Capsule hotels are an innovation for Russia, but have long been commonplace for residents of Japan. Back in 1979, the first hotel was opened in Osaka with cells instead of rooms. Since then, in the Land of the Rising Sun, this type of hotel is a fairly common phenomenon.
What are capsule hotels?
The Japanese are simply in love with their work, so as not to waste time on trains and trains, they prefer to save time and spend the night in a capsule. Thus, they may not appear at home for weeks without feeling flawed.
This type of hotel consists of blocks, which, as a rule, stand in two tiers, where cells of a very small size are placed. In such a capsule there is enough space for sleep, and you can also sit here (it will not work). The room is equipped with a TV, alarm clock and mirror. The hotel also has WiFi with Internet access (this service is usually free). There is one bathroom for all guests. A night in such a room costs about 20-40 dollars.
Capsule hotels have long interested America and many Asian countries. In Costa Rica, by the way, they built a hotel right on the plane. In megacities, investors are attracted by this type of hotel due to an impressive reduction in construction costs.
Progress has come to us
Russia also decided to keep up and has already built two capsule hotels. One of them called "Sleepbox Hotel" is located on the 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, which is near the Belorussky railway station. This hotel, however, is not very similar to a similar Japanese capsule hotel. Moscow presented a slightly different option: hotel rooms are more like a compartment car or a liner cabin, rather than a tiny cell purely for sleeping.
Moscow budget hotel consists of the so-called slipboxes, that is, of the capsule rooms. The hotel says their rooms are more comfortable than traditional capsule hotels in Japan. Some of the mini-rooms have a shower, toilet and wardrobe. Such slipboxes are made of plastic and wood, ventilation is installed inside, so the air here is always clean. For each visitor in the room there is a folding table for a laptop and two sockets. There are also several double rooms.
Of course, the cost of living in a slipbox is higher than in Japanese cramped compartments (starting from 2600 rubles and above).
Another similar hotel is at Sheremetyevo Airport. It is located directly in the airport complex. Therefore, passengers in anticipation of their flight can comfortably relax "without leaving the ticket office." The size of the mobile room is 2x1.4 meters. The main element of boxing is, of course, a sunbed, in which the automatic linen change function is provided. The room is equipped with ventilation, TV, sound notification, sockets and WiFi. The possible time spent in the capsule is from 15 minutes to several hours.
At the Domodedovo airport, probably, a capsule hotel will not be available soon. Domodedovo has not yet adopted the idea of arranging slipboxes.
Whatever they say, but it is unlikely that sleeping cells will become as demanded in our country as in Japan. Most likely, in the future their creation will continue, but in small quantities. Since the Russian soul does not like to be cramped!