Asia’s esports hotels woo gamers with dorm-like rooms, big monitors and instant noodles
Think the ultimate gamer getaway – rooms with beds, food, huge monitors and no nagging parents. In China, this is a typical weekend escape
Zhu Hao, an office worker in his early twenties, recently checked into a hotel in Shenzhen for a weekend escape with a couple of buddies.
Their plan: play video games until early morning, order food in and maybe take a break with a quick massage in the southern Chinese city.
“It’s boring to play by myself,” said Zhu, who loves gaming getaways so much they have become a near-weekly routine. “And here at the hotel, my parents can’t nag me or interrupt my gaming.”
It offers dorm-like rooms with as many as five bunk beds, and luxe gaming set-ups with huge monitors and comfortable padded chairs.
To keep gamers fuelled, its pantry is stocked with a variety of instant noodles and other snacks.
