Capsule Hotel The Inn

This was my first time trying out a capsule hotel since I needed a place to stay for one day near Chiba. I am not sure how this compares to other capsule hotels but I must say this is pretty decent if you are just looking for a place to sleep at night while you spend the day outside. First off: Do NOT book a room using Booking dot com (or possibly other 3rd party apps). The reservation fees are MUCH higher. When I arrived and looked at the price list on the wall next to the receptionist counter, I realized that I could have paid only 60% of the price if I had made a reservation directly by phone or simply walked in. Pricing aside, the place is 3 minutes from the Chibachuo (Keisei-Chiba Line) and 6+ minutes from the Yoshikawakoen Station (Monorail). The Chiba JR station itself is further away than it looks on Google maps; around 15 minutes away so I won't recommend walking to that (which I tried on the first day). The hotel staff are helpful and know a bit of English. The locker room is on the first floor and you have to leave your baggage there. This means that every time you need access to your stuff, you'll have to go to your locker to pick them up. This is quite troublesome since the capsule beds are on the 3rd & 4th floor. A good idea would be to bring your toiletries and phone charger up with you overnight. Food is not allowed in the 3rd/4th floor capsule beds but the 5th & 6th floors are designated public lounge areas for you to eat or do any work. The top floor is actually the public bathing facility that is like the kind you find at an 'onsen'. Fortunately, there are toilets are every floor. Overall, this is a good place if you are on a budget and just need a place to sleep. The capsules themselves are actually rather comfortable, though the air ventilation fan in mine was very noisy and I had to leave it off.

Over my years of travel, logging on to TA is useful to find more information about the hotel. However, i noticed most travellers hardly comment how a traveller can access to and fro thr hotel. Direction is extremely important yet most travellers chose to ignore this aspects. The Inn capsule Chiba is nearby JR Chiba Chuo. So near but it may takes you one hour or 2 min to reach the hotel, former if you hit the wrong road. Take the Family mart exit. If you see Starbucks, you are on wrong road! Take left exit after you exit the station and walk along the railway line. Take the first right turn. You will see the capsule in 100m ahead.

The hotel is a male only hotel.Close to train,stores and many places to eat.Te staff speaks very little English but are very helpful.The capsules are cheap in price and always maintained every day.Robes,shaving items are given to you every night when you return to hotel.Vending machines with wide choice of items but your in Japan so eat out.Batrooms do need upgrade but pool and sauna are nice.Showers are 4feet up wall and you sit and bath under them.Stayed for 2 weeks and enjoyed it very much.Smoking allowed in lounge area.