ﾆ谷ﾆ致ﾆ短ﾆ停?ｹﾆ築ﾆ弾ﾆ停?ｹ

[Tomii515]

I have a couple questions about them:

Has anyone here every spent a night in one?
Are they comfortable?
How expensive are they?
What's in it? Just a bed thing?

From what I've seen online, it's seems like an interesting experience. I just want to know the views of people who actually stayed in one.

窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ！

~Tommy

 

[Ran]

usually capsule hotels are about 2x1x1 (LxWxH) meters big.
a television/radio with headphones and an alarm clock are usually included.
In most cases there's a public bath in the same building.
Prices are pretty place dependant, but imo it's not that good value for money.
Most are male only and, are mostly used by businessmen who missed the last train home.

 

[nice gaijin]

The one I stayed at had separate floors for men and women, with lockers for your stuff behind the check-in area. The capsules themselves are much like Ran describes; a coffin with a TV. There was a communal bathroom near the stairs, and although smoking was not allowed in the capsules, there was a smoking room across the hall from the bathroom, and the door was never closed, which let the smell permeate the entire floor. Another floor was dedicated to the sento (communal bath) which was pretty nice, but the overall experience was not worth the cost (about 3000 yen per night)

 

[Nall-ohki]

I have a couple questions about them:
Has anyone here every spent a night in one?
Are they comfortable?
How expensive are they?
What's in it? Just a bed thing?
From what I've seen online, it's seems like an interesting experience. I just want to know the views of people who actually stayed in one.
ありがとうございます！
~Tommy

Greetings,

I spent a great deal of time in capsule hotels during my last trip to Japan where I was urban backpacking.

Has anyone here every spent a night in one?
I spent at least 7 days in several.

I've used ones in Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. All of them were men only.

Are they comfortable?
I personally like them more than regular hotels when I'm traveling alone, because they're cheap, need no reservations, have much better group facilities than you'd get in a standard hotel, and just feel great.

To give an example, the one in Fukuoka was great:
Floors
1 Lobby
2 - 5 Normal rooms
6 Locker rooms for normal rooms
7 - 8 Deluxe rooms
9 Lounge (TVs/Manga/Massage Chairs)
10 Restaurant
11 Public Bath
roof Rotemburo (Rooftop bath)

How expensive are they?
I've spent anywhere from 3,000 for just "sauna" which doesn't actually give you a capsule (you sleep in the main TV room on a reclining chair), to 4,500 for a "deluxe" room.

What's in it? Just a bed thing?

Dang, I can't find the photos I took on my Flickr account, and I'm out of space and don't have the time to post it somewhere.

Yeah, it's roughly 4 feet high, 4 feet wide and 8 feet long.

Keep in mind you tend to spend most of your time in the lounge/bath areas, and really only go to the capsule to retire for the night. All the ones I've been in had a TV/Radio built in with earphones. The privacy is moderate: you can close your capsule at the end, but only with a bamboo shade. You will hear people when they walk by, but everyone's respectful.

Also, I cannot recommend them for people who are not comfortable with their Japanese ability. They are heavy in Japanese culture, and are not set up for foreigners at all.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

I have a couple questions about them:
Has anyone here every spent a night in one?
Are they comfortable?
How expensive are they?
What's in it? Just a bed thing?

I've stayed at capsle hotels in Ikebukuro, Chiba, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Takamatsu.

They are indeed comfortable if you are comfortable with your Japanese ability and yourself as a person. If you are very self-conscious I don't think it's the place for you.

They generally are in the 3000~4000 range from my experience. I always stayed in ones that were 3500 or less, as the closer you get to 5000 yen, then closer you get to business hotel prices. This price usually includes a place to sleep at and a bath, but I think I went to at least one (perhaps the one in Nagoya?) were the bath was a seperate charge.

It's pretty much like what everyone else has said. My routine is usually:

1. Check in
2. Change into the bathrobe in the locker room
3. take a bath
4. do laundry if needed (meaning wash the clothes that I was wearing that day)
5. go to bed
6. leave the next morning

I usually would check in late at night around 11 o`clock or so, and I just wanted a place to stay. That's all that a capsle hotel is: a cheap place to spend the night.

They don't just not need reservations, they don't take reservations period. I have called and asked. Still, I've never seen one that didn't have an empty room.

 

[Davey]

To give an example, the one in Fukuoka was great:
Floors
1 Lobby
2 - 5 Normal rooms
6 Locker rooms for normal rooms
7 - 8 Deluxe rooms
9 Lounge (TVs/Manga/Massage Chairs)
10 Restaurant
11 Public Bath
roof Rotemburo (Rooftop bath)

What's the difference between a normal room and a Deluxe room?

 

[Elizabeth]

I've stayed at capsle hotels in Ikebukuro, Chiba, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Takamatsu.
They are indeed comfortable if you are comfortable with your Japanese ability and yourself as a person. If you are very self-conscious I don't think it's the place for you.
They generally are in the 3000~4000 range from my experience. I always stayed in ones that were 3500 or less, as the closer you get to 5000 yen, then closer you get to business hotel prices.

Those prices are ridiculous unless you're paying for the privilege of not having to think in advance or set up a reservation. There are plenty of very respectable lower end business hotels available for 3000-4000 yen with a bit of hunting and even a search of cheap hotels at this site.

 

[Nall-ohki]

Those prices are ridiculous unless you're paying for the privilege of not having to think in advance or set up a reservation. There are plenty of very respectable lower end business hotels available for 3000-4000 yen with a bit of hunting and even a search of cheap hotels at this site.

Given the choice, I'd rather stay in a capsule, to tell the truth.

You get better facilities like bath and restaurant service because of their communal nature.

They also offer nice lounges and libraries to spend the time.

It all comes down to what you're looking for.

Dutch Baka:

The deluxe version has it's own small room, exactly the size of two capsules on top of each other (giving you the space of 3 capsules). It has the locker in the room as well as a small desk and area to change in.

But make no mistake, it's still a capsule.