Interesting! I purposely built my bedroom to be about 1m wide X 2m tall X 2.5m long. I added adequate ventilation and a tiny window, along with 2 doors so I can go inside or escape outside in case of an emergency. It's extra insulated to keep the heat out so I don't need to run the air conditioning as much, and never really gets cold enough to need heat. I keep some storage under the bed which is on hinges, and a power strip and some shelves mounted on the walls above the bed. It is kind of nice because it is sort of a cocoon and I have a minimum of stuff in there. It is extra motivation to get out of bed if I need anything else. I like the idea of having a tiny living space and lots of space outdoors for trees and gardens and work sheds. I'm a big fan of tiny houses and hope to build one on my property in the woods one day. For now I pretend to live tiny in the city. Nice vid, thanks!
Despite having a real bedroom, I decided to put my bed into my office closet (which JUST fit) and built a frame so the mattress was a little over a meter high so I could have storage under it and feel higher off the ground (or closer to the ceiling?). There's something I just love about sleeping in a cozy little space like that. I had an old computer I put under my bed with a few monitors on the walls too for a nice high tech feel, and a little bedtime netflix. I love it, so does my cat. As you can probably tell... I'm single.
Woowww I always wondered about these capsules hotel thing... I can't believe they have one here in Sydney!! Haha I loved your review, you pretty much covered all areas talking about all details... love your videos =]
ElectricBike Thanks for watching! :) It's hidden away on George st, just looks like a normal building from the outside. Seemed pretty popular (was fully booked) so maybe we will see more in the future
I'm surprized they didn't bother translating the japanese stuff into english! Also, I'm sure alot of people wouldn't mind capsule hotel ASMR. Maybe you could turn that into the next trend :p
+Roman Penna I had a moment of slight panic when I first got in and shut the door because the door auto locks and I hadn't yet figured out the button to unlock it lol
Richard Smith on my first night I accidentally set the alarm for 1am whilst trying to adjust the temperature... so I became familiar with the harsh nature of it haha
Hey, I'm from Botswana (Southern Africa). I'm rooting for Australia in The Ashes. I wish I had $ to go there and watch one of the tests. Great review.. :D
I like the idea of capsule hotels as places to go to, crash for the night, then check out. That seems to be the idea of them in Japan, but this one less so. It seems like more of a theme park than anything, especially since there's only one of it. I also don't really care for the 90's scifi spaceship vibe. It's visually distracting, pointless, and the vacuum formed plastic necessary for achieving it is less than ideal for a sleeping environment. I would much prefer flat panels filled with insulation for thermal and acoustic isolation. That way each occupant would be able to sleep at their preferred temperature and not need to worry too much about disturbing others if they have a condition such as restless leg syndrome or a urinary infection. All in all, I appreciate the look inside. It seems like none of the designers on board have any experience with actual sleeping arrangements for actual people, but it does seem like a decent place to stay for a couple nights if you're young and healthy.
Haha, you got the Chinese webTV on that x))) It looks really good design and just like a spaceship room, I hope there would be more developments on this kind of hotels, would be super great to try :))
Very comprehensive review,a few of us are going to the Rugby World Cup in Japan next year,Pods are part of our stay,and a rail pass is what we'll be using for the rest,those pods look a lot better than the ones we will be staying in,privacy wise,and the safe is a great idea as well,thanks mate. :-)
Thanks for sharing. Love the futuristic design and lighting. Just last night I was thinking it would be great to have a cheaper option for staying close to the university or office during the week. Too much of our modern lives are 'free time' but spent sitting in traffic. Here's another option instead of car time, getting either to or from work and school.
I stayed in one (it was more of a Capsule Ryokan) when I was first in Japan 7 years ago. It was actually a pretty cool experience and I'm glad I stayed there.
If there was a capsule hotel here in the US, I'd definitely try it out. Having said that, though, the one you stayed in looks as though it was imported from Japan rather than someone designing one specifically for your needs. It almost seems half-hearted.
I stayed in one just one night in Kobe, Japan. The desk staff made self-deprecating jokes reflecting the western attitude they were anticipating from me, which was funny. It was men only, very cheap but with a huge open onsen-type bath of granite.Snazzy.
