I actually think that most of the cons of this capsule hotel stem from the fact that it's at the airport. So you can assume there's 24/7 people going in and out at all times of the day and night.
All the capsule hotels I've stayed in have been great, the capsules have all been soundproofed and have had good climate control Sounds like these guys just picked a bad hotel
The bad thing about capsule hotels during summer is definitely that it may be a little warm, although I am rn in one that is really nicely climatized. But about noise, I am used to noise by a lot of different things so I always had great sleep and if people are nice, they won't make the alarm too loud. One capsule hotel I stayed at, even forbid making an alarm and you could write your name and desired wakeup time in a list and the owner woke me up so that's a nice idea. The best thing is definitely though that I am not eager to stay inside for long and thus see more of the city
I stayed in a capsule hotel in Tasmania, each pod was fully enclosed with a lockable door and had climate control, so it was super comfy and mostly quiet, honestly I enjoyed it.
Most definitely. Id probably get one even if i had no plans on actually sleeping. Just so i coukd lay down & read. Especially important if you have back issues like me.
for those considering capsule hotels - also note that this was at an airport, where people will be coming in and out pretty often as they arrive and depart on flights. you may have people making noise in their capsule late at night in a capsule hotel in the city, but typically the foot traffic will lessen after dark. also consider requesting a capsule furthest from the entrance as you will get less foot traffic
Wow this is the first time I’ve heard a neutral to negative review of a capsule hotel! Tysm! I’ve wondered what kind of things can go wrong for ages, everyone makes it look so peaceful.
Most people stay at capsule hotels NOT in the airport area. So most people don't experience this. If you go to ones in normal parts of town/cities and go later at night you won't have nearly any foot traffic (you can also request a capsule furthest away from the entrance) the only thing you'd still have to deal with is alarms in the AM because people will wake up anytime from 3am-8am typically. That is hands down the biggest downside if other alarms bother you or wake you. As a previously homeless person who was homeless with quite a few vets I've learned some neat tricks and also just gotten used to sleeping in the most noisy/sketchy areas anyway so sleeping in a place like this would be heaven.
I think it depends on country too. If like Japan, I think they have higher standards? Not everywhere is similar. Depends on luck too? I've been to one before. Oh my. The noise. The smell. The ventilation. The cleanliness. People talking over the phone... Alarm clock ringing very early... Even a door close, the sound seems amplified. Because the space is very small.
some people dont get that the room is communal space. capsule hotels are my FAVORITE cheep accommodation option but I have also had someone answer the phone and midnight and loudly talk to their relatives about how much they hated the person they are traveling with. I made sure to make a loud noise to remind them they were not alone XD Hopefully the person the were with was in another room
kinda hope they were in the same so they know how toxic the person is. I've had someone act nice to me and was so glad to overhear her calling me [r word, slur against neurodivergents] so I knew to never talk to her again
@@meemaw2200 If the other person has a reason to hate them they'll already know. Evil people know they're evil or they're not. I've been hated before, I did not realize that I was being a bad person, upon being told I was able to change. Besides that is also the fact that if they're evil, they deserve to hear it. Personally I just don't think there's any bad outcome to the person hearing what OP's room neighbor said.
@@meemaw2200TBF unless it’s a roommate or family member I don’t see why you’d travel with someone you hate especially of both parties knew they hated eachother. That’s just not a fun time y’know? There can be outside circumstances, but like… If it can be helped usually people travel with others they like.
I stayed in one there too. Felt like sleeping in an empty bathtub and sounded similar, someone would bump the wall and you hear this hollow thud that sounds the same.
I think this works well for younger people, who have less trouble getting to sleep and staying a sleep (or anyone ex-military). It is definitely an issue for me now but wasn't when I was 25.
I'm over 40 and still zero sleep issues. It's not just younger people or ex military. I'm neither and have no problems sleeping. Honestly it's more about the routine of how you sleep. I started when I was young playing theta and Delta band sounds during the time I sleep. Then I moved to music softly playing. Progressed more to other audio and it's helped a lot You have to get yourself used to sleeping with the randomness of life going on around you. RU-vid has great city sounds for sleeping. Set it. Press play and drift off listening to the sounds of a city bustling with life around you
@@rhondasherrill8788I use white noise on spotify, last night was shamanic drumb meditation. But it is harder for me to sleep through the early morning, waking up at 5Am when I went to bed at 11PM isn't fun.
