Can I sneak a second person into a Japanese hotel to avoid the double-occupancy price?
Hotel Prices
kmite asked:
I’ve noticed that nearly all hotel or ryokan prices are per person in Japan. And the per person price is the same if it’s just one person or two. So the overall price is double when there’s two people staying in one room. This seems like a rip off. Does anyone have experience paying for just one person but then sneaking in a second?
Vincent
I’ve noticed that nearly all hotel or ryokan prices are per person in Japan. And the per person price is the same if it’s just one person or two. So the overall price is double when there’s two people staying in one room. This seems like a rip off. Does anyone have experience paying for just one person but then sneaking in a second?
Vincent
January 29th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Yes, just say he is a guest? it works on americans, why wouldnt it work on the silly japanese?
February 1st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
well go ahead and sneak someone in and when u get caught just say oh sorry thought i payed for both of us cause it was alot of money or something like that
February 4th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Cheapskate!
February 6th, 2009 at 4:39 am
act like you are a costumer and walk by the resorption’s desk then go back and book for one. then tell your friend and give him the room number and…walla! your in!
February 9th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
It depends on the place. Some places charge for the room and allow 2 people. Adding more than that, they’ll just charge you for another 2 people so you should’ve just gotten 2 rooms to begin with. I learned that lesson the hard way. That’s why I’d call them and ask for sure and if they are going to charge you by the person, making the room double if 2 people stay, then call around to find somewhere that doesn’t do that. If you are at a ryokan or a smaller place, I think it would be difficult to sneak in someone to stay as “visitors” might not be able to get past the lobby or when they deliver the food to your ryokan room you will be busted when they see “visitors”. One thing you might try for a larger place is to never be seen together. Both act like guests, not visitors.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Can’t you see that you give a good reason for them to dislike foreigners? Why don’t you follow the rule as Japanese do? I’m living as an expat in Japan, and other expats and I often feel small thanks to thoughtless tourists like you.
February 13th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
What’s the point , rates here are per room twin share - it’s dishonest and also saves you nothing doing it the way you suggest. Check these prices out and compare with the single rates :
… the discounts are worth more than trying to do things the way you suggest and risking problems and bad etiquette.
February 17th, 2009 at 5:50 am
It is a crime that you are going to do it.
You may be arrested by the police if it was found out.