Small rooms, narrow windows and little furniture – for some it may sound
like Harry Potter’s basement, but in reality they’re rooms in a
brand-new capsule hotel in central Moscow, which looks like a space
orbital.
Located just minutes away from Kremlin and other major landmarks, the
new Sleepbox hotel is the first of its kind in Moscow, and it costs less
than 100 bucks per night.
It probably will not win your heart with a picturesque view or
luxuriously appointed rooms, but it does promise to be a unique
experience.
At first sight it looks like the orbital "hotel" in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element or a space-age cruise liner.
The hotel features fifty cramped, windowless pods, some of which can fit up to three people.
Based loosely on the concept of Japanese "capsule hotels," each 2–meter
pod contains a bed, shelf, lamp, small wardrobe and table. Tourists say
that’s enough space to sleep and work if needed.
For guests requiring the services offered by more conventional hotels,
the Sleepbox hotel offers standard rooms with double beds and en suite
bathrooms (the capsules don’t have bathrooms). But this room will cost
almost three times more – around $150.
In Japan, such hotels may have up to 600 pods and are usually located near railway stations and far less.
One such space-saving hotel was installed in the Aeroexpress terminal at
Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in April, but it has not proved
particularly popular due to its location. Via
Via — © Anton Belickiy / Ridus.ru
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