I'm 20 and have a hard time sleeping in general, even harder time with noise, I don't think it has to do with age, moreso what you're used to and if you have any sleep disorders, listening to bedtime stories by the same person a lot of nights helps a bit tho, if you can get yourself to associate a certain sound or smell with sleep that's something you can bring anywhere with you to help you sleep
@@medialuna95mine too. I feel like in hostels people might be more conscious about being quiet because they can actually *see* the other people they're sharing a space with whereas capsule hotels give the illusion of privacy
@@medialuna95I had bad experiences in hostels before. People having phone calls or conversations in the middle of the night. Or turning on the light 😡 It can happen in hostels, but it's rare.
I had a 22 hour layover in Taipei several years ago. I got a hotel that was a short and inexpensive cab ride from the airport. There wasn't much space beyond the full-sized bed, but it was air-conditioned and the on-site restaurant was really nice. I think I paid $25-30 US for the night--worth it.
In Japan all capsule Hotels i stayed at always had an aircon. The only „problem“ I had sometimes was the noise, but with headphones it wasn’t bad and considering the price and cleanliness I was always happy
Which capsule hotel did you stay at that had aircon? Just wondering because I have a hotel for our stay but would like to just experience one night at a capsule hotel
This was quite literally THE most helpful vid in my opinion, because it being stuffy and hot is the only reason I need not to stay somewhere, I have a fan pointed towards me at max speed all night😂
Buddy!!!!!🤣🤣🤣 I need a strong fan at max always too. Even so, I could still swear 😅 I'm so glad I brought a mini portable fan that one time I try Capsule Hotel. It has aircon but it's like the air barely reach inside the Capsule.
That's a really nice capsule. A number of the ones I've stayed in had a/c or a built-in fan, too. I quite like them, but I've stayed in some rough ones. This seems like luxury!
I saw a video where if you firmly rub the area on your head behind your ear on the side that’s ringing, it helps with tinnitus. I get occasional ear ringing and it worked when I tried it, in case this helps!
@@isaiahcasados4894 Actual tinnitus is never ending, everyone gets it temporarily. Mine is always there, non stop and is only getting worse, the only thing that will fix it is a shotgun
Yup. This is why i keep telling people to travel in their 20s & 30s. I did that til i was 42yo. Can't deal with that sh*t anymore when you're old. Sleep isn't that important when you're younger, but when you hit your 40s, sleep is prime commodity. Stop saying age is just a number. It's not. You won't even like the same things anymore. So enjoy it while you're young. Plenty of stories & advice for the next generations. ☺️
Indeed. For me it is the other way around. Now, almost 50 and having traveled extensivley, I can sleep anywhere anytime, whereas when I was younger I had much more worries of all sorts when staying abroad. When I was a child I was so excited at sleep overs that I couldn't sleep at all.
Yeah. You have to really "reach there" to know how it feels. When young, u can don't sleep and still have energy or sleep a lot. Now.. Get tired early, hard to sleep, can't sleep much. Lol.
I stayed in several capsule hotels in Aus while I was travelling there. I actually enjoyed all of them, although I had also stayed in a few regular hostels on that trip and had previously been living on a 50ft boat with 3 other people for over three months so maybe my experience of the capsule hotels was skewed a bit. That one you are staying in looks pretty primo compared to the ones I stayed in as well. I didn't notice them being hot and stuffy, but again, small boat, tropical heat, and no AC probably made the barely air conditioned capsule hotels feel downright comfortable by comparison. Love your guy's content, you were some of the people that inspired me to go on that trip in the first place!
this is actually really helpful! Im a disabled person who wants to travel to japan again (been once before disability really set in) and things like sleep are very very important for my health. Thank you!
If your disabled you most likely shouldn't be looking at these types of hotels anyway. I mean depending on your disability of course, but the stuffed rooms/low ceilings/shared spaces makes it very hard for anyone with major disabilities especially physical ones.
