9h nine hours Akasaka sleep lab

The 'sleep lab' concept is really interesting, and I enjoyed the sleep report emailed to me after checking out. It's located in a central area with lots of stores and restaurants and subway connections around, and the breakfast at Komeda Coffee (down the street) was a really nice touch. Capsules themselves feel bigger and roomier than other hotels, and all the facilities seem relatively new. On the other hand, the locker area doesn't seem well ventilated, and already has a slight smell. There's not a lot of space to store or go through luggage, and the common area at reception is pretty small. The capsule's sensors make noise while collecting data, so it might bother light sleepers.

Stayed here for one night as an experiment and I actually liked it! The capsules are spacious and clean and I slept quite well. There is even a sleep quality analysis option which is an interesting experience. And the interior design is minimalistic and elegantHowever, the lockers are quite narrow and not suitable for large amounts of luggage (although there is an option to store it in a storage room). Shower was a tiny bit dirty but it was still adequate. The location is a bit inconvenient if you have a lot of luggage, you need to carry it uphill from the metro station (the neighbourhood is quiet and cozy though!). Overall, it's worth the price I still recommend it if you want to try something new

I went with my daughter on a trip to Tokyo. I let her book the hotels, and she chose this one for the night so we could experience a capsule hotel. The experience was truly one of a kind. The staff was great—she explained everything very well. Here are some things to keep in mind:We arrived from the airport pretty late, and the only trains still running were a 40-minute walk away, so getting there was tiring—but scenic! We got to see some late-night culture, although most places were closed. Halfway through, we ended up taking an Uber because some roads were closed.We entered the lobby, where people were still up talking and chatting. The staff member explained that no phone calls are allowed in the sleeping area, so you’ll need to go down to the lobby to make calls. She gave us each a bag with two towels, pajamas, slippers, and a card with our locker and capsule numbers (the lockers open with a QR code). There was also an option to grab toothbrushes and other toiletries, but we had brought our own.There are two separate elevators that take you to gender-specific floors. One floor is the locker room with showers (equipped with various soaps), sinks, and mirrors to get ready. Even though it was late, the locker room was still lively with people packing or unpacking. I believe the rules say you shouldn’t bring your bags upstairs, and the locker room is where you’re meant to keep them. I wouldn’t suggest bringing large baggage, though, as it probably wouldn’t fit. The hotel does offer baggage storage, but we left ours at the airport since we were only staying a few days.The lockers are about the height of an average person and about a foot wide, with hangers inside—which I found really useful. The showers were great, with both a handheld shower head and a ceiling-mounted jet stream, which I really liked. Everything was clean!After changing into your pajamas and putting on your slippers, you head upstairs to the sleeping area. I found it so cool to see the little capsules—you just climb in, and there’s a mattress, pillow, USB outlet, and two small shelves to place your things. The entire floor has white noise playing, which helps blur out any sounds. At the foot of your bed is a curtain you pull down for privacy. Surprisingly, the capsules didn’t feel cramped—they actually felt weirdly spacious!Toward the morning, there are more people hustling around, which might wake you up, but if you have earplugs, you’ll sleep like a baby. In the morning, it wasn’t too busy in the men’s area, but my daughter said the women’s area felt like a fun, collective girls' party. Many ladies were doing their makeup and hair, and although no one spoke English, everyone smiled at each other and was kind. (It did get a little crowded around the sinks later in the morning, with some women waiting their turn.)Overall, I really recommend this place for light packers and people who want to try something new. I saw some reviews mentioning a smell like feet, but I didn’t have that problem at all. Everything was clean, and the Wi-Fi worked everywhere. Great experience!

Probably my worst hotel experience in my Japan trip. Still going to give it 3 stars because it's clean and has a good location, it's not some nightmare experience by any means. But there were lots of issues - tiny lockers far away on a different floor from the capsules. Bigger suitcases are stored on yet another floor. You have to run all over the hotel to get your stuff - only a single elevator and no stairs, meaning regular waits- because of the previous point you constantly need to use the elevator. I waited longer for elevators here than I did at a busy 14-floor hotel. - wayyyy too much light leakage. This was in June so they longest day of the year sure. But at like 6am it was just like bright inside the cabin even with the curtain down. There should really be curtains on the room itself. - they refused to store my bag on the check-out day even though my airplane only left at 23:00 in the evening. This kind of surprised me since even the worst hotels I've stayed in in the past have offered this service. - (Also you cannot access the rooms/lockers/shower after 11am which is ridiculous if you like to sleep in, but didn't affect me) Overall, I would not recommend at all.

