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New York's latest napping destination Nap York expands to meet demand

Podspreading

New York's latest napping destination Nap York expands to meet demand

Nap York, a nap and meditation center that recently launched in New York City, has just completed an expansion of its rent-by-the-hour sleeping pods and a renovation of its yoga and lounge facilities.

Part of the growing trend of meditation studios and wellness centers cropping up around New York City, the Midtown napping location opened in late February 2018, promising New Yorkers and tourists alike a secluded respite from the surrounding neighborhood.

In the renovation, and probably due to popular demand, Nap York expanded the number of pods available from 7 to 29.

Due to budget constraints, the design and renovation was conducted in house.

The “Pods” are split into three categories: Stacked Pod, Standalone Pod, and VIP Pod. As the names suggest, the nap cubicles range in size and arrangement, with the stacked pods being similar to Japanese kapuseru hoteru, or capsule hotels.

Each pod is built out of locally sourced reclaimed wood, both plain and painted charcoal black, faintly illuminated by dotted LED lights fashioned to resemble a miniature constellation. Ringing each row of pods is a course of hanging vegetation, a component of the more than 250 plants found throughout the location.

Nap York’s “Egg Chair” (Jonathan Hilburg/AN)

The renovation includes the installation of cocoon-like “egg chairs” and workstations in the Yoga Studio & Lounge.

Located on 36th Street & 7th Avenue, one of Manhattan’s busier corners, Nap York has successfully cut off the Midtown racket through the complete soundproofing of the building.

Ongoing improvement of Nap York’s rooftop (Jonathan Hilburg/AN)

Currently, Nap York is hoping to add a greenhouse and hydroponic farm to its rooftop lounge, which currently consists of hammocks and communal tables built of reclaimed wood.

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