The Green Marmot Hotel in Zurich has a lot of potential; itâs in a central location and offers a budget-friendly capsule experience that sounds appealing on paper. But in reality, the hotel suffers from poor organization and design choices that make the stay more frustrating than enjoyable.
First off, the layout is inconvenient. The luggage lockers are in a completely different area from the sleeping capsules. This forces guests to go back and forth unnecessarily,pick your clothes from one space, go shower somewhere else, then get dressed and finally walk again to where you sleep. Itâs disjointed and inefficient. Why not have the lockers near the sleeping pods, or at least in the same area?
The sleeping capsules themselves are another issue. Instead of having doors or solid shutters, they only come with a thin, see-through curtain. This means thereâs little to no real privacy, especially with hallway lighting and other guests walking past. A proper capsule should allow you to feel enclosed and secure,not exposed.
Then the walls are thin so can easily hear from your neighbors!
The showers were especially annoying. Theyâre tiny,barely enough space to turn around or bendâand they use fixed, overhead rain-style heads. This forces you to wash your hair whether you want to or not. A simple hand shower would give guests more control and comfort, especially when you just want a quick wash.
To make things worse, the hotel doesnât offer any real support for early arrivals. If you g