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HOTEL CAPSULA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hotel Industry
- Tourist Lodging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capsule hotel
1, record 1, English, capsule%20hotel
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A capsule hotel ... is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features a large number of extremely small "rooms" (capsules) intended to provide cheap, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require the services offered by more conventional hotels. 1, record 1, English, - capsule%20hotel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "pod hotel" or "micro hotel." 2, record 1, English, - capsule%20hotel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hôtellerie
- Hébergement (Tourisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hôtel capsule
1, record 1, French, h%C3%B4tel%20capsule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Hôtel] qui a la particularité d'optimiser au maximum l'espace d'occupation et dont les chambres se limitent donc à une simple cabine-lit. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4tel%20capsule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cabines de ces hôtels sont constituées d'un tube généralement en plastique ou en fibre de verre, ont une surface moyenne de deux mètres sur un pour une hauteur d'un mètre vingt-cinq et sont souvent équipées d'une télé [...] Ces capsules sont superposées par deux et alignées le long d'un couloir. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4tel%20capsule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «hôtel à microchambres». 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%B4tel%20capsule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hotelería
- Alojamiento (Turismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hotel cápsula
1, record 1, Spanish, hotel%20c%C3%A1psula
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hotel cápsula: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la expresión "hotel cápsula", en referencia a un hotel cuyos huéspedes se alojan en cubículos, se escribe en dos palabras y sin resalte, y su plural es hoteles cápsula. [...] También se usa a veces la denominación "hostal cápsula", a la que se le aplica lo dicho anteriormente, si es un hostal que cuenta con tales características. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hotel%20c%C3%A1psula
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