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    Japan BUDGET hotel room tour: APA Tokyo review



    Japan BUDGET hotel room tour: APA Tokyo review

    What’s it like to stay in one of Japan’s budget hotel rooms? I’ll show you around the APA Hotel Akihabara Station North!

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    26 Comments

    3. @zizlona on

      I really enjoyed this tour!
      Looking forward to hear about the coffee kit.
      And how do you pronounce that phrase?
      Thanks Gordon!

    6. @SinaFarhat on

      Interesting culture Japan being a country where space is a luxury so you need to have great design skills in order to give the guest the required amount of stuff/features.
      I prefer to pack light when I travel as it gets really annoying to carry a heavy bag/backpack after a while, also unless my destination is in the middle of nowhere I can visit the city centre and buy something that I didn't want to bring from home because of weight or size reasons.
      Keep up the good work!

    7. @juliatrotti on

      Watching this from a hotel room just as cozy as this in Tokyo! It’s a fun experience for sure and interesting juggling the space with 2 people

    10. @POVwithRC on

      Perfectly serviceable.
      Is it clean? Check.
      Is it ergonomic? Mostly check.
      Does it encourage you to go out and see the sights? Absolutely check.

    14. @matthewparriott on

      Loving your travel content… Excited to watch this new channel grow! If I could offer a suggestions– knowing your focus (and great skill) in photography, I'd love to see some of your photos interspersed with your travel vlogs. Keep being awesome!

    15. @giovannidelacruz5165 on

      I stayed at an APA hotel in Shinjuku this past February. Cozy and affordable. My only complaint was that the room was very warm and I could not adjust the temperature. I had to call the front desk to have them lower the room temperature. Front desk was very helpful relocating my luggage as I had it delivered by mistake to another APA hotel in Shinjuku.

    19. @senapus1241 on

      I see – I need a new packing technique for my luggage to be able to live out of my suitcase for a whole trip to Japan. Thank you for the room tour to give an impression what it could look like in a budget hotel.

    20. @mouse3355 on

      Subbed!
      1:21 Love that scene change!
      4:00 Careful not to scratch your insteps with that door.. I did it few times before, and it is painful for some days.
      9:00 Oddly the power outlet, maybe just me who bothers, most of them doesn't accept extra prong for Grounding contact. (Longer left slit is Neutral, BTW)

    22. @wolfyin on

      I just put a booking in for this exact hotel a little bit ago! I'm going to japan next week and it'll be my first time out of North America as an adult
      Very helpful video and I'm much less anxious about my hotel, thank you!!

    24. @katmarcu on

      We stayed at APA shinjuku last month (jan 2025) with this exact configuration. The only downside is that you cannot adjust the temperature, only heating. As an asian who lives in a tropical country, it’s hard for me to sleep with heating on. We had to borrow a cooler from the front desk, but had to wait for a few nights before we got one.

    25. @Inferno777v on

      Thanks for making this video I was looking to see how this hotel looks like, do you remember if there was any staircase or only access to room by elevator?

    26. @GordonsTravelTips on

      What's it like to stay in one of Japan's budget hotel rooms? I'll show you around the APA Hotel Akihabara Station North!

      I use eSIMs for data when traveling from https://mobimatter.com/#gordon

      Buy Gordon a coffee: https://www.paypal.me/cameralabs
      Gordon's photography book: https://amzn.to/2n61PfI / Amazon uk: https://amzn.to/2mBqRVZ
      Gordon’s new camera reviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/cameralabs
      Gordon’s retro gear reviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/dinobytes

      Equipment used for producing my videos
      DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://click.dji.com/AIOhqT-LWUFDq-bGk8hD4Q?pm=link
      Panasonic Lumix S5 II: https://amzn.to/3Hf5IcI
      Sony A6400: https://prf.hn/l/pRO0wp5
      Sony e 24mm f1.8: https://amzn.to/2TqWNzk
      Rode NT USB mic: https://amzn.to/3AdHcUp
      Rode Wireless Go II mic: https://amzn.to/3xkCvGo
      Rode Lavalier Go mic: https://amzn.to/3ygzzKY
      Godox UL150 light: https://amzn.to/2VpVbXE
      Godox QR-P70 softbox: https://amzn.to/3yQfGdF
      MacBook Pro 14in (16GB / 1TB): https://amzn.to/3PrKbPV

      Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic

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