Very cool experience! The capsules are spacious and the monitoring system is worth experiencing. Keep in mind of the communal restrooms and showers. Was not a problem but just informing you. The beds themselves are quite hard. So, something to keep in mind. There was never much disruptive sound in the capsule areas which was nice. They also provide ear plugs for light sleepers. By far the worst service I have had. Literally had a lady rolling eyes and having blatant disrespect. If you can get past the bad service it is a really cool place to stay!

Severely dissatisfied. I stayed at 9hrs pods 6 years ago (different location) and had an excellent experience but not this time. There was no air conditioning/cooling in this building, the bathrooms & lockers felt like a sauna, the sleeping pod floors were also very hot making it uncomfortable to sleep. The sleep tracking device in the pod on the ceiling above your head makes a ‘focusing’ type sound every 10 seconds continuously which kept waking me up. Pod was clean but bathrooms were dirty, very old, mouldy, hair everywhere. Not enough facilities for the amount of beds/people staying there. In the morning the bathroom is completely full, no spare basin or mirror or hair dryer to get yourself ready. Spent hours waiting in line to be able to use the bathroom facilities to get ready for the day. Absolute waste of time and money. There are extra toilets located on the same floor as the sleeping pods, but they had no hand soap!! Or anything to dry your hands!! It was a breeding ground for germs. Many people staying there were sick with cold viruses and the like. We were kept awake by people coughing/sneezing/blowing nose all night. Makes sense when there is no soap or hand sanitizer in the toilets!!? Also, lockers were TINY. Smaller than the measurements on the website! We measured our suitcase to make sure they aligned with the measurements given on the website but those measurements are incorrect and our suitcases did not fit. The floor space around the locker is sooo tiny, there is not enough room to even open up your suitcase to get your stuff out. We only stayed one night, cut our loses and paid last minute prices to move to a hotel. So disappointed because last time I stayed at 9hrs it was total opposite!!! Dunno what happened in those 6 years??? I guess they were overwhelmed with tourists now and cannot keep up. If they just cut back on reservation numbers, had less people at any one time, it would be so much better. More cleaning staff to clean the bathrooms periodically throughout the day and the building desperately needs air conditioning!!! Would love to get our money back for the nights we didn’t stay there, but apparently they do not do refunds. We spoke to the receptionist about all of this, they said they can’t do anything. Also the wifi is slow and cuts in & out

For the price it is so hard to beat. It is an interesting experience to use a capsule hotel. Not for everyone, they are small, fairly clean, and their facilities are kept clean. The bathroom was a bit smelly and the toilets are very small. If you are on the larger side, it may be uncomfortable to use the facilities and to sleep in the capsule. I AM 6' and 200lbs and while I dont have to squeeze in, it is tight. I expect that will be true of similar places like this, but I am including this in case you need to take that into consideration. You get clean towels and pajamas every day, go to the appropriate gendered basement washroom, put your stuff into a locker, change into your pajamas, head over to the showers, clean up, and then head up to your room. No food or drink allowed there and I recommend you bring only your charger and maybe your passport and wallet to the room. You have a very limited space so keep that in mind

I stayed 5 days during my trip in japan. I liked the location as its way less busy than central tokyo, and a variety of food in the neighborhood. You cannot stay in your pod from 11am-3pm for cleaning, but if you're a tourist like I was you wouldn't be near the hotel around those times anyway. The pods themselves don't have A/C, but they do blast the a/c throughout the building. The curtain is thick that it doesnt let the a/c through though😭 I'm a heavy sleeper so I had no issue if there way any noise at night. The pods were always clean when you're able to come back. The mattresses are hard. The womens bathroom was also spotless, they did get crowded at night. Staff I had no issue with, they were very nice. I recommend staying to experience the pods, but after 3 days I personally was tired of it 🤣

Horrible, DO NOT COME HERE unless you are looking for the cheapest thing possible, even then you should try to get something different The customer survive is horrible, not even to Japan's standards, but to any place I've ever been and I'm from LA Sleeping, using the restroom and storing things is inconvenient, all I have is a backpack and that was tough to have here Save yourself the trouble and regret and go else where

First off, this place was hard as hell to find after landing in Tokyo, tired and walking through the rain! Luckily the Japanese are so friendly I was able to find the small alley where this hotel was located. Checked in at the front desk and informed him that my friend was coming in after me. He gave me my access key, which opened my locker and had my capsule number on it. I put my luggage with the others and went to wash up and go to sleep. They give you pajamas and a few toiletries. The women were located on one floor, men on another. Same with restrooms, women were on one side and men on the other, two separate elevators. It was an interesting experience to say the least, staying/sleeping in a capsule - not as claustrophobic as I thought it would be. You can fit some stuff in the capsule as I had my backpack and purse. They give you a fairly comfy pillow and blanket and you have a switch where you can plug your usb into and turn the lights off and on. You close your capsule "curtain" and its nice and dark which helps you sleep. The next morning I woke up to find my friend there, a few capsules away. We greeted each other but were immediately shushed, as there was no talking in the rooms. We went downstairs to get coffee and was told there was also no coffee in the rooms. Overall the staff was nice and the showers were decent. They also give you a breakfast voucher to eat next door but it was mostly toast and coffee. Still a decent experience for a decent price, but glad we only stayed there one night.

