I had spent a few nights here and I must say that I really enjoyed my stay here. It has been my first time in a capsule hotel and it is a 2-5 minutes walk from Ogikubo station on the Chuo Line. If I remember correctly, the Chuo line (rapid) takes approx. 12 minutes to get to Shinjuku and going the other way is only three stops to Mitaka station where the Ghibli museum is (please not advanced bookings for the museum are required).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A MALE BOOKING ONLY HOTEL AND THAT TATOOS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PREMISES.

But onto the review of the hotel itself. As you enter please take your shoes off and deposit them into the shoe lockers! You are welcomed by the friendly and extemely helpful staff, some of which can speak partially-conversational english. You are given a wristband/ locker key for the access to the hotel.

The main facilities are:

• A fairly narrow locker for your coats, jackets and bags, etc. (Any suitcases can be stored free of charge near the reception, just ask a member of staff);
• Free towels and sleeping pyjamas;
• Artificial onsen and steam room, there are no additional charges for these facilities;
• sink/ washing stations, these have all you need, toothbrushes, skin moisturisers, hairdryers, shaving razors and even hair styling products (free of charge);
• clothes washing facilities, you must ask the reception before using these, I am not sure whether charges apply for these, but know that they are there for customer usage;
• Kitchen/ bar, drinks, food, mangas and free katsu curry breakfast!

The capsule bed review: These beds are a lot bigger and comfortable than expected and the capsules are fairly spacious. Each capsule floor has free wi-fi with fairly decent reception/ speed, free tv with usb input, a free bottle of mineral water, USB outlet (3 inputs enabled), air conditioning, built in wake-up alarm system. Please note that the walls are fairly thin and it possible that you can hear other people snoring, but luckily the hotel supplies ear plugs for this reason!

Overall, for booking on the day of arrival at a price of 4,980 yen (£32.35 - early 2018), I thought this was a great experience and I would recommend for solo travellers.