I Stayed In Every Capsule Hotel in Britain

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[@Paddyman8869]

10:46 I think the bed is so high because next doors bed is under it to save space

[@RosePostedThis]

Good content, but gen AI is theft - thieving from creatives not unlike yourself.

[@kollinkoko]

"What would my dream capsule look like?" *turns it into a hotel room*

[@EdChapman23]

Pretty much 😂

[@DavidisWarpd]

Looks like the premier inn hub hotels.

[@bleukreuz]

He turned the small pod into a normal sized room. Because at first I thought, why would you need miniature chair in there, you won't even be able to sit on it without hitting the ceiling and also hurting your back!

[@andremp03]

The first one looked like a slumlord's idea of a capsule hotel

[@Maerahn]

So... lemme get this right... For £29 a night, you get a noisy, sweaty coffin that looks like it came from Wickes? For £43 a night, you get sweaty shipping container with Blade Runner vibes? For £112 a night, you get a train sleeper compartment for tall people with a crappy bed? Yeah.... think I'll just take my chances with a Travelodge. Thanks for taking one for the team, Ed!

[@rustledjammies8769]

Travelodge can drop as low as £19 some days in some areas for a normal room. Sunday is usually the best day for it! Handy af if you need to "get a room" ;)

[@wastelanderone]

The Gatwick Central Travelodge which I stay at regularly for work is like £60 a night most nights lmao

[@peterjones6640]

@@wastelanderonePremier Inn at North Terminal provided you book well ahead is around £90 a night ( OBs rate varies)

[@Steve-ln3kl]

They could have at least tried to decorate the cheap one, slap a bit of paint on so it's less like a plywood coffin.

[@Leanne_w]

I would rather sleep on the floor of the airport. Rather than the first one 😂 In fact all of them, I could deal with the last one if it was cheaper

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The purple of the gatewick just makes it feel like a dystopian Premier Inn, where they would have a robotic Lenny Henry behind the front desk

[@ThisWontEndWell]

The first one was basically a dog kennel with a mattress.

[@EdChapman23]

A memory foam mattress though 😍

[@Leanne_w]

Don’t insult a dog kennel like that

[@VenusBijou]

It's kind of funny how the simple addition of inexpensive things like different coloured lights and a fancy fan control immediately makes someone feel as if the accommodation is more luxurious!

[@rosiefay7283]

But he was uncomfortably hot in the first pod, and still a bit warm in the second even with the ventilation on full, so the ventilation really was useful.

[@IF665]

For the one in Gatwick, I think the bed is so high is because you got the "top bunk" so to speak, the room next to you will get the "bottom bunk".

[@JustAnotherPerson4U]

Can you get the bottom bunk by choice? I would prefer to be closer to the ground because it's cooler since heat rises.

[@LiamTravels]

​@@JustAnotherPerson4Uthanks for the lesson in thermodynamics

[@DanHancock]

Fair play, the first ad read I’ve sat through and not skipped forward 😂

[@EdChapman23]

GET IN

[@jaqwatson9425]

Same as

[@yarrrghhdontouchitdontouchit]

@@EdChapman23: You smashed it Ed, great format.

[@suzieque9934]

That wasn't a breakfast it was more like a kids pack lunch 😂

[@dtuk22]

True....aka its naff

[@slowsuperb18t]

I thought id seen it all with the knife and fork for food but an APPLE 😂😂😂 great video again bud keep it up.

[@cecillekinnear4585]

You could sleep in a washing machine at a laundromat and be more comfortable. This is very funny. You have me hooked.

[@sorscha1308]

I stayed at the Yotel in Heathrow a few years ago. If this one's anything like that one, the bed is that high because the stack these slightly higher up or lower down to maximise space. Someone will be sleeping in another bed just under yours. Their room will be at a lower level, so they're not sleeping on the floor or anything but it will make that room a bit more 'accessible' for non-youths.

