Close-up of a room with bunk beds and sleeping boxes at risk of fire and explosion in Hanoi

TPO - Each room is about 15 square meters wide, with 3-4 bunk beds for 6-8 people. With a rental price of 1.5-1.8 million VND/person/month, this model brings in 5 times more profit than traditional rooms but has the potential risk of fire and explosion.

Recently, in Hanoi, the model of Sleep box (sleeping box) and bunk bed dormitories has appeared. Accordingly, each room is from 12m2-20m2 wide and is divided into many Sleep boxes. Each wooden Sleep box is 2.2m long, 1.2m wide, 1.5m high, bunk bed style with full amenities such as blankets, mattresses, desks, wardrobes... Some owners instead of using Sleep boxes use bunk beds (like student dormitories) and install curtains to create private space for tenants. On average, each Sleep box will cost from 1.5 million - 1.8 million VND/month/bed.

In fact, most of the Sleep box rental buildings are individual houses, renovated and divided into "sleeping boxes" or bunk beds, so fire prevention is not guaranteed. Moreover, "transforming" houses into Sleep boxes also increases population density, potentially posing risks to security, order and fire prevention.

The 5-storey house at address 25, lane 64, alley 49 Huynh Thuc Khang street (Dong Da district) is advertised for rent with dormitory bunk beds, with a price of 1.9 million VND/person/month.

The first floor is for parking and cooking, the second, third, and fourth floors are for living rooms. Each floor has 3-4 bunk beds, or 8 beds. The rental price is 1.9 million VND/person/month, so this room with 8 beds has a monthly revenue of 15.2 million VND, 5 times higher than renting a traditional room.

According to the leader of the People's Committee of Lang Ha Ward (Dong Da District), in the ward there are a number of businesses providing accommodation services such as sleeping boxes or bunk beds like dormitories. Regarding facility No. 25, Alley 64, Lane 49 Huynh Thuc Khang, the People's Committee of the ward will immediately coordinate to inspect fire prevention and fighting.

House No. 1, Alley 119/Lane 111, Tan Trieu Street (Tan Trieu Commune, Thanh Tri District) also rents out bunk beds. The house has an area of ​​about 40 square meters, 4 floors high. The first floor is for parking and cooking; the second and third floors are for rent. Each floor has 2 rooms, 1 room with 3 bunk beds and 1 room with 2 bunk beds, the fourth floor is a drying area and 1 room. The rental price is 1.4 million VND/person/month for a room of 6 people and 1.6 million VND/person/month (room of 4 people).

Mr. Nguyen Van Lang, Vice Chairman of Tan Trieu Commune People's Committee (Thanh Tri District) said that in the commune, there is a case of bunk bed rental, which has been operating for more than 1 month. Currently, the Commune People's Committee is coordinating with the commune police force to conduct a fire prevention inspection of the Sleep box motel in alley 19, lane 111 Tan Trieu.

Tenant cooks on the first floor

House number 25, lane 73 Nguyen Trai (Khuong Trung ward, Thanh Xuan district) also rents out Sleep box rooms. The house is 5 stories high, each floor has 2 rooms, each room is about 15m2 - 20m2, with 4 bunk beds for rent at 1.6 million VND/person/month.

Currently, the People's Committee of Khuong Trung Ward requires the owner of the facility to fix fire prevention and control regulations and stop renting out crowded rooms. If the facility does not comply by June 30, the local government will enforce the decision.

A bunk bed boarding house is advertised in Cau Giay district.

Thanh Hieu

Source: https://tienphong.vn/can-canh-phong-tro-ke-giuong-tang-hop-ngu-nguy-co-chay-no-tai-ha-noi-post1648559.tpo