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Hong Kong Debuts Tiny, Pod-Like Hotel Rooms as a Place to Sleep for Cheap

For some looking for a hotel room, all they really want is a place to lay their head. So, a $100, $200 or $300+ bill per night is not appealing. Enter the pod, or capsule, hotel room, which comes at more attractive $30 per night.

Capsule Hotel Provides Place to Sleep for $30 per Night

(Photo: GalaxyStarShk)

The Associated Press reports that Hong Kong is introducing some of its first capsule hotels, which feature row upon row of beds that look eerily similar to slots portraying a county morgue in Hollywood movies.

Capsule Hotel Provides Place to Sleep for $30 per Night

Galaxy Star Shk has been providing beds such as this for university students for some time and has now branched out to hotels.

Watch the AP report with guest’s opinion of the capsule beds:

Would you stay in a hotel pod to save cash while traveling?

Comments (109)

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  • Montereyzman
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:50am

    Looks pretty easy to be trapped or jailed or something to sorted to mention ???

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:01am

      Speaking of jails…
      The next time the aclu attacks on behalf of supposed prison overcrowding, let’s make certain we remind the judge of these and of the Japanese version of these that have been around for a long time, and people are PAYING for them, while we have to supply prisoners with cable tv, gymnasiums, carpet, college educations, medications, food, clothing, and 24/7 security.
      Where is their “duty to act” now?

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    • old white guy
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:28am

      reminds me of a morgue.

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    • BetterInformed
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:27am

      I wounder how much honey it would take to fill one of those things up?

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:54am

      $30.00 a night! Are you kidding me? I’ll pay you $30.00 night to let me sleep on the ground.

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    • Robert Hawk
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:16pm

      These are common in Japan, where real estate is at a premium. At $30 a night though you would have to wonder who was sleeping next to you, and who would be hanging around near a place of this sort. Seems to be a low rent attraction for getting more people into Hong Kong. That speaks volumes for the current financial status of Honk Kong.

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    • OklahomaBound
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:29pm

      You can already find cheap motels here in the US that charge $30-$35/per night for a whole room so why would someone pay $30 for a tiny capsule? $10 a night might be worth it.

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 4:43pm

      Looks like the set of The Fifth Element.” They probably fit a family of four from Beijing. My dog has better accommodations.

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  • KingCanon
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:32am

    It’s amazing how little space one needs to be comfortable. Even as a child I found small organized surroundings to be very comfortable. Since then I‘ve lived big and I’ve lived small… I prefer small.

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  • ShyLow
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:54am

    Wendy’s chilli is also cheap too…but I don’t suggest you mix the two

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:48am

    This has been around for decades! $30 is too much to pay, though.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:10am

      Yup, the Japanese had them back in the 1980′s, didn’t they?

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    • 4xeverything
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:36am

      Yep, they have had these in office buildings in Japan for years. This way, you can cut out your travel time completely. Much more productive for the company.

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    • biblegeek119
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:53am

      I don’t rent a room just because of the bed. What about a toilet and a shower?

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    • RavenGlenn
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:09pm

      Yeah I was going to post this as well. They have been doing this for a long, long time.

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    • Dave
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 9:10pm

      @biblegeek119
      not sure about in China, but in Japan (where they have been using these pod like “rooms” for years to be used by those on a tight budget) public baths aren’t too hard to find and neither would be public rest rooms.

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:48am

    terrible idea for crime ridden countrys …easy prey for crime…

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  • DD313
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:44am

    You gotta watch out for the Pod People, they’ve already infested Washington, DC.

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  • another mimi
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:41am

    Great idea — except for 1 tiny little detail – what about toilet and shower???? Some people get up to pee more than once during the night!

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    • Cause4Liberty
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:49am

      This “hotel” looks similar to a futuristic morgue…

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    • Trevorkian420
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:51am

      Not to mention the bed looks pretty uncomfortable what’s it like a 2″ matress

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:59am

      They have a vending machine with Depends in it outside the pod.

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    • hi
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:48am

      Funny Gonzo!!! LOL!

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  • BOMUSTGO
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:35am

    Japan started this some twenty years ago.