Thanks for this, I live in Sydney and didn't even know until I started booking a flight into Sydney and saw this as a recommended place to stay is there any annoying sounds or lights when sleeping @ night inside the capsule?
This is exactly the place I would go if I had a girlfriend with a fantasy to stay on a space station. Sadly, none of my girlfriends ever had that fantasy. :) Putting my marketing hat on, what would be incredibly cool here is if they could implement a simulation of orbiting the planet earth that was projected into a giant LCD above you. The idea would be to create a real-time simulation of what you would see if you were in an orbiting space hotel quickly traveling around the planet. That would make this an entertainment destination, not just a low-budget high-tech motel.
I'm super late to this video but does anyone know what she means by "backpackers"? The context of her saying it makes me think it is a different term for a hostel? But I'm not sure.
Originally i was gona say its quite a "The Fifth Element" look to it. Untilthe clip thay shows the door opening and i was reminded of some self-storage warehouses. Maybe a solution to overcrowded cities, but a hotel.??? ....plus flashing lights to wale people up??? Quess there are no safeties for people who are prone to getting seizures from strobing lights. Great review. I enjoyed listening. My critique has nothing to do with you personally fyi✌🙏😇
I could appreciate bare minimum as a matter of rationality but 50-60$AUS makes the room rate close to a thousand dollars which makes it a ripoff. Very one sided trade off so I would avoid it out of principle. I would suggest minimal rooms instead, like 2x2meters with a bed, doorway, bathroom and window if possible. Alternatively a large quality display showing a live view. Or multiple. Ceiling height could be 2.1m, then it doesn't get much more efficient yet still very satisfying accommodations.
It is too spacious: It should have been configured as a contiguous tall column of pods of 2.75m×72cm×72cm size (in a grid of 3m×75cm×75cm cells) accessible by a contiguous parallel ladders to maximise the number of people.
There's not enough fresh air in that hotel for good health. Offgassing, toxic cleaners/laundry/body products - are a nightmare for the body. Brains slow right down within minutes of poor breathing air.
Is there a capsule hotel in your city? Would you ever stay at one? Leave a comment to let me know!
Tibees umm I’m near one because I live in Melbourne
Tibees there’s none pft abs yeah I would love to stay in one
No capsules in Mumbai cuz we are just building our first underground metro...
But I would like to stay at one surely
Went to a couple of capsule hotels in Japan. Was the most excellent experience one can imagine! :)
Interesting! I purposely built my bedroom to be about 1m wide X 2m tall X 2.5m long. I added adequate ventilation and a tiny window, along with 2 doors so I can go inside or escape outside in case of an emergency. It's extra insulated to keep the heat out so I don't need to run the air conditioning as much, and never really gets cold enough to need heat. I keep some storage under the bed which is on hinges, and a power strip and some shelves mounted on the walls above the bed.
It is kind of nice because it is sort of a cocoon and I have a minimum of stuff in there. It is extra motivation to get out of bed if I need anything else. I like the idea of having a tiny living space and lots of space outdoors for trees and gardens and work sheds. I'm a big fan of tiny houses and hope to build one on my property in the woods one day. For now I pretend to live tiny in the city. Nice vid, thanks!
This looks like a space station. It's looks pretty
cool.
Despite having a real bedroom, I decided to put my bed into my office closet (which JUST fit) and built a frame so the mattress was a little over a meter high so I could have storage under it and feel higher off the ground (or closer to the ceiling?). There's something I just love about sleeping in a cozy little space like that. I had an old computer I put under my bed with a few monitors on the walls too for a nice high tech feel, and a little bedtime netflix. I love it, so does my cat.
As you can probably tell... I'm single.
Woowww I always wondered about these capsules hotel thing... I can't believe they have one here in Sydney!! Haha
I loved your review, you pretty much covered all areas talking about all details... love your videos =]
ElectricBike Thanks for watching! :) It's hidden away on George st, just looks like a normal building from the outside. Seemed pretty popular (was fully booked) so maybe we will see more in the future
Imagine been stuck in there with a fart all night
I'm surprized they didn't bother translating the japanese stuff into english!
Also, I'm sure alot of people wouldn't mind capsule hotel ASMR. Maybe you could turn that into the next trend :p
supersmashsam that was Chinese if ur talking about the TV 📺
supersmashsam I agree
It does seem super futuristic. But not sure I could do it. Might be a bit too claustrophobic for me....
