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Friday, October 14, 2005
living in a capsule
it's rather weird now that i feel that i am posting about events in reverse-chronological order rather than the more orthodox way. heh.
anyways will talk about my first, one and most probably not only, experience living in a capsule hotel. btw, this happened the nite (in nagoya) before the world expo trip, hence the previous paragraph.
the lobby looked nice, much better than the standard 1 or 2 star hotels/ ryokans you find in japan. the price for the nite's stay (plus ofuro) is 3300 per person (2500 yen without bath). this is much cheaper than other budget/business hotels (ard 6k+ for single), and i must add, they have more stuff to offer (will talk about them later).
after we checked in, we were diverted to the locker area, where we could store our valuables and get a change of clothes. yup, they do provide the hospital-patient-uniform for us to sleep in. clean and pressed, neatly folded and placed in the locker.
august, me, james, jianrong, in the locker area, and me in the hospital getup.
have to bear in mind the capsules were first built to cater to those japs who, after partying or drinking, missed the last train back home, to have a no-fuss, inexpensive nite over. hence the guests will most probably be without the necessary change of clothes, bathing towels etc, hence the capsule hotels do provide with such.
first we went to the bathhouse, which is excellent. towels are provided, even those you need to scrape your backs. they provide the standard shampoo/conditioner/liquid soap, and in addition, shavers, shaving cream, toothbrush/toothpaste, etc. the bathhouse itself is equipped with a sauna room, hot and cold baths, and for the first time i've encountered, a mini swimming pool to wade in. cool rite?
anyway, we went back to the capsule spick and span, and eager to climb into our chambers.
the morgue capsules (note there is no locks to each of the "room", just a curtain, hence the need for lockers)
james and me poking out of our hives (i pity the jap sleeping below me)
me in mine... forgive the fat legs... am doing something about it recently ;p
view from the inside.
even have private tv! and got pay per view as well...
i must say that the capsule has ample space even for such a fat man like myself. can roll ard and stuff no prob. only prob is sometimes when i get up, i will hit the tv if i am not careful.. hehe..
although got space, it gets kinda lonely and stuffy inside if you are not about to sleep anytime soon. no worries, cos they got living room for the guests.
big living room, with big tv, comfy couches, magazines, newspapers...
even have semi-private tables, that u can plug ur laptop in and enjoy free LAN. (i witnessed someone surfing porn on that nite.. lol)
there's a corner where they have vending machines and game machines (arcade and slots) as well... the vending machines got those that dispense food as well. so everything you need is actually within an arm's reach.
vending machines and slots
although i do not have a photo at hand, the washroom is pretty well-equipped too. they have shavers and creams, face towels, toothbrush/toothpastes, combs (ready for use in a oven-like sterilizer), aftershaves, etc.
in the morning, they dish out free english breakfast as well... wow...
good deal hor?
if you are not claustrophobic, do give one of these capsules a try... you may like it, just like me!
posted by winz at 2:02 PM
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