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A nap bar opens in Spain for sleeping, not drinking

When you're halfway through exploring Spain's capital city and you really CBF walking all the way back to the hotel room for a three-hour siesta, just catch some z's in the city's nap bar.

When you’re halfway through exploring Spain’s capital city and you really CBF walking all the way back to the hotel room for a three-hour siesta, just catch some z’s in the city’s nap bar.

Yes, a nap bar, where drinking alcohol is off the tables, unless of course a shot of whiskey is your valium-equivalent.

Recently opened in Madrid’s business and commercial district, Nuevos Ministerios, Siesta&Go invites “busy, working locals” as well as travellers to get a little shut eye during the day.

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Sleepy patrons pay by the minute or hour and can choose from a napping pod, a private bedroom…

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or they can choose to relax in an armchair….

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Prices start from $12 for one hour in a top bunk, or $21 for a private room.

Not bad.

The establishment also has Wi-Fi for tourists who want to update their social media pages, newspapers, mobile chargers, yoga mats and study desks.

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Although Siesta&Go is the first-of-its-kind venue in Spain, these ‘nap’ establishments are popping up in countries such as the Philippines, Japan, the UK and more.

Would you pay $12 for a sleep break?