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Times
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Cuddly toys get their own beds at Japanese hotel
In Japan, even adults treat their stuffed animals to trips, dinner dates and visits to museums. Now a hotel in Osaka is letting people give their nuigurumi a good night's rest after a busy day out. Nui-katsu — 'doing things with stuffed animals' — has become increasingly popular, especially on social media where people share pictures of their favourite soft toys at events such as Expo 2025 in Osaka. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. The hotel chain Toyoko Inn is hoping to cater for the the trend by offering mini-beds, complete with bedclothes and tiny pyjamas, so the toys can sleep beside their owners for an extra 300 yen (£1.50). A hotel representative, who led the project, told the J-Cast News website that he often travelled with a stuffed animal, and hoped the service would appeal to Gen Z travellers. 'I thought that if Toyoko Inn has a plan where you can stay with your dog, we should be able to offer something similar for stuffed animals,' he said. 'We've kept it to the bare minimum so that stuffed animals can stay with peace of mind at a stable price, just like at Toyoko Inn, and created this set with the idea of a sleepover together in mind.' Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. The service has been introduced as a trial at the Toyoko Inn Osaka Dome, and has exceeded expectations. The representative said the company was seeking to expand the project. The response online has been overwhelmingly positive. The hotel's website encourages guests to take photographs of their toys, and offers a small gift if they show a social media post with the hashtag #ForYourOshiActivityToyokoInn at the front desk. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content. You can update your cookies preferences any time using privacy manager. 'What a cute and perfectly sized bed!! Getting ready in pyjamas too,' one guest wrote on X under a post showing a stuffed horse and a unicorn sharing the small bed. Another wrote: 'It was just the right size and absolutely adorable. The stuffies are sleeping soundly in dreamland.'
CNA
02-07-2025
- General
- CNA
Red panda "wake-up calls" banned from Chinese hotel
A luxury hotel in Chongqing, China, has been ordered to halt its viral "red panda wake-up call" service, where guests were awakened by red pandas entering their rooms. The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel's unique offering drew widespread attention on social media but raised serious concerns over animal welfare and safety. #china #chinanews #redpandas
South China Morning Post
27-06-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
China hotel uses red panda for morning calls, triggers safety concerns, service suspension
A five-star hotel in China has sparked controversy by using a red panda for morning calls, prompting an investigation and suspension of the service by authorities. Advertisement The establishment, Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Hotel, located in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality, raised public concerns after several guests shared videos of their morning calls delivered by an adorable red panda. In the footage, the animal climbs onto beds and desks in hotel rooms, where guests are invited to pet and feed it. In the footage, the animal playfully climbs onto beds and desks in hotel rooms, where guests are encouraged to pet and feed it. Photo: Douyin Opened in 2010, the hotel is part of a tourist resort that includes a wildlife park and features over 100 rooms. Its service offerings include 'getting close to animals'. The rooms that feature the red panda morning calls are priced between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan (US$280 to US$420) per night, and they remain especially popular among families with children. The hotel employs four red panda 'staff members', including an adult red panda, about two years old, that provides the morning call service. The hotel has four red panda 'staff members', including an adult red panda, around two years old, that provided the morning call service. Photo: Douyin Guests typically have a few minutes to interact with the red panda, depending on its mood, with a caretaker present for safety reasons.
