Capsule Hotels

Bobobox is an Indonesian capsule brand, and its Malioboro hotel sits on Jalan Malioboro, the city's best-known shopping street. Step out and you are among the stalls and the evening crowds.

Pods come as singles or doubles. Some sit on an upper level, others at floor height, and each one is enclosed rather than curtained. The brand leans on technology, with pod settings such as lighting handled by the guest. Shared bathrooms and a lounge complete the floor.

Long layovers are the reason this place exists. Kepler Club runs sleeping pods inside Sabiha Gökçen Airport, on Istanbul's Asian side, within the international transit area.

Guests book by the hour. A pod gives a flat bed, a door that closes and a quiet space between flights. Showers and a lounge sit alongside. It is a short-stay format, built for travellers who never leave the terminal.

Susukino is Sapporo's entertainment district, and Capsule Inn Sapporo sits a minute's walk from its subway and tram stops. This is one of the city's older capsule hotels. It has the feel of one.

Capsules stand in two tiers along shared rooms, each with its own small television and air conditioning. The real draw is downstairs: large public baths and saunas, welcome after a cold night in Hokkaido. It accepts men only.