Cheap Capsule Hotels in Japan

by Juan Vives

Capsule Hotel in KyotoJapan is expensive, and capsule hotels are everywhere.  Most capsule hotels are frequented by salary workers.  In order to avoid long commutes, they stay in these cheap hotels for the evening.  If you want to save money on hotels, this may be for you when you visit Japan.  Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto are expensive destinations.

Even if you are not looking for cheap hotels when in Japan, I still believe you should give it a try for a night. It is a unique experience!  Most capsule hotels around Japan are not fancy accommodations. The coffin-sized bedrooms are comfortable but there is nothing to dream about inside them.  That’s, of course, if you can actually fall asleep!

This travel writer had a chance to spend a night in a capsule hotel in Kyoto.  Not your typical capsule hotel. I paid around $50 for an evening in the middle of a city where any well known hotel will charge above $200. If you just need a clean decent place to sleep for a few hours before you continue your adventures into the city, then you may have found your dream capsule place.

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