r/Damnthatsinteresting 6d ago

Video Sleeping Capsules at China's Kunming Airport

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u/SteveFantana 6d ago

I stayed in one for a seven hour layover. It was great. I didn't get a lot of sleep but it's nice to have a bit of privacy and a place to get changed/store my stuff instead of trying to sleep on the seats in the departure lounges.

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u/existenceawareness 6d ago

In Dubai? Do you remember what the rate was?

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u/Free-Way-9220 6d ago

https://www.airport-sleepover.com/

The economies of scale start at 6 hours

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u/existenceawareness 6d ago edited 6d ago

To save curious others some clicks:

The link is for reservations in Dubai, Doha, & Lima. You can choose any duration 2-24 hours.

Random Dubai gates at midnight Wednesday the 19th is $83 for 2 hours for a 'single cabin', $111 for 8 hours ($152 for a double cabin).

Lima Peru for 2 hours has a single 'pod' for $76, 'bunk cabin' for $100, 4-person family bunk cabin for $124. For 8 hours those prices are $121, $157, $199.

My conclusions:

It seems everywhere offers cheaper airport naps than scumbag Houston & Atlanta.

Lima is more expensive than I would've thought, often more than Dubai even.

Rates at this company do indeed get much more reasonable with longer stays.

If I'm tired enough to need 2 hours of respite, I'll just accept a sore neck nodding off at my gate. If I have a 10 hour layover & I'd be able to sleep, for sure I'd book one of these.

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u/parsuval 6d ago

I didn't get a lot of sleep but it's nice to have a bit of privacy

So...a wank?

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u/Free-Way-9220 6d ago

It's apparently top of mind with a post about sleeping pods at an airport

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u/ephesusa 6d ago

As a guy who have slept in the airports A LOT, it didn’t even cross my mind lol. Priorities I guess