Rooms transform into mini theaters — The world’s most advanced capsule hotel

By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Department, compiled and reported

Capsule hotels have become a recent trend in accommodation and are now a choice for many travelers on business trips or vacations, but the quality varies considerably. Japan’s The Millennials Kyoto breaks away from the conventional impression, creating the world’s most advanced and spacious capsule hotel in Kyoto’s Kawaramachi area, where rooms even feature projectors for a mini-theater experience.

Traditional capsule hotels usually have two-tiered rooms with narrow beds that don’t allow you to stand up fully, and lack additional communal spaces. The Millennials Kyoto, however, offers fully independent rooms with ample space and beds, featuring adjustable and extendable mattresses, lockable pull-down doors, and—most impressively—a projector screen that descends with the door, instantly turning the room into a mini theater.

As a hotel billed as the most advanced capsule experience, the room facilities are controlled via a smart app — from adjusting the bed’s reclining angle to controlling the brightness of the lights, all can be done with a single touch.