Napping Centers

I’m not sure if this is an IdeaHO or just me begging for someone to do this. I need a place where I can pay for a nap by the hour. I’m not talking about a love hotel where you go to hook up.

I’m talking about a G rated nap.

Love hotels would be cool and all, but that’s another need for another time. I just want a stinking nap and I want it to be just as easy as ordering a Jamba Juice.

One nap with a music boost and blanket please.

I tried out the whole capsule thing in Osaka, Japan. They would totally work for naps here in the US. You’d just need a good set of earplugs. The walls were too thin and you could hear everything going on around you, but with some plugs, a nice blanky and some soothing tunes, off to ZzZz land you could go. For most people though, the idea of being in a room the size of two coffins is scary. Maybe they need to be the size of small shipping containers?

For the folks scared of small spaces and who don’t have issues taking naps in a more open space, a solution in NY appeared over the last two years that has you laying in a chair. I personally can’t sleep in a chair unless I’m zombie tired. Not even with a reflexology boost.

What I could get down with, is this whole energy pod business shown here below. I could probably go to sleep in a chair if a big gigantic space-aged looking dome was pulled over my head. That might be just the trick.

But seriously though, what about old fashioned bunk beds or tents?

I can’t be alone with this napping need. Is the $20 price tag too much to pay for a night of tiredless partying or work enjoyment?

Next time I’m in NY I’m trying out the pod and I’ll report back on my napping success.

One Comment

  1. Posted August 15, 2008 at 8:32 am | Permalink

    I am totally with you on this!!! At MacWorld, there was an area with 10 of the sleep chairs — and there was a line!

    Key for the nap biz is to have it downtown somewhere, near the work that you need to get back to directly afterwards.

    Heck, to merge it with another IdeaHO, we could have a laundromat/napzone combo, too…

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