With the average cost of a hotel room in London costing around £250 a night – and not showing any signs of getting lower, either – most might think that a stay in the capital is a rarefied activity. However, the news that the Zedwell group of budget-conscious hotels have opened a mega-budget establishment in Piccadilly, the Zedwell Capsule Hotel, promises to be a game-changer. Hooray for anyone who wants an evening out in London and can’t face either the last train back or spending a week’s salary on a hotel.

The idea behind the Zedwell Capsule Hotel is that it maximises space while promising not to skimp on the basics. It draws on the pile-‘em-high ethos of Japanese capsule hotels by offering nearly a thousand beds, all of which are contained in vaguely dystopian-looking pods which have access to communal showers and loos. For a cost of between £30 and........

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