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Given that some morning commutes are like military campaigns, some work day interactions are like spiritual flayings, and some evenings are marathons of drinking and eating and drinking some more, it might very well be that our sleep time needs to become a part of our daytime. The NY Post mentions MetroNaps, a midtown power-nap-orium, which hopes to become a destinations for stressed-out New Yorkers who need to rest. MetroNaps has 2001-looking "napping pods" in their Empire State Building space, where they charge $14 - or the price of a drink at a chichi bar - for a 20-minute nap (only 20 minutes, because, as anyone who has fallen asleep on a couch knows, more than 20 minutes makes you groggy). Hmm. It's a great idea, but we wonder, with building security the way it is these days, how long the actual trip would take. If you work in midtown and walk over, you still need to wait in line to be allowed up. Has anyone gone there? Gothamist has been in favor of "mid-afternoon nap" since since pre-school. We just think that napping venues need to be even more easily accessible - like over a Starbucks, for instance. Or under the desk, as in the Seinfeld episode, The Nap where George has Jerry's contractor build him a special napping spot under his desk.
The MetroNaps website; you can reserve for napping time, as well as get special monthly or yearly passes. And there are corporate programs too.
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i'm going to be the first to sound off and say how stupid i think this is. so silly, it's comical. love the three step method to taking a MetroNap(TM). if i were going to spend $65 a month, i might get a Thermorest(TM) matress pad or Aero(TM)inflatable bed and keep it in my cubicle, or maybe visit an hourly hotel (are there any more around?), or better yet, the latest in napping technology has come to the workplace! Read all about it at http://www.napping.com/napping-day.html.
I think it is actually a good idea... not that I would actually spend the money on it at this point, but if I had money to burn, I certainly would. For people with a long commute home, if they have time to kill, it's a great way to rest up in between events/work, or whatever. I actually was discussing the idea with a friend of mine, when going to and from the city and queens was not practical. Instead I am left to find some poor soul who wants to take me in and let me relax/kill time in their apartment till I can get to my next destination.
I'd try it, but I think I'd ruin everyone else's naps with my snoring. How well do the pods' white-noise generators work?
Is your money refundable if you dont fall asleep, kinda defeats the whole purpose, or do they give u a dose of pills that lasts exactly 20 mins, dumb idea...
I've found a spot at the end of my cubicle land at work that was apparently supposed to be used for overflow temp workers. Since the economy ain't great there are no temps, just this nice, hidden space full of aeron chairs. I slip back there for a nice catnap in the middle of the day all the time. With a set of headphones it's easy to block out the ringing phones...When I'm not actively asleep at my desk that is. My office also has "privacy rooms" with these little chaise lounges which can be used for napping, but they have been mainly used by moms with infants and there's a distinct sour milk/baby smell, so I avoid them.
i wonder how gross those pods will get after a few hundred people lay on them.... ew! what if some greasy hipster lays on it before you? hopefully there are disposable papers that you can use or something.. but then you will get that weird deli/doctors office feel. hmm. it has to be more sanitary than my usual office hangover napping spot, the bathroom stall.
You know.. If it's warm outside, you can just take a nap in the park. And it's free!
I have been preaching to co-workers for about 10 years now that each company should install the "Corporate Nap" in shifts during the day....like 12:15-12:35, and then 12:40-1pm. Kindo of in jest, but mostly serious. I know I'd feel better in the afternoon after a little power nap....but I'm not about to pay for it, that's for certain.
I went to MetroNaps, for the novelty of it.
There was no line; you simply have to go through a metal detector before getting on an elevator. The long line is for tourists going to the observation deck.
Anyways, it was interesting. White-noise-filled room and that podlike chair, which was comfortable. I didn't fall asleep, but I did get kind of drifty. They claim that half-asleep state is just as good if not better than full sleep.
Normally, I nap in my office. But it's often too noisy. I seriously considered buying a MetroNap membership -- with that you can go once a day every day at no charge (more than your initial fee)-- because of the quiet in that room.
They must have heard my babble during my nap. I have had this idea for the longest time. We need to get some competition going and drive the price down. I would do it for $5 dollars!
JM-Brilliant!
i would love to go into that room of nappers in their peaceful state and just start screaming bloody hell. that would be so funny.
rachelle: you are a hoot. Great person to have around.
Rachelle send me your email. I would like you at my fall Halloween party. You can scare the bad spirits away for us. Hallowe-en@mailinator.com
I popped by yesterday, since I'm an avid power napper and often find myself wanting a 20-minute refresher in the mid-afternoon (waking up at 5 takes its toll after a while). I was also intrigued because I had read that the concept had been rolled out in Spain for busy white-collar workers missing their siestas.
A disappointing experience...building security wasn't sure which floor they were on (31st? 24th?), and I did have to go through ESB's airport-like security search. Once I arrived on the correct floor (24, I think), I discovered that the business was closed on Saturdays. Looking through their doors, it appeared that the sleeping pods and other equipment were haphazardly stored...one pod next to what looked like a gym's storage cubicles, and a soda bottle on the reception desk.
Not the best way to open a business that's getting good publicity...I would have thought they would have sought out an accessible, ground-level location.
CAN I BUY ONE OF THESE PODS FOR MY HOME USE? HOW MUCH ARE THEY PER POD?
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