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# Which Hotels in Japan Have a Washing Machine in the Room?
- URL: https://www.nipponstays.com/hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines/
- Published: 2026-08-19T04:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-19T04:29:14.000Z
- Description: Which hotels in Japan have a washing machine in the room? Tokyu Stay's chain-wide washer-dryers and real coin-laundry prices (checked Aug 2026).
- Author: Hideaki
- Tags: Japan, Travel Essentials, #2026-08-stay-conditions-01

Tokyu Stay is the hotel chain to check first for a washing machine in the room — a washer-dryer comes standard in nearly every room type, in cities from Sapporo to Fukuoka. The next-best option is an apartment-style hotel such as MONday Apart, where some but not all room types include one, so the room type matters as much as the brand. Without either, you are relying on the hotel's own shared coin laundry, which typically runs from free to ¥500 a wash plus roughly ¥100 per 15 to 20 minutes of drying (checked August 2026; machines and prices vary by property). The detail that actually decides which option you need is the length of your stay: on four nights or more, not having to come back the moment a cycle ends matters more than the price difference.

## Three ways to do laundry, and only one has no clock on it

Doing laundry in Japan comes down to three real options: a washer-dryer inside your own room, the hotel's shared coin laundry down the hall, and a laundromat outside the building. Only one of the three lets you start a cycle and come back whenever it suits you — the other two put someone else's schedule ahead of yours.

| Where it is                  | Typical cost                                                           | Who else is waiting for it                           | Do you have to collect it right away   | Dries as well as washes      |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| In your own room             | Included in the room rate                                              | No one                                               | No                                     | Yes, one combined cycle      |
| Hotel's shared coin laundry  | Free to ¥500 wash + about ¥100 per 15-20 min dry (checked August 2026) | Every other guest on that floor, especially evenings | Yes, or the next guest moves your load | Usually, in a separate dryer |
| Laundromat outside the hotel | From about ¥300 wash + ¥100 per 8-10 min dry (checked August 2026)     | The neighbourhood, not just hotel guests             | Yes                                    | Usually, in a separate dryer |

## Why the shared coin laundry fills up

As a general rule, hotel coin laundries are not sized to match the room count — a two-hundred-room property might have only two or three machines in total. In my experience they are busiest in the evening — exactly when a traveller wants them. On a long stay, that queue is the whole problem I am trying to avoid: I stay at Tokyu Stay for this reason, and the difference it makes is not really about price, it is that nothing forces me to come back the moment the cycle ends. A machine in the room means I can start a load before dinner and collect it the next morning; a shared machine downstairs means someone else is waiting on the other side of the door.

## Tokyu Stay is the chain built around it

Tokyu Stay is where I stay, and a washer-dryer in the room is standard across the chain — its own English-language site puts it plainly: "hotels with washer-dryers in every room" (tokyustay.co.jp, checked August 2026). That does not mean every room at every property has one: check the specific room type before booking, because grade and layout differ by city, and the chain's own room listings show at least one exception — the Superior Twin room at Tokyu Stay Ginza does not include a washer-dryer (checked August 2026). Tokyu Stay is a separate brand from Tokyu Excel Hotels and Tokyu REI Hotels, which put the machines in a shared laundry room rather than the guest room; see [our full comparison of the three Tokyu brands](https://www.nipponstays.com/tokyu-excel-vs-tokyu-rei-hotels/) for the rest of the differences.

## The other places a washer lives in the room

Tokyu Stay is not the only chain doing this. Apartment-style hotels built for longer stays often put a washer-dryer in the unit alongside a kitchen, though the split can vary even within one brand: MIMARU's own FAQ page states that some room types have an in-room washing machine and others rely on the building's shared coin laundry, so the room type — not just the brand — decides the answer (checked August 2026). MONday Apart is more consistent: every room at MONday Apart Premium Kyoto Station carries its own washer-dryer alongside a full kitchenette (checked August 2026). The trade-off against a business hotel like Tokyu Stay is usually more space and self-catering against a simpler layout and, often, a shorter walk to the station. For apartment-style options elsewhere, see our guides to [serviced apartments in Tokyo](https://www.nipponstays.com/best-serviced-apartments-tokyo/) and [apartment-style rooms in Osaka](https://www.nipponstays.com/apartment-hotels-osaka-for-families/).

