Takoyama wrote:
My ish was set on auto leg focus.
:rofl:
I couldn't tell :P
:rofl:
I couldn't tell :P
I'm Going To Japan
Started by cZo · 14 Mar 2005 · 11,349 replies
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I couldn't tell :P
Hotel eyes record with $671,000 per night plan
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A view of the Presidential Living room at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel in this undated handout photo.
Credit: Reuters/Mandarin Oriental/Handout
TOKYO | Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:30am EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Want an exclusive venue for your next party? The Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel may have the answer: use of the entire hotel, including nine restaurants and all spas and rooms -- for a cool $671,000 a night.
The luxury hotel in central Tokyo began selling the plan a week ago as "something splashy" to commemorate its opening five years ago, said hotel spokeswoman Chie Hayakawa. It intends to apply for recognition from Guinness World Records once a reservation is finalized.
"When the hotel opened we had an exclusive party like this -- black tie, cocktail dresses. There was music and drinks and food from the restaurants, and it was all quite grand," said Hayakawa, who took part.
"We thought it would be fun to offer the same experience to an exclusive group of guests."
Under the plan, the entire hotel -- 178 guest rooms, all nine restaurants and all spas -- would be reserved from 3:00 in the afternoon to noon the next day. It would include a cocktail reception for 500 people.
The price tag is 55 million yen ($671,800).
Hayakawa said the hotel has already received a number of inquiries, mainly from companies, though individuals would be welcome as well.
"The only thing is, you have to pick a date where there are no reservations already," she added. "It's not as if you could just request it for later this week."
(Writing by Elaine Lies; editing by Steve Addison)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69C2G120101013
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A view of the Presidential Living room at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel in this undated handout photo.
Credit: Reuters/Mandarin Oriental/Handout
TOKYO | Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:30am EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Want an exclusive venue for your next party? The Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel may have the answer: use of the entire hotel, including nine restaurants and all spas and rooms -- for a cool $671,000 a night.
The luxury hotel in central Tokyo began selling the plan a week ago as "something splashy" to commemorate its opening five years ago, said hotel spokeswoman Chie Hayakawa. It intends to apply for recognition from Guinness World Records once a reservation is finalized.
"When the hotel opened we had an exclusive party like this -- black tie, cocktail dresses. There was music and drinks and food from the restaurants, and it was all quite grand," said Hayakawa, who took part.
"We thought it would be fun to offer the same experience to an exclusive group of guests."
Under the plan, the entire hotel -- 178 guest rooms, all nine restaurants and all spas -- would be reserved from 3:00 in the afternoon to noon the next day. It would include a cocktail reception for 500 people.
The price tag is 55 million yen ($671,800).
Hayakawa said the hotel has already received a number of inquiries, mainly from companies, though individuals would be welcome as well.
"The only thing is, you have to pick a date where there are no reservations already," she added. "It's not as if you could just request it for later this week."
(Writing by Elaine Lies; editing by Steve Addison)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69C2G120101013
Tu_triky wrote:Hotel eyes record with $671,000 per night plan
Chump change. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
Chump change. :beaten:
Let's be friends. :bow:
Tu_triky wrote:Let's be friends. :bow:
I was quoting Bill Gates. :rofl:
bmwracer wrote:
I was quoting Bill Gates. :rofl:
Haha. Good I was quoting me. :P
Tu_triky wrote:Haha. Good I was quoting me. :P
Touche.
LOL. :hehe:
latimes.com
Japan: $789 round trips from Los Angeles to Tokyo's Haneda Airport on ANA
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By Mary Forgione
Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
October 13, 2010
All Nippon Airways, or ANA, is offering special round-trip fares starting at $789 for its new nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyofs Haneda Airport (HND), which will begin Oct. 31.
The deal: The promotion, called Limited Eco Value Fares-Haneda Inaugural Special is available online only (no phone reservations) for round-trip airfares starting at $789 on weekdays and $829 on weekends; prices exclude some taxes and fees. The flights will use the new international terminal at Haneda Airport, which is scheduled to open Oct. 21. One advantage of Haneda is that it's much closer to downtown Tokyo than the better-known Narita International Airport.
When: The offer is good for flights through Dec. 10, subject to availability, but you must book by Oct. 28.
Tested: I checked online and found a flight leaving Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 8, and returning Monday, Nov. 15, for $808.40 plus $80.70 in tax. When I checked weekend dates, with a Saturday, Nov. 20, departure and Saturday, Nov. 27, return, I found a round-trip fare of $843.40 plus $80.70 in tax. While checking random dates, I found the lowest advertised rates ($789, plus tax) available midweek in early December.
In a quick, comparative check on the search engine Kayak.com for similar dates, I found only one airline offering a lower round-trip fare (about $20 less), Korean Air, but you would have to fly via Seoul. The ANA flights are nonstop.
Japan: $789 round trips from Los Angeles to Tokyo's Haneda Airport on ANA
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By Mary Forgione
Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger
October 13, 2010
All Nippon Airways, or ANA, is offering special round-trip fares starting at $789 for its new nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyofs Haneda Airport (HND), which will begin Oct. 31.
The deal: The promotion, called Limited Eco Value Fares-Haneda Inaugural Special is available online only (no phone reservations) for round-trip airfares starting at $789 on weekdays and $829 on weekends; prices exclude some taxes and fees. The flights will use the new international terminal at Haneda Airport, which is scheduled to open Oct. 21. One advantage of Haneda is that it's much closer to downtown Tokyo than the better-known Narita International Airport.
