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The story
A poster shared photos of the ¥4,750 room they stayed in at Dormy Inn, sparking a wave of reactions on “Nanimo Jikkyo G” (a 5channel discussion board). Officially it’s classified as a capsule hotel, but the rooms are fully separated from their neighbors by solid walls, with only the upper bunks partially connected. Commenters also pointed out the free earplugs and the impressively well-appointed communal bath and sauna, and the talk expanded into comparisons with Kaikatsu Club (an internet café chain), love hotels, and capsule hotels in other cities (like Daitoyo in Osaka, Cabinas in Fukuoka, and Wellbe in Nagoya). Opinions split between prioritizing cheapness versus comfort.
What people said
but it's properly separated from the room next door by solid walls
(solid wall right there) By the way, the upper section connects to the neighboring room, so it's not a fully private room.
Fair point
By the way, they do hand out earplugs.
Nope, can't open it
It's a solid wall
They're technically bunk beds, but they're completely partitioned off
That's the neighbor's bed
Might be rough if you're claustrophobic lol
You could call it an "eel's bed" (Japanese slang for a long, narrow space) lol
Personally I love the secret-hideout vibe
Honestly, this one's not that tasty
The wheat and egg allergen pictograms look kinda suggestive lol
(Personal take) Don't like it — it's not tasty
If you're paying close to ¥5,000, a cheap love hotel is the best option
Between the two, I'd actually pick the capsule hotel over an internet café
though if I could stretch my legs out and sleep, the café would work too
Re: #19
Tough call, but
for me the ranking is
love hotel > capsule hotel with sauna > lockable internet café room > capsule hotel (no sauna)
No way you're using a love hotel solo
It was really, really good
There is one
By the way, I added breakfast, so to be precise it came to ¥6,750 including breakfast
Well, you don't have to add it anyway
That's probably the 8-hour pack at Kaikatsu
It's trash, and it stinks too
Chains really are the way to go
If it's a newer location, you can't really go wrong
I don't really associate APA with communal baths
Some locations do have them
but a lot of them are oddly closed for some reason
I was floored that in summer, instead of AC, it just blows room-temperature air through some weird vent shared across all the booths
I used it to wait near a job site for work, and by morning I was drenched in sweat head to toe
Kaikatsu
has gotten a lot dirtier and smellier
ever since their service quality dropped
If you call the front desk, Kaikatsu will adjust the room temperature for you
Have you never been?
You just pick a room from the panel and you're in right away
I've never seen a brave soul use a love hotel solo
Going in alone does happen
like when you're waiting on a call girl service
Some places have weekday "business plans" you can even book in advance
In Fukuoka it's Cabinas
In Nagoya it's Wellbe
Daitoyo is soooo good
The sauna floor's a bit run-down, but the capsule floor was super clean and it got me hyped
Have you actually been there?
That location, that quality, at that price — that's impressive
Yep, I have~
Next time I'm in Osaka I want to hit Daitoyo again.
Osaka really has great sauna options, it's awesome 🤤
Oh wow, you'd really been there
Hotel prices in Osaka are settling down lately
Background and Talking Points
Dormy Inn is known as a business hotel chain with communal baths and saunas, and this time the buzz centered on one of its lower-priced, capsule-style rooms. The thread split over how to judge the fact that “it’s officially a capsule hotel, but the rooms are properly walled off from their neighbors” — with some worried about the sense of confinement and others saying it’s not bad at all, more like a secret hideout. The discussion also expanded to cover breakfast being an extra charge (+¥2,000), complaints about Kaikatsu Club’s air conditioning and cleanliness, and the reality of people using love hotels solo, touching on how people choose between different lodging and rest facilities in general. One thing readers could easily misread: this price and experience reflect the poster’s own conditions for a single night’s stay (timing, specific branch, plan), and aren’t necessarily the same at every Dormy Inn location or at every time of year.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Nanimo Jikkyo G) thread “A ¥4,750 room at Dormy Inn wwwwwwww Cost-performance is off the charts!“
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