I would love it if we had capsule hotels where I live — or more importantly, where I travel to. They’re neat. I want to try one once. If you’re unfamiliar, they’re oversized caskets you enter from the foot end. There’s a mat in there, a small TV, and a place to set your stuff. You can sit up in one but not stand. Get in, shut and lock the roll down door, charge your stuff, maybe watch a little TV, and sleep. No bathrooms. Typically there are men and women floors and you’re not allowed on the opposite gender floor. Each floor has one or more bathrooms and a communal bath. Not trans friendly at all. (Also if you have tattoos, you’re not allowed in their communal baths. Like they’re contagious or something.) Also not for couples. Couples have to each get their own, doubling the cost of staying there — more economical to use a traditional hotel at that point.

Those seem really neat if you’re the kind of person that can sleep on an airplane. They’re not comfortable, they don’t block enough sound, and less than ideal if you’re not traveling alone.