Bookworms will want to stay in this Tokyo hostel which has beds hidden behind bookshelves

Like curling up with a good book when you're on holiday? A new Tokyo hostel will let you bed down with 1,700 page-turners
The Book and Bed hostel
Liz Connor10 November 2015

Backpacking tourists with a penchant for page-turners will want to head to Tokyo this month to experience a hostel that’s not your usual steel bunk beds and ‘lights out at 10pm’ affair.

Dubbed an “accommodation bookshop”, Tokyo’s first Book and Bed hostel has just opened its doors this month to literary fans from all across the globe, housing more than 1,700 English and Japanese books and comics within its walls.

The cosy, wooden hostel, like any good bookshop, has books piled on shelves as far as they eye can see, with many snug spots for guests to curl up with their chosen title.

The hotel is outfitted to accommodate up to 30 guests, and has been designed to celebrate the “blissful experience of falling asleep” while tucking into a good book, according to the website.

Five-star travellers will want to note that the sleeping facilities are basic – don’t expect fluffy pillows and down duvets – with simple beds and pillows hidden behind the hostel’s bookshelves. Some guests will even have to access their sleeping pod by climbing library ladders.

Guests beds are hidden behind bookshelves

But despite the close dorm-like quarters and simple sleeping arrangements, one thing you’ll find right is the price – starting at around £19 per night. You’ll also get access to a shared bathroom and free Wi-Fi for your money, should you wish to contact the outside world.

But with a whole library at your fingertips, there's no better excuse to switch your phone to silent and put a good dent in Anna Karenina, The Goldfinch or any other long read you’ve been trying to make time for.

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