The love hotel vs. business hotel debate is interesting, so I’d like to dig a little deeper.
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From the women’s perspective, I understand the concern that love hotels vary widely in quality, and that it would be troubling if it turned out to be a shabby one.
So I imagine it can feel even more unsettling on a first date.
From a woman’s perspective, would a love hotel be okay if you were with a trusted papa (a male supporter) you had an ongoing arrangement with?
Even with a trusted regular papa, would you still prefer somewhere other than a love hotel?
Since making reservations at a business hotel or city hotel in advance and getting there can be a hassle, I always use love hotels (they’re generally in convenient locations, after all).
I’ve never chosen a run-down one, and I basically pick the most expensive room that’s available.
So there have been times when I walked into a room and found a carousel or a waterslide inside.
It’s not that I use love hotels to save money, so I think experiences like that can be fun in their own way.
I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this as well.
The latter half of the question was phrased as a question but came across as a personal attack, so I deleted it.
> Because making a reservation at a business hotel or city hotel in advance, and traveling to the hotel, is a hassle.
If you’re dating a woman—especially on a first date—and you’re already calling it “a hassle,” I can’t help but think this questioner probably isn’t very popular with women.
In the first place, when you say traveling is a hassle, do you mean a love hotel near the restaurant? What kind of restaurant are we talking about? That’s what I find myself wondering.
A restaurant near a love hotel?
Incidentally, restaurants inside city hotels don’t have a particularly good reputation either. (Many of them don’t have private rooms, for one thing.)
Even so, if we’re focusing on travel, the hotel room would be the option requiring the least movement from the restaurant.
If the reason for using a love hotel is to minimize the distance traveled, that seems contradictory.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with love hotels, but are there really rooms with carousels or water slides in Tokyo’s 23 wards?
I’ve never been to the old Meguro Emperor—not the current Meguro Emperor—so perhaps they had rooms like that back then?
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It’s Joe.
Mr. Maezawa, this is a pretty interesting issue for club activities, so could you make it visible?
For activities through Universe Club, I think meeting at a city hotel is generally the best option. Here are three reasons:
1. Easy access
2. Spacious lobbies
3. Well-equipped lounges, restaurants, and bars
That’s about it. Of course, there are quite a few exceptions—even among city hotels—that don’t meet all of the above. Still, this is something I’d like to raise: especially for a first meeting, and particularly in Tokyo, shouldn’t a city hotel be the obvious choice?
After all, it’s convenient for meeting up, there’s a restaurant on-site, and you can head straight to a room if needed! As you know, Joe is a wealthy guy, so I keep the allowance fairly modest, though.
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I’m Aya, a female member.
It’s hard to give a blanket answer about how much women dislike love hotels, because there are so many factors involved.
- If a woman absolutely doesn’t want to be seen with a man other than her boyfriend, she may prioritize being able to enter separately over the hotel’s rank.
- Some girls would much rather receive a larger allowance at a cheap love hotel than hear, “The hotel was expensive, so a smaller allowance should be okay, right? You enjoyed staying at a luxury hotel, didn’t you?”
Aren’t you trying to rely solely on data without really considering each woman’s individual preferences?
If you’re asking about the overall trend, then of course a higher percentage of women would be happier with a five-star hotel than with a love hotel.
It’s true that some women say, “If he’s a papa (a male supporter) I trust, anywhere is fine—even a love hotel.” But if they happened to find an even more trustworthy papa who treated them to a luxury hotel every time, they’d obviously prefer that.
There’s no end to wanting more. But in reality, location and various other factors come into play, so wouldn’t it be best to choose a place that suits the woman’s preferences in each situation?
To reiterate, as a general rule, women are happier with a luxury hotel than with any love hotel. Even a woman who is happy with a love hotel wouldn’t say, “I absolutely hate luxury hotels!”
Also,
“A stylish, handsome older man who looks young enough to be mistaken for her boyfriend”
I feel that a case like this is practically nonexistent. What do you think?
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Work’s been so busy that I missed the chance to join in.
I’ll share my thoughts later too.
Finally getting a moment to breathe.
Adding the following:
Personally, I’m fine with love hotels as long as they’re clean and don’t feel cheap. I often end up at a love hotel with people I meet during the day or those who drive.
That said, I don’t like walking into a love hotel. I also don’t want to walk through the downtown areas where they’re located. Plus, papa-katsu areas are often practically the same as my work area, which is another reason I dislike it.
A lot of the newer, nicer business hotels have bathrooms whose layouts I often don’t like—for example, when the sink or changing area isn’t behind a door. And then there’s the thinness of the walls.
Sorry, apparently my voice carries at times like that.
I don’t think anyone would object to a city hotel or a luxury hotel.
To be perfectly honest, I don’t see any appeal in an expensive room with a carousel or a slide.
Marika
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I’m Flag Maker, a columnist.
It’s mostly love hotels for me. Occasionally, I use a business hotel. It’s simply a matter of convenience, distance, and money. If I had the money, I’d use city hotels instead ^^;
That said, I don’t use dirty love hotels, so I usually end up going to the same ones. Our dates are planned around having a love hotel available.
By the way, I usually choose a room in the middle price range. I don’t go for the best room.
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I’m a losing male member.
That’s offensive to scruffy old men! Apologize!
I’ve told you a billion times—I’m a short, bald, fat, ugly old man!
#I have full dentures, so my breath really stinks too, you know?
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