Well I made it ok and have been here three nights leaving tomorrow for my cruise.
I am sorry to report that there has been some issues which I will write about later
YOKOHAMA
Yokohama is really beautiful with a lot to see and do but I understand why most people gravitate towards Tokyo if they are going to be in this area of the world
And I will write about Yokohama more in future reports.
But I want to mention my hotel should anyone be looking for a hotel in Yokohama
APA Hotel & Resort Yokohama Bay
This is a very big hotel about 25 stories. This hotel caters mostly to the business community
. Although there seem yo be many leisure travelers here. They are family oriented
They have a wonderful breakfast buffet, about 200 items but you need to get there about 6 30:am or stand in line, sometimes a long line, to get in to eat
I have a beautiful view from my window
There is a truly wonderful Osen I have gone twice
There is a large and small pool during the season but I do not think one could ever swim given the size of the hotel and those size of the pools.
Hotel has beautiful and comfortable lobby. Several terraces. Very comfortable and pretty hotel. Pleasant. Attractive. I got a good rate through booking.
TV is very limitted for me. There are two channels in english: BBC news and NHK. Those are the only to English channels. There are several more Japanese channels but I did not see any captions. There is nothing like Netflix.
I am surprised that this hotel does not offer better TV.
Wi fi seems ok for most of my purposes but I had difficulty downloading the taxi app that I needed to call a taxi. My hotel does not call a taxi for guests. You are responsible for getting your own taxi but there are many taxis outside the door just waiting.
I am on my iPad and I realize there are typos. I will have to edit later
My room is very small which is typical. The bed takes up most of the room. Except for a desk, there is no furniture. There is no dresser. There are no shelves or cabinets. There are two hooks on the walls and several hangers for clothes. Perhaps a larger, more expensive, room would offer more
There is no concierge desk. There is no personal assistance. Very few staff speak English.
If I know what I now know, I would have booked a different hotel.even if it cost more but I feel comfortable recommending this hotel given what I see as some shortcomings.
Now I am going for breakfast and will continue writing more eventualy