In a word---heaven. Talk about character; walk through the doors of this lovingly restored colonial hotel and you are transported back a century to colonial Malaya.
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LOVE this hotel, an oasis of tranquility right in the heart of this hectic city. Great service and amenities, helpful staff and comfortable rooms.
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Tokyo's grand scale, high prices and jam-packed crosswalks stand in stark contrast to the relative ease, value and comfort of this adorable apartment. Located in the Nishi-Ogikubo area of Tokyo, the apartment sleeps up to four and is the picture of efficiency complete with washing machine and two pairs of slippers.
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Traveling with children in Japan can be intimidating. All that structure and serenity. I have visions of my children rearranging the rocks of a zen garden or putting their little fists through the traditional rice paper shoji screens that make up the walls of our ryokan.
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I remember the kind of mother I thought I'd be before I actually had a kid. I was going to be the kind of mother who put the ix-nay on processed foods, video games and television.
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The closest my husband and I ever came to being groupies was when we traveled around China for a month with Alessandro, our blue-eyed, blond-haired two-year old.
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