Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the tour.

Hi. There is no required deposit to make a booking. There is a prepaid booking option that offers a discount, and would function closest to making a deposit.

​@TadashiTravelTours so if I'm gonna pay all the sum in the hotel how much would a deposit be if I'm not gonna prepay anything, I'm asking because I'd like to book a 8 night stay in this hotel for my family

You can make a standard (flexible) booking and there is no deposit.

so there is no safety deposit during check in at hotel

At check in, the hotel will place a temporary charge on your credit card for incidentals. The charge will be reversed upon confirming your room(s) are fine after check out. I don’t know how much the temporary charge will be. But I would expect the amount to depend on the number of rooms booked and somewhere in the range of $100 - $200 per room.

I completely agree. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

Hi Ben. Thank you for the clarification of the safe situation, that is good for guests to know.

I never claimed that this was the first McDonalds. This is merely the oldest operating McDonalds.

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment - glad you enjoyed the review

Hi. Thank you for your insight at JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul.

Well I think that’s why this jw is cheaper than the Seoul one.

Hi! Yes, I did use the washer and dryer at Chapter Kyoto. Sorry if my video description of the washer and dryer was confusing. From what I remember, you pay ¥300 for the washing machine which goes through a typical wash cycle and ¥300 for 15 minutes in the dryer which might not sufficiently dry a big load of clothes. I think I needed to do two 15-minute drying sessions for about 7-8 days worth of clothes.

@@TadashiTravelTours Sounds good! Thank you! We are going for 2 weeks and I was thinking of packing two weeks worth of clothes and I did mock packing.. and my luggage was overweight. So, I’m going to just pack for 7 days and wash it. Great video by the way! 😊

@joycer7 ah for a 2 week trip, I would suggest 8-9 days of clothes which gives you a set of clothes to wear on the day you wash 7 days of clothes, and maybe an extra day of clothes just in case. Enjoy your Kyoto trip - that is exciting!

Hi. I have a few suggestions near JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul: Woo Lae Oak, Buchon Yukhoe, Haobin, Geumdwaeji Sikdang, and Pyeongyang Myeonok.

I recommend "Pyeongando Jokbal House" . Pig's feet are Korean-style Schweins Haksen.

Hello. Good question. The Plaza Premium lounge in Zone A is an enclosed lounge (has a roof) whereas the Plaza Premium lounge in Zone A1 is open which makes for a noisier environment. Zone A1 lounge is smaller. The last time I visited Zone A1 was in 2019 so I don’t have a recent experience with the food offerings.

Of course. Thank you for leaving a nice comment. I would love to visit again and make a review video of the Premier Suite or Diplomat Suite.

Hi. From my recollection, there was no ATM machine in the convenience store or the hotel.

@@TadashiTravelTours Thank you.

Hi! Thanks for sharing that really fun fact - that’s really interesting!

Hi. I remember the couches being regular couches, not convertible to beds. The Kaohsiung Marriott website quotes the Grand Executive Suite’s maximum capacity at 2 and says “sofa” in the list of furniture, rather than “sofa bed” like in other hotels’ descriptions. I thought the couches were comfortable. Although there is only one long couch and one arm chair, so it would be tricky to sleep two children with that configuration. My suggestion would be to ask if they can bring an extra bed to the room but the Marriott Kaohsiung Grand Executive Suite website has some confusing wording about rollaway beds, “Rollaway beds not permitted Cribs permitted: 1 Maximum cribs/rollaway beds permitted: 1”

Hi! According to Air France’s website, they should have equipped all of their Boeing 777s with new business class lie-flat seats by March 2024. They use a 777 for their LAX to CDG route, so I would hope you get to experience the new business class seats.

