AB Hotel operates a chain of business hotels across Japan under the 'AB Hotel' brand, with 38 properties concentrated in the Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu, Shizuoka) and expanding into Kansai, Kanto, Hokuriku, Chugoku, and Kyushu. The company targets business travelers and leisure guests with a positioning of 'more comfortable than a business hotel, more affordable than a city hotel,' featuring large communal baths (ofuro) in all properties, free Wi-Fi, and coin laundry facilities. Its competitive strengths include a low-cost construction model, accommodation-only format (no banquet halls), strategic site selection near stations and highway interchanges to minimize seasonal demand volatility, and an efficient franchise-style operational structure inherited from its predecessor Tosho Co., Ltd.