With the lifting of Corona's house arrest, everyone is busy with traveling and relocating.
Naturally, more and more people are staying at hotels and ryokans, and the prices are higher than ever.
On holidays, it is no longer possible to stay at an ordinary hotel in Tokyo for less than 10,000 yen.
Is it any wonder that Japan is now on an inflationary trend?
I understand that there is a shortage of labor and that salaries must be raised for employees....
But there are a few things that I have always thought are wasteful.
I think that if we can eliminate this waste, we can make it possible to stay in Japan at a lower price.
First of all, all rooms are equipped with a unit bath.
Hotels and inns that have large public baths and sell them,
They should prepare some rooms with indoor baths only for guests who do not use the public baths.
On a smaller note, what are the amenity items?
Toothbrushes, hairbrushes, cotton swabs, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner...
I don't need those things! Those things will be disposed of in large quantities in due course anyway.
I won't be offended if I waste a lot of amenity goods or take a lot of them with me.
Those cheap disposable toothbrushes leave a lot of plaque on your teeth even if you brush them.
You can bring your own shampoo and conditioner, too, in small portions of whatever you like.
Excessive cleanliness also drives up the cost of lodging.
Stain-free sheets, disposable slippers, sterilized cups with a sterilized band...
We have somehow come to take these things for granted.
This is also a matter of common sense on the part of each individual,
Once you check in, it doesn't matter what you do in your room.
You can use the hot water like running water, or take unlimited showers.
You can even use hot water to the point that it spills out of the bathtub,
You can use as much tissue paper and toilet paper as you want.
When you leave the room, you leave the air conditioner and lights on....
The front desk of the hotel dances with "SDGs" and "eco" logos,
But they are ridiculous, and a lie.
Instead of turning a blind eye to the wasteful spending of their guests, they charge high rates.
Traditionally, people brought in their own food and cooked for themselves in hot-spring cures.
Since they don't go for entertainment or sightseeing, they hardly spend any extra money.
They stayed for long periods of time and took their time to heal themselves from illnesses and injuries.
I hope there will be many such "hot-spring cure hotel" in the city in the future.
I hope there will be many such "spa hotels" in cities in the future,
If a guest insists on a certain service, he or she can choose it as an option.
It would be possible to create a "hot-spring resort hotel" at a considerably low price, not to say free of charge!