Larger-than-life Godzilla will terrorize you while you drift off to sleep at this Japanese hotel
Like all things Japanese, the hospitality industry in the Asian island nation is known for adding a, let's call it quirky, flare to its offerings. The accommodation in particular can be somewhat unusual, from claustrophobic capsule hotels to every-possible-theme sex love hotels.
In April, the hotel industry is about to see a monstrous increase in eccentricity with the opening of Hotel Gracery Shinjuku in Kabukicho, Tokyo's nightlife area in the Shinjuku neighborhood. Located on floors 8-30 of the entertainment-filled Shinjuku Toho Building, guests will be privy to a 12-screen move theater and a slew a restaurants and bars.
And Godzilla. Lots and lots of Godzilla.
There will be two themed rooms to choose from. The first is the aptly named "Godzilla Room," complete with memorabilia of everyone's favorite Japanese amphibious reptilian creature, and a giant standing figure of the King of Monsters itself. But that's not all! There will also be trick walls with special movie effects, like rising artwork against black light wallpaper, to give guests the sense they're in the movie — because who doesn't want the feeling of being terrorized by a giant monster while they're trying to drift into peaceful slumber?
The second is a "Godzilla View Room," which has a design similar to a standard hotel room, except it has a view of a massive, teeth-baring Godzilla. What you're seeing is actually the rooftop of the new Toho Cinemas Shinjuku (also opening in April), which will have the larger-than-life Godzilla head tearing through the roof.
This isn't the only announcement this month pertaining to atypical Japanese hotel offerings in 2015. The Henn-na Hotel, opening in July near Nagasaki, will feature super creepy robot staff to greet and check in guests. Called "actroid androids," the robots will embody young Japanese women, and will move, speak, blink, and even carry luggage and make coffee.
We told you robots were taking over travel.