@@TadashiTravelTours fingers crossed! Their customer service agent basically told me that I’ll find out the day of. 👎🏼

@VivianMart-sb8yg Hi. sorry correction: the Air France website says they will equip 12 Boeing 777 with the new business class seats. i mistakenly interpreted that as “all 12”. a The Points Guy article says you can determine if your Air France Boeing 777 has the new 2023 business class seats by, “The way you can tell if your flight will have them is by looking at the seat map. The Boeing 777s with the new seats do not have a first-class cabin. They only have 12 rows of business-class seats at the front of the plane, seven in the first section and then another five in a smaller cabin behind some galleys and lavatories. The row numbers range from one to seven and then nine to 14 (with rows eight and 13 missing).”

@@TadashiTravelTours super helpful!!! Thanks!!!

Thank you. Glad to inform your travels!

Thank you for watching and a nice comment!

Woo, Pokemon - the best! haha I believe when we booked in April 2023, the cash price for this one-way December 2023 flight was $4,052. Whereas the award flight cost 80,000 Air France miles and $331 in taxes and fees. We were fortunate that Chase was offering a 25% transfer bonus at the time, so we only needed to transfer 64,000 Chase points to make the reservation.

one of the best in-flight entertainment ha

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I am sorry that you were downgraded at a prior hotel stay, I hope you were compensated.

@@TadashiTravelTours yeah, I got 10k bonus points from hilton for 3 nights stay.

Nice, glad that you were compensated.

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! I hope you enjoyed your stay at The Tribune Hotel

Hi. I am linking Narita Tobu Hotel Airport’s shuttle schedule for your reference. I’m not sure if I am interpreting the schedule correctly but it looks like the shuttle starts as early as 5am. www.tobuhotel.co.jp/narita/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/be5381d69dd9430f60a538d490630790.pdf

Thank you for watching my review and the positive feedback. I’m glad you had the opportunity to visit The Westin Yokohama. It is an amazing property - one of my favorites.

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. I agree, Narita Tobu Hotel Airport offers great value for those needing to be near NRT.

Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy your stay at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos

Hi Annacruz0808! Thanks for watching and I am glad you found my video review helpful. I hope you have a great time exploring Taiwan!

Hi. Westin Josun Seoul has laundry services where you would pay to have them launder and press your clothes. I don’t think they allow guests to do self-service laundry

Hi! I would try to buy a day pass on the Plaza Premium website first, will link below. If that doesn’t work, I am confident that the front desk will allow you to buy a day pass. Plaza Premium accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Ali Pay, and most forms of payment. www.plazapremiumlounge.com/en-uk/find/china-regions/taiwan/taipei/taiwan-taoyuan-international-airport/international-departures-terminal-two-zone-a

@@TadashiTravelTours ....Thanks Tadashi. Do they have MASSAGE RECLINER CHAIRS for free? Does it include FREE Showers?

@CanTho2022 Hi. I do not recall that TPE Plaza Premium lounge having free massage recliner chairs. The shower rooms were free to reserve when I visited in May 2023.

@@TadashiTravelTours …AWESOME! A shower is refreshing after a long plane ride…👍 We plan to visit Vietnam this year…and EVA airline stop over in Taipei.

@CanTho2022 I see. I hope you have an fun trip in Vietnam and enjoyable visit at TPE’s Plaza Premium lounge

Hi Isikelibksevakturaga2133! I am glad you had a wonderful experience at the Narita Tobu Hotel Airport. I think that hotel offers good value. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

@TadashiTravelTours Indeed, it does offer very high and exceptional values( respect and kindness).. too good..

Hi! that is a good question. Upon arrival, the concierge (desk immediately before the room with the lifts) will buzz you in and guide you to the 23rd floor for general check in. I believe those with high Marriott status or who booked a suite can check in at the Club Lounge on the 22nd floor.

@@TadashiTravelTours awesome :) will be staying in February!

@jb_pnw I hope you enjoy your stay at The Westin Yokohama. It is a great property!

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! I hope my review informed your hotel booking decision.

