Capsule hotels now come with an additional perk: Evaluating how well you sleep.
Photographer: Shiho Fukada/BloombergOne Japanese Capsule Hotel Chain Now Analyzes How Well You Sleep
Hotel Nine Hours collects data that can be used for studies and to flag any issues during slumber.
Capsule hotels, convenient and budget-friendly alternatives to conventional stays that are common to Japan, now come with an additional perk: Evaluating the quality of your sleep.
Hotel Nine Hours, which operates in more than a dozen locations, offers designer-chic sleeping pods with soft lighting, comfortable bedding and a pull-down curtain for privacy equipped with microphones, cameras and body sensors for tracking sleep. While the berths cost ¥3,800 to ¥30,000 ($26 to $203) a night, lodgers can opt for a free sleep analysis by agreeing to share their data for broader studies.