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Pods, bunks and very small rooms, each one planned down to the last shelf.
Wash, sleep, leave.
Tokyo, Japan
The brand name counts out a stay: an hour for the shower, seven for sleep, one for getting dressed. This branch is a few minutes from Kamata station in Ōta ward, which puts Haneda within easy reach for a dawn departure.
Pods run in tidy rows under soft light, and the décor barely strays from black, white and grey. Showers and basins are shared. Men and women are given separate floors.
A small room with a big window.
New York, United States
citizenM builds every room to one compact plan. The bed fills the room's full width, pushed against a floor-to-ceiling window; shower and toilet sit in glass-walled pods; and a tablet controls lighting, blinds, temperature and television.
On the Bowery that plan is stacked into a slim tower, so upper rooms look out over lower Manhattan.
Arrival is self-service at kiosks. Space the rooms lack, the shared floors make up for: a lounge set out like a library, and a bar on the roof.
Bunk beds, private bathrooms.
London, England
Wombat's is a hostel and says so openly, but its standards pull it into this list. Each dormitory has its own shower and toilet, the bunks are sturdy timber and every guest gets a locker. Twin and double rooms are there for anyone who would rather not share.
Downstairs there is a bar, a kitchen guests can cook in, washing machines and outdoor terraces. The Tower of London is the big neighbour, and Tower Hill station is ten minutes away on foot.