Whenever you book flights and travel through airports on holidays and vacations, look around. You could just see a pod hotel. Here is the low-down on these creative airport and city accommodations.
Pod hotels are not a new evolution. These kind of hotels have been in existence for many years, but most travelers have never heard of them. They originated in Japan as "capsule hotels", that were, and are still being used mainly by businessmen and women on stopovers. Nowadays pod hotels are becoming more and more popular with vacation travelers as well, because they are convenient and cost substantially less than regular hotels. They are found in the U.S., Britain, Europe, and Asia, usually in, or near airports.
The pod hotel concept is just in its infancy in the U.S. and Europe, but is growing by leaps and bounds as more and more holiday travelers demand this unique service. Entrepreneurs are responding by creating very small, pod-like hotel rooms that are usually rented by the hour, or number of hours.
Most of the pod hotel rooms are small in size, but comfortable and convenient, and they usually have all the amenities of a regular hotel room at a fraction of the cost. They can be a great choice for budget-conscious business travelers and vacationers.
Some pod hotels are situated in airports such as the ones at Yotel.com, located in London, England's Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
EasyHotels.com have pod hotels in London, Zurich, Basal, and Budapest. QBICHotels.com have pod hotels located in Amsterdam and Antwerp. A New York pod hotel is the PickwickArms.com.
There is a new innovation in pod hotels called Metronap Sleep Pods. These space age looking pods are showing up not only on concourses in airports, but in convenient locations in office buildings. They are great for tourists and business travelers, as well as tired people and executives that just want to have a little nap. Even though these sleep pods are located out in the open, they will partially enclose for privacy, but aren't claustrophobic. They are also fitted with noise canceling headphones. They rent by the hour and are reasonably priced.
Pod hotels are not a new evolution. These kind of hotels have been in existence for many years, but most travelers have never heard of them. They originated in Japan as "capsule hotels", that were, and are still being used mainly by businessmen and women on stopovers. Nowadays pod hotels are becoming more and more popular with vacation travelers as well, because they are convenient and cost substantially less than regular hotels. They are found in the U.S., Britain, Europe, and Asia, usually in, or near airports.
The pod hotel concept is just in its infancy in the U.S. and Europe, but is growing by leaps and bounds as more and more holiday travelers demand this unique service. Entrepreneurs are responding by creating very small, pod-like hotel rooms that are usually rented by the hour, or number of hours.
Most of the pod hotel rooms are small in size, but comfortable and convenient, and they usually have all the amenities of a regular hotel room at a fraction of the cost. They can be a great choice for budget-conscious business travelers and vacationers.
Some pod hotels are situated in airports such as the ones at Yotel.com, located in London, England's Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
EasyHotels.com have pod hotels in London, Zurich, Basal, and Budapest. QBICHotels.com have pod hotels located in Amsterdam and Antwerp. A New York pod hotel is the PickwickArms.com.
There is a new innovation in pod hotels called Metronap Sleep Pods. These space age looking pods are showing up not only on concourses in airports, but in convenient locations in office buildings. They are great for tourists and business travelers, as well as tired people and executives that just want to have a little nap. Even though these sleep pods are located out in the open, they will partially enclose for privacy, but aren't claustrophobic. They are also fitted with noise canceling headphones. They rent by the hour and are reasonably priced.