When: The offer is good for flights through Dec. 10, subject to availability, but you must book by Oct. 28.
Tested: I checked online and found a flight leaving Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 8, and returning Monday, Nov. 15, for $808.40 plus $80.70 in tax. When I checked weekend dates, with a Saturday, Nov. 20, departure and Saturday, Nov. 27, return, I found a round-trip fare of $843.40 plus $80.70 in tax. While checking random dates, I found the lowest advertised rates ($789, plus tax) available midweek in early December.
In a quick, comparative check on the search engine Kayak.com for similar dates, I found only one airline offering a lower round-trip fare (about $20 less), Korean Air, but you would have to fly via Seoul. The ANA flights are nonstop.
bmwracer wrote:
Touche.
LOL. :hehe:
:hehe: Quite a luxurious thing to rent out a recently built 5 star hotel in Tokyo!
Just goofing around the web and I found this shinkansen train schedule:
Route: Tokyo - Shin-Osaka
Distance: 552km, 345 miles
Travel time: 2 hours 18 min
Cost: 14,250 YEN (’105, $168)
Frequency: Every 5-10 minutes, direct.
Dayem. The shinkansen (bullet) train really leaves every 5 to 10 minutes on such a long distance route? That's insane.
You couldn't even get a bus that travels 10 miles to leave every 50 minutes in L.A. :sweat:
Route: Tokyo - Shin-Osaka
Distance: 552km, 345 miles
Travel time: 2 hours 18 min
Cost: 14,250 YEN (’105, $168)
Frequency: Every 5-10 minutes, direct.
Dayem. The shinkansen (bullet) train really leaves every 5 to 10 minutes on such a long distance route? That's insane.
You couldn't even get a bus that travels 10 miles to leave every 50 minutes in L.A. :sweat:
Tu_triky wrote: (no phone reservations)
People still call to book a flight? :headscratch:
Jav_sol wrote:
People still call to book a flight? :headscratch:
Haha. I chuckled at that too. Perhaps through travel agencies, if at all.
Tu_triky wrote:
Haha. I chuckled at that too. Perhaps through travel agencies, if at all.
I see, yeah, maybe they meant travel agencies. The travel agencies that used to be around here closed down years ago.
Jav_sol wrote:
I see, yeah, maybe they meant travel agencies. The travel agencies that used to be around here closed down years ago.
The power of the internet perhaps...and the fact that after 9/11 the travel industry took a serious nose dive. :sweat:
Two more nights and I'm off to japan...
4 days in Kyoto, afternoon in Nara and about 6 days in Tokyo.
There's 2 festivals in Kyoto that we're planning to see- jidai and kurama. Hopefully we don't get lost in kurama. Hehe
Too bad I'll miss out on Sunday harajuku scenes.
Exchange rate sucks though - dollar is still falling
4 days in Kyoto, afternoon in Nara and about 6 days in Tokyo.
There's 2 festivals in Kyoto that we're planning to see- jidai and kurama. Hopefully we don't get lost in kurama. Hehe
Too bad I'll miss out on Sunday harajuku scenes.
Exchange rate sucks though - dollar is still falling
I have been in Japan since September 30th and will be until August next year ho ho, it was my first time. Absolutely loving it. But I have a lot of work to do!!!!!
One of my classes involves me finding stories to do with Japanese pop culture... I figure I'll use sommet Drama or JE related so I thought it was the perfect time to make a small return haha :)
Oh and I am in Yokohama
One of my classes involves me finding stories to do with Japanese pop culture... I figure I'll use sommet Drama or JE related so I thought it was the perfect time to make a small return haha :)
Oh and I am in Yokohama
arnel98 wrote:Two more nights and I'm off to japan...
4 days in Kyoto, afternoon in Nara and about 6 days in Tokyo.
There's 2 festivals in Kyoto that we're planning to see- jidai and kurama. Hopefully we don't get lost in kurama. Hehe
Too bad I'll miss out on Sunday harajuku scenes.
Exchange rate sucks though - dollar is still falling
Have a great time! :victory:
bmwracer wrote:
Have a great time! :victory:
That's the idea, hehe
I'll post some pics of our travs if we find some interesting ones.
Scrappedshinigami: how's minato mirai area in Yokohama? We're planning to go there and go to the ramen museum as well
ScrappedShinigami wrote:I have been in Japan since September 30th and will be until August next year ho ho, it was my first time. Absolutely loving it. But I have a lot of work to do!!!!!
One of my classes involves me finding stories to do with Japanese pop culture... I figure I'll use sommet Drama or JE related so I thought it was the perfect time to make a small return haha :)
Oh and I am in Yokohama
Hey... Ohisashiburi...! :victory:
ScrappedShinigami wrote:I have been in Japan since September 30th and will be until August next year ho ho, it was my first time. Absolutely loving it. But I have a lot of work to do!!!!!
One of my classes involves me finding stories to do with Japanese pop culture... I figure I'll use sommet Drama or JE related so I thought it was the perfect time to make a small return haha :)
Oh and I am in Yokohama
Cool! Enjoy your fabulous year in Yokohama. :mrgreen: :woot:
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