In super-dense Hong Kong, capsule hotel offers rest | cnn.com
As you walk up the staircase in central Hong Kong, a mural of a woman hugging a pillow appears on the adjacent wall, followed by a message reading: "I'm so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes closed."This is the approach to SLEEEP, billed as Hong Kong's first licensed capsule hotel open to both men and women, which hopes to become a haven for the city's sleep-deprived.
As you walk up the staircase in central Hong Kong, a mural of a woman hugging a pillow appears on the adjacent wall, followed by a message reading: "I'm so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes closed."This is the approach to SLEEEP, billed as Hong Kong's first licensed capsule hotel open to both men and women, which hopes to become a haven for the city's sleep-deprived.Covering just 367 square feet, it houses eight award-winning capsules, called SLPers, each big enough for one person to sit up or lie down in. The wooden paneled pods have ambient lighting and a felt curtain "door" that closes with magnetic clips. They won a Red Dot Design Award in 2018, and are the brainchild of lifelong friends Alex Kot and Jun Rivers, who were born in Hong Kong.