A Japanese Luxury 'Hotel' Inside a Public Bathroom

The eternal dream of humankind – to enjoy room service while on the toilet – has finally come to fruition. Japan has debuted a small but luxurious hotel that's built around a fully functioning public bathroom.

The Nakanoshima Hotel is located in downtown Osaka on a sandbar fenced by two rushing rivers. It is a one-room facility with an ivory-sheeted bed, a spare-but-stylish desk, fresh-cut flowers and a prominent opening in the wall marked with a male figure on the right and female on the left. Through this opening a steady stream of citizens flow, looking to empty their bladders in rows of urinals and squat toilets.