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Three hotels in this category

Capsule Hotels

Compact sleeping spaces, well-planned shared areas and locations close to transit.

Osaka, Japan

9h Nine Hours Shin-Osaka

The name is the plan for the stay. Nine Hours allows one hour to shower, seven hours to sleep and one hour to get ready, and every part of the building follows that order.

This branch sits beside Shin-Osaka, where the bullet trains stop. The pods are white and identical, and the lighting is soft. Bathrooms, lockers and the lounge are shared, and the signs are kept to a minimum. Most guests stay one night between trains, and the hotel is built for exactly that.

  • Sleeping pods
  • By Shin-Osaka Station
  • Shared bathrooms
  • Short-stay format

Lisbon, Portugal

YOTEL Lisbon

YOTEL began with airport cabins. Its Lisbon hotel takes the same thinking into the World Trade Center Lisboa development, west of the centre and beside Monsanto, the city's largest green area.

The rooms, called cabins, are small and carefully fitted, with beds that adjust to free up space. Check-in is self-service. Much of the stay happens outside the room: a rooftop bar, a restaurant, co-working tables and a gym. It suits travellers who sleep in a small space and spend the rest of the day elsewhere.

  • Compact cabins
  • World Trade Center Lisboa
  • Rooftop bar
  • Co-working space

Prague, Czechia

Safestay Prague Charles Bridge

This is the loosest fit in the category. Safestay Prague Charles Bridge has no pods. It offers en-suite dormitories and private rooms a few minutes' walk from the Charles Bridge and the Old Town, near Národní třída.

It is here because it follows the same idea. Sleeping space is basic, while the shared areas are generous: a communal kitchen, a lounge with tea and coffee, and keycard access throughout. It suits travellers who want a central bed in Prague and plan to spend their days in the city.

  • En-suite dorms
  • Private rooms
  • Near Charles Bridge
  • Communal kitchen