+Roman Penna I had a moment of slight panic when I first got in and shut the door because the door auto locks and I hadn't yet figured out the button to unlock it lol
Tibees that would be panic inducing. Why do they have that feature?
As we get closer to the futuristic sci-fi novels I get more afraid tbh...
YOU ARE SO SWEET!😂❤️
I just don't see these doing well in the United States any time soon.
Looks like a good novelty to try for a night or two I'm not sure about that alarm tho it's not exactly a gentle wake up :) thanks for sharing
Richard Smith on my first night I accidentally set the alarm for 1am whilst trying to adjust the temperature... so I became familiar with the harsh nature of it haha
Tibees bet you didn't make that mistake twice :). You didn't mention what the physics conference was about or is that for a later video?
I am about to move to Australia to Sydney because my mom is a fashion designer and I did not knew they there are capsule hotels in there
Hey, I'm from Botswana (Southern Africa). I'm rooting for Australia in The Ashes. I wish I had $ to go there and watch one of the tests. Great review.. :D
Thanks! I hope you do get to visit Australia one day :)
I like the idea of capsule hotels as places to go to, crash for the night, then check out. That seems to be the idea of them in Japan, but this one less so. It seems like more of a theme park than anything, especially since there's only one of it.
I also don't really care for the 90's scifi spaceship vibe. It's visually distracting, pointless, and the vacuum formed plastic necessary for achieving it is less than ideal for a sleeping environment. I would much prefer flat panels filled with insulation for thermal and acoustic isolation. That way each occupant would be able to sleep at their preferred temperature and not need to worry too much about disturbing others if they have a condition such as restless leg syndrome or a urinary infection.
All in all, I appreciate the look inside. It seems like none of the designers on board have any experience with actual sleeping arrangements for actual people, but it does seem like a decent place to stay for a couple nights if you're young and healthy.
Haha, you got the Chinese webTV on that x))) It looks really good design and just like a spaceship room, I hope there would be more developments on this kind of hotels, would be super great to try :))
Very comprehensive review,a few of us are going to the Rugby World Cup in Japan next year,Pods are part of our stay,and a rail pass is what we'll be using for the rest,those pods look a lot better than the ones we will be staying in,privacy wise,and the safe is a great idea as well,thanks mate. :-)
The techno look on the capsules is definitely unique to any of the other capsule hotels I've seen.
Thanks for sharing. Love the futuristic design and lighting. Just last night I was thinking it would be great to have a cheaper option for staying close to the university or office during the week. Too much of our modern lives are 'free time' but spent sitting in traffic. Here's another option instead of car time, getting either to or from work and school.
I stayed in one (it was more of a Capsule Ryokan) when I was first in Japan 7 years ago. It was actually a pretty cool experience and I'm glad I stayed there.
+Simon Vin cool, I've never been to Japan but glad I got to try it too. Thought it would be claustrophobic but there was plenty of airflow
If there was a capsule hotel here in the US, I'd definitely try it out. Having said that, though, the one you stayed in looks as though it was imported from Japan rather than someone designing one specifically for your needs. It almost seems half-hearted.
You are so gorgeous! I love your videos!
Thanks!
I stayed in one just one night in Kobe, Japan. The desk staff made self-deprecating jokes reflecting the western attitude they were anticipating from me, which was funny. It was men only, very cheap but with a huge open onsen-type bath of granite.Snazzy.
I never even knew these existed and I was born and bread in Sydney. Thanks for sharing this 😊
Thanks for this, I live in Sydney and didn't even know until I started booking a flight into Sydney and saw this as a recommended place to stay
is there any annoying sounds or lights when sleeping @ night inside the capsule?
I’m staying there in a couple of weeks! Came here to find videos :)
2 time visiting capsule hotel in Mumbai ,India (because it cheap).
Average hotel cost around RS 3000 while in tube is about RS 1400( 19USD) . Simply
I WOULD LOVE TO GO IN A CAPSULE HOTEL!
This is exactly the place I would go if I had a girlfriend with a fantasy to stay on a space station. Sadly, none of my girlfriends ever had that fantasy. :)
Putting my marketing hat on, what would be incredibly cool here is if they could implement a simulation of orbiting the planet earth that was projected into a giant LCD above you. The idea would be to create a real-time simulation of what you would see if you were in an orbiting space hotel quickly traveling around the planet. That would make this an entertainment destination, not just a low-budget high-tech motel.
