amenities

amenities

Clean & quiet while included food was good (except fried rice which I didn't manage to try) though I took a while to figure out that the showers were located inside the public bath, which may not be to everyone's preference. Arrow pointing to my cubicle was smaller & partially covered by a adjacent curtain so I took a while to locate it also. Cubicle has only a small phone-sized compartment that's lockable (where you can charge your devices, but only if they use USB-A cable & not 2/3 pin plugs), so other things that you wish to secure have to go into the locker room on a differenr floor.

Clean & quiet while included food was good (except fried rice which I didn't manage to try) though I took a while to figure out that the showers were located inside the public bath, which may not be to everyone's preference. Arrow pointing to my cubicle was smaller & partially covered by a adjacent curtain so I took a while to locate it also. Cubicle has only a small phone-sized compartment that's lockable (where you can charge your devices, but only if they use USB-A cable & not 2/3 pin plugs), so other things that you wish to secure have to go into the locker room on a differenr floor.

I liked the breakfast and the bathhouse.

I liked the breakfast and the bathhouse.

Very fascinating business model. I fully understand that every choice they made was a product of trying to deliver a good experience at the lowest price possible, in an extremely narrow building. Given these constraints, I think they did a good job: the common bath was very good and fully equipped with various types of baths (cold, sauna, outdoors). The lounge upstairs was generous with free morning curry, free drink machines and alcohol, and free rice and soup throughout the day. Two criticisms: one is that the lounge is a bit cramped and is not laid out in a way to facilitate interaction. Everyone is seated in a row, staring at their own screens. (Again, I understand the space constraints involved.) The second is that I don't understand why the lockers are all on their own floor, away from the capsule. The two elevators are already overworked and require long waits; making us take it between room and locker uses up more of our time. (And this isn't a space issue, but a layout issue.)

Very fascinating business model. I fully understand that every choice they made was a product of trying to deliver a good experience at the lowest price possible, in an extremely narrow building. Given these constraints, I think they did a good job: the common bath was very good and fully equipped with various types of baths (cold, sauna, outdoors). The lounge upstairs was generous with free morning curry, free drink machines and alcohol, and free rice and soup throughout the day. Two criticisms: one is that the lounge is a bit cramped and is not laid out in a way to facilitate interaction. Everyone is seated in a row, staring at their own screens. (Again, I understand the space constraints involved.) The second is that I don't understand why the lockers are all on their own floor, away from the capsule. The two elevators are already overworked and require long waits; making us take it between room and locker uses up more of our time. (And this isn't a space issue, but a layout issue.)