[@Evo2Infallibility]

It's like sleeping in an MRI machine, but with higher amounts of radiation.

[@markt5703]

😅

[@7ha7person65]

You made the sponsorship actually engaging and funny and relevant to the video well done lol

[@danielmalinen6337]

Some see and have also proposed the capsule hotel concept as a solution to the housing crisis because "they would be the future of rental housing" and "rents for smaller apartments would be more affordable" and "tenants currently want smaller apartments." However, I believe that living in rented capsule apartments is not healthy for people and mental health, because capsule hotels are not meant for permanent living, but for temporary overnight stays. And that's why I'm afraid of the plans to build rental apartments for the poor and students with a capsule hotel concept.

[@sarahtyster7342]

yes, are the mega rich queuing up for capsule apartments? no? then you know it's probably shit. you are right. it's just about profit.

[@jfwfreo]

Instead of copying capsule hotels, what we (as in countries like the UK, USA, Australia etc with housing problems) should be doing is copying those tiny apartments they have in Japan. Having seen many KZbin videos showing off such apartments I think they (if they did them properly) would be great for people who don't need a lot of space and don't own a lot of stuff.

[@danielmalinen6337]

@@jfwfreo If the building costs can be kept low. In Finland, we tried mini-apartments and built a few apartment buildings with 10 and 15 square meter apartments as a test. But the rents of these mini-apartments rised so high that no one rents them for 700-900 euros a month, when you can rent a 30-square-meter apartment for 500 euros. Even the marketing of mini-apartments as luxury didn't attract residents to move into them.

[@MrMcChuckles95]

Sounds like some Tory nonsense to me

[@sarahstrong7174]

CLAUSTROPHOBIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JesmondBeeBee]

I watched loads of videos of Japanese capsule hotels (and train sleeping compartments) a couple of years ago. (They're relaxing, don't judge me! 😂) And if I'd had to guess what a British version would be like, the first one you stayed at was definitely that!

[@Leanne_w]

Fr 😂

[@Bessie66]

Waking up in the middle of the night forgetting for a few seconds where you were - capsule accommodation, stuff of nightmares!

[@peppermintsea9043]

“The naughty chair” Thanks for the laughs.

[@sparerib]

"There's a skid mark in the toilet and it isn't even mine!" That had me proper cocking misen laughing mate. 😂

[@Footystickersuk]

The first one literally did look like a coffin! Who eats an apple with a knife & fork😂😂😂 ed you legend!

[@listey]

How else would you eat an apple?

[@sjc5978]

I believe Karl Pilkington eats Oranges 🍊 in the bath.... great minds

[@clarea1801]

He's a trendsetter

[@ryanterry6547]

Ed just out here pissing people off cutting an apple with knife and fork 😂

[@xIDarkSideIx]

That first one looks like a bloody dogs kennel been lobbed together with some cheap ass mdf... 😐😐😐😐

[@EdChapman23]

😂😂😂 They wouldn't allow dogs to stay in there!

[@dutchdykefinger]

@@EdChapman23 :')

[@RustyPetterson]

@@EdChapman23 The first one was made out of PLYWOOD, not MDF. You kids don't seem to realise how expensive plywood is nowadays. But yeah it looked like shit lol.

[@GothicFlowerZ]

A vision of a swan in a puddle saying ‘better get a Travelodge’ just popped into my mind while watching this. 😅

[@MarkThomas-nx1dg]

£29 a night to sleep in a glorified coffin lol

[@felixhenson9926]

Honestly, the cost of London hotels, that is still not bad lol.

[@kweenbambee]

Aye. I'd rather sleep in a tent.

[@jenn8495]

At least you get some sort of sleep in a coffin

[@Paula_Shelton]

This channel just started popping up on my recommended and I love it! Really great content.

