Capsule hotel
A capsule hotel ( カ プ セ ル ホ テ ル kapuseru hoteru ; occasionally honeycomb hotel or locker hotel , derogatory coffin hotel ) is a type of hotel that is widespread , especially in Japan, which arose from the need for inexpensive accommodation in cities with a large lack of space. Most Japanese capsule hotels are located in red light districts near major train stations . Many capsule hotels are only open to men. There is also a hotel of this type in Shanghai.
Business travelers in particular use capsule hotels, as the accommodation costs are significantly lower than in conventional hotels. In some hotels there is a restaurant, but at least the machines for drinks and snacks that are common in Japan are available. Sometimes you have access to Japanese baths, so-called onsen , whereby people with tattoos are sometimes excluded from use.
In capsule hotels, the "rooms" usually consist of small plastic cabins with a floor area of around 2 m² and a height of 1.20 m. In the capsules there is a mattress as well as a television and a radio . Some of them are also air-conditioned. The capsules do not have a real door, only a curtain separates them from the common areas. There are communal facilities for toilets, sinks and the like.
The first capsule hotel opened in Osaka, Japan , in 1979 .
In the meantime, there are very modern capsule hotels that look a bit more upscale, but are even narrower and lower, without media equipment, but with a door and air conditioning.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Introduction to the aids in Japanese studies Traveling in Japan - Accommodation ( Memento from January 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: uni-marburg.de
- ↑ Helmut Kretzl: Fourth floor, capsule 459. In: wienerzeitung.at. June 28, 2002, accessed January 2, 2015 .
- ^ A b Claudia: Sleeping in the coffin hotel and underwear from the machine. In: Reise.germanblogs.de. July 10, 2006, accessed January 2, 2015 .
- ^ Marie-Luise Angerer: Future Bodies. Springer, 2002, ISBN 9783211837788 , p. 165. Limited preview in Google book search
- ↑ Shanghai Capsule Hotel on YouTube , January 17, 2011
- ↑ コ ト ブ キ. In: kotobuki.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010 ; accessed on January 2, 2015 .
Web links
- Getty Images: Capsule Hotels: The Real Tokio Hotel. In: stern.de. June 17, 2007, accessed January 2, 2015 .