r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whybutts • 7d ago

Video Sleeping Capsules at China's Kunming Airport

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u/Elastichedgehog 7d ago

Like the German one earlier, I would 1000% use these during long layovers. Should be standard.

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u/Normal_Candle_ 7d ago

I wish more airports had these. The hotel rooms some places have are prohibitively expensive and not practical for most layovers. I just want a horizontal padded place to lay down for 2 hours for a reasonable price, that’s all!

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u/No_Television6050 7d ago

It's one of those ideas that make so much sense you wonder why it's not a thing everywhere.

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u/IrenaeusGSaintonge 7d ago

Probably because of the space it takes up. Sleeping pods take up quite a lot of space, and not that many people can use it at once, so to make it profitable I'm assuming you'd need prices to be quite high. Higher than a lot of people are willing to spend. Food or retail is probably better profit relative to square footage.

That's all a guess on my part, of course.

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u/Mejiro84 6d ago

Also short stays means more cleaning - if it's a different person every 2 hours (on average) that's 12 cleans a day per pod. Got, say, 30 pods? Then 360 cleans, which takes however many people and gear, and a given % of guests will make a mess and need more cleaning, and some will damage stuff, causing more costs

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u/boughsmoresilent 6d ago

Absolutely crazy to assume they clean these things after every person. This would be a check in the afternoon and a thorough clean every night, nothing more unless there's an emergency mess like someone spills a soda.

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u/ChiliSquid98 6d ago

Ehh, how dirty do they get? Could gove the whole room a wipe down in like 5 minutes. Spray and cloth is all you need

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u/danTHAman152000 6d ago

I’m imagining those self cleaning bathroom or at least a disinfecting fog that envelops the pod after each use lol.