Bookstore-Themed Tokyo Hotel Has 1,700 Books And Sleeping Shelves Next To Them
Some people love books, while other get put to sleep by them. Book and Bed Tokyo, a bookstore-themed hotel located on the seventh floor of a high-rise in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro neighborhood that opens its doors on November 5th, is perfect for both. Designed by Makoto Tanijiri and Ai Yoshida of Suppose Design Office, it promises to be the best place to curl up with a good book and fall asleep.
The ‘Compact’ compartment measures 205 x 85 centimeters (80.7 x 33.5 inches), and the ‘Standard’ is 205 x 129 centimeters (80.7 x 50.8 inches); the price per evening can be 3,800 to 6,000 yen (US$32 to $50), depending on the size of accommodations. On opening day, there will be 1,700 English and Japanese language books available, but the hotel plans to eventually expand its library to 3,000.
More info: bookandbedtokyo.com (h/t: rocketnews24)
Traveling bookworms will soon have a new place to stay in Tokyo
The Book and Bed has 1,700 English and Japanese Language books
Bookshelf-beds provide an interesting place to sleep
The compartments are small, but the price is right for such a prime location!
Eventually, there will be over 3000 books
Book and Bed Tokyo opens its doors on November 5th
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They just need to add some free-roaming cats, and I'm there for life! :-D
Incredible idea. Amazing! :) It should be implemented in the whole world.
This idea could be modified by hotels in places where space is not quite a premium. They could build more spacious, but still small, living quarters (like studio apartments) on the "outside" of a central reading room. Also institute a "no reading in the bathrooms" policy.
Where are the bathrooms and who gets to showers first? Love the idea of books instead of tv's, but I am a proud and spoiled American, and I want my privacy. Wouldn't it be nice not to have to hear tv from the rooms above, below and next to you? Holiday Inn, are you reading this???
It certainly beats a Capadocia troglodyte bed :) Great idea - the scent of old books cannot be beat
shure. because they want couples to spend their honeymoons or anything there, where people want to read in peace and quiet.
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Incredible idea. Amazing! :) It should be implemented in the whole world.
This idea could be modified by hotels in places where space is not quite a premium. They could build more spacious, but still small, living quarters (like studio apartments) on the "outside" of a central reading room. Also institute a "no reading in the bathrooms" policy.
Where are the bathrooms and who gets to showers first? Love the idea of books instead of tv's, but I am a proud and spoiled American, and I want my privacy. Wouldn't it be nice not to have to hear tv from the rooms above, below and next to you? Holiday Inn, are you reading this???
It certainly beats a Capadocia troglodyte bed :) Great idea - the scent of old books cannot be beat
shure. because they want couples to spend their honeymoons or anything there, where people want to read in peace and quiet.
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