In an earlier post I described my experience sleeping in a capsule hotel in Tokyo. Those tiny coffin-like rooms were very typical for Japanese big cities, but since last month the capsule hotels have made their way to Hong Kong!
Galaxy Stars Limited, a Hong Kong company, want to open several capsule hotels.
It would mainly target budget travellers as a basic hotel room in Hong Kong would cost you about 150 $/night. A night in a capsule would cost around 30 $/night. The pods or capsules would measures about 90 by 180 centimeters and will be equipped with all the necessities a modern traveller needs, like a flat-screen TV, a power socket, an air conditioner and even a small ledge for a laptop.
It is expected that especially mainland Chinese would go for this cheap option. Last year many tour groups from mainland China stayed at love hotels to cut down the heavy costs. Maybe the capsule hotels might offer a more elegant solution.
These capsules are also seen as a perfect way to build student dorms and student would be able to rent a pod, with communal bathroom, for about 400 $/month.
Galaxy Stars Limited hopes to open its first capsule hotels in the tourists areas of Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei. One problem however might be to get approval from the fire department.
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