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Tokyo hotel builds hotel rooms for train lovers
Whoever said hotels aren't creative enough clearly hasn't stayed in a Tokyo hotel. While some hotels focus on zen environments or Michelin-starred chefs, other hotels look for the unique and quirky to attract guests. Enter: The Washington Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, the first hotel to build a large train set inside one of its rooms.
The hotel took a twin room from its 13th floor and remodeled it with a train set and model Tokyo Tower, a mosaic of the city's neighborhoods and the resort area of Hakone. You can bring your own train to the room, or rent one from the hotel for approximately $12 ($1000 yen). The 'railway room' goes for about $300 (25,000 yen) and even overlooks the Shinkansen bullet train railway. The room is decorated with photos of old locomotives and offers railway-related DVDs.
How's that for in-room entertainment?
[via Reuters]
Filed under: Asia, Japan, Hotels and Accommodations
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mgibs17 Sep 1st 2010 2:55PM
Well, it’s amazing. The miracle has been done. Hat’s off. Well done, as we know that “hard work always pays off”, after a long struggle with sincere effort it’s done.
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Laura Sep 1st 2010 3:38PM
It seems that these "theme" rooms are popping up more and more quickly. For the novice or afficianado with a passion, it's a great idea!
http://bit.ly/Quintess
Jools Stone Sep 6th 2010 12:24PM
Ha ha! I think this could be very popular with some people, who perhaps don't get out often enough!
Here's some rather more inspiring rail themed accommodation:
http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/
http://www.theoldstation.co.uk/
For more stuff like this, please drop by my rail travel blog, He Thought of Trains:
http://joolsstone.wordpress.com
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