{"id":2696,"date":"2015-08-13T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/a-night-in-a-pod-capsule-hotels\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T08:48:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T08:48:47","slug":"a-night-in-a-pod-capsule-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/a-night-in-a-pod-capsule-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night in a Pod: Capsule Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 459 2618 The Little House Company 21 6 3071 14.0 96 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.destination360.com\/asia\/japan\/tokyo\/images\/s\/capsule-hotels.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Imagesource: www.destination360.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">As a novice backpacker, there are a handful of affordable <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >accommodation<\/a> choices one has. <\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-family: Candara; line-height: 115%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.couchsurfing.org\/\">Couch-surfing<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"> aside, some prefer the liberty and comfort sans the shyness with a more than hospitable host. With <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"hotels\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/hotel\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/hotel;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03pty;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Hotel\" >hotel<\/a> rooms or bed &amp; breakfasts being too pricey or backpacker\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">hostels seeming<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0more like a can of sardines, Japan introduced something called &#8216;Capsule Hotels&#8217; where each individual gets their own personal cocoon-like capsule in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><\/span>\u00a0shared with other cocoon residents. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">This is not something recommended for those who are claustrophobic! However, most others can learn what it feels like for an astronaut, in their own\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">personalized<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0cabin in a rocket (without the lovely window view to the outside world). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">Each cocoon acts like a little horizontal space for yourself along with some <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Amenity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/amenity\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/amenity;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0f3yyn;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Amenity\" >amenities<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">and a<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0shutter to pull down for privacy. Made mostly with standard plastic and fibre glass, each capsule measures about 6, 5 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet, stacked\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">side by<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0side next to other capsules, all fitted with numbers to identify each one. They are generally two-levels high along with <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/stairs\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/stairs;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01lynh;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Stairs\" >stairs<\/a> or a ladder to climb up to the upper-level capsules. Each room generally has about 15 to 20 capsules and some hotels even provide options of mixed, male or female only rooms. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">Although facilities per capsule hotel differ, the founder of YO! Sushi restaurant chain, Simon Woodroffe, created <span style=\"color: #003399;\">&#8216;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #003399;\"><a style=\"font-family: Candara; line-height: 115%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yotel.com\/\">Yotels<\/a>&#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"> as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">an eccentric<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0but luxurious solution for overnight transit travellers or just\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">the curious<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0visitor who wants to retire and relax in their own space for a while. Apopular &#8216;Yotel&#8217; is located in Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, where each room\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">is equipped<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0with a double bed, a television, shelves and a sexy <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bathroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bathroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01j2bj;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bathroom\" >bathroom<\/a> with a see-through glass door and walls that divide it from the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"bedrooms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bedroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bedroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02_58j;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bedroom\" >bedroom<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xaf1\/t1.0-9\/10600414_523717977729604_7009977115442646089_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">I<span style=\"font-family: Candara; line-height: 115%;\">magesource: http:\/\/www.yotel.com\/hotels\/new-york-city<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">Along with the traveller&#8217;s need for free Wi-Fi, the hotel provides complimentary\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">hot drinks<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0such as tea or coffee and has a &#8216;food to go&#8217; menu available 24\/7\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">that can<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0be ordered from what they quirkily call, &#8216;Mission Control&#8217;. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">This unconventional yet clever <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land use\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-use\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_use;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0flb7;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_use\" >use<\/a> of small spaces has inspired some\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">hotel entrepreneurs<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0like Simon, and the trend is slowly starting to catch on. Some of the most popular capsule hotels are in Amsterdam called Qbic, known for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">its psychedelic<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0colour schemes as capsule choices, Woke Home in Singapore, which provides free breakfast and New <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/york\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/york;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2633352\/;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/York;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.088cp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/York\" >York<\/a>&#8216;s Pod Hotel, located almost a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">stone&#8217;s throw<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0away from the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 18px;\">cites<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0main attractions.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Candara; line-height: 115%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Candara;\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/thelittlehousecompany.com\/property-blog?author=20\" target=\"\">Varsha Venugopalan<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagesource: www.destination360.com \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 As a novice backpacker, there are a handful of affordable accommodation choices one has. 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