[@razzo15]

I love the whole capsule idea. They just need to get it right. The warmth would put me off though. Good vid and most random breakfast 🤣

[@markylon]

I'd be interested in knowing the Carbon Dioxide levels in them, especially the first one.

[@hcstubbs3290]

Jeez, that last one is insane. I stayed in a single hotel room with a TV and a private shower, sink, and toilet four minutes on a bus from Gatwick airport for £50 the night before a flight. It also had free breakfast, but I didn't get to eat it as my flight was too early. I then stayed in a private room in capsule hostel in Malaga and I had loads of space for £20 a night. That hostel was so lovely.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

Might be interesting to go back in the winter and see what the temperature is like then

[@KleioChronicles]

There’s no chance you want to sleep in a capsule without some proper ventilation. Having at least minimal soundproofing instead of just a thin piece of wood. The real question is if the capsule hotel is better than a hostel. Why choose a capsule over a normal hotel room for the same price? Maybe it makes more sense in a big expensive city though as you’re unlikely to find hotels at a low price. They should have the best capsules for sleeper trains though.

[@flowermeerkat6827]

There is no way in hell, I'd stay in any of them. Props to you for doing it.

[@SHINBET666]

5:14 Full of Gregg’s Sausage Rolls 😂

[@meganjohnston41]

Your comedic timing in this one was extra on point 😂 you're awesome

[@EdChapman23]

Gracias 😊

[@deborahnlarryclifton]

Fantastic video as always Ed. You soon put the shower gel amd shampoo in their place! I love your honesty, and the fact you are so humorous without even trying! Thank you, and keep them coming x

[@ferrariboydanf1]

Hi Ed I have only just found this channel in last month. Absolutely loving it going through all your old stuff £ coming your way 😉 I found this video very interesting. I did prefer the last one as it had the toilet and shower in the room I'm a very light sleeper so no windows is excellent. Anyway keep up the good work thanks dan👍

[@mariadavies-roberts9322]

I had an anxiety attack just watching the first one. I am not mentally ready for a capsule hotel.

[@Jimmy40k]

I stayed in a Yotel in Schiphol between flights. One of the best night's sleep I ever had. I had a bottom bunk though...

[@dutchdykefinger]

didn't even know we had this in the netherlands lol haven't been to amsterdam in ages though

[@stellahulott210]

Absolutely loved this, and by coincidence I stayed in cabin no. 28 at Gatwick earlier this week but just on a minimum 4 hour layover. But I had a low bed. It was also bloody freezing in there. But fun! As for having a plunge pool in your dream cabin, LOL, you legend! ❤❤❤

[@KelseyBDJ]

When you were reading the labels on them bottles you gave off A Broud in Japan vibes when he reads terrible Japanese English... 😆 😂

[@kristenblount8422]

For the price, I would pick the middle one if it had a better air conditioner. The airport one was definitely the nicest, especially with the private toilet & shower, but I'm not sure it's worth it unless you need to be at the airport for some reason. They missed a trick by not offering that freeze-dried astronaut ice cream though 😂

[@jblen]

Capsule hotels are a good idea if they're actually cheap, but in practice all that going to happen is they're going to charge regular prices for a capsule pod and then raise the price for a proper hotel.

[@kweenbambee]

These are horrible. We shouldn't be considering coffins as the future of basic, affordable shelter. This isn't good for physical or mental health. It would be healthier to stay in a tent for any amount of time.

[@WhichDoctor1]

Yeah, the sci fi versions of these were imagined because of severely limited space of spaceships and such. We are currently living on a whole ass planet. There is more than enough room for people to have more than a couple square meters to themselves. The only limiting factor is the insanely inflated costs of property. And that’s an entirely invented problem. We could choose to arrange things so that isn’t an issue if we wanted to. And personally I think that’d be a better idea than us all being forced to sleep in coffins with RGB lights

[@FurryWulfz]

I dunno who is paying £100+ to stay in a coffin when they can just go to a hotel.

