{"id":102,"date":"2004-02-25T00:55:32","date_gmt":"2004-02-25T00:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2004-02-25T00:55:32","modified_gmt":"2004-02-25T00:55:32","slug":"lodging_in_tokyo_why_pay_twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/lodging_in_tokyo_why_pay_twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodging in Tokyo (why pay twice as much as last time?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On my last trip here (November 2003), I stayed at the New Koyo<\/a> in Taito-Ku. It’s a bit out of the way, then nearest JR station being Minami-Senju. That’s several stops outside the Yamanote but you can’t beat the price.<\/p>\n

This trip, I decided to stay somewhere different, albeit a tad pricer. The Annex Katsutaro<\/a> is in Yanaka, a little bit closer than the New Koyo is. The nearest subway stop is Sendagi on the Chiyoda Line. It’s a one block walk (as opposed to the 6 block death march from Minami-Senju to the New Koyo). If you’re on JR or jumping off the Skyliner, you get off the train at Nippori Station and walk for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

There’s a big pedestrianized street after you walk past the Yanaka Cemetary with all kinds of markets and shops. That’s called the Yanaka Ginza.
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Walk to the end and make a left. Walk another block and you’ll see the Annex.<\/p>\n

It’s new and it’s modern and it has three times the space that a room at the New Koyo has. And it has free internet via CAT 5 jacks in the walls. Wah!<\/p>\n

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The room was roomy, clean an it had a microfridge. And its own bathroom. Next time me and the fellas come to Japan, we stay here. No more friggin’ business hotels for me!<\/p>\n

Best of all, if you dun bring yr Powerbook w\/you, there’s FREE internet in the hall, a pee cee and a slot loading iMac. An iMac! Cool!<\/p>\n

Thumbs up, and this is why I stayed here as opposed to the New Koyo this time, April. =P<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On my last trip here (November 2003), I stayed at the New Koyo in Taito-Ku. It’s a bit out of the way, then nearest JR station being Minami-Senju. That’s several stops outside the Yamanote but you can’t beat the price. This trip, I decided to stay somewhere different, albeit a tad pricer. The Annex Katsutaro … <\/p>\n

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