Minn your second home: an affordable multi-occupancy apartment brand with an upgraded version of airbnb experience

Minn is a service apartment brand born in Japan in 2017. It provides affordable service apartment options by deleting public facilities, free room cleaning and supplies, etc. The accommodation quality and management model are similar to Airbnb, but it provides 24-hour online real-person service. At the counter, the operating company directly carries out design, development and operation management. It can be said to be an upgraded version of airbnb service, which can also avoid the embarrassment of arbitrary cancellation of reservations by individual landlords.

Quick introduction: basic introduction to SQUEEZE

SQUEEZE Inc. was founded in September 2014 and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. In the early days, it focused on developing operating systems for tourism-related services. In 9, it began to branch into hotel operations and welcomed the "stay tuned" Return to the concept again and launch three series of brands: Minn, Theater and KARIO, each with design concepts such as service apartments suitable for families, theater rooms equipped with projectors, and temporary residences with multiple room types.

SQUEEZE launched a new apartment hotel brand in September 2017 - Minn your second home. It established its first brand location in Osaka Jusan. It focuses on the apartment hotel type suitable for families and groups. The rooms are equipped with washing machines, kitchenettes and Kitchen utensils and other equipment are provided to provide clothing cleaning needs for long-term stays. You can also cook your own food and dine in the spacious living room and dining room space.

SQUEEZE company brand identity logo
▲ SQUEEZE Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and has entered the service apartment business field from the tourism service system.

Service features of the Minn series

The Minn (ミン) series of service apartments take "your second home" as the brand spirit. Based on the travel and accommodation service system, SQUEEZE actively introduced management systems such as automated front desk, housekeeping management, and access control management. In 2019, it further set up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The remote customer service center provides 24-hour online live customer service and support services.

  • Online customer service: Adopt unattended front desk service, provide 24-hour online live customer service, and provide check-in and check-out, reservation, room inventory management, cleaning management and other services.
  • Cleaning service: During your stay, there is no free room cleaning service. You have to clean and organize the room by yourself just like your own home. However, you can also make an additional cleaning request online.
  • Catering services: None of the locations have restaurants, which greatly reduces the burden of operating manpower and cleaning management. However, some locations will set up shared kitchen spaces or provide online ordering and delivery services.
  • Laundry service: All apartment types are equipped with kitchens and washing machines, but some locations are limited by the building structure. The hotel provides ordinary guest rooms, but it will be equipped with shared kitchens, shared living rooms, self-service laundry rooms and other facilities.
Minn Your Second Home brand identity mark
▲ Minn is the main brand of SQUEEZE, and subsequently derived series such as Theater and KARIO.

Tokyo: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Asakusa Kuramae Station. Minn Asakusa Kuramae Station

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Minn Asakusa Kuramae Station will open on November 2024, 11. It will provide 23 guest rooms, each equipped with a kitchenette and a washing machine. It is located next to the A16 exit of Kuramae Station on the Toei Oedo Line. It is convenient for the whole family within a 7-minute walk. Supermarket.

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Minn Asakusa Kuramae Kita. Minn Asakusa Kuramae North

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Minn 淺草藏前北於2024年12月1日開幕,共有14間客房,步行150公尺抵達都營大江戶線的藏前站A5出口,出口旁就有全家便利超商。

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Minn Ueno enters the valley. Minn Ueno Iriya

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Minn Ueno Iriya store will be newly renovated and reopened on July 2022, 7. It is located in a quiet residential community, close to Iriya Station on the Hibiya Line. You can walk 1 meters to Exit 250. There are 3 large-space rooms, all with small Kitchen, washing machine and dining table, combined with bunk beds and sofa bed, can accommodate up to 19 people.

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Minn Ueno Shin Okachimachi. Minn Ueno Shin-okachimachi

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Minn Ueno Shin-Okachimachi store is located next to Shin-Okachimachi Station and the retro-style Satake Shopping Street. It uses a combination of single beds, sofa beds, and Japanese futons to provide accommodation space for 3-6 people. Each room has a small configuration. Kitchen and washing machine, equipped with unmanned counter for online service.

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Osaka: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Umeda Nakazaki Town. Minn Umeda Nakazakicho

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Opening on November 2024, 11, it is located near Umeda Nakazakicho Station. It is a 1-meter walk to Exit 250 and FamilyMart. There are only 1 rooms in the whole hotel, unified into a 8-square-meter space, and a projector is installed in the room. Replace TV.

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Minn Higashi Umeda. Minn Umeda-East

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Minn Higashi-Umeda store is located between Higashi-Umeda Station and Minamimorimachi Station of the Osaka Subway. It is surrounded by convenience supermarkets such as 7-11, Lawson, FamilyMart, and Daily, as well as Life fresh food supermarkets and drug stores, and has excellent transportation and daily life functions. Very convenient.

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Kyoto: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Shijo Omiya・Minn Shijo Omiya

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Minn Shijo Omiya store will be grandly opened on October 2024, 10. It is located opposite the Omiya Station exit of Hankyu Kyoto Line. It provides 1 double rooms, triple rooms, quadruple rooms and seven-person rooms. Four-person rooms and Each seven-person room is equipped with a kitchenette, washing machine and independent bathtub.

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Minn Gion. Minn Gion

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Minn Gion store is located near Shirakawa in Gion, Kyoto. It provides 35 large-space serviced apartment accommodations. Stepping out of the apartment is the Hanamikoji Street full of Kyoto style. There is also a FamilyMart convenience store in the apartment for purchasing food and drinks. Very convenient.

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Minn Nijo Castle/Nijo Castle Kyo Machiya. Minn Nijo-jo

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Minn Nijo Castle was expanded from a traditional Kyoto machiya building and has become a machiya inn that combines tradition and modernity. It can not only experience the traditional Kyoto machiya accommodation atmosphere in Kyoto, but also have the convenience of modern home. It has 21 rooms in total and is located close to Kyoto. Subway Nijo Castle Station and JR Nijo Station.

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Kanazawa: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Kanazawa・Minn Kanazawa

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Minn Kanazawa store will grandly open on February 2023, 2. It is located in the Kanazawa Korinbo business district, 1 meters away from Omi Town Market. It has a total of 300 guest rooms and service apartments. There are shared lounge spaces and kitchens in the hotel, and there are also free meals. Breakfast service to the room.

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Nagoya: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Nagoya STATION Ai. Minn STATION Ai Nagoya

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The Minn Nagoya STATION Ai store will grandly open in November 2024. It is located on the top 11th floor of the STATION Ai Entrepreneurship Incubation Base next to Tsurumai Park. It has a total of 7 rooms and can accommodate 25-2 people. There is a shared roof terrace in the building. Communicate living room and dining space.

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Hokkaido: The brand base of the Minn series

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Minn Chitose・Minn Chitose

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Minn Chitose will open in 2022, offering one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments that can accommodate up to 14 adults. It is located near JR Minami-Chitose Station. It has a wide open-air parking lot and many car rental stations around it. Suitable for travelers who drive themselves.


SQUEEZE Co., Ltd.

  • Official website: https://staytuned.asia/
  • Address: 6F, ARCHES KAMIYAMACHO, 4-3 Kamiyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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