[@ImpureForce]

To be fair he didn't pay £100+ to stay in the coffin; third room doesn't compare to the first one. And airport hotels are very expensive so £112 is one of the cheapest rate. You pay for the convenience.

[@samuelconnolly347]

This is true, but Crawley is a very short train journey from Gatwick and trains run late. You can find relatively affordable hotels there - much less than the airport.

[@darrenbertram7289]

Last time I stayed at the Yotel it was only £59 ("proper" hotels being £150.) T'was ideal if you had an early flight. Wouldn't spend £112 on it though.

[@ARK613]

I stayed at a capsule hotel in Kyiv Ukraine. Great experience. It looked a bit like the first one in this video (wooden) , but built a bit better. No fan , but the temperature inside the whole building was perfect. All in , it was $12 USD for the night Would happily stay there again.

[@rockerjim8045]

have you read the news?

[@r5gtturbo197]

You should have gone to France got a tan , then held onto the underside of a truck back to England , the government would have give you a proper hotel room free 🤷‍♂️ First capsule was like a dog cage

[@SlideIX]

Entertaining video and useful review. I enjoyed learning about the uk’s capsule hotels and might give the second one a go in the future (during winter when I want my room to be warm)

[@wastelanderone]

The Gatwick Central Travelodge which I stay at regularly for work is like £60 a night most nights lmao

[@toe102]

you need to try the Premier inn Hub Hotels see what they are like

[@hilarybramley7529]

This was horrific, I'll have nightmares, now. The price of the Gatwick one is approaching a "normal" hotel. Glad to see you eating actual food.

[@Lorondos]

You earned a sub with that 20 second ice cream interlude 😂

[@EdChapman23]

GET IN!

[@liambwfc01]

You should stay in the shipping container hotel next! More of Ed being a guinea pug! Haha.

[@beaudavies1737]

The last one didn't look too bad but wouldn't pay that price 😂

[@Nyctophora]

"You're just a soap" - truth! :D

[@sophiaw]

You charmer you! .....The apple cutting was my fave scene 🔪🍎👌

[@West.Ham1964]

Actually I've got a fairly early flight at Gatwick in about a month. That room looks OK for a cheaper option for that area, no frills. No TV either though, sadly. Mind you, now I've looked online it does say the standard rooms come with a smart TV.

[@EdChapman23]

There is a TV, not sure about it being a smart one though didn't try

[@jasonmarriott4869]

The knife and fork for the apple 😂. Pure irritation shot for the comments that. Class.

[@EdChapman23]

I'm glad someone gets it 😂

[@PaulFlooks]

If I wasn't claustrophobic when I went in one of those, I would be when I came out!

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

Loved the ad integration. I actually want adobe

[@OhMrMeme]

You randomly popped up on my recommended, and I am glad I clicked on the video. You are super funny and have a cool style to your editing/storytelling. Good job. You got a new subscriber 😊

[@rugglez]

After seeing the first one .... I've got some MDF here and a couple of stools. All I need are some mattresses and I can build my own hotel! Have to make sure not to paint or decorate it to keep the same vibe though.

[@rugglez]

Just walked past a couple mattresses on my way back from the shop. Jobs a good un!!!

[@lisabudd5979]

The last one was like afirst class airplane or train experience and your humour was very funny 😂

[@aidancampbell78]

The perfect pod is awesome. i would definitely stay there.

[@GamerFlair]

Honestly, calling that first one in Hackney a coffin is really unfair. Coffins have way higher build quality.

[@cariad561]

They're an upgrade on a bed in a hostel dorm, I probably would stay in them on that basis

[@RionTokymaka]

I’d put forward the Shark Hotel at Thorpe Park as a capsule hotel. They’re marketed as cabins, but 2 people staying there is a nightmare. One has to stay on the bed so the other can move around the ‘cabin’ freely. Don’t know how people manage with kids as well in there. You’ve also got the Star Gazing pods at Alton Towers.

