There are five attractive Japanese-style apartments with futon beds and kitchenettes in a condo a short walk away from the spa on a private path through the woods.

Often their chairs and futon beds rise several inches above the floor, resting on layers of discarded clothing, outdated magazines and empty candy wrappers.

A smaller bungalow, Kyoto conjures Japanese minimalism in red and white and unlike the others, features a futon bed.

But this was not the reason why, when rising from the futon bed, Senjin did not light a lamp.

I opted for the Japanese, with a futon bed and low wooden table and floor pillows on fragrant tatami mats.

In the master bedroom there was an unmade futon bed, with handsome louvred doors on the wardrobe, another flat-screen television, and low bedside tables with starkly modern lamps.

They placed the futon bed along the wall so that it no longer blocked the window view of our garden.

All they needed was a futon bed and a guy passed out in the corner to make that scenario truly realistic".

The 20 rooms are simple, Japanese-style, with tatami floors and futon beds - no TV, no phones - and spotless communal toilets and washrooms.

There is also an $80 futon bed and a $325 Art Deco club chair.