Capsule Hotel: the new frontier of international travel
We are in Japan, specifically in Umeda district of Osaka.
Here, in 1979, was born the first Capsule Hotel in the world, designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the Capsule Inn Osaka that gave rise to a world market in most international airports, where it is often necessary to pass the time and so why not do it sleeping?
Does that make you tick?
Well, get ready, we recommend some scattered around the world!
- Capsule By Container Hotel – Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Have you always been fascinated by containers? What if you could sleep there? The Capsule by Container Hotel is for you and is located inside the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. This structure is organized in small containers that house 120 capsules in steel and wood in industrial style. The allowed time of stay is from 6 to 12 hours. You will also find a Capsule Bar that, in addition to delighting you with special toasts, turns into a creative space through the exhibition of contemporary Malaysian art. Good night of steel, traveller!
- 9H – Narita International Airport, Tokyo If you are looking for the avant-garde, you should definitely go to Narita International Airport, Tokyo. Here you will find the 9H – Nine Hours, formed by small minimal loculi in which you will find a 9H style pyjamas with Japanese design. The formula of the structure defines the experience to which it is targeted: Seven hours to sleep ( stay ), an hour to rest ( nap ) and another hour to take a nice shower ( shower ) ! Have a good rest!
- Snooze Cube – Dubai International Airport
Gate D7, Terminal 1, Dubai International Airport: in front of you a small corner of paradise called Snooze Cube. This Capsule Hotel aims to provide travelers in transit with a reconciliation with the world. To close this little corner of paradise we find a door depicting a silver fern, symbol designed by Larry Swann. Inside it has micro rooms, equipped with “windows” that depict spectacular landscapes of the world and all visible while relaxing on the bed, waiting to leave!
- Benbo – Naples – Capodichino Acronym of Bed&Boarding, born on 11 January 2017 and is open 24 hours a day. Its micro rooms are four meters by four with bed, work-station and private bathroom with shower. You can pay directly at the hotel or book via app or web. How about sleeping in the latest Neapolitan capsules?
- Zzzleepandgo – Milan Malpensa
The idea is contained in his name: sleep and share namely Zzzleepandgo! This property offers the opportunity to rest, even just for a few hours, in their micro rooms equipped with every comfort: from wi-fi to 220v and USB sockets, through the bed and the screen always updated on the status of flights. This capsule hotel Made in Italy is located in the airports of Milan Malpensa and Bergamo Orio al Serio, and allows you to rest between one transit and another, between a delay and another.
- Napcab – Munich Airport, Munich
This structure wants to prove that appearance deceives! In fact, if from the outside you will not be enticed by its anonymous white cabins, inside you will find a premium sleeping cabin with bed, work-station, iPod dock, personal alarm clock and airport information. The rate is hourly and you can stay up to 12 hours. All this is located in the airports of Munich and Berlin-Tegel signed Napcab.
- Gosleep – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finnish innovation offers us a pod that looks like a nice legume shell, inspired by the business class extending armchair. It guarantees rest between transits without breaking the privacy of a hotel room. What do you do? Store your luggage under you and isolate yourself in the pod shell, insulated from noise and stress. This property is located in Helsinki, at Gate 31 of Vantaa Airport.
Rest, for a traveller, is an important factor: do not be caught off guard and take advantage of every opportunity!