Devi Krishnan

Devi was very helpful suggesting things to do as well as planning an itinerary for every day. We were overwhelmed starting the process on our own so her framework was great. It gave us things to book and look forward to but also left plenty of time for exploring on our own!

The booking experience was smooth and easy. Devi made sure we had the billing reference with us before we started our travel and there was no issues at all checking in.

Devi is a excellent travel planner. She spent a lot of time talking with us to understand what we wanted to do in Japan as a family and came up with an itinerary that, somehow and magically, met everyone's needs and expectations. We made numerous suggestions and had many questions. She was very patient throughout the process. Once we finalized the itinerary, she made all the bookings for us. She also recommended curated experiences for us, all of which were spot on. Before the journey she made sure that we had a detailed day by day "calendar" with all confirmed bookings of stay and activities. We never felt pressured to make any decisions while working with her and the schedule had enough flexibility to accommodate our own plans as well. We have no hesitation in recommending her. We guarantee you will be happy that you used her to plan your next vacation.

When my much-anticipated Kumano Kodo trail plans fell through, I reached out to Devi. I’ve been using her extraordinary itineraries since her Europe trip in 2002, so I knew she’d come up with something amazing. The trail goes through lots of small towns and villages and finding overnight accommodations would have been difficult, and Devi went the extra mile by contacting several local travel companies before booking it through Oku Japan. She made sure our vegetarian diet needs were met in the traditional Japanese inns and arranged luggage transfers. On top of that, she built out this incredible Tokyo and Kyoto itinerary, booked our hotels, and even set up unique experiences like sake and tea tastings that matched our interests.

Thanks to Devi, what could have been a disappointment turned into one of the best trips ever—spiritual, seamless, and fun.

Devi was friendly, easy to talk to, really understood our needs and preferences quickly and was very responsive to emails and text messages. I texted her from London as I couldn’t find the tickets in my email, and we were due to go to this thing in an hour and she responded immediately ensuring I’d received them. I said ‘we’re thinking about an air BnB in London because we need the space but I really don’t want to do any dishes on holiday!’ And she found The Other House within 72 hours. The itinerary was perfect and she worked closely with us to ensure it wasn’t overly busy but also busy enough for us to see everything. I have been recommending her to my family and friends and plan to use her services long-term. Something else I’m happy to out source given my hectic life - vacation planning and researching - now that I’ve found Devi!