[@MargaretUK]

7.30am fir vacuuming is nothing, my neighbour has been known to vacuum at 5.00am 😵‍💫🥴 Fair play to you Ed for sticking those out, especially the first one, that would be my idea of a nightmare 😳 The last one wasn't too bad, at least you didn't have to share a loo! Idea for a new video?..........most unlikely foods to eat with a knife and fork, mind you an apple will take some beating 😄

[@sinner9017]

Can literally get a full fry up and a cuppa for 6 pound where I am 😂😂🤦‍♀️

[@iDrxpGaming27]

I’ve never slept in one and now don’t want to 😂

[@loxdixon]

Impossible to know for sure, but I think that drawer at the Gatwick place may have been a step up to the bed. Hope this helps!

[@EdChapman23]

I realised eventually 😅

[@JocelynCreek]

The Gatwick one looks useful if you have a very early flight. Thanks for this, i am planning a holiday & it;s useful to know

[@bleukreuz]

6:43 Teryiaki chicken yumm 10:28 THe bed is very tall because that's where the neighbouring room's bed is. Think of it as a bunk bed but only one bed (top/bottom bunk) is accessible from each room.

[@swanchamp5136]

I've stayed in a version of a Yotel that was a proper hotel, they called it mission control there as well, though the toilet and shower were in cubicles and the shower door leaked water into the room there as well, must be standard for Yotel shower design. The bed though was queen sized and it had a reclining function. Pretty good for about £220 for 3 nights.

[@Zombie_killer-mq3zr]

You left the best feature out of the Gatwick one… the 24hr Greggs which is right next to where you done your summing up of it! And it’s priced like a normal Greggs too

[@unknownfuture.]

iv stayed in a Capsule in london bridge st christopher's inns hostel, I was going to stay for the week but it was during summer and I just could not sleep it was far too hot in them boxs, and plus it was so noisy too! Had to book a hotel halfway and got some of my money back. Dont know why they charge 40 odd when you can just get a room for less.

[@denissingleton325]

That spoon rant is like James May’s rant about the wooden coffee splinters on Graham Norton years back hahaha

[@ARK613]

Are wooden ice cream spoons not normal in the UK? In the US , we grew up with those spoons included in ice cream cups. Well, at least those of us old enough to remember life before smartphones. 😄

[@denissingleton325]

@@ARK613 only with us imported products

[@krimke881]

That last breakfast was complete hokum.

[@stircrazyvidz8530]

When you couldn't get up onto the 4 ft bed in the 2nd hotel and then discovered the step, that was hilarious 😂

[@Hayley_7426]

I stayed in a capsule hostel in Edinburgh and thought it was great; it was very spacious and cost about £100 for 4 nights. I also sleep with ear plugs though

[@thomson831]

Arrrgghhhhh the first one was a sweaty,bacteria filled,transit crate!!! What if you were sleeping next to a slightly unhinged person!?? (I guess that could happen in a hotel?) Would that MDF door save you!?😕No, no and three times NO!! ...

[@EdChapman23]

Fun way to die though 🥰

[@shandywarhol4444]

Great video Ed. Ive been interested in these capsule hotels since i saw Clive James stay in one, when he visited Japan. 😊Kx

[@dr.ikeavina3761]

Thanks so much for the reviews Ed. Way to scary for me as I would feel like I'm in a coffin!!!

[@Beyondthebinarybrain]

For the first one, me and my partner actually stayed there the day before this was uploaded, the guys there were absolutely lovely and sorted out our issue with the fan since ours didn’t work either. Very clean, lovely common area. It is VERY noisy though. And only for a single person, but me and my partner fitted in that small capsule all night 😂

[@Colourful-Monochrome]

This is too funny I literally JUST stayed at the Cosmos Capsule and now this is on my feed 🤣 The code to the door into the building didn’t work 😅 they fixed it 20 mins later but I was concerned for coming back that evening as their help WhatsApp stops at 9pm 😂🙈 Thankfully it was fine. I agree though, although there are two fans and I had them on full I was super hot, I think in the winter this would be better for sure. For a cheap nights sleep you can’t really complain though can you, nice to know you had a similar experience to me and I wasn’t just being picky haha 🤣

[@millieseymour1823]

You were correct. 20 seconds of eating Ben and jerrys cookie dough was funny.

