Resort Capsule Sakuragicho

Close to a train station one stop from Yokohama. Plenty of cafes and shops, department store, currency exchange office. In the place itself you go over a sort of, I think it is a swimming centre floor, not sure, but after reception you have to take your shoes off and wear slippers they provide to walk over the floor. What I started out with was just a basic sleep capsule, an enclosed bed. There is a small TV on the wall and an electrical point. For my second day I was given a free upgrade to an enclosed bed with a small desk and chair space beside it. You can hear everything from next door, absolutely everything, really clearly, but it was only basic moving around, no bad behaviour or anything distressing. No kitchen but receptionist boiled me a kettle and you can use their fridge. Pricier than London for a similar facility, I think. The main thing you need to know is that no matter how long your stay, you have to check out and be off the premises every day between 10 am and 4 pm then check back in again. This came as a shock to me. If I had been prepared I might not have minded. I did feel that aspect of it was more like a homeless shelter than a hotel, but I don't know how common this is in similar places in Japan. A quiet and peaceful place, once through reception, like the other hotels I stayed in in Japan. Not relevant to the hotel, but the taxis I used didn't have music blaring at you, they quiet and discrete. No locks on doors. Lockers have locks.