Saturday, May 8, 2010

'Morgue drawers' back in style as Hotel pods catch on

The idea originated in Japan, to provide a cheap place for hard-working businessmen to get a night’s sleep at a reasonable price if they missed their last train home. But bunking down in a box was a tough experience to sell to the masses, so the concept has been reworked – bigged up, even – to become a bone-fide hotel sector of its own.


It meant making pod hotel rooms a little bigger – but not by much: just under five square metres is the average size, which is just enough for a wide single bed, a shower and a television.

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