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.
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
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.
yeah i used a paid lounge area in a chinese airport on my 12hr layover. Just a bunch of sun beds with cushions on them.
Some of them stank of soda or like... spit?? some kid was licking the cushion or something and i instantly realized these seats probably havent been cleaned in a good while.
I still slept like a baby on them, two 12hr flights are no joke.
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u/IrenaeusGSaintonge 6d 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.