Save your hotel money – you can now spend the night at Tsutaya Book Apartment in Tokyo

When one talks about cheap accommodations in Japan, places like capsule hotels and manga cafes might come to mind. Accommodations can amount to quite a sum when you travel in Japan, with some charging S$150 or more per night per person. Moreover, the hotel rooms in densely-populated Tokyo are not very spacious. This is why the cheaper options like manga cafes, which offer a cubicle with computer and Internet access, are so attractive even to locals.

But lucky us – apart from capsule hotels and manga cafes, there is a new option to consider: Tsutaya Book Apartment! Tsutaya is known for selling books, albums, games, DVDs and even video rentals. Recently, they have ventured into providing a space for people to bury their heads into books 24/7!

Tsutaya Book Apartment is conveniently located in Shinjuku, one of the busiest districts in Tokyo. The charges start from 500 yen (S$6) per hour, and you can even request for the women-only floor for an additional one-time fee of 100 yen, or get a private space for an additional one-off 500 yen fee. On-site shower facilities are also available for 500 yen, or you can choose to take up a six-hour package at 2,800 yen or a 12 hours at 5,500 yen, both of which include the shower option. Lounge-wear is also available at 1,000 yen.

For people looking for a cosy place to work, Tsutaya Book Apartment has a floor catering to that need as well! At an additional cost of 100 yen, you can make use of their co-working area, with access to a printer, iMacs, iPads and power sockets around the room.

“Such a wonderful place in Shinjuku! This is irresistible for book-lovers.”

Tsutaya Book Apartment sure looks like a comfy and relaxing place to spend time, or even the night at. With the ‘chillax’ atmosphere and the array of books you can flip through even if you don’t understand a single word, it probably still beats the mundane and dull capsule hotels and manga cafes!