THE CAPSULE Myeongdong

Good points - The bed itself was comfortable and the floor for the most part was quiet. It's in a good location, with easy access to most sight seeing areas.Bad points - Not very good for female travellers in my opinion. There is no point in getting a bed in an all female floor when anyone can access it. Not to mention, there is only one floor to take a shower and it is mixed. If you are a woman that doesn't like sharing such facilities with the opposite gender, definitely avoid. ALSO - I notice some Muslim women staying. Please be aware that the showers are mixed and I'm sure in Islam, it is not acceptable to share such a space with the opposite gender, making this capsule not Muslim friendly.The free shampoo and body wash they provide is male shampoo and body wash. You can tell by the smell. Also, it's clear that they don't clean that much. The same shower mats will just lay there for DAYS soaking wet. The mirror area has used brushes and a used hair iron which is completely unhygienic! The receptionist area is also cluttered with boxes and random bottles. Sometimes, the elevator will also be full of random things because the owner forget about them I guess. Also, this is personal, but my capsule had some insects on the wall and in the towel they provided. They are "cleaning" but not good enough. Even though this is a capsule hotel, I want them to consider basic hygiene and think -- "would I be comfortable living like this in my own home?" If they honestly think the way they clean is good enough, I suggest staying somewhere else.

The showers aren’t the cleanest. Lockers are spacious (fit 2 carry on sized bags with plenty of room to spare). The room ac was at 21 degrees. Highlight was the bed. Nice mattress and blanket, working fan, and fully closing + locking door. The staff are not at the front desk very often.

This capsule hotel is not a youth hostel. It is far from it. There is no interaction between the different people present.Then it's a capsule because we are each in our own closed spaces. But there is no bunkering of the women's dormitory. Then we are in Korea, it should be fine in terms of security.Access is difficult, I took a photo of the route on foot at exit 9 or 7 eudjeril4..The check is also unusual. Our reservations are placed on the front door. We have to take them and limit ourselves to reading the instructions. The receptionist seems not to want to help but in the end, despite his less than cheerful appearance he is friendly.Once you have read the instructions, you must follow them and everything will be fine afterwards.The capsule is clean, a towel was present.In the vestibule are the changing rooms with a coded padlock, but I never managed to open them. me and the chests are surely doomed to remain closed apparently, wherever I am on the planet.There is a shelf with things left by predecessors. I left several things myself which I hope will be useful.If you have a problem with the padlock, no need to go see the receptionist we have the explanations with the QR code a key at the bottom allows you to open the locker room.Regarding the B1 shower yes mixed it should be fine also the shower cabins are individual.Cleanliness is all relative but that is more the fault of the customer.The shower cubicle is dilapidated. For the floor there are slides. The carpet should disappear because it is a breeding ground for microbes.There are towels, hair dryers available. Yes, ladies in front of their boys. The toilets are on the floor, on the landing. Absolutely not practical but it could be ok.The capsule is long and the height allowed me to stretch my legs without problem.The downside is the noise of the air conditioning. Unbearable and second downside still the customer who does not know how to be correct then there is no curfew, no check time. since the reservation papers which also allow you to have the code of the entrance are glued to the door. so everyone returns at the time they want.In short, it is not a capsule strictly speaking because the capsules are protected when there is a female dormitory.Then, you don't have to be paranoid otherwise it will be complicated for you. You have to trust, we are in Korea. The country is safe.but it was nice. Then I won't go back but nice while it lasted.

Depressing, inpersonal, insecure.The hostel is completely automated. There is no staff. This comes at the expense of the safety and security of the patrons:1. Welcome forms with patrons’ names and the passcode into the building are just taped to the front door. Anyone walking by could just see the passcode and get into the building.2. The front door is almost never locked anyway.3. The lockers can be easily stolen from. There are reset keys available on the first floor that anyone can just take and use to unlock all of the lockers. I’m not kidding.4. There’s only one shower area for both men and women. I went down there to take a shower and a girl was freaking out about it. I don’t blame her. It’s inappropriate to put women in that position, especially in a building with no staff.Additionally, the rooms are barely air conditioned, and the capsules do not have enough air flow. You have the choice to close the door of your capsule and suffocate, or sacrifice your privacy to sweat slightly less. Mattress, your single pillow, blanket, all suck. The building feels like a haunted house. It’s not particularly clean, probably because there’s no management to ensure the cleaners actually do their job well, no place to sit or commune, incredibly anti-social and sort of depressing. Even the street it's on feels strangely desolate and abandoned.

There was air conditioning and there were shops nearby The door closed very noisily …

There was air conditioning and there were shops nearby The door closed very noisily …

Do not book this anytime outside of winter. It's Jun 14 1130pm and 29C inside. You will not sleep.Update: back for night #2 and it's 27C, hotter inside capsule. Every guest on this floor is complaining. I told reception when I was leaving this morning and clearly there is no solution. AVOID AT ALL COSTSResponse to property: then you should of moved guests to another floor, or book people at nearby places. It was 3 to 4 people since not all pods were full. People told me it was the same previous night before I arrived. It's shame on property to knowingly assign people to floor with major issue.

good

very bad. No people are in the front desk when I arrived at 16：00 pm. He say the front dest would be closed after 6：00pm

Very good for fews days. Good localisation, safe localisation. Bed comfortable and nice to have our own space.