‘Just bring a suitcase’ to a Duplex

Retec Consultants Co. and Duplex Gathering Co. provide serviced apartments, enabling short- or long-stay tenants to enjoy a comfortable life in the heart of Tokyo.

Retec Consultants originally started as an architectural office, and it has been planning, developing and selling high-quality condominiums since 1980. Duplex Gathering is one of its business divisions that specializes in managing its serviced apartments.

Today, Retec Consultants operates eight serviced apartments in the heart of Tokyo, including the Roppongi, Ginza, Takanawa, Kamiyacho, Mita, Minami-Azabu and Ikebukuro areas. All the apartments are in extremely convenient locations, a two- to seven-minute walk from stations.

Duplex aims to offer a highquality urban lifestyle by providing the services of a city hotel while maintaining the comfort and functionality of an exclusive apartment. Retec's experience and knowhow as a real estate developer is reflected in the attention to detail and considerate services offered by the apartments, which make urban living a genuinely enjoyable and comfortable experience.

There are 172 rooms on 14 floors at Roppongi Duplex Tower, which is just a six-minute walk from Roppongi Station.

True to its catch phrase ・ 'Just bring your suitcase' ・ Duplex serviced apartments are all equipped with modern furniture and the latest household electrical appliances that create a comfortable living environment for shortand long-term visitors. The reasonable monthly rents from ¥ 167,000 for a studio, which translates to a mere ¥ 5,400 per day, also make these apartments particularly attractive. Even a two-bedroom unit measuring over 70 sq. meters can be rented for around ¥ 600,000 a month. Due to such attractive pricing, many corporations are signing up on an annual basis.

Superb Tokyo locations
The brand name Duplex symbolizes the Retec company philosophy: "Realizing an ideal residential environment by communicating with customers who become Duplex residents the history and culture of each locality, together with the latest trends." For example, Roppongi Duplex Tower is a pure white, 14- story building that houses 172 rooms, and is only a six-minute walk from Roppongi Station.

Roppongi is not only extremely convenient for business, but offers access to some of Tokyo's most fashionable lifestyles and culture through such facilities as Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown and The National Art Center.

The exterior of Ikebukuro Duplex Tower, which stands in a premium location just a two-minute walk from the Ikebukuro Station past the Metropolitan Plaza's brand-name shops. Below: The spacious, serene lounge of Ikebukuro Duplex Tower faces a wood-deck sunken garden, which leads to the main entrance.

Studios, single-bedroom and double-bedroom units are available at the Roppongi Duplex Tower. The front desk has bilingual staff on a regular basis, who respond to visitors, take messages when you are out and provide information on nearby facilities. At night, security staff take over the front desk to watch over the building and its grounds, and ensure the safety of residents and visitors.

Ikebukuro Duplex Tower, meanwhile, is just a two-minute walk from the West Exit of Ikebukuro Station. It is the first fully furnished serviced apartment complex in Ikebukuro with over 100 suites and front concierge service. Ikebukuro is one of Tokyo's major rail terminals, serving the JR Yamanote, Seibu and Tokyo Metro lines.

Located within a 27-story high-rise in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, where various concerts, theatrical performances and other events are held, Ikebukuro Duplex Tower offers a vast array of room types, from studios to two-bedroom units, with scenic views. Owing to the high quality of the living space, facilities, services and hospitality offered by Retec's Duplex, the serviced apartments attract many tenants from around the world, including Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Enjoy spacious living in ever-changing Tokyo. Duplex's serviced Tokyo. apartments are here, waiting to become your second home.

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