Americans (or NYCers in particular): Could you sleep in a capsule hotel? [pics]

[zod]

I figure NYC is as close to Tokyo as we've got here in the States. I was wondering if Americans would be too claustrophobic to sleep in those little capsule hotels, or maybe something bigger, and with more soundproofing.

I think the dimensions for a capsule hotel room are around 1 meter x 1m x 2m (3+ ft wide x 3+ft high x 6.5ft long).

Would you be able to sleep in something nice and padded that measured, say, 4 ft wide x 7 ft high x 8 feet long that had an extra-long twin bed in it?

Pic of capsule hotel
Pic 2

 

[PsychoAndy]

reminds me of gung ho and a dilbert strip

i'm a ferengi. i'd sleep in a tube for the right price.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

reminds me of that seinfeld episode

i could only do it if there was a tv and a bathroom in it

 

[N8Magic]

Nope.

I enjoy my privacy, and sharing a washroom/shower would be like going back to university.

 

[db]

Man, if you're tired enough you can sleep anywhere.

 

[amnesiac]

I couldn't do it. No room for hookers.

 

[loup garou]

The one in the second pic isn't that bad, but the first one reminds me too much of a morgue...no thanks!

Also, if it had better be super cheap, like less than $10/night.

 

[EXman]

Do they come with the "magic fingers" massaging beds you know the coin operated beds...?

 

[NogginBoink]

Kinda like a hi-tech tent.

I guess Americans tend to use a hotel for more than just sleeping: we'll watch TV and hang out in a hotel room waiting for business or whatever events we're traveling for. That wouldn't work in a capsule hotel. I think the analogy to a tent is probably pretty appropriate.

(Please, no comments about other things we'd use a hotel room for.)

 

[Swanny]

Gotta have more space.

 

[The Stigenator]

if you want to experience japan that's one of the fav places to live..

The last time i stopped by "tokyo" I wanted to stay there but thanks to my airline putting me up in a normal hotel I coudlnt stay in that place.

But I will want to stay there.. definately..

 

[TallBill]

hehe, i'd be perfectly comfy with 2 people in there

 

[Pepsei]

they usually have capsules with tvs in them....

if it is cheaper .. much much cheaper than a regular room... sure, i'd go for it...

looks like it had more room than i expected....

 

[TNTrulez]

Looks nice.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: db
Man, if you're tired enough you can sleep anywhere.

yup.

yesterday at work, i took 2 chairs with arm rests and a folding chair, and lined them all up. i taped a piece of paper over my eyes, because the lights were too bright, and took a nap for 2 hours. you can sleep anywhere definitnely.

 

[Doggiedog]

They look like kennels.

LOL! I remember that Seinfeld episode. The one where Kramer puts those Japanese guys in the dresser? That was hilarious!

 

[bmacd]

anything less than a twin-sized bed is too small for me.

-=bmacd=-

 

[zod]

bmacd -

4 ft wide x 7 ft high x 8 feet long that had an extra-long twin bed in it?

It'd have something a bit longer than a normal twin and the same width.

 

[chiwawa626]

Man i wouldnt even let my dog sleep in there, if i had a dog. But anyways that is so uncomfortable looking, and do u really want to be that close to strangers?

 

[Stallion]

So I wonder if there is capsule service. And what happens if Amnesiac 2.0 brings a hooker back to his capsule. how in the hell do you sleep with that going on.

 

[hoihtah]

i'm a claustrophobe
i'd die before you put me in a coffin.

 

[zod]

I figured a lot of people would have problems with sleeping in such a small space. I figured with a [much] higher ceiling and a bit longer and wider room people would feel less claustrophobic.

 

[EvilYoda]

hmmm.....I dunno, i think I could do it, especially since I don't move at all when I sleep, but I don't know if I could stand seeing the walls and ceiling so close, on all sides. I don't really think I'll find out soon tho.

 

[StageLeft]

At first it looks shocking but upon further consideration it's not that bad. I'm not the type for a communal shower but I could sleep in a place that small. When I was in Japan we stayed in a regular hotel room thankfully Regular size and everything

 

[deftron]

That would never go over here...

I work at a hotel and everyone asks for

a suite