9h nine hours Akasaka sleep lab

Stayed here for only 1 night. The hotel location was great as it is situated near the train station and there are many restaurants around the area. The architecture is also nice, the sleeping pods was spacious. Checking-in was also smooth. However, there a few things to note here. 1. Lockers are so compact that it is hard to organized your things. Hence I only recommend this place for light packers & does not have much luggage. ALSO, I would only recommend just one night for the experience. 2. The shower area + makeup/basin area will be packed in the morning.. a lack of quantity for the entire hotel capacity. 3. Honestly the worst thing is I COULD NOT SLEEP WELL AT ALL. Although I slept early, I was woken up by people who are organizing their luggages or them walking out and in the pod room. As the pods are kinda connected to each other. the worst is when someone moves, it causes my pod to move as well. Got woken up by many POD VIBRATION(felt like an earthquake happened) + the room’s air conditioning noise.. you can’t adjust air conditioning inside the pod, although it was autumn, it was quite hot when I slept. Bringing ear plugs is a must. I wished they made all pods to be more sound proof…. I was constantly woken up till 4am+ in the morning and I couldn’t fall back to sleep. 4. Breakfast is provided on the nearest family restaurant but it is a distance away from the hotel. The hotel should have better utilized the lounge space to provide breakfast for guest’s convenience. Overall, I don’t think it is worth the pricing if you can’t even get enough sleep (what’s the point of a hotel anyway?) and having inconveniences due to the compact space. Would not recommend it.. literally I think the hotel would boost its interior and exterior aesthetics thinking that it will attract customers. But honestly that was the only charm of the hotel.. The entire user experience was just not it.

This is the capsule hotel experience complete with showers and lockers reminiscent of a school change room. Pods were spacious and comfortable. I thought the camera buzzing noise would bother me but I slept great. Some places of the building are super hot (it’s summer) including the showers which are like a sauna. I didn’t like packing and organizing luggage in the cramped locker space or sharing showers/sinks but I loved sleeping in the pods. Would definitely recommend for 1/2 nights for the experience but not anymore than that.