to be honest i didn't find Japan the most accessible on my first trip - but i also had no idea what to expect! some aspects are actually essier than here in Australia, others were new and challenging. I was surprised there were so few public benches for example. but then again a disabled person visiting australia might not be aware of the options we have if they arent well advertised 🤷 its tricky, and many disabilities (like mine) are not stable, they fluctuate. One day i could do a huge walk, another i cant walk much at all. This seems to be a common experience in my disabled community
As also an Australian we are the worst country especially for access but also the mentality to disabilities is SOOO immature compared to other counties... Not to mention like zero access to services for most now thanks to NDIS(which has caused numerous deaths but that's never talked about to the public)... Mine also fluctuate in similar way(I also have a cardiovascular condition which causes syncope & seizures if I stand= no blood getting to my brain sometimes too) tho I am pretty much mostly stuck to cane & chair now due to nerve damage getting worse. Literally cannot count on both hands & feet how often there's "disabled parking" that isn't near the entry/exit, not big enough to fit a chair next to my door. "Ramps" that I literally need help walking up/tip my chair over. Or 9/10 there's no ramp or parking or even no elevator when there's a tonne of stairs. Often I have to just stay in the car or it can take like an hour to get to the place in a building I need(but more often I end up in medical emergency due to my heart& seizure condition)... But every other country from other disabled folks I've heard is NOTHING close to Australia. Nearly most food places have all the chairs ages from the counter so my carer/mum, literally to kinda give them the finger, goes over & rips a chair up & places it at the counter so I can order. As otherwise I literally can't order if I'm not in my wheelchair that day 😂... Don't even get me started on the amount of times my mum & I have been screamed at for using a disabled spot "how dare we"... With a pass & my literal wheelchair in the back "because i look too young/healthy to be disabled" & it's more common in Aus than anywhere else ive heard. But yet never see ppl lose their shit when an old person takes the spot without a pass 😢, when especially desperately need them when I've got the wheelchair. Like I literally have to go out with my mum/carer because of all these reasons & more incase of no access/thoughts of access etc for disabiled peeps/or I'm literally verbally(sometimes physically because people think it's okay to literally touch me because Im "young" or push my wheelchair where they often literally injure me by shoving it into a wall or door because "I'm in their way" or "they thought I needed help")... & again dont hear it being anywhere this bad in other countries from other spoonies. Defs is part of it I NEVER see true disability representation in Aus media. Like still remember one time when on the front page of a paper it had the tennis & someone in a wheelchair standing to clap for it & the title being "winning score @ tennis so amazing it cures disabilty" or some BS like that. Like I don't get how out country forgets only around 10% of all wheelchair users are actually fully paralysed from waist down. Especially this day & age to point people do hate pages on ppl like me saying Im faking, because I can walk sometimes but use a wheelchair most of the time 🤦♀️. Like disability isn't progressive & not sudden 9/10 times, especially when its caused by a chronic illness/condition/genetic condition like MOST disabled folks & not that all disabled people "look" disabled like people in sudden accidents losing a limb 🤯. So yeh Def's feel Ur pain. I've heard good things from Japan tho from other disabled folks, esp compared to Aus, but many still recommend going with a friend or family or carer just incase you might need help with access or other issues, but the culture is FAR more respectful & understanding of disabiled folks & their access etc, that's for sure.
It seems to me that there is an unspoken rule in airports that all people who need sleep can fall asleep in a cafe, on the floor or anywhere and no one will disturb them. Alarm clocks and a little noise in the hotel are better than sleeping on the floor, trust me :D
It’s good if you use those hotels quite frequently. In a while you just get used to the noise. Kinda helps if you live in central Tokyo but everything’s pretty noisy. It’s pretty hard for foreigners enjoying a vacation would not recommend. It’s more for those looking for emergency accommodation or for business.
Was gonna rent a capsule hotel last minute on my layover in Mexico. It was booked out. I was so bummed. Went to a hotel instead. So glad you showed me this🤣
It’s weird maybe for Westerners but for most Asians, this is kind of common. Specially if you were once a student or even starting out working. Many cannot afford rooms so most live in cramped dorm type accommodations. They call their tenants “bedspacers”. This is actually quite luxurious.
Taiwan has lots of hotels for cheap. In Taipei, not so much, but the airport is in taoyuan and stuff over there would likely be cheaper but nice. Ive lived in taiwan for 15 years now. Even $30-60 a night hotels in taiwan can be amazing. Most come with wifi, free water, tea bags, instant coffee and the toothbrush, shampoos and such in the bathroom, no matter how cheap.
I'm Taiwanese and I currently live there but I hate it, mostly because my mandarin is not as good as my English, and I also hate it, but I like America better, because there's more anime conventions and manga that is in English, and wider variety, oh and the snacks
@@do.an_0726 oh I’m sorry. I hope you learn to appreciate Taiwan. I get the language thing. Do your people poke fun at you because you make grammatical errors? Cause my friends and family did the same when I was learning my moms native tongue. You stop being apologetic after a while and go between the 2 languages. & idk, snacks in Taiwan are pretty bomb but im a little more prone to like things outside the US.
