I don’t know why I was placed to a capsule right facing to several lockers and the pathway is very narrow, so I kept being bothered whenever anyone used the lockers. This capsule is right to the entrance of the capsule room. There’s no door for the entrance. A man was playing the gambling machine almost all night: noises from coins, music of the machine, heavily hitting the bottoms. I have stayed in probably more than fifteen capsule hotels in japan. This time is the noisiest experience. They can do better to keep the capsule room quieter: no lockers in the room (at least not facing to the capsules), a door for the entrance, noisy machine away from the room...etc. You have to pray not to assign to this capsule if you plan...
Read moreVery good price for a short stay, spring for the Superior capsule with an actual spring mattress. It's only about 500 yen more.
The public bath is very nice, they even have two standing shower stalls if you don't want to sit down.
A word of warning: be careful looking for the hotel. It isn't clearly marked in English, and a hustler tried to con me into overpaying at his own hotel by telling me he would show me where this hotel was (and instead directing me to his) . I'm sure they pull this scam...
Read moreThis was great! It was a bit difficult for a foreigner to learn the practices at first. But after a night or two and following others' example the whole dining, sleeping, washibg, grooming, bathing and everything opened up and it was so worth the money. The sauna and bathing area were a positive surprise, with sauna degrees at a comfortable 110. Being Finnish, I can respect that. The lack of English signs or translations made getting into the system slow. The staff was very respectful and...
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