London's first capsule hostel - BBC London News

When was the last time you stayed in a youth hostel? It probably didn’t look like this one - London’s first ‘capsule hostel’. It’s a dormitory with just enough room for a bed and everything you need inside a self-contained pod. They've been popular in Japan for years - reporter Thomas Magill goes to Borough to see if they'll take off here.

[@clarissamcpigeon7857]

The way London's going, you will live in there as a young professional and pay £650 a month. In Zone 4.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

Unless you're an immigrant of course, they live for free.

[@catherinenorman8890]

@TheChosenOne look at the London underground map lol. It's got zones on it :)

[@goodtogolifestyle630]

When talking London zones, it's more of a reference to the underground train map. Mainly used for trains and busses when traveling.

[@Valentin-oc5nh]

TheChosenOne it’s about public transport fares

[@noneofurbizness5155]

big lad just crushed his ilaptop thing at the end lol

[@britgirl7564]

Dickhead

[@slomo11ronan99]

Nothing wrong with facts you femenist

[@ninoZA3]

This is where clone troopers sleep in star wars

[@danielluksan8339]

so true

[@amywheelwright3146]

£30 is way over priced for what you get with this capsule. With a couple of months of advanced booking, you can get a private room with your own bathroom, double bed and TV at one of the central-ish Travelodges.

[@j_thom]

I think its the deliberate transient and temporary nature of the clientele why that price will work. I think for that price breakfast, and a decent enough non-fancy dinner should be included myself. That would mitigate the otherwise added expense of food cost, and sweeten the appeal of the 30 pound a day price.

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

J Thom accommodation, shelter, free breakfast, £30 sounds good

[@Mx6D]

William Flynn 30£ per day?

[@user-vk8yq8oq7p]

Emanuel xeg it’s not meant to be used by someone every night, just if you’re there or the night and have nowhere else to go, it’s not a hotel

[@LiftFan]

I've managed to bag a Premier Inn for £27/night with a nice big double bed, flatscreen TV, mood lighting, hairdryer, shower, bathtub and tea/coffee in the room

[@Sam-zb5fv]

Very good idea, works really well in Japan, it's about time we had something like this

[@miniena7774]

sam marler Yes - works as well as the racist goons in your country.

[@bensdad8343]

What are you on

[@AleTheShika]

Stay away. The capsules are upstairs from the Beluschi pub, the capsules are not soundproofed. So you won't sleep because of the noise and vibrations. Trust me and don't spoil your London vacation.

[@7dream7scape7]

What if they are secret washing machines. Oh the claustrophobia 😖

[@RoachChaddjr]

I know our comments are 4 years apart but I'm pissing myself laughing imagining them spinning him around like clothes in a washing machine.

[@IndieOctopus]

Why did they make him pretend to go to bed with jeans on lmao

[@Chyanne101]

😂😂😂😂

[@KC-lt1ns]

£30 is a lot for a Hostel even in London, I've stayed in loads and never paid over £20

[@luisfigo1312]

Looks ok for €30 per night plus breakfast. The most important is to be safe. Thanks for the video...!

[@crashbandicoot430]

Luis Figo tbh i think breakfast is probably part of thw 30 pounds they say free breakfast to make people feel better😂😂

[@JayJay-wb4mv]

£30 is way too much can get a full hotel room for that much

[@joshbaker1008]

Jayyy Jay where? 😂 have you ever been to london?

[@carolinecaron1346]

Nah soz, maybe where you live but not in london

[@jimboslic2049]

R.i.p. to that MacBook 🤣

[@foru7914]

I had an experience in Tokyo. 35£ is very much expensive....!!! In Tokyo I just paid 20£ for a night and that was awesome feeling.

[@Food4thought1234]

I don't really think this would work well outside of Japan. I actually stay in these every-time I go to Tokyo, and I immediately know when there is a foreigner staying, because they are loud and inconsiderate. Granted it's nothing a pair of earplugs couldn't fix, but I guess this is a better option than paying out the butt for an hotel that most of us only use to sleep in. About time, but interested if it will work.

[@thatonegamer2921]

so are you not a foreigner then. silly weeabo

[@crazyaaliyahcharger]

that one gamer lol

[@miniena7774]

Richard Andrews Hate all racist Asians.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

+Greg Caesar Richard Andrews is probably your typical self-hating eurocuck.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

It doesn't look very secure to me and how silent can be when so many people are so close to each other.

[@robinbanning1565]

Did you find current hostels in London to be quiet? There not in my experience with bunks 3 High.

[@lynettewashington4974]

I love the price

[@daydreamerindian]

Feeling claustrophobic and short of breath by just a look of it.

[@goldfinga786able]

daydreamerindian that’s what they gonna do to u ppl .. check out gangstalking programmes carried out in uk

[@wooble73]

Clark Kent you mean everyone in Hong Kong lives in a capsule like accommodation? Where’s your facts?

[@wooble73]

Clark Kent just go away you troll

[@wooble73]

Clark Kent TROLL ALERT!!

