$10 CAPSULE HOTEL (sleeping in ISTANBUL Airport IGA Sleepod lounge)
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- čas přidán 22. 09. 2021
- We stayed at a $10 Capsule Hotel in the Istanbul Airport when we had a long transit and were too tired of waiting. Was it good? Watch for yourself!
CHECKER RATING:
Cleanliness - 9 / 10
Service - 6 / 10
Price - Quality - 9 / 10
Design - 8/ 10
Food - N/A
Location - 10 / 10
Comfort - 8 / 10
TOTAL - 8.34 / 10 Great
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2024 price update:
15€ per hour between 7am and 7pm
22€ per hour between 7pm and 7am
5€ for each blanket/ pillow/ pillowcase.
Reservations upon arrival at the terminal only.
Is it just me or is the price now pretty crazy?
@@PRANOOKOO just stayed in Dallas (DFW) capsule airport hotel MinuteSuites - it's $55 per hour. It's much bigger though to be honest and you can stay with +1. Visiting Barcelona as we speak and a small BCN airport hotel Sleep and Fly is 90 euro for 3 hours and 135 euro per 6 hours of day use. And after 7 pm - it's overnight price of 240 euro. It's for 2 people as well. It all makes sense if you have several transfers and get. super tired. Even 2 hours of rest make a huge difference.
P.S. Only in Asia capsule hotels are super cheap.
What a neat concept, love your review!
Thanks, Ann! We didn’t expect to get so much rest in a couple hours. Great concept and it really helps in transit 👍🏻
Love that this is an option. Especially for those long layovers! -S
Yep, Istanbul a big transfer hub these days. We didn’t plan to use these sleeping pods thinking we’d just use a regular lounge with buffet and shower options, but your brain turns off at night so we were glad they had this second lounge option.
Oh I get you completely..id be checking that too..you crack me up.!! How interesting!! Have fun you kids!
Thanks for your kind feedback, Imsuna 😍 Appreciate 🙏🏻
wow, the design is so cool 👍🏻
yep, looks futuristic 😍
You look so kind and chill!! :) we need more ppl like you :) anyways the review was very informative keep up the good work 💗
Thank you, Soha! ❤️ We love coming to Turkey, it’s a very beautiful country with rich history. And the new airport is just WOW! One of the most modern airports nowadays.
That is a cool concept. I love the Istanbul airport. One of my favs. I said here he goes with that flashlight. Lol.
Thanks for your nice comment, Teresa! 😍 We didn’t expect it to be so helpful, but it provided just enough space for some quality rest in transit. Exactly, we always have a flashlight to check those nasty dusty places 😂
Looks like a lovely airport!!
Oh, Claudia, it’s a brand new huge airport with the biggest shopping mall inside security 😅 You can literally get lost in time shopping 🛍
I was looking for that sleep pod there when i had lay over, but i cant find it, end up staying inside the hotel coz i had 20 hour lay over. 9 euros per hour i think its a bit pricey. I like the airport. A lot things to discover.
It was in the transit area of the airport, available for international flights only. Close to Gates C, D, E. They have different pricing. It was 6-9 💶 per hour depending on the time of the day. Typically travelers want to sleep at night hours, so it’s more expensive. For our short 2 hours nap it was perfect and did the job 👍🏻
This should be in more airports.
100% agree, a very simple idea that really works and helps with long-distance flights 👍🏻
I saw another review before and was not so sure about them, the reviewer said that they caused them to feel claustrophobic but from this review they seem ok. I will do 4-5 hours of them then look for a shower and food maybe at the IGA lounge because a 21 hour layover wont be easy especially with only 1 hour of internet. Thanks for the review
Thanks for your kind feedback, Emmanuel! We did exactly the same: IGA lounge first (since it was daytime) for food, shower and internet and later we went to sleep in these pods for a couple hours. I kept mine half-open, so it was ok. Enjoy your trip!
Hey how was it for your 4-5h? do you recommend it for that much time? :)
Which options for payment is there?
Amazing!
Thanks, Michael 😍
Is it comfortable? Interesting. Funny how Maria said, “should we hide them (referring to the shoes)?” Love the music! Can’t wait for the next video!
