Does the level of hotel a man chooses affect a woman’s enthusiasm for the arrangement? A nice room at a luxury hotel can sometimes cost more than the allowance, which makes me feel like things are getting a bit backwards… If you’ve had a hotel you really liked, one you never wanted to go back to, or a hotel you consider the bare minimum, please share your experiences as examples.

I’m Saito, the columnist♪ I mostly stick with the SPG group. Or I look for a larger room on Ikyu. Haha. Sheraton, Westin, and these days, perhaps the Ritz-Carlton? At the Sheraton, it’s around ¥20,000. At the Ritz, you can have meat at the teppanyaki restaurant, then move on to tempura and finish with the sushi counter. I don’t recommend ordering a set course, since it comes with food you don’t really need. I also like Park Hyatt, Palace, and the Peninsula. I absolutely love Aman Tokyo—it’s in a class of its own. Even their disappointing Italian restaurant has become somewhat decent. (Though it’s still as mediocre as ever.) Even when I show up at Aman unexpectedly, the staff—even the doormen—remember my name perfectly. (I’m planning to go to Aman Tokyo for sushi next month♪) Baycourt is nice too. I like the Japanese restaurant counter. That said, I don’t like going through those gates in a regular taxi with a woman. I’m not fond of love hotels either. I have a bit in common with Leaf-san there.... Haha. Hoshinoya Tokyo’s service is still immature. It feels like I’m being waited on by children, so I’ve never been impressed. Kioicho Garden Terrace and I don’t click either. As for the Hyatt in Ginza, considering the price... unless I’m seeing one of the club hostesses there, I don’t really have a reason to use it. It feels more like a place where you’d stay at the Peninsula instead. It does cost quite a bit, so it’s hard to say, but I see it as self-improvement through gaining experience at various hotels. You can also make the most of it by opting for a late checkout and enjoying lunch together the next day, effectively cutting the cost in half. With early check-in, you can think of it as one-third. Depending on how you look at it, it can reduce the burden of paying for dates. You can also tell whether a woman is used to hotels by the way she moves—for example, the route she takes to the restroom. At one particular luxury hotel, the route to the front desk is like a maze, so many women end up being late. In a way, it’s rather endearing. It’s true that many women get excited by staying at hotels. But I’ve also met a female member who spoke almost like an angel to a papa (a male supporter) staying at a business hotel, saying: “He doesn’t have much money, so I want to make sure we still have a good time within his means.” I’m Saito♪