Japan's newest export? A capsule hotel, in which patrons stay in little compartments just large enough to fit a human body. Yotel just opened in London's Gatwick Airport, providing travelers a cheap, clean place to sleep. The Mainichi reports:
with features including mood lighting and luxury bedding to "induce relaxation," high-end bathroom fittings, not to mention access to free digital television, radio and Wi-Fi Internet, the cabins exude a level of comfort not previously associated with the average airport hotel.
Luxury? I guess. In my mind, luxury = a lot of private space, not a tiny slit in the wall reminiscent of the morgue. Yotel's founder, Simon Woodroffe, expects to open another Yotel at Heathrow by the fall, and plans on creating many more branches in the coming months.
oh, is there one in Roppongi? I could use it to sleep one off instead of waiting for the train at 6am.
Posted by: vagrant | July 02, 2007 at 02:04 AM
Yotel seems a lot more comfy than the original Japanese capsule hotels.
Feels more like European train cabins.
Posted by: kungfupiggy | July 14, 2007 at 12:46 PM