Thanks @Ivan Happy to read your kind comments again 😍 It was surprisingly comfortable, and even some 2 hours of rest was so much helpful. Initially we thought a regular VIP lounge would be enough as it had some rest-beds and couches, but after midnight we were literally turning off...So found this little life-saver! and for the shoes - yep, it’s an airport afterwards 😂
Is there no fan, a/c, ventilation etc? I see that there are slits in the slide down cover but it seems as if the air would become hot, stale and muggy. But me, I sleep with a fan blowing on me so I may have different reservations than others
don’t recall them having any sort of built-in a/c All capsules basically use the central a/c system of the terminal. They might have added some since our last visit - you may ask before paying for it
I got a layover in Istanbul Airport, and considering it. I'll be there literally all night. The last time I stayed in Yotel. It's expensive but worth it as far as personal security is concerned.
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Thanks for watching, Ahmed 👍🏻
For your next long transfer: go to TK hotel desk on the right side after baggage collection, TK offers free 4* hotel overnight with meal and transfer included ! Enjoy!
Thanks Vladimir, but it’s after baggage collection and we’d need to go through customs twice (there and back). We had only 6 hours in transit. Are you sure it’s for everyone in transit? Usually the’d provide a hotel when the flight is delayed / cancelled only
I read years ago about airports that had box rooms, where you could stand, sit, sleep, eat. Seemed better than these coffins.
Some airports still have box rooms as you described (like Doha airport), some have these new capsules. For a 2-3 hours nap it’s worth it, and more secure than a regular lounge or airport chairs
How about the noise? with all the people
i have whatever the opposite of claustrophobia is called so these would be perfect
haha 😆 that’s funny, I was afraid to close it )
Agoraphobia, fear of huge (especially crowded) squares
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Do they replace sheets between each individual?
Yes! you can get a brand new set for yourself for a couple dollars extra fee.
Hi, I am landing at istanbul airport at midnight. I am a solo female traveller, ao for safety reasons I dont want to travel to city centre at midnight. So can I stay in these sleeping pods. Are these accessible for people who dont have transit flights.
Hm, good question. They never asked us for a boarding pass, but they are INSIDE the security. So as long as you don’t exit (don’t have luggage to pickup) probably you can use. Maybe it’s a good idea to contact them directly and ask
Did you find it to be hot inside the capsule or not so?
it wasn’t hot at all, the airport had a very comfortable temperature. Enjoy your trip!
@@CheckerTravel thank you
... how often are the bedding changed??
It’s changed for every new guest
Lol. Every 10th guest.
Cool 😱
thanks 🙏🏻❤️
Do you need special membership of something to access this?
Nope, just pay for the number of hours you want to stay there. It’s a bit more expensive this year though, so pls check ahead if it financially makes sense for you
9 Euro per hour after 7pm 6 Euro per hour during the day. Pretty expensive if you ask me. 8 hours X 2 people is $144 USD........at what point do you just go stay at YOTEL and get a read bed and room and show and all regular hotel amenities. A sleeping Pod should not cost this much money. I'd rather bring my hiking gear and comfortably sleep on the floor. Although with that you risk people stealing your stuff while you're asleep.
Your calculations make sense, but we only had 2-3 hours to sleep, so it totally made sense for us. These sleep pods are perfect for one person on short 4-8 hours layovers especially at night
If you have priority pass, you can sleep 3 hours free so keep in mind for next time
Thanks! That’s exactly what we did! ;) love using our Priority pass!
It is 10 USD per hour.
yep, it’s 9 euro per hour (7PM-7AM) and 6 euro per hour (7AM to 7PM). Blanket+pillow set was extra 2 euro. Hope this helps 👍🏻
Yes, quite important information. So the video title is just a lying click-bait
By looking I think need to bring light luggage .
This capsule hotel is inside the airport’s security zone, so you can only take carry-ons anyway. It has enough space for one carry-on + backpack.
I’m laughing while watching this. 😂 The acting of the guy is funny but so nice to watch. Btw is it inside the gate/immigration?
Thanks @Teacher Robi! 😍 yep, it’s inside the gate after security so works great for long transfers. The airport itself is like a huge shopping mall 👍🏻
It’s now about €22 an hour
Can you lock it once inside?
when we stayed there, you could not lock it, but you could slide and close it, and not sure I would want to lock it 🫣
😮❗✨👍
can we book it online?