I've always wanted to stay in a Japanese capsule hotel. And so, I stayed here during my layover in Tokyo before Sri Lanka. It was on sale for about $30 per female person. This place is conveniently located about 12 minutes walking from a station. I didn't have a hard time finding the place via google maps and it was easy to check-in and out. They provide a locker, pjs, toothbrushes, shampoo, towel and slippers and it's separated by male and female. So, not ideal if you're a couple. In the locker room area, people would leave their carry-on luggage around and it would take up space. So, be aware. They do have a separate section where they do store your luggage. The capsule itself is spacious for 5'3" me and they have a small area inside for you to charge your phone and other small items. There is a curtain to "close" your capsule. The sleeping area does not allow food/coffee or talking because people are napping/sleeping! Don't be rude. This place is okay for what you paid for because the place does gets gross around midnight with everyone getting ready for bed in the bathroom area. Also, it was hard to sleep at night because you would hear people coming in and out of the sleeping area. I only recommend staying here for a limited amount of time like a layover. This is good for what it is, to be cost efficient and napping. I don't recommend staying here on vacation because it will not be comfortable in the long run.

My favorite solo traveler Grrrl Traveler did a review for the Shinjuku location. The capsule hotel looked amazing so I decided to give it a try. The Shinjuku location would have costed me twice as much as the Akasaka location. So as a budget traveler, I settled for the Akasaka location, which is located in the heart of Akasaka sightseeing area. I must say I really like the capsule concept. It is roomy and comfortable. There is an outlet and two usb. I appreciate the toiletries they provided. They came in handy. Here are the downside: The lockers are on a complete different floor from the rooms. Check-out is 10am. You have to check out everyday (even if you are staying multiple days) by 10am. You can keep the same locker but you have to clear your capsule in the morning. That can be an inconvenient for some people. I was only there for one night so it did not bother me. They are strict with the 1pm check-in. Even if you arrive 12:30pm, you would have to wait. To access other floors such as the gym, you will need to take the gender-specific elevator to the top floor, and take the gender-neutral elevator to the desired floor. This is done to keep the female and male area separated. It's hard to say if staying in the capsule hotel for more than 2 days would be comfortable experience or not. I suggest book for one day, see how it feels, then extend your stay if you are comfortable.

This was my boyfriend and I's very first time here staying in any pod hotel. We chose this one because of how cool the building looked and were curious to try it out. Our experience went well, we didn't have any problems checking in and since we arrived early to our destination before check in time, they were nice enough to let us drop off our suitcases at-least. Check in is anytime between 2 pm- 12 am if I remember correctly. WiFi is provided and they even have a small coffee stand. When you check in they give you a card which is a key to your locker room and a toiletry bag with pj's, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a set of towels and a pair of slippers. This pod hotel does keep the women and men's floors apart so the elevators are gender specific. The basement floor is where you will find the lockers and bathrooms, the first floor is the reception and coffee stand. Guests do not have access to the 2nd floor or at-least the women don't and so the 3rd and 4th floors are where the pods will be found. Depending on what pod you have been assigned is what dictates what floor you will be going to. I had a good experience at this pod hotel and it was fairly easy to manage especially since I don't know Japanese but there are signs everywhere to help you navigate through the building. The restrooms and lockers were clean and well kept as were the pods. My boyfriend and I had a good stay and the employees were very friendly and kind. The only few complaints we both had were that the heater was on all night so the pod did get a bit too toasty for my taste and the beds are pretty firm. Also the space between the lockers and entire bathroom area are very narrow so you really don't have enough space to do anything but simply get or drop off stuff off in your locker. So make sure you pack for the stay sufficiently so you don't end up having to dig through your luggage for your stuff in a tiny space. But the pod itself did have a light switch that you were able to control the brightness, it didn't have outlets but it did have the usb charging port to be able to charge your phones without using the outlet plug and there is a screen that is placed at the entrance of the pod that you can use if you would like the privacy. But other than that this was a great place to stay and would recommend even staying just for a night to gain the experience of what it's like to stay in a pod hotel! But be cautious of what time you should get up to be ready because since check out was at 10 the bathrooms were pretty packed in the morning especially beginning at 9. Also the little cafe only specialize in drip coffee and don't carry cream or sugar as a heads up.