Travellers' Checks | For women only: HK$350-a-night capsule hotel opens in Tokyo

The Nine Hours Woman Kanda is ideal for solo female travellers, from Hong Kong and elsewhere. Plus, a two-night Danang package that may be just what you were looking for

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Adam Nebbs

Published: 1:18pm, 9 Aug 2017Updated: 12:13pm, 20 Oct 2017

A new women-only capsule hotel has just opened in central Tokyo, near Kanda Station, offering cheap, safe and what looks like fairly comfortable accommodation. Capsule hotels have been reportedly attracting a growing number of foreign tourists of all ages in recent years, and the hotel’s operator says he expects half the guests of the new Nine Hours Woman Kanda to come from abroad.

Sleeping capsules at the Nine Hours Woman Kanda.

The hotel contains 70 sleeping capsules, and prices start from only 4,900 yen (HK$350) per night. There is also a 1,000 yen “Nap” rate for stays anytime between 1pm and 9pm, or you can use just the showers for 800 yen. One downside is that capsules must be completely vacated by 10am each day for cleaning, and guests must check out and check in again daily if staying longer than one night.

Another Nine Hours capsule hotel accepting both men and women is located across town in Shinjuku. Bookings for both hotels, and a few others, can be made at ninehours.co.jp/en, and a helpful smartphone app is also available.