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Capsule Hotels

Four hotels built around compact sleeping space, in Japan, the Netherlands, Scotland and New York. Each entry says whether the house is one address of a larger chain, because practice and services differ from house to house under one name. The notes describe the building, the shared parts and what is worth confirming before you write for a room.

01 nine hours Hamamatsucho · 02 Bunk Utrecht · 03 easyHotel Edinburgh · 04 Pod Brooklyn

Row of compact sleeping berths along a lit corridor

Entry 01nine hours Hamamatsucho

Tokyo, Japan

Corridor of stacked sleeping capsules with soft ceiling lighting

nine hours runs several addresses in Japan, and the Hamamatsucho house is one of them. The building stands in Minato, a short walk from Daimon and Hamamatsucho stations. Guests sleep in capsules rather than in conventional rooms, on floors given over entirely to sleeping. The name of the chain refers to a plain overnight stay, and the plan of the house follows that idea closely.

Luggage stays in lockers on a separate floor, and washing is done in a shared shower area rather than in a private bathroom. Capsules sit in two tiers along a corridor, each closed with a blind. The common parts are limited to reception, lockers, showers and a small lounge. Signage is given in Japanese and English.

  • CategoryCapsule Hotels
  • LocationTokyo, Japan
  • CheckedSeptember 2026

Ask about which floor is assigned to which guests, because sleeping floors are kept separate. It is worth confirming daytime access, since capsules are usually unavailable between checkout and the next check-in. Write to this address rather than to another house of the chain, as the answers differ.

Entry 02Bunk Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

Timber sleeping modules standing under the arches of a converted church

Bunk keeps a small number of houses in the Netherlands, and the Utrecht one is a separate address from the Amsterdam house. It occupies a former church on Catharijnekade, a few minutes on foot from the central station. Services ended in the building and it reopened as a hotel in 2018. The exterior brickwork and the tall windows were kept.

Compact sleeping modules stand in the former nave, each with a curtain and a lockable box beneath the bed. Private rooms are arranged on other levels of the same building. The ground floor holds a restaurant and bar that are open to visitors from the street. The original roof structure remains visible above.

  • CategoryCapsule Hotels
  • LocationUtrecht, Netherlands
  • CheckedSeptember 2026

Ask about the difference between the shared modules and the private rooms before you settle on dates. The kitchen and the bar keep their own hours, which are shorter on some days of the week. Put questions about luggage storage to the Utrecht address, since practice at the other house differs.

Entry 03easyHotel Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Small standardised hotel room with a fitted bed and a shower door

easyHotel is a chain of small, standardised hotels across Europe, and Edinburgh has its own address in the centre of the city. Rooms are compact and near identical, built around a bed, a shower room and very little else. The chain prices extras separately, so a booking covers the room itself. The house is within walking distance of the main shopping street.

Reception works around the clock and there is a lift, but the building has no restaurant of its own. Some room types have no window, and the chain states this plainly on its own pages. Housekeeping, luggage storage and similar services are arranged at the desk and charged when used. Corridors and room plans repeat from floor to floor.

  • CategoryCapsule Hotels
  • LocationEdinburgh, United Kingdom
  • CheckedSeptember 2026

Ask about whether a window is included in the room type you intend to reserve. Confirm the street position with the hotel, because the chain uses similar names for several British addresses. It is also worth checking whether luggage can be left before the room is ready.

Entry 04Pod Brooklyn

New York, United States

Compact bedroom with fitted timber joinery and storage under the bed

Pod Hotels keeps several houses in New York, and the Brooklyn one stands on its own in Williamsburg. Rooms are small by design, with fitted furniture and storage built into the walls rather than added to them. The building is close to the shops, bars and workshops of the surrounding streets. It is a separate address of the chain and answers for itself.

Shared parts include a lobby with seating, an outdoor courtyard and food and drink served on site. Some room types use bunk berths, while others hold a single double bed. Bathrooms are private in part of the house and shared in another part. Corridors are narrow and the room plans repeat between floors.

  • CategoryCapsule Hotels
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • CheckedSeptember 2026

Ask about which room types have a private bathroom, since the arrangement differs by floor. Direct your questions to the Brooklyn address, because notes taken from the Manhattan houses do not carry over. The hours of the courtyard and the food service are worth confirming as well.

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