Hotel Decisions Drive Me Crazy
July 6, 2009 @ 10:43 pm (Permalink)
After debating between London (too expensive and the one-way 24-hour flight turned me off), Sydney (less expensive than London, but I’d still spend a heck of a time on the plane), Manila (nothing to do there since I am not a beach or a mall person), and Tokyo the last two months of where I should go travelling in October, I finally decided to just say hell with it and go with Tokyo since that’s the place I’d feel most comfortable going by myself! I originally was going to go with a friend, but that didn’t fall through.
Now that Tokyo’s finally decided, now’s the time to choose the hotel. And now I’m stuck. Here’s my little dilemma:
Hotel #1: Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu
* A 3.5 star hotel.
* Cost for 6 nights + flight = $1,100+
* In a central location, meaning it’s a few subway stop away from Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, and etcetera.
* Subway is right across the street from the hotel called Akasaka-Mitsuke Station.
* Has airport limousine and a shuttle bus to Disneyland.
* A clinic is right next door where the doctor speaks some English.
* This is where I stayed before.
Problem: The price. I mean because it’s expensive I was actually contemplating cutting down my travel day from 6 nights to 4 if I went with this hotel. Meaning I’d have less days in Tokyo, but it’s the only way to cut that hotel fee down!
Hotel #2: b ikebukuro
* A 2.5 star hotel.
* Cost for 6 nights + flight = $860+
* It’s all the way in Ikebukuro . . . which is about 30-40 minute subway ride from the central location of Akasaka.
* Subway is 3 minutes away at Ikebukuro Station.
* Has an airport limousine that drops you off at the nearby Sunshine City Prince Hotel.
* This area is where Otome Road is. AKA TC’s heaven of yaoi merchandise *_*.
* Oh. Apparently it’s a new hotel. O_O;; They just opened last month . . .
Problem: The hotel’s location is quite far from everything BUT Otome Road! Meaning I’m going to be spending a heck of a lot of time on the subway and paying for it as well. However, I do get two extra days in the city with this hotel. So that means, I can see more stuff than in four nights, right?
Conclusion
My question to you guys: would you rather spend the extra money for a hotel in a more centralised location or would you rather save that money and spend it on transportation since the hotel that’s far away is cheaper but . . . well location sort of sucks?!
See what kind of a pickle I’m in? Actually, no. Once I figure this part out, the most difficult part about this trip? Telling my mother that I’m going by myself. Even Dad said she’s going to flip out if I tell her that. Man.
Oh and spending money? Well, for a 6 nights trip, I was planning to take $2000 bucks . . . but if I do choose Akasaka as my hotel then I’d definitely cut my travels to four nights and only take $1500. Or maybe $2000 just in case.




