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yestravel Mar 21st, 2019 09:39 AM

Takayama Accommodations
 
We will be in Takayama in the fall during a festival. I've been trying to find a place to stay in the town and am having trouble. I started looking in January and did book a place about 2 miles outside the town where the owner has said he will shuttle us back and forth. I've used all the usual booking sites i.e. booking.com, expedia, agoda, Trip Advisor etc. Also checked with Japan Guesthouse and the only places I can find are running close to $400-$500 a day. I'm hoping someone has a place to stay that I may have not discovered or a booking site that I have not looked at. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

crellston Mar 21st, 2019 12:32 PM

Have you tried Airbnb? I have been looking around for a possible visit in October/November and then discovered that the Rugby World Cup is in Japan then ( I should have realised as i used to play a lot in my younger days!). Airbnb did seem to have availability where others didn’t. Not sure weather they are actually legal in Japan though.

Also, there is a new way to book Shukubo ( temple lodgings). It is just getting started and I am not sure whether they have anything in Takayama yet but may be wort h a look @ en.terahaku.jp

One of the nicer places we stayed in Japan was in Takayama at Sumiyoshi Ryokan. .

Good luck

yestravel Mar 21st, 2019 12:57 PM

I didn’t start out looking at Air BnB and VRBO, but have looked recently. There is a possibility with Air BnB but it’s more than I’d want to pay. I found out about the Rugby tournament after booking FF tixs. I don’t think it’s affecting us too much as Tokyo is the only place it will be while we’re there. Although it could mean more people visiting everywhere in Japan.

Sumiyoshi was booked back in January. Not surprising because it’s listed in every tour book.

Thanks for the temple booking site. I’ll check with them.

CaliforniaLady Mar 21st, 2019 01:41 PM

We stayed at the Best Western Takayama, and we were pleasantly surprised at how nice it was. The room was a decent size, and the included breakfast was excellent. It is right near the train station, but the rooms were quiet. We got a stay two nights, get a third free deal, so see if there is any promotions available.

mrwunrfl Mar 22nd, 2019 08:49 AM

Funny you mentioned the BW, Californialady. When I saw the OP I went straight to their website and saw that there was no availability for the festival dates.

yestravel Mar 22nd, 2019 02:34 PM


Originally Posted by mrwunrfl (Post 16891698)
Funny you mentioned the BW, Californialady. When I saw the OP I went straight to their website and saw that there was no availability for the festival dates.

Yes, they were booked back in January.


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