The Beauty of Small, Enclosed Spaces

Sorry for the drought of post­ings of late. Things get in the way.
There’s a unique concept hotel open­ing at Gatwick in July. Modeled on the com­pact sleep­ing spaces that I have always asso­ci­ated with Asia, they provide what they term ‘cab­ins.’ The Yotel provide upscale, high qual­ity space designed around human dimen­sions. The stand­ard or premium cab­ins offer 7 square metre spaces that pack in a comfy bed, a wash­room and enter­tain­ment facil­it­ies. The cab­ins are fit­ted out in what appears to a light airy style and offer the ulti­mate in con­veni­ence.
I love this concept. Unless you are enter­tain­ing in a hotel room, there has always seemed to a lot of wasted space. Effi­ciency and lux­ury seem to be a potent combo. Cab­ins start at 25pounds/4 hours and make lots of sense. It will be inter­est­ing to see how suc­cess­ful these become.

Thanks to Peter Rukavina for point­ing this one out.