{"id":7322,"date":"2011-01-19T18:01:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T18:01:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:37:02","slug":"shanghai-makes-room-for-china-s-first-capsule-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7322","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai makes room for China&#8217;s first capsule hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>China&#8217;s very first capsule hotel has checked into the city of Shanghai, offering low-budget travellers another option with very attractive room rates.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Located near Shanghai&#8217;s Railway Station, the Xi Tai Capsule Hotel is China&#8217;s very first capsule hotel, modelled after those in Japan. Xi Tai Capsule Hotel owner Ta Zan said: &#8220;We are officially the first capsule hotel in mainland China. <\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gp6mgEnKd8I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 68-room no-frills hotel provides free lockers, a public lavatory, showers and a smoking room.  Measuring 1.1 metres in breadth and height and 2.2 metres in length, a capsule room &#8212; which can be booked by the hour &#8212; can comfortably accommodate one person.<\/strong> It also comes with its own flat screen TV and free wireless Internet service. &#8220;The basic check-in fee is US$4.40 (28 yuan) and then it&#8217;s US$0.60 per hour,&#8221; Mr Ta said.  &#8220;The guest will be charged a maximum of US$13.30 if he stays between 15 and 24 hours.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/stories\/lifestylenews\/view\/1105254\/1\/.html\" title=\"SOURCE\">SOURCE<\/a><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s very first capsule hotel has checked into the city of Shanghai, offering low-budget travellers another option with very 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