@@TadashiTravelTours yes, it really did. We frequent Waikiki on month long trips and were curious about this hotel. You’re video is the best review on you tube of the Laylow. Really concise, clear and informative. I can’t get the rate as low as I’d prefer, as of now lol, but if I can locate a price drop before we leave this summer, I’ll book this hotel for sure. Thanks again! 🤗

Thank you for the very positive feedback - that is the goal, concise and informative! I understand. The room rate is a huge factor in the value proposition and getting a fair price is key. I have the following suggestions for booking at The Laylow: You can make a flexible booking now which allows you to cancel the booking until 1 or 2 nights before the reservation starts. If you find a lower rate at a later time, you can cancel the original reservation and rebook at a lower flexible rate, or book at the prepaid rate if you are confident in the price and dates. On the points side of things, Chase recently increased their sign up bonus on their Chase Marriott Boundless card to five free night certificates with each certificate redeemable for up to 50,000 Marriott point properties, and the option to pay up to 15,000 Marriott points per certificate to get the award night. You could be able to redeem certificates and points to get an award night at a property as expensive as 65,000 Marriott points per night. The Laylow's award prices seem to fluctuate between 52,000 and 70,000 Marriott points per night, with summer charging those peak 70,000 Marriott points per night.

@@TadashiTravelTours oh thank you very much for taking the time to inform us on these great ideas to save some money! 💰 ☺️ we work for the state gov so we get state rates for Marriott but they never seem to be available in Oahu lol 😂 we get pretty good booking genius rates, but I ageee w what you suggested about booking w free cancelation. That way I can have some time to find a better rate. Thank you, subscribed! 🤗👍🤙

You are very welcome. Glad to share hotel tips. That is interesting that you get the government rates but Oahu properties aren't available. I hope you can find a fair price so you can experience The Laylow. Thank you for the sub and the wholesome dialogue.

Hi Dawnlemieux8225! I did not find the transparent bathroom wall weird. But for those that need more privacy, there is a blind that you can lower

I have not stayed at Tokyo Marriott Hotel but based on what I know about it, I think Tokyo Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo are both fairly close to bus stops and train stations. Tokyo Marriott Hotel is about ~8 minute walk away from Kitashinagawa Station and ~15 minute walk from Shinagawa Station. Whereas Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo is a ~7 minute walk from Shirokanedai Station and a free shuttle away from the larger Meguro Station. Tokyo Marriott Hotel’s base room is the same size as Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo's base room, at 323 sq ft (30 sq m). Both hotels have a club lounge. I think Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo is better value because its cash price and points price is less than Tokyo Marriott Hotel. But Tokyo Marriott Hotel is a bit newer than Sheraton so that might be worth the premium to some travelers.

Hi Bernie4689. The Chapter Kyoto does not have a club lounge for those with Marriott Platinum status and above - instead they offer a breakfast buffet at their restaurant, Chapter Grill, between 7am - 10am. Chapter Grill’s breakfast buffet normally costs ¥3,880 (about $28) per person.

Thanks for watching my review video. Sorry to hear that the pool heaters were broken when you went, that severely diminished the quality of the stay. Yes, I agree there are long lines at the restaurants. We made one dinner reservation at Dozo and opted to go to the other main restaurants during slightly atypical meal times to combat the crowds.

thanks for watching and i’m glad you liked teview!

Thanks for watching. Maybe one day you can visit The Westin Yokohama!

Hi. The Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo’s shuttle departs on time but does not go to Kansai Airport. The shuttle goes between the hotel and Shinagawa Station in the morning and Meguro Station in the late morning to evening.

Hi. Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos charges a 36.31 Mexican Pesos (~$2 USD) environmental tax per room, per night. The only things you can pay for in the resort are spa treatments and items at the pop up stores and gift shop. Otherwise, food, drinks, and entertainment are complimentary.

oh wow. thats awesome that you got to frequent that historic McDonalds

yes, very convenient to have a 7-Eleven in the hotel especially when it is cold outside