[@miniena7774]

Clark Kent Feeble little earthling. Uncultured, puny swine. Revolting, repugnant blockhead. FU

[@jzk2020]

Some say that was his final resting place. RIP.

[@carl-gh3je]

The way that guy just sleeps with his MacBook at risk of getting scratched and bent is the richest thing I've ever seen

[@Isabel-nm9wn]

I'd only stop in one if it was like the ones in Japan with locking doors and a tv.

[@shirwanur1982]

what if someone creeps in there on you? theres no protection.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

Small price to pay for not having to pay a large price

[@t_aikutsu]

I was gonna make a joke but nah

[@armstrongchan1417]

It is actually very ccomfortable to sleep in such a tight space bed, it is like our ealiest stage of life -- sleeping in the womb!

[@Noname-od5zy]

Armstrong Chan not earliest mate more like late stage looks like a coffin

[@d0lph1n63]

it’s actually more spacious than what Astronauts in the ISS sleep in as they sleep restrained in sleeping bags anchored to the ceiling and floor so they don’t drift around while they sleep.

[@mrnumba154]

Looks like it could be a bit of a fire risk, electronic equipment on the bed.

[@kayssataborda2081]

What is the place called

[@cortster12]

Looks pretty great, actually.

[@EppingForest304]

Needs more soundproofing

[@bruhsondeffect2642]

these things look pretty lit

[@dylanb7778]

Are only curtains as doors safe

[@joemcnicholas89]

i stayed in one of these in amsterdam and omg you have to try

[@Oneandonlyamirali]

Feeling claustrophobic just by looking 😢

[@Ajay-ph1ei]

N. Ali true it is like sleeper coach bus.

[@saqibmuneer3577]

N. Ali mee too

[@slavomirtancos1920]

N. Ali I'm not claustrophobic but it did take my breath away

[@d0lph1n63]

it’s probably bigger than it looks

[@avivon100]

great idea,this is the future

[@ausintune9014]

Oh hell no, not for the rich.

[@Sue-qp6dx]

Definitely need to replace those curtains with DOORS

[@LonerBecause]

Definantly looks unique

[@Harriet-Jesamine]

Also these things really oughtta have bloody doors!

[@tazzywazzywoowoo]

Not keen on Nonce boy lover logo lights on the back

[@TheDutyPaid]

What if you want to bring back a couple of people for late night fun?

[@aztro1]

Ooh USB ports and lights! Fancy

[@alexsantos3100]

A business that I need to take part in.

[@katofrie]

And to know now that capsule hotels in London start from £60... geez

[@Guernsey576]

It's not a 'free' breakfast. It's included in the price.

[@lmtt123]

You pay £30 and get a FREE breakfast, FREE bed and FREE electricity!

[@christinethornhill]

Aw shucks , bees in a honeycomb !

[@Dead_in__side__]

I’m doing that one day!

[@JJones-nf9ce]

Are they sound proof?

[@Ajay-ph1ei]

This is what we call a place to hide head.

[@foxmcfog7809]

I just know that if I was to stay in one of these I would hit my head.

[@charlielee5906]

stay in a hotel. if you cant afford it, don't go on holiday​.

[@chrisnettleship9614]

Where's the en-suite?

[@joshgibson7527]

It looks a little lonely and isolated in there

[@LucAbroad]

That's the future for London, soon a flat will be the size of a coffin

[@Mutated_God]

Why does it have a hearthstone symbol on the wall?

[@DarceVader89]

Slightly hiked price to keep the homeless away.

[@mohammedhaji2795]

what if there is a loud snorer

[@LindyBoy]

Japan just opend the capsule hotel

[@jimboslic2049]

Where is the soundproofing if the door is a curtain? 🤔🙈

[@krashd]

Was thinking that, though to be fair it's still quieter than a hostel which is basically a hospital ward with more beds. If the person in the next cubicle is talking softly on a phone that solid partition would muffle it perfectly, a shabby curtain would not - that's why hostels are hell.

[@Dead_in__side__]

Anyone here who watched Taz’s video?

[@mrcorndog625]

Hey the UK has affordable housing again!

[@juris789]

For 30 pounds and only a little, dark curtain saving your privacy.

[@philnightingale6174]

Say hello to a year 2025 central London 1 bed apartment, around £2,500 a month.

[@timingmile7030]

I like the idea but without a locking door, I would not stay there. Also you are relying on people being quiet, maybe in countries like Japan, where people are very respectful, it works. But in England... well... need I say more?

[@andyhepburn6855]

Soon to become £750k studio apartments

[@md2v4]

Great solution to the homelessness problem around the country.

[@alipaimanramazani4086]

you dont just drop your mac and sleep if he made one wrong roll thats £1000 gone down the drain

[@SaucyULTRA]

How the flip are you ment to breath in there!!

[@havocspree]

Bye bye MacBook :(

[@deepaks1390]

30 pounds for this... thats way tooo expensive.. even for London...