@@MLT1904 and I also don't really like the food over here, especially the breakfast, that's why I like America so much better, and America also has food from all sorts of different countrys
Ear plugs take a bit to get use to and fall out sometimes but in my experience they really help and you wake up so refreshed and thankful. Works when you have to sleep next to someone who snores too.
Walmart has a 4-5 inch metal usb fam for i think $5.67 or so. I've had mine several years now, its sturdy & has lasted a long time. It has a nice string breeze too & it just sits on a table top. Although i tend to run mine on a powerbank & hang it on the edge of my utility cart. Its basically more like a regular fan except much smaller & portable if you have a power bank.m
I think it depends on the country, the hotel and your luck. If you're lucky, your neighbours are considerate and quiet. If unlucky, it will be loud and inconsiderate people.
My solution to the noise would probably be to take advantage of the free wifi and sleep with an 8 hour sleep music video playing on low-ish volume to 'cancel' the worst of the noise from other guests. Just keep the phone plugged to charge, so it's ready to go in the morning, and it's all gravy.
Sering this video, I just realize how Westerners mostly live in luxury, houses/apartments that have very minimal noises. Me, a southeast Asian, used to live with constant noises, since I came from lower class. It gave me advantages though. I can sleep fine with noises, even without earplugs, so it's really no problem with me to travel with minimal conditions.
I’m just now realizing… these are just fancy hostels. This is so similar to the hostel I stayed at in Madrid, except you enter the bed from the end instead of the side.
Yes agree, or sometimes I would feel the vibration of them dropping the things or trying to adjust themselves so ear plugs didn’t work for me (plus they would fall out in the middle of the night). Cool experience though.
In Japan, you are not allowed to make any noise, including alam ⏰️. You can set alam on a clock inside the capsul room. When it is time to get up, the light will turn on.
Seems like there should be a way to reduce the noise, while maintaining ventilation. Maybe a flexible insulation material, such as layered blankets over the door, and a tube with a fan tucked under the blanket to provide airflow into the "room" ... and another with no fan on the other side of the doorway, to provide outflow.
i have to say i found this video really surprising. i recently stayed at a capsule hotel for the first time in my life, in tokyo. it was really comfortable inside the capsules in every aspect - not too hot, not too loud, easy to breathe, easy to relax - and i slept perfectly through all 3 of the nights i stayed there. since the concept of capsule hotels originated in japan, maybe they're just executed better there than in other countries? the lockers were WAY bigger than what this video showed and the shower rooms had locks. the capsules were located on a different floor from the bathrooms and talking, working, eating and using loud alarms was forbidden on the capsule floors. for talking, eating or working, you could access a lounge which was really nice and comfortable. this allowed the entire capsule floor to be entirely silent the entire time. people went to bed after me and got up before me but i wasn't bothered at all, my sleep wasn't disturbed whatsoever. highly recommend staying at a capsule hotel in tokyo, i had a great stay!! (the chain i stayed with is called 9hours in case anyone's wondering)
Capsule hotels are just hostels with more privacy. I've stayed in hostels that were functionally identical except you covered your bed with a thin curtain
Just imagine how cool these would be if they were soundproofed and air conditioned. Small, and cheap rooms to spend your night in, with everything you might need for said night.
I stayed in a capsule hotel in Tokyo and there was NO ventilation. I too had a usb fan, but it struggled trying to cool the capsule. When I now look at capsule hotels, I review the pictures for ventilation controls.
It is possible to sound insulate the capsules during the construction, you'd loose about an inch for each of the walls between the capsules, so probably a whole column of the capsules per corridor, but people will be able to sleep...
I stayed at this specific capsule hotel twice in different months this year! I'm surprised that they said it was hot and stuffy, maybe the female rooms are different. It wasn't noisy at all either. Maybe a few zippers opening and closing, (perhaps in a female communal space, we are more considerate of these things). The only issue I had was just having to climb up and down the very uncomfortable ladders to go to the toilets.
Stayed in a capsule hotel for a few days in Tokyo. I liked it more than I thought I would, but i brought a CO2 monitor with me and when I was in a top capsule with another person below me, the ppm got up to 2000 when fresh air should be 400. That's enough to mess with your head in a not great way. I was able to get a bottom row capsule but the ppm was still 1300-1400 with just me. Plus I had a fan blowing in air from the outside which didn't help much.
