Trainspotting

8 Sep 2010 - Do you remember playing with the little toy trains as a kid? Well, a hotel in Japan has a unique star room that comes with a large built-in train set. The Washington Hotel in Tokyo's Akihabara district has built a train set into a 13th floor twin room that feautures a model of Tokyo Tower, a mosaic of the city's neighborhoods and the resort area of Hakone. It takes up four square meters and guests can run their own trains or rent one for Yen 1,000. 'The railway room is very popular with train lovers who start playing from the moment they enter the room until check-out, as well as with families," as hotel spokesperson said. Train-lovers pay up to Yen 25,000, twice the single room rate for the special suite, which opened in May. Bookings have been flowing in and the rooms is booked months in advance. However, this is probably not a good idea for the honeymoon.