Capsule Hotels

The Prime Pod Ginza Tokyo places sleeping capsules and shared rooms inside a building in central Ginza. The operator runs separate addresses, and this one is the Ginza house in Tokyo. Capsules are arranged along quiet corridors on the sleeping floors. Bathing and lounge areas are shared. Luggage is kept in lockers rather than in the capsule.

Each capsule holds a bed, a light and a screen at the entrance, with belongings stored outside. Shared floors carry washrooms, a bathing area and a lounge with seating and tables. Sleeping floors are divided by gender in the usual arrangement for this kind of house. Shoes are left at the entrance, as is usual in houses of this type.

Ask which address you are booking, since the operator uses the name at more than one house. Confirm check-in times and what the shared floors include. Send questions about luggage before check-in ahead of the stay. Confirm whether the lounge is open through the night.

CUBE Boutique Capsule Hotel @ Kampong Glam occupies a converted shophouse in the Kampong Glam quarter of Singapore. The operator keeps more than one address in the city, and this is the Kampong Glam house. Capsules are set in rows within the narrow old building. Shared rooms sit on the lower floor. The street outside is lined with similar shophouses.

The shophouse plan gives long narrow floors, so capsules run along the depth of the building. Bathrooms, a lounge and a breakfast area are shared. Curtains or shutters close each capsule, and lockers stand nearby. Some floors are set aside for women, following the house arrangement. Breakfast is served in the shared room downstairs.

Say which address you mean when writing, as the operator runs another house in the city. Confirm the shared facilities and the check-in window. Ask about luggage storage if you arrive before rooms are ready. Stairs are steep in buildings of this type.

CityHub Amsterdam fits compact sleeping modules into a building west of the Amsterdam centre. The operator uses the same idea at other addresses, and this is the Amsterdam house. Each module holds a bed and little else. A shared lounge and bar occupy the ground floor. Washrooms and showers are used in common on each sleeping floor.

Modules are grouped along corridors and reached with a wristband that opens doors and lockers. The lounge carries seating, a bar and a table where guests take breakfast. Showers and washrooms stand in blocks on the sleeping floors. Light and sound inside each module can be set by the guest.

Ask what the shared rooms include and when the lounge is staffed. Confirm which address is meant, since the operator works in more than one city. Ask about luggage and late arrival before travelling. The house lies outside the canal ring, so check the tram route.

Capsule Transit KLIA2 lies inside the second terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The house is used mainly by passengers between flights. Capsules and small rooms are booked in blocks of hours or for the night. Shared washrooms and showers stand beside the sleeping area. The entrance is reached from the terminal concourse.

Sleeping units are enclosed cabins rather than open berths, with a bed and a small shelf inside. Showers, washrooms and a seating area are shared by guests. The location inside the terminal means arrival and departure follow airport movement. Signs within the building lead to the entrance level, which sits away from the gates.

Ask which side of the terminal the house sits on, as access differs before and after immigration. Confirm the booking blocks that suit your connection. Put questions about baggage rules to the hotel directly. Rates are set in blocks, so timing decides what you book.