Capsule hotels big hit among busy workers, solo travelers

Capsule hotels big hit among busy workers, solo travelers

The Jakarta Post-News·2019-12-26 19:22

As a young entrepreneur who often works late into the night, sometimes past midnight, Willy Samudra feels his daily commute takes a toll on his energy. One day, he decided to spend the night at a capsule hotel and ended up making a home out of it.  When The Jakarta Post met Willy on Tuesday, he had been staying at the Bobobox capsule hotel in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, for around a month.  “At first, I was here for only a night. I finished work at 10 p.m. and didn't know where to go, so I chose to rest here first. It turned out the place was cozy, so I stayed,” the 24-year-old said, adding it was the cheaper than investing in an apartment or renting a room at an executive boardinghouse.  The four-story capsule hotel, which opened just three months ago, hosts 84 individual sleeping capsules – often called as “pods&r...

……

Read full article on The Jakarta Post-News

Hotel