[@mrbrightside3771]

What if it's a couple?

[@elizabetharmada5335]

Cool..Not bad

[@demonswings1253]

I would trade my american citizenship for uk

[@kikkoman8484]

i would do the opposite maybe

[@demonswings1253]

niipz129 U wont like it in usa its not diversified

[@METALFREAK03]

both countries are going to pot. One is going to be communist, the other facist. It's great how far these two great countries have come in 300 years? And we are just both steam rolling into oblivion with a smile on our faces oblivious of the impetuous imperial to come!!

[@MrScoopoo10]

Demons Wings I’m a duel citizen best of both words 😄

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Inspired by the local Morgue

[@apieceofcheese1779]

Greenpoloboy3 *Japan they have been doing this for years..I actually stayed in one of those during my trip to Tokyo

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Was it nice?

[@apieceofcheese1779]

Yes. Really. Very fancy too. In Tokyo they actually have an industry for capsule hotels the one i stayed is basically akin to a 5 star modern hotel, just minus the bedroom. (google first cabin tokyo). and only 40gbp too. this london one wouldn't even stand a chance against the competition in japan. (google other capsule chains too just to give a big picture: 9 hours, prime pod ginza and first cabin these are the big names). you would be VERY surprised.

[@Ucuz_]

I think the one in japan is smaller

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Lovely!!!

[@crysis4real]

Can two people make out in these pods?

[@mclark87nz]

They have these pods at some airports. But for multiple nights would get claustrophobic

[@gregfcht910]

He can afford a MacBook he can afford a hotel

[@juris789]

M8, it`s very cool and safe in that morgue, secured by a curtain.

[@milne1985]

Feel claustrophobic just looking at it

[@ReeseAnderson]

Why not make some for the homeless ?!?!?!

[@METALFREAK03]

then what would we call them?

[@ChrisP3000x]

All of the homeless are given opportunities for free housing. But they won't accept or follow the rules.

[@thejoojooman6538]

.......& in 10 years time when this becomes the normal living 4 people, having 2 pay £450 a month 2 live there. Ridiculous!

[@dennisbrown7930]

The thing looks like a mortuary...

[@admindadipancar5494]

Up ahead is Pandora!

[@prestigeworldwide2851]

No sex happening in those set up😂 or else your neighbor is gonna hear a lot of action

[@krashd]

Doesn't stop people doing it in regular hostels and there's no partition between beds in those.

[@lovelysmile1906]

no thank u imagine if a fire were to happen reminds me of a coffin scary

[@JamieRowlandthejamieusrowlando]

I'll have to pass on this, I will stay at a 5 star hotel instead. Come on London, what the hell are you doing?

[@cineva3044]

Jamieus Rowlando Maybe not everyone affords a give stare hotel?

[@d0lph1n63]

If I’m just staying the night simply to catch a train to the midlands the next day I’d rather not waste my money on a brief stay at a five star hotel (save that expense for the trans-Atlantic flight home)

[@d0lph1n63]

my issue is that those kinds of places aren’t really handicap friendly. If you’re someone with impaired mobility say a wheel chair you’re forced to get a standard hostel room at the standard rate. Unless of course they have capsule rooms that are designated for handicap people.

[@MarkNorville]

£30 a night? I grew up by the seaside, I am not sure how much prices are now, but you can have a room for that price.

[@lisastarves5543]

Now thats a good idea man... cool pods.. why not.. why not pods... for a good price ... 30$night.. COOL way to cool ...

[@DonMuffatello]

lol £30 a night just go to premier inn mate

[@hezzajm]

Imagine being stuck inside that 😶

[@bostaurus1]

What about safety for female travellers

[@rijve11]

£30 per night ? What r dumb or something, it should be £10-15per night.

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

Do the math on how much profit.

[@ANDEZ]

Why and cant they make these for homeless people??

[@ChrisP3000x]

All of the homeless are given opportunities for free housing. But they won't accept or follow the rules.

[@freedomofmotion]

I'd need a door not a curtain for this.

[@skipone1492]

go to the holiday in for cheaper

[@bentack33]

Why do I feel like I’m the only American here

[@Domenic_Demeti]

I was gonna come here

[@KillerMachineGER]

£30/night not worth the money!!

[@pas7680]

Stayed in these in Tokyo and they're alright for a budget "no other option" stay, but this place is taking the piss. They're meant to be cheap last minute options yet i've done a few random searches over the next six months and your more likely to be paying up to £50 a night for one.

[@hollyandsapphire]

at £30, you might as well go to a shitty hotel. at least you'll get your own room

[@jzk2020]

I would support this if it was 2x the height and width. It's too cramped the way it's presented.

[@ArsenalsJack1992]

The Matrix

[@ryans930]

Why is London so weird

[@hjs0224]

Ryan S because of the muslim mayor

[@miniena7774]

...

[@dontjudgemebymyname.4282]

+Hjs02 That too a mayor from a terrorist country pakistan.

[@myoldskoolmixedwhits]

And small door so you safe