I only stayed in a capsule hotel/hostel once and it was pleasant enough. It was in Amsterdam in the autumn so it wasn’t too hot as it was, the capsule itself was fine. The amenities were clean and it was fairly quiet, was expecting a lot worse considering it was Amsterdam.
if you have to set an alarm, set the alarm to vibrate only and put it under your pillow, Worked for me whenI had to get up early but didnt want to disturb anyone else.
They should designate sections for flight times eg section for people’s flight schedules between 6-8am, 8-10am, etc so alarms would be similar for everyone in that room.
If you could seal the capsule entrance and have AC, I would be super down tbh. I’m a ‘in my bubble’ kinda person and that would feel decently cozy to me
I stayed in one in Osaka. The place was air conditioned, and maybe I was just too tired but I didn't hear anyone else's alarm. I did hear one person snoring though. But I also chose a capsule that had a tv and listened to it with headphones while i slept. They are awesome for single travellers, when you just need a night or three somewhere, and when you dont have too much luggage. I put my massive bag in the train station locker and just had a small bag with me at the hotel.
Looked pretty nice though. The USB fan is def a good idea, they make some that you can charge if you need that USB port free. I think if it's a cheaper option I'd go with it, I'm a decently heavy sleeper. Even if it was about the same as a hotel, when your option is that or a random chair I'll take the capsule XD
Try playing white noise next time you’re being kept up by the other people who are staying in your dorm! I’ve never been to a capsule hotel but I have had to sleep while people are making noise and I find that’s the best way to camouflage the background noises Without anything running I can hear my neighbours washing machine when I’m two floors away and in my own house, but if my AC is running I can barely hear my kids talking outside my bedroom door
I stayed in a capsule hotel in Osaka, I actually had a pretty good experience even though there were a lot of people in the room. For me, I could easily sleep and got enough rest!
I wish there were more of these in American airports. Because when your flight is cancelled and you’re stuck there overnight, you’re desperate for anywhere to lay down that’s safe and comfortable. I’m looking at you Atlanta airport. 👀
To everyone considering a capsule hotel, DON'T! If you are light sleeper, someone who is lazy to bring eye patch/ear plugs, or get annoyed easily. Don't be cheap to end up with the thought of murdering someone else. Srsly. I've had great stays in capsules, bring an ear plug if the noises bother you. Like it or not, most capsules can't soundproof, esp movement, snores, or ppl walking outside after a heavy night of drinking.
I've never been to a capsule hotel in airports, but I've been in Japanese hostels which really look like that and they are super convenient. Yes, you hear people snoring, earplugs are definitely needed, but they are generally super clean and fully accessories with all commodities, I love them.
They should mandate no alarms and just give you a wrist watch or head band that vibrates or something. Maybe even something that does a progressively stronger shock if vibration doesn't work. Construction/design changes could also make things quieter, but one of the biggest would be expensive: no stacking of the pods. The upside is that you'd get a lot of space for a pod hotel. Enough to stand up or change, or sit on a chair. Lastly there should be microphones to pick up noise and set off a strobe if someone is making noise in their pod. That being said, there's no reasonable/good way I can think of to prevent snoring or somniloquy short of like covering mouths, but that seems both unfair and possibly ineffective or dangerous.
Try Bose headphones there the setting that blocks out noise is gray, especially for someone who’s audio sensitivities the pressure isn’t that noticeable either compared to other soundproof headphones I’ve tried
A good ACTIVE noise canceling set of earphones (not passive/mechanical isolation earbuds) and a background noise generating app and the sound won’t be a problem. You probably should get a more effective fan, the usb ones are moving so little air. Fine if your within 1 feet of it, not enough for a capsule.
FWIW, 'Mighty Plugs' are the most amazing ear plugs ever made. (Seriously. I bought a set and can't even use them because I have tinnitus. :sigh: ) They are made of cotton, beeswax, and lanolin, and you tear off enough to make a plug that doesn't put pressure on your ears. They are NRR34 with a single plug, b ut you can combine more for a higher rating. Cheers!
Oh but the one in Napoli airport is fantastic! More than capsules they're like tiny cabins and yes, the noise can be a tad uncomfortable, but you get space to stand and get dressed in privacy. It's veen my first and only capsule hotel and am willing to try others for the reasonable price
I always thought Aiport was considered a prestige place since it kind of represent the country when you arrived/transit/ depart. So really surprised they have a capsule hotel station in airport.
