The idea is to allow city people to take a nap in the middle of the day.
I came up with this idea when I was walking to work one day. I was tired and half asleep, and I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if I could just take a nap here?” Then I said, “Hey, may be if we have a place for people to take a nap in the middle of the day, it would be great!”
In some countries, companies have what they call a power nap. Employees can nap for around fifteen minutes during lunch break and the nap helps them refresh themselves. The nap time may be short but it is potent. Fifteen minutes can help go a long way.
In the city that never sleeps, New York City people often has less sleep than necessary. Insufficient sleep causes fatigue, tiredness, hallucination, and increased chances of error at work.
My idea was to create a comfortable environment with nap stations where people can lie down and nap. The napping stations will have soft music and a gentle alarm. The soft music is to ease the person to sleep mode and the alarm wakes up the person gently.
Scenario:
John is very tired at work and did not get enough sleep last night. During his lunch break, he walks over to City Nap and picks a Nap Station. He sets the alarm for fifteen minutes and lies down for a nap. The soft music helps him ease into his nap. Fifteen minutes later, the alarm sounds gently and wakes him up. John feels refreshed and returns back to work.
Business Implementation:
This business would require a lot of retail space and equipment. The price for each Nap Station use has to be low enough to attract customers.
Update:
I did a search on Google and saw that someone else has already implemented this business idea. It’s called MetroNaps (http://www.metronaps.com).
