カプセルホテルグロリア
This property is best suited for male budget travellers seeking an onsen experience in Beppu, provided they do not have tattoos and do not require reliable internet access or strong air conditioning.
Capsule Hotel Gloria in Beppu offers a straightforward capsule experience with the added benefit of an on-site natural hot spring. The capsules are enclosed with doors, providing a degree of privacy, though they cannot be locked from the outside. Guests appreciate the friendly staff and the property's convenient location. However, the Wi-Fi is reported to be unreliable and slow, making it unsuitable for work, and the capsules themselves can get hot due to a lack of individual air conditioning. A notable restriction is the strict tattoo policy, which prohibits guests with tattoos from using the onsen, with no alternative shower facilities available. The property is exclusively for male guests.
♀ Reviews explicitly state this is a male-only property.
Stations & airport.
Distances measured from the hotel. Walking times assume a gentle pace with a backpack.
- Beppu428 m5 min walk
- Higashi-Beppu1.2 km15 min walk
Eleven dimensions of capsule life, read from 51 reviews.
Noise & sleep
One guest reported significant noise from a kickboxing gym located directly above the capsules, which was audible during their session.
“Oh yeah and I found out at 7pm that there is a kickboxing gym right above. I could hear every single kick being thrown during their session…”
Pod comfort
Guests report issues with air conditioning not reaching the capsules, leading to them being quite hot. There are also comments about the narrowness of the capsules and a protruding step at the entrance.
“there’s no air conditioning that reaches the capsules so it gets quite hot”
“空調の調整が出来ないので、かなり暑かった”
“カプセルホテルなので部屋の狭さはしょうがないが、入り口の出っ張り•段差は気を付けないとぶつけたり転んだりする。”
Privacy
The capsules are noted to have doors for security, which is a positive for privacy. However, the individual capsules cannot be locked from the outside, with only a small locker provided for valuables.
“カプセルホテルなのにドア付きでセキュリティも確保。”
“you can’t lock your room when outside of it, instead a small locker is provided.”
Cleanliness
Cleanliness receives mixed reviews; while some found the rooms clean, others noted that bathrooms and washbasins, especially in the mornings, lacked proper cleaning.
“the bathrooms lacked cleanliness.”
“cleaning is a bit lacking”
“部屋が綺麗”
Shared bathrooms
The property features an onsen, which is a major draw and praised for its quality. However, a strict tattoo policy means guests with tattoos cannot use the bathing facilities, and there are no alternative showers. Some guests also found the onsen area to be small.
“有温泉，人不多，很不错。”
“温泉の泉質がいい。”
“The tattoo/onsen policy isn’t stated anywhere on the listing, but the entire bathing area is off-limits if you have tattoos, and since there’s no separate shower, that means no showering at all.”
Luggage storage
There is a locker room, with one review mentioning its spaciousness. However, individual lockers are described as small.
“ロッカールームの広さ。”
“instead a small locker is provided.”
Staff & check-in
Staff are consistently praised for being helpful, friendly, and kind, with one guest noting their willingness to receive and hold packages.
“服务人员很热情。”
“Staff was helpful and friendly.”
“The staff were nice and helpful. They also allowed me to get packages sent there and held onto them for me.”
Location & access
The location is generally considered great, offering good access to various places.
“Great location.”
“いろんな所へのアクセス。”
“The location and the onsen were incredible”
Wifi & working
The Wi-Fi is reported to be very poor, often dropping and being too slow for basic tasks like streaming or work. The lounge area is also not suitable for laptop use.
“Very poor Wifi.”
“the WiFi is unusable for any real work (under 5Mbps in the rooms and it keeps dropping. Can’t even load a YouTube video for example)”
“The lounge isn’t set up for laptop use either.”
Atmosphere
The property is described more as an onsen with sleeping capsules rather than a social hostel, lacking a kitchen or proper living room. The common area's layout is also noted as not ideal for social interaction.
“This place is essentially an onsen that also has capsules to sleep in. No kitchen area, no proper living room, etc… If that’s what you’re after and you have no tattoos, maybe it works.”
“共有スペースのイス、テーブルの配置をもう少し変えても良いかも。（テレビを見てる人ほぼいない）”
Value for money
Guests generally find the property to offer good value for money, with several mentioning the affordable prices, especially on weekends.
“性价比”
“お値段。”
“週末佛心價”
The honest drawbacks, from guests.
- poor Wi-Fi
- no air conditioning in capsules
- strict tattoo policy for onsen
- male-only property
- noise from gym above
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