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A is a hotel system of extremely dense occupancy. Guest space is reduced in size to a modular
plastic or
fibreglass block roughly 2
Metre by 1 m by 1.25 m, providing room to
sleep and little more, although facilities usually include a television and other electronic
entertainment. These capsules are then grouped and stacked, two units high. Luggage is usually stored in a locker away from the capsule. Privacy is maintained by a curtain at the open end of the capsule but
noise pollution can be high. Washing facilities are communal and there are often restaurants, or at least vending machines, and other entertainment facilities.
This style of hotel accommodation was developed in Japan and has not gained popularity outside of the country, although Western variants with larger accommodations and often private baths are being developed (such as the StayOrange.com Hotel, Yotel and the Pod Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur, London and
New York respectively). The Japanese capsule hotels vary widely in size, some having only fifty or so capsules and others over 700. Many are used primarily by menhttp://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2025.html#capsule. There are also capsule hotels with separate male and female sleeping quarters. Clothes and shoes are sometimes exchanged for a
yukata and slippers on entry. A towel may also be provided. The benefit of these hotels is convenience and price, usually around Yen2000-4000 a night (
United States dollar16–34,
Euro21-29, Pound sterling15–20). Such hotels are not necessarily regarded as only an option for those with lower incomes— a typical customer would be a business
salaryman, someone looking for a place to stay after drinking, or someone who missed the last train and doesn't want to waste money just for an overnight sleep. Some capsule hotels offer low daytime discounts for those needing an afternoon nap.
The first capsule hotel was the Capsule Inn Osaka, designed by
Kisho Kurokawa and located in the
Umeda district of Osaka. It opened on
February 1, 1979 and the initial room rate was ¥1,600.
Examples in popular culture
These rooms can be seen in the movies
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
Gung Ho (film) and an episode of The Amazing Race, and
America's Next Top Model. They were also used as a basis for sets in the film
The Fifth Element. Singer
Weird Al Yankovic is seen in a capsule in the mockumentary
The Compleat Al.
Michael Palin stayed in a capsule hotel during the filming of his documentary television series
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Dayshttp://www.palinstravels.co.uk/photogallery.php?id=621.
Capsules also appear in the cyberpunk novel
Neuromancer under the name of "coffin hotel" and are humourously called "human coin lockers" in the post-cyberpunk novel Snow Crash. A capsule hotel is also seen in the end of The Killers (band)' music video "Read My Mind (song)".
See also
References
External links
- Staying in a Japanese capsule hotel.
Pod Hotel Coming to Europe
Qbic Low Cost Design Hotels
A is a
hotel system of extremely dense occupancy. Guest space is reduced in size to a modular
plastic or fibreglass block roughly 2 Metre by 1 m by 1.25 m, providing room to
sleep and little more, although facilities usually include a
television and other electronic
entertainment. These capsules are then grouped and stacked, two units high.
Luggage is usually stored in a locker away from the capsule. Privacy is maintained by a curtain at the open end of the capsule but noise pollution can be high. Washing facilities are communal and there are often
restaurants, or at least
vending machines, and other entertainment facilities.
This style of hotel accommodation was developed in
Japan and has not gained popularity outside of the country, although Western variants with larger accommodations and often private baths are being developed (such as the StayOrange.com Hotel, Yotel and the Pod Hotel, in Kuala Lumpur, London and New York respectively). The Japanese capsule hotels vary widely in size, some having only fifty or so capsules and others over 700. Many are used primarily by menhttp://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2025.html#capsule. There are also capsule hotels with separate male and female sleeping quarters. Clothes and shoes are sometimes exchanged for a
yukata and slippers on entry. A towel may also be provided. The benefit of these hotels is convenience and price, usually around
Yen2000-4000 a night (
United States dollar16–34, Euro21-29, Pound sterling15–20). Such hotels are not necessarily regarded as only an option for those with lower incomes— a typical customer would be a business
salaryman, someone looking for a place to stay after drinking, or someone who missed the last train and doesn't want to waste money just for an overnight sleep. Some capsule hotels offer low daytime discounts for those needing an afternoon nap.
The first capsule hotel was the Capsule Inn Osaka, designed by Kisho Kurokawa and located in the Umeda district of
Osaka. It opened on February 1,
1979 and the initial room rate was ¥1,600.
Examples in popular culture
These rooms can be seen in the movies
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
Gung Ho (film) and an episode of The Amazing Race, and
America's Next Top Model. They were also used as a basis for sets in the film
The Fifth Element. Singer Weird Al Yankovic is seen in a capsule in the mockumentary
The Compleat Al. Michael Palin stayed in a capsule hotel during the filming of his documentary television series
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Dayshttp://www.palinstravels.co.uk/photogallery.php?id=621.
Capsules also appear in the cyberpunk novel
Neuromancer under the name of "coffin hotel" and are humourously called "human coin lockers" in the post-cyberpunk novel Snow Crash. A capsule hotel is also seen in the end of
The Killers (band)' music video "Read My Mind (song)".
See also
References
External links
- Staying in a Japanese capsule hotel.
Pod Hotel Coming to Europe
Qbic Low Cost Design Hotels