It was first come first served. We waited for like 15 minutes to get our pods at night
@@CheckerTravel Thanks mate
After a long trip most of the travelers need a cold shower 🙂💔
Hi @ciowii At the beginning of the video we stay at IGA Lounge at the same airport- it had showers that were not crowded and very clean and private. (I took a shower here 👍🏻) They also have full dining service included. So maybe it’s something you’d prefer for your layover.
Japanes Could Live there whole life in these 😂
True, they love capsule hotels and all Japanese apartments are super small
perfect solution for farmed chickens
It's 20$ per hour now. That's way too expensive.
:((( so sad they increased the prices and are no longer offered with Priority pass.
if you sleep 10 hour, you pay 90 euros right?
Hi, Eduardo! It depends on the time of the day. The price is €6 between 07:00-19:00, and €9 between 19:00-07:00. If you want additional blanket and pillow, you’ll need to pay extra €2. We used it for free with our Priority Pass here which allows access for 2 people for 3 hours (we had only 2 hours before our flight to sleep which was still very helpful). Hope this helps 👍🏻
@@CheckerTravel Hello thank you for this helpful video. I had a few questions, you say you used your priority pass to get access for free. Are these pods located inside a lounge which needs an entry free? Like pay for lounge access and then pay extra €6-9 if you want to sleep in the pods? Also read that there is only 25 pods available which seems too less. How vacant were the pods? did you get in a queue?
Thank you
Then it is much cheaper to go to a real hotel.
@@bbkshrestha Hi Bibek, the Sleepod itself is considered to be a “lounge access” with Priority pass. you don’t need it, and there is no extra charge. It’s open for everyone for the per hour fee. We had to wait for like 10 minutes. It is mostly used for 2-4 hours short sleep
@@sick9990101 not really, this sleepod is in transit area, so it’s very convenient. Like we had only 8 hours in transit, so we used two lounges and had a short 2 hours sleep and it was just perfect. Can’t imagine going through security, customs, taking a ride to some hotel when you only have a short transit. The hotel makes sense when you have almost a day layover
Too expensive for long layovers, you can take instead a free shuttle to a $70 hotel for a whole night and day.
Coffins...not for me...scary is right....love to all...xxoo
super scary, I never closed them all the way up 😂 so for me it was like a baby bed
I am surprise that the capsule can fit all your luggage inside 😅
Hi Dalton, it was actually very roomy and secure 😁
I bought 2 hours and paid in advance. I was told there is also a wake-up service and they will wake me up. The place was nice, I took a good nap. But they forgot to wake me up. Good thing I woke up before my connecting flight, in total it was 4 hours. When I asked why I wasn't woken up, they insisted I would pay for the additional 2 hours. I obviously did not. Good thing they were not too persistent. Even if they were, I would have escalated it. I don't like being scammed, so there was no way I would pay for their mistake. It left a sour taste afterwards.
We were told there was no wakeup service right away, so glad you didn’t miss your flight!
I'd like to know how did you pre book the pod?
Nine euros per hour is ridiculous, smh, a 3 hr. nap for close to 30 euros just not worth it imho.
don’t want to upset you but they have increased prices for 2024. It’s now 15-22 euro per hour. Worth it? 🙄
@@CheckerTravel That would be a resounding NO, lol, definitely not worth it, I'll just find spot to lay down and catch a few z's ;?)
@@russell2449 We stayed when they were around $10, and frankly speaking it was worth it as you get a really nice and cozy rest. But for the current price, we’d go with a regular hotel instead for a long layover in Istanbul. They have lots of options
@@CheckerTravel Well if my 6-hr. layover were longer I might consider a hotel as well, the idea that they now charge much more, plus lots of niggling things like increasing prices late at night and charging extra for a pillow and blanket, just make me want to avoid giving them my business. Imo they're just taking advantage of people who are stuck late at night and don't have enough time to rent a room. ;?)
@@russell2449 they do, but most airport hotels do the same :( they are still not the most expensive airport hotel, so might work for 2-3 hours naps.
It is a coffin!
when you have a long transfer at night, it’s a great solution not to sleep on the floor )
Unless you are just messing with us putting on a goofy accent intentionally and use basic English, please take some English classes.