've left Japan and enetered another country. The smell, sounds and sites set your mind at ease before you have to grasp the cost of the room you choose. However, while you wait for your room, there are free drinks, darts and massage chairs that you can make use of during the waiting time.
The rooms themselves are quite nice and clean with the usual love hotel ameneties. The main bed is as expected, not the best but functional. They have a menu for food, which looked like food you'd get from Doutor. We didn't take avantage of all the services offered, but did note that there were quite a few services available.
There is a massage service on the first floor. I think that is done by reservation and you get some sort of discount if you stay overnight.
I've sent some pictures to the forum admins here to put up for this thread. The link for the exact hotel is 'Shinjuku Hoten' (http://www.balian.jp/shop/shinjuku/index.html) The main picture is very close to the room we stayed in. Sorry, they only have a Japanese site, but there's enough information there to figure things out.
Pictures to follow later.
Hope you enjoyed this review.
This is one of those top tier love hotels that can be kind of expensive. I decided to try this one after a lady at our Japanese office talked about it. (I didn't tell her I did go...)
You can see from their website that they have a few locations to choose from but this post is specifically for the Shinjuku location right on the edge of what I would call 'korea town'.
When you walk-in the main entrance, it feels like you've left Japan and enetered another country. The smell, sounds and sites set your mind at ease before you have to grasp the cost of the room you choose. However, while you wait for your room, there are free drinks, darts and massage chairs that you can make use of during the waiting time.
The rooms themselves are quite nice and clean with the usual love hotel ameneties. The main bed is as expected, not the best but functional. They have a menu for food, which looked like food you'd get from Doutor. We didn't take avantage of all the services offered, but did note that there were quite a few services available.
There is a massage service on the first floor. I think that is done by reservation and you get some sort of discount if you stay overnight.
I've sent some pictures to the forum admins here to put up for this thread. The link for the exact hotel is 'Shinjuku Hoten' (http://www.balian.jp/shop/shinjuku/index.html) The main picture is very close to the room we stayed in. Sorry, they only have a Japanese site, but there's enough information there to figure things out.
Pictures to follow later.
Hope you enjoyed this review.