by Bryce Marley-Jarrett
On our most recent journey around Japan, we took a new approach and used airbnb.com for our accommodation where possible. Today we have a great review, giving you all the pros and cons in using this service while travelling around Japan.
In the past, when travelling overseas (especially to countries that don’t natively speak English), travellers have preferred to stay at hotels and hostels due to their ease in booking accommodations for your trip. The internet opened up options beyond just hotel chains, and travel agent options to find a host of hotels that were once never available because of things like size or language issues. The internet has opened the pool of what's available to us once again with the birth of the (now mega) site that allows anyone around the world to rent out their spare room, apartment or whole house for travellers looking for an alternative option.
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