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I honestly don't know why the US doesn't have these capsule hotels. I can see so many upsides and very few downsides. "But the homeless might sleep in them". B
by chadgeidel 10y ago
I honestly don't know why the US doesn't have these capsule hotels. I can see so many upsides and very few downsides.
"But the homeless might sleep in them". Better there than on the streets, no?
- sedachv 10y agoCheap short-term (nightly to weekly) housing used to be all over the United States in the form of dormitories (YMCA was huge), SROs (single room occupancy), cage hotels, flophouses, and boarding houses. Because of zoning and building code changes this kind of housing essentially stopped being built after WWII. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flophouse#Cage_hotels_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flophouse#Cage_hotels_in_the_U...
- pizzetta 10y agoAnd importantly, proper sanitation facilities.
- 77pt77 10y agoEven Hong Kong which is incredibly dense resists this. They are mainly found in Japan and I've seen a few in China and Singapore. They range from bad to almost wellness/SPA centers but usually are at least decent, convenient and good value for money.