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Travel Q&A: Navigating Japanese hotel rooms and insurance

09.05.10

Travel Q&A

Q: We are taking a 9-day escorted tour of Japan in June. The tour company works with an insurance company, but we can also look at other agencies. Can you give me some info about travel insurance? Also, the rooms in Japan are booked as single, twin or triple occupancy. According to the agent, we would need to get two twin rooms for our family of four (two adults, 11 year old and 13 year old). Is this typical of hotels in Japan?

A: Let's start with the easy question.

Most midpriced and even many luxury Japanese hotels categorize rooms as singles (one twin bed), twins (two beds), doubles (one full-size bed) and triples (one full-size and one twin bed).

If you're willing to sleep two to each full-size bed, you can ask your agent about booking two double rooms instead. Also, some hotels in Japan will offer family rooms with two sets of bunk beds or two double beds. But as this is an escorted tour, it is possible that none of the participating hotels has family or quad rooms.

Source: San Jose Mercury News

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