The pod was comfortable to sleep in and spacious. The inside of my pod, the little shelves, had not been cleaned for a while and were really dusty but I had two nights of good sleep, it’s a quiet hotel. Good WiFi if you need it, quick check-in although not the warmest welcome, good location with bars and restaurants, subway close by.
About the not so good things:
The layout is a bit inconvenient with the showers and lockers in the basement and with the capacity of maybe 70 guest (this was the female locker room) it will get really crowded in that limited space before 10am for checkout. Since more foreigners want to try the capsule hotels, more and more guests bring big suitcases which these hotels are not designed for so the space was crowded by luggage as well (not the hotel’s fault). Apart from the elevator, there is one emergency exit in the basement and that one was blocked by not only suitcases but also the hotels own container for slippers (that’s the hotel’s fault). I thought it worth mentioning. Although the overall design was nice, if the hotel can’t keep exits clear from their own stuff then the design is lacking, in my opinion. Focus seems to have been on the visual appeal of the pods and sleeping area (which was very nice) but not so much on functionality and people flow in the basement. Of course, if you’re there during a less crowded period, this won’t be a problem.