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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!

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Discover the strangest and most surreal hotels in the world

If you are looking for a surreal experience or a special overnight stay, this article is just for you!

 

  • MOUNTAIN MAGIC LODGE. We are in Chile, in the reserve of Huilo Huilo, one of the purest and wildest areas of the area. This hotel was created to represent the symbol of the purity of water. The entire building is made of sustainable materials and is covered with dense vegetation, it has been worked entirely in detail by local artisans with the use of local wood. Seen from outside you will have the impression of being in front of a mountain strewn with windows or an elf house, the choice is yours! You will be greeted with a waterfall descending from the green cone-shaped roof, you will cross a wooden bridge supported by sturdy ropes, which will lead you to the structure. Inside you will find hot tubs, saunas, bar and restaurant, each room bears the name of a local bird while in the outdoor area there are hot tubs cut from the trunks of trees, to live an experience of pure relaxation in unspoiled nature.
  • TREEHOTEL: THE UFO. Passionate about X-Files? Do you dream of sleeping in an alien spaceship? In Swedish Lapland, the TreeHotel designed and created the flying saucer-shaped structure, the most unexpected thing to see in the forest. Inside the UFO you are brought into space with a starry sky in the ceiling and an interior structured on the same theme. You enter the UFO using a folding electric ladder through a hatch in the floor. The room has small windows that let in the light and allow you to look out. Born from the idea of Kent Lindvall and Britta Jonsson-Lindvall and in 2010, in addition to the UFO, were inaugurated four other structures each with a particular design located between 4 and 6 meters above ground: The Bird’s Nest – The Blue Cone – The Cabin – The Mirrorcube. Each room consists of separate living and sleeping area, eco-friendly toilets, toilet and sink. In addition, all units have free access to the wood-fired saunas, located among the pine trees.
  • CAPSULE HOTEL ANSHIN OYADO, KYOTO. In the heart of Shimogyo Ward, Japan, you will find the Capsule Hotel, if you are claustrophobic maybe this is not the right experience for you. Yes, because the rooms are like niches containing a single person. The sleeping capsule is equipped with a tablet PC. Facilities also include a nebulized sauna and vending machines for snacks and drinks. The hotel accepts only male guests and is within walking distance of Shinjuku Station.
  • KAROSTA PRISON, LATVIA. Have you ever thought about sleeping in a cell in an old prison with the chance to live the experience as a prisoner? The Karosta Prison is a hostel housed in a former Latvian jail, which has remained the same over time. The rooms are located inside the cells and all have a shared bathroom. The structure offers various types of experiences: you can live 24 hours of imprisonment, where all the typical rites of Russian imprisonment during the Cold War, there is the escape from Karosta, a test for prisoners of cunning and skill in which they will have to compete to those who manage to escape from the old prison and there are also packages for stag/hen parties, weddings and honeymoons.
    In addition, the staff of the exercise is dressed in the uniforms of the police and military of the time and were exposed and preserved all the findings of the prison, which can be viewed through the guided tour of the prison.
  • SEAVENTURES DIVE RESORT, PALAU SIPADAN MALAYSIA. If you love diving and watching underwater landscapes, this hotel is perfect for you. Built in stilt style on the water, it is a diving station surrounded by the beautiful coral reef, led by professional instructors. The property is not totally a five-star resort, but it offers functional and clean rooms, hearty breakfast and you will feel like you are on a big cruise boat. The friendly staff will be ready to tell you the best experience or course to do and if you need to move to Mabul.                                                                The formula is this: Eat. Sleep. Diving. Repeat.
  • LIBRARY HOTEL, NEW YORK. Located next to the Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park, this boutique hotel has 10 floors and is housed in an old American bookstore. In fact each floor is dedicated to a reading topic:
    ° Social sciences
    ° Literature
    ° Languages
    ° History
    ° Mathematics & Sciences
    ° General culture
    ° Technology
    ° Philosophy
    ° The Arts
    ° Religion
    Inside the rooms you will find works of art and books related to the subject. Also inside you will find an elegant restaurant and a cocktail bar, the Poetry Garden, known for its literary-inspired cocktails overlooking the city. 
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