China’s capsule hotel: A room with no view
For 61 yuan or $10 U.S. the newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province, offers guests some amenities in a very small space. The hotel covering 200 square meters has 26 capsules stacked into two rows. The length and width of a single bed, the capsules are equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions, wi-fi and a foldable table.
- A guest walks in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest climbs down a capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest lies in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest turns on the light in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest unfolds a table in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest watches TV in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest lies in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest watches TV in his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- Guests are seen relaxing in their capsules in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- Guests are seen relaxing in their capsules in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)
- A guest pulls the curtain of his capsule in a newly opened capsule hotel in Haikou, south China’s Hainan province on August 13, 2013. The capsules are the length and width of no more than a single bed and equipped with ventilating fans, flat-panel televisions and foldable tables. (Getty Images)