CHINATOWN · WASHINGTON, DC
Sleep in the future.
Wake up in the middle of DC.
Private smart capsules with locking doors, steps from the National Mall, the museums, and the Chinatown Metro — at a fraction of hotel prices.
Best Price Direct
No booking-site fees when you reserve here.
Self Check-In, 24/7
GOKI smart-lock access straight from your phone.
Free High-Speed WiFi
Fast fiber WiFi everywhere — stream, upload, work.
3 Min to Metro
Gallery Place–Chinatown station around the corner.
Smart Locks on Lockers
Every locker has its own keypad smart lock — no padlock needed.
Luggage Drop
Free bag storage before check-in and after check-out.
Privacy Locked Door
Every capsule locks with your personal 4-digit code. Press ✱✱, your code, then #.
4′ × 4′ × 6′4″ Interior
Sit up and stretch out — real headroom above a full-size mattress.
Non-Slip Steps
Grippy ladder steps make upper capsules an easy climb — even half-asleep.
Universal Outlet + USB-C
Universal power socket and USB-C charging right at your pillow.
YOUR PRIVATE POD
Not a bunk bed.
A capsule.
Every guest gets a private smart capsule with a locking door — your own quiet, softly-lit cabin in the middle of the city. Close the door, dim the lights, and the hostel disappears.
- Locking privacy door with your own 4-digit code
- Universal outlet + USB-C right at your pillow
- Ambient LED lighting you control
- Room to sit up — 4′ × 4′ × 6′4″ interior
- Fresh linens and a real mattress
- Personal smart locker for your gear
Choose your space
Solo traveler, group trip, or somewhere in between — there’s a capsule for it.
Mixed Capsule Dorm
A co-ed room of 8 smart capsules. The classic hostel experience, upgraded.
Private Rooms
Private capsule rooms and full private rooms when you want it all to yourself.
Shared spaces that don't feel shared
Clean, modern, and actually nice to hang out in.
Full Kitchen
Cook like a local — granite counters, coffee station, everything you need.
Lounge
Smart TV, cozy corners, and space to meet fellow travelers.
Modern Bathrooms
Glass showers, hotel-clean, restocked all day.
Smart Lockers
Keypad lockers sized for a full backpack.
THE LOCATION
In the middle of everything
We’re at 512 I Street NW, in DC’s historic Chinatown — under the glow of the Friendship Archway and a short walk from almost everything you came to see.
- Gallery Place–Chinatown Metro — 3 min walk
- Capital One Arena — 5 min walk
- Convention Center — 7 min walk
- National Portrait Gallery — 6 min walk
- National Mall & Smithsonian museums — 15 min walk
Your capsule is waiting.
Book direct with us for the lowest rate — no middleman, no fees.
I STREET CAPSULE HOSTEL
512 I St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Chinatown
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