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  • Bottomgun
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:21am

    Hmm, looks quite roomy to someone that spent over a decade on a 637 class submarine. I remember having to get all the way out of my rack and climb back in just to turn over. Yep, this looks like luxury.

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 2:05am

      better you than me…thanks for your service…I shared a jail cell for a couple weeks…jail sucks

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  • ZaphodsPlanet
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:21am

    It’s a little creepy…. and what if a really fat person is in the upper bunk? What’s the weight limit? Are couples allowed in one coffin cube? LOL

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  • snowdrop
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:03am

    Now if I need to pee in the middle if the night…….look out!

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  • sheepsden
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:59am

    It looks like a great place to kill a five hour layover

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    • David, the Constitutional Libertarian
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:35am

      Yeah, how many times did you grab a row of seats and took out some clothes out of your carry on to try and flatten out the areas between the seats.

      That would be a good idea to add to an airport. Like they have the lockers.

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    • jnobfan
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:49am

      I would try it at the airport if they were kept really clean – a lot cheaper than the bar.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:58am

    Looks exactly like the ones in the movie, “Until the End of the World” (1991)

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    • Domandred
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:41am

      That’s because the ones in that movie existed at the time. Coffin Motels have been around for a while. This really isn’t anything new.

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  • FreedomPurveyor
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:56am

    I don’t guess it comes with a complimentary breakfast

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  • smartass
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:51am

    Looks like middle class housing, if the Republicans get to run the country for another 8 years.

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    • FreedomPurveyor
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:01am

      Seems to me that sleeping pods resemble equality for everyone, the liberal mantra. A space to sleep is all a person really needs, after all.

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    • CatB
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:02am

      ??? Obama has been in charge .. how’s that going? Sad DUMBASS

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    • Robert-CA
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:09am

      @ DUMBASS

      your “occupy” friends will love to sleep in these & of course “occupy” will not pay a penny .

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    • carbonyes
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:21am

      DUMBASS, get your head out of your azz and you just might see a little more clearly and be able to tell the difference between an elephant and a jackass.

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    • Msgt Ret
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 6:26am

      Another 4 years of obama and there will be no middle class, only the government and it’s subjects!

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    • Flyingfish
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:22am

      Yes after the mess that has been made of the government and economy we should be so lucky to sleep in a POD, but if the Demos get 8 more years it’ll be a cardboard box rather than a pod.

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 11:15am

      As citizens of the state these comfortable sleeping quarters will be sufficient for all your needs. Every attempt will be made to assure families are quartered on the same floor. The state encourages families to eat in the dining hall if they have the same schedule meal period. Parents may visit their children during work breaks provided the child has the same scheduled break period. Since all citizens must be productive in order to pay for the cost of these facilities, tardiness and absenteeism will be strictly punished by banishment for the pod center. (sarcasim over)

      Why does looking at these sleeping pods creep me out?

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    • Rarejewel
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:41pm

      Shame, Shame -

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  • neiman1
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:49am

    Put some in the airports…. I would love to spend $30 bucks for a nap.

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  • Black Tiger
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:49am

    Reminiscent of the movie “The 5th Element”.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:01am

      Also, “Until the End of the World” (1991)

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    • Mr.Fitnah
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 9:39am

      And now this is something new?
      It been around forever.

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  • grizzlydave
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:40am

    These are nothing new they’ve had them in Japan for years.

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  • Joisey
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:31am

    Those are great if you’re young, single, and going on that Great World Tour with nothing more than a back pack. For the middle aged couple with children…..not so much.

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  • nelbert
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:26am

    Open the freaking pod bay doors, please, Hal!

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  • Slowman101
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:23am

    Interesting concept.

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  • JP4JOY
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:20am

    There have been cubicles like this for years now.

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  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:19am

    The Every Follower of Al Gore can have their own personal Environmentally Friendly Church.

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  • ShyMan
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:15am

    The Chi-Pod

    Hey, where’s that vampire president story?

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  • Captain Crunch
    Posted on February 14, 2012 at 12:13am

    That is what the Obama wants all of us to live in. Kind of like a cardboard box in a dark alley somewhere.

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