Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson wrote:
> My parents are coming to Japan in May, so we're looking at somewhere
> for 2 weeks in Osaka at a reasonable price - probably business hotel,
> or maybe even a weekly mansion.
> 
> However, looking at a few Japanese hotel aggregators, all of them only
> allow booking 3 months in advance and/or stays of 7 or 8 days max.
> Even going direct to hotels, they seem to have the same conditions.
> 
> Compared with us trying to book a holiday in June in Germany, Austria
> and France, where we booked everything in one afternoon, with almost
> all the hotels having online booking systems that work properly (and
> in English), it's a real pain in the bum.
> 
> Am I going to have to resort to a real travel agent and hope they have
> decent discounts for slightly longer stays?
> 
Have you looked at any executive/corporate housing? Just a thought. Most 
likely it'll cost an arm and a leg, but I haven't priced anything in a 
while.

John W.