## What the shared laundry actually costs, property by property

Coin-laundry pricing is set by the property, not by a national standard, and the range is wide. At Travelodge Honmachi Osaka, where I have stayed as a family of four, the in-house self-service coin laundry runs ¥300 a load (checked August 2026). At Hotel Kintetsu Universal City, the wash is ¥500 for roughly 30 minutes with detergent added automatically, and the dryer is ¥100 for about 15 minutes, payable by coin or the property's app (official site, checked August 2026). At Dormy Inn properties, the wash itself is typically free and only the dryer is charged, commonly ¥100 for 20 minutes, though the exact drying time varies by property — Dormy Inn Hiroshima charges the same ¥100 for 30 minutes (official sites, checked August 2026). Of the three hotel coin laundries checked for this guide, the wash price ranges from free to ¥500, and every one of them charges the dryer separately, from ¥100 per 15 to 20 minutes (checked August 2026).

## How to tell from the listing before you book

Japanese hotel listings use a handful of consistent words for laundry, and knowing them cuts through a machine-translated page faster than guessing. 洗濯機 (sentakuki) means washing machine; 洗濯乾燥機 (sentaku-kansouki) means washer-dryer, the combined unit most in-room machines actually are; 客室内 (kyakushitsu-nai) means "inside the room," the qualifier that turns a laundry amenity into an in-room one; and コインランドリー (koin randorii) means coin laundry, the shared kind down the hall. The trap is a room page that lists 洗濯乾燥機 as a property amenity with no 客室内 qualifier attached — that usually means the machine sits on a shared floor, not in your room, so read the specific room-type page rather than the property's headline amenities list.

## Using a Japanese washer-dryer without reading Japanese

Most in-room units at business and apartment hotels are a single combined washer-dryer with one main button and a handful of preset icons rather than a dial of settings, and many properties supply detergent in the room or dispense it automatically, so there is nothing extra to buy or carry. The trade-off is capacity and drying power: a combined unit this size runs markedly longer than a home machine, commonly over two hours for a full wash-and-dry cycle, and a full load can still come out a little damp, especially with towels or jeans. Running it half-full, or planning on a short second dry cycle if needed, avoids most of the disappointment.

![The control panel of a coin-operated washer-dryer in a Japanese hotel, with a coin slot and a course chart](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/d8/c2d85794-51e9-4a95-82a1-758e73652b1c/content/images/2026/08/hotel-washer-dryer-2021-11-22.jpg)

The panel does the work: pick a course, feed coins, press start. The red cross on the sticker is the one to notice — the machine adds its own detergent, so bringing your own is not just unnecessary, it is asked against. Author photo, taken in 2021; posted prices move, so treat the figures in this guide rather than the placard as current.

## Rooms with their own machine

The five rooms below are evidence that the condition can be met, not a ranking — check the current room type and availability before booking, since a property's room grades change. For a Kyoto property list built specifically around the kitchen-and-laundry combination, see [Kyoto apartment hotels with a kitchen and laundry](https://www.nipponstays.com/apartment-hotels-kyoto-kitchen-laundry/).

| Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Area            | Price range                                | Best for                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Tokyu Stay Nishi-Shinjuku](https://www.trip.com/hotels/tokyo-hotel-detail-686251/tokyu-stay-nishi-shinjuku/?Allianceid=9711325&SID=327049682&trip%5Fsub1=hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines&trip%5Fsub3=D19123057&ref=nipponstays.com)                               | Shinjuku, Tokyo | from ¥13,566 for two (checked August 2026) | Compact rooms (15-19m²) with washer-dryer and microwave, 3-min walk from Nishi-Shinjuku-Gochome Station |
| [Tokyu Stay Shibuya Shin-Minamiguchi](https://www.trip.com/hotels/tokyo-hotel-detail-1395193/tokyu-stay-shibuya-shin-minamiguchi/?Allianceid=9711325&SID=327049682&trip%5Fsub1=hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines&trip%5Fsub3=D19123589&ref=nipponstays.com)          | Shibuya, Tokyo  | from ¥19,234                               | Rooms from 15m² up to 34m², all with washer-dryer, 6-min walk from Shibuya Station's New South Exit     |
| [Tokyu Stay Sapporo Odori](https://www.trip.com/hotels/sapporo-hotel-detail-21133708/tokyu-stay-sapporo-odori/?Allianceid=9711325&SID=327049682&trip%5Fsub1=hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines&trip%5Fsub3=D19120306&ref=nipponstays.com)                             | Sapporo         | from ¥8,562                                | 49m² Family Room sleeps four with washer-dryer and mini-kitchen, 4-min walk from Odori Station Exit 2   |
| [Tokyu Stay Fukuoka Tenjin](https://www.trip.com/hotels/fukuoka-hotel-detail-25048207/tokyu-stay-fukuoka-tenjin/?Allianceid=9711325&SID=327049682&trip%5Fsub1=hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines&trip%5Fsub3=D19120733&ref=nipponstays.com)                           | Fukuoka         | from ¥13,455                               | Rooms from 18m² up to 40m², all with washer-dryer, 3-min walk from Tenjin-Minami Station                |
| [MONday Apart Premium Kyoto Station](https://www.trip.com/hotels/kyoto-hotel-detail-80285126/monday-apart-premium-kyoto-shichijo-horikawa/?Allianceid=9711325&SID=327049682&trip%5Fsub1=hotels-in-japan-with-in-room-washing-machines&trip%5Fsub3=D19123568&ref=nipponstays.com) | Kyoto           | from ¥17,230                               | Full kitchen and washer-dryer in every room, 11-min walk from Kyoto Station                             |

All rates checked August 2026 as the lowest publicly listed rate for a standard room and vary by date and season. For the rest of the questions worth settling before you book anywhere in Japan, see our guide to [the rest of the pre-booking questions](https://www.nipponstays.com/japan-hotel-questions-before-you-book/).

## FAQ: hotels in Japan with a washing machine in the room

### Which hotel chain in Japan has a washing machine in every room?

Tokyu Stay is the chain built around it — a washer-dryer is standard in nearly every room type across the group, from Sapporo to Fukuoka (checked August 2026). Always check the specific room type before booking, because a small number of room grades, such as the Superior Twin at Tokyu Stay Ginza, do not include one.

### Do hotels in Japan have washing machines in the rooms, or just in a shared laundry?

Both exist, and the difference matters more than it sounds: a shared coin laundry can be occupied exactly when you want it, especially in the evening, while an in-room machine has no queue and no fixed time to come back and collect it. Business hotels like Tokyu Excel and Tokyu REI put the machines in a shared laundry room; Tokyu Stay and some apartment-style hotels put one inside the room itself.

### How much does hotel coin laundry cost in Japan?

It is set by the property rather than a national rate: our checks found a range from a free wash with a paid dryer at Dormy Inn to a ¥500 wash at Hotel Kintetsu Universal City, with the dryer typically an extra ¥100 for 15 to 20 minutes at both (checked August 2026). A laundromat outside a hotel runs a similar range, usually from about ¥300 for the wash.

### Can I do laundry in my hotel room in Japan without speaking Japanese?

Yes — most in-room units are a single combined washer-dryer with one main button rather than a dial of settings, and many properties supply or dispense detergent automatically. The words worth recognising on a booking page are 洗濯乾燥機 (washer-dryer) and 客室内 (in the room); a listing with the first but not the second usually means the machine is down the hall, not inside your room.