Hataraco Living Chichibu Satellite

Small but totally sufficient and enough privacy. I didn’t expect anything nice but the bed was comfortable, the place was clean, and you still got free slippers, towels, toothbrush…etc. also the staff was very helpful and polite! The co-working space is also decent and pleasant to be in. It’s a good business model.

Location is convenient for Chichibu Station, but about 10-15 minutes walk from Seibu-Chichibu They have coin lockers for you to leave your luggage if you arrive early. Price depends on the size of your luggage. Place is very clean, the capsule beds are very roomy (you have your futon and some extra space next to you and a locker.) It's also higher than most capsule hotels so very comfortable head space room. Shower takes quite a long time to heat up and it's not a hot as I would like for winter, but you the AC in powder room area and in your room are adjustable so you can be properly warmed after! Kitchen is clean and has a lot of cooking utensils but no oil or salt. Very clean! Also has some pamphlets on Chichibu which helped me plan the rest of my stay. It got very cold though as the kitchen isn't heated. If you don't read Japanese or have a Japanese phone number, it would be difficult to enter the building for check in on the first place as the door is locked. You'll have to wait until someone opens the door from the other side. All communication with the staff was in Japanese.