[@ashscott6068]

What the HELL are those prices? I thought the idea of having a room the size of a phone booth, was to save money. I've had all inclusive, 5 star resort rooms the size of a decent apartment, for those prices. AND with a sea view. AND in countries with decent weather.

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

Which countries

[@ashscott6068]

@@notwithoutpizza4702 Egypt, Thailand, Turkey. You'd probably get a really nice room in Vietnam for that price, too...hell most of SE Asia. But even a backpacker's hostel in London is cheaper than many of these, if all you want is a place to sleep. And those are a bit of a rip-off, too.

[@parisdemi9154]

Great videos Ed! 😊

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

That breakfast isn't £7 worth, it like £3 at most, at least here in Leicester you can get so much better for less, like a falafel wrap for £4, that will fill you up all day. Or get a large curry in one of the many pure vegetarian Indian restaurants here for £5

[@blitzsah]

For breakfast? We don’t eat curry for breakfast bro

[@Heavygoodz]

hey ed if you're ever flying out of gatwick (or just fancy trying it) check out bloc hotel! similar to a capsule but a little bigger with runway views

[@MartinRichards-m4e]

Adding a fully functioning kitchen into your..mini capsule..did make me laugh a lot .......Martin...bristol

[@EdChapman23]

😂

[@Leo-fluffy]

There’s a capsule hotel in Glasgow as well

[@mullac25]

First one was a coffin for living people😂

[@primordialdoll]

There’s a capsule hotel in Edinburgh which is good, it’s called CoDe

[@Buzerio]

I nearly (but didn't) ended up staying at the Hackney capsule hotel one night when I thought I'd be waiting around for the first train. For £29 it seemed a better deal than waiting ages at the train station and getting no sleep. I guess they make more sense to compare to hostels than proper hotels but I don't think I'd be able to get much sleep in one

[@Hollows1997]

I like the idea of the capsule hotel, and honestly think the third one at Gatwick was ideal. That being said, for the same price I stayed at the hub by premier inn, pretty much the same set up just slightly larger and was 2 minutes away from Westminster. Love the concept, but it needs work.

[@VanpyroGaming0]

I'd probably stay in a capsule hotel because finding a room with a single bed in a normal hotel is near impossible

[@francespayne6510]

I've stayed at the first place several times and it's so cheap and convenient. They provide free ear plugs and it's completely dark, so I always sleep through the night. Yes it's small, but it's a bit like sleeping in a tent really, but there's electricity.

[@Deedeevenye]

This one’s gonna be a banger in the algorithm mate… I can feel it in my water 🙏🎉

[@EdChapman23]

🤞

[@lazygazzzer]

Stayed in a Yotel at Charles de Gaul airport waiting for a connecting flight. What a load of shite that was. Got a family room. It had ensuite toilet and shower with a large glass partition and a see-through curtain for privacy. I used the toilet down the corridor instead. The canteen was a shelf in the reception area with packets of crisps and biscuits and expensive bottled water. The design was meant to be futuristic but lots of things were falling apart and the place wasn't especially clean. It didn't seem well staffed, the few guests there were just clinging to a table by the reception desk wondering where they were supposed to go.

[@sarahstrong7174]

I would definitely need more headspace than those first two places & a window that I could see out of and open. Òtherwise I am afraid everyone would be woken up by my waking up in the middle of the night & finding myself trapped in a box & being overwhelmed by panic & screaming extremely loud.