I’m really hoping for one in Melbourne!! 😩
I stayed there back in September for the first time. It was cool but it was so squeaky!?
I had a 'top bunk' so didn't have anyone moving around above me but it's certainly not very soundproof if people are noisy
Tibees same! But I was so worried when I was walking up and down the little stairs that I was waking up the whole room ahahha
I think I did hear someone fall down the little stairs at night lol
Lol
I'm super late to this video but does anyone know what she means by "backpackers"? The context of her saying it makes me think it is a different term for a hostel? But I'm not sure.
2:10 ah I started studying space odyssey a few weeks ago 😅
0:20 OMG I CANT EVEN WALK THOSE STAIRS
I died on them a few times I must say
Omg it looks like a spaceship!!
Originally i was gona say its quite a "The Fifth Element" look to it. Untilthe clip thay shows the door opening and i was reminded of some self-storage warehouses.
Maybe a solution to overcrowded cities, but a hotel.??? ....plus flashing lights to wale people up??? Quess there are no safeties for people who are prone to getting seizures from strobing lights.
Great review. I enjoyed listening. My critique has nothing to do with you personally fyi✌🙏😇
You are so fabulous, Toby!
It’s so futuristic omg
I didn’t even know that Australia had one !
I could appreciate bare minimum as a matter of rationality but 50-60$AUS makes the room rate close to a thousand dollars which makes it a ripoff. Very one sided trade off so I would avoid it out of principle. I would suggest minimal rooms instead, like 2x2meters with a bed, doorway, bathroom and window if possible. Alternatively a large quality display showing a live view. Or multiple. Ceiling height could be 2.1m, then it doesn't get much more efficient yet still very satisfying accommodations.
Looks like a lab in one of the Alien movies.
I might like to try that one day but I like to do splits and strech and i have long legs
Looks cool! Love your videos, you're pretty much the ideal woman imo 😄. What's the song in background btw?
You chose upstairs or downstairs capsule?
Do they make wheelchair accessible pods
Which RSL was across the street from this capsule hotel?
I live in Australia and I rlly want to go to Sydney’s capsule hotel
1:39 - No hibernation mode on the control panel... Good, good, I'm reassured!
hope to visit this place
Reminds me of judge dredd comics and where they send criminals to “ISO CUBES” they call them in judge dredd
Yes I would go stay in a capsule hotel and also in Sydney or Korea I live in Sydney Australia but part Korean
Nowhere near and tidy as the ones in Japan
Just a futuristic wallpaper on a coffin, would not want to bother with it myself
Like sleeping in an old fashioned diesel submarine I suppose without the fug.
How do u breathe with the door closed, I can't see any air holes!
There was a little ventilation fan and thermostat near the roof of the capsule
Those look neat. There are none no where near where I live though.
+nomeaknat Maybe you can try one if you go travelling :)
What you wanted to say was asocial. Not antisocial.
Nice
You're a nerdfighter. Wow I didn't know any other Australians were
This is our future.
What is a Capsule???
What is the price?
Starting from $50 AUD a night
Thank you.
I live in Sydney
I live in Australia ✌🏻
Whilst I quite like the idea I was quite shocked at how flimsy they are.
nice
I thought I was watching an episode of Black Mirror.
I’m in melbourne :(
2.00 A.m.s.r?
I'd rather sleep with homeless people outside than to accept such kind of future.
Meh hometown yay aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi
The robots will keep us in these after they take over...
When Australia tries
and succeeds
It is too spacious: It should have been configured as a contiguous tall column of pods of 2.75m×72cm×72cm size (in a grid of 3m×75cm×75cm cells) accessible by a contiguous parallel ladders to maximise the number of people.
Video gets a big thumbs up, as always. The capsule hotel? Big ol' NOPE from me! Nope. Nope nope nope.
Nope!
Claustrophobics need not apply!
There's not enough fresh air in that hotel for good health. Offgassing, toxic cleaners/laundry/body products - are a nightmare for the body.
Brains slow right down within minutes of poor breathing air.
is a coffin with electric lights...