B1 – Intermediate
Siesta is an old Spanish tradition. With the advent of technology and amidst the fast-paced city life, a Spanish company opened a place for taking naps.
This Madrid-based nap bar said on their website, “The siesta is considered one of those small pleasures of life, especially recommended in every way for its clear health benefits”.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about this interesting public napping space.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about Siesta & Go’s nap bar?
- Would you be interested in visiting a nap bar? Why? Why not?
- Are you able to sleep anywhere? Why? Why not?
- Do you think that naps are beneficial for one’s health? Why? Why not?
- Are there napping spaces in your town or city? If so, please describe how they work. If not, do you think there should be one? Why? Why not?
12 replies on “Public Napping Space in Madrid”
1. What do you think about Siesta & Go’s nap bar? Sounds like a fantastic idea to me. If you work split shifts and work far from home, it would be great for you.
2. Would you be interested in visiting a nap bar? Why? Why not? Although it’s a good idea, I wouldn’t go there because I don’t nap. Also, if I were to take a nap, I would do it at home.
3. Are you able to sleep anywhere? Why? Why not? I couldn’t sleep anywhere. In order to sleep I need a private place.
4. Do you think that naps are beneficial for one’s health? Why? Why not? Depends on the person. Napping has been shown to have great health benefits if you don’t oversleep.
5. Are there napping spaces in your town or city? If so, please describe how they work. If not, do you think there should be one? Why? Why not? In my city there are no places like that. I think it would be a good initiative and that it would be successful because in my city there are few quiet places to rest.
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1. What do you think about Siesta & Go’s nap bar?
I think that is good idea, are necessary places, because in big cities you don’t have space when you can release.
2. Would you be interested in visiting a nap bar? Why? Why not?
I think that if I work in a big city, is very probably that I use it; because maybe I would need stop and relax for a short time and build up energy for the rest of day. I thinking or imagining that I have a long working day, and this would be very benefit for me.
3. Are you able to sleep anywhere? Why? Why not?
Yes, of course. If I need it, I would doing.
4. Do you think that naps are beneficial for one’s health? Why? Why not?
Yes, sure. Because, you need stop and relax little bit for build up energy and continue with the day. may be you can´t sleep nap but you can take a moment for relax and disconnect.
5. Are there napping spaces in your town or city? If so, please describe how they work. If not, do you think there should be one? Why? Why not?
I don’t think. I haven’t seen it here, and I don’t know a space of nap. but I could imagine it as a space where silence is heard, a quiet space, very relaxed. maybe with background music. but I don´t know.
And about if there should be one; maybe, always you would found
to people that could made use of this type services. I consider that it isn’t a bad idea.
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1. What do you think about Siesta & Go’s nap bar? I think it’s a very good initiative and innovative! I don’t know any other bar offering this service in Spain.
2. Would you be interested in visiting a nap bar? Why? Why not?Honestly, I wouldn’t pay to take a nap. It is not something essential for me, despite I really enjoy a nap when I can do it (only on weekends and holidays).
3. Are you able to sleep anywhere? Why? Why not? No, not anywhere. I need a very quite environment. But when I find it, it’s not hard to me falling slept in a while. I use to take naps at home, but I also took it in the beach, in the country over a soft grass…
4. Do you think that naps are beneficial for one’s health? Why? Why not? Of course, I think so because it’s logical: if the stress is bad for health, such an opposite thing like a nap should be good.
5. Are there napping spaces in your town or city? If so, please describe how they work. If not, do you think there should be one? Why? Why not? Haha! I promise! until this question, I I never heard a bar like this in my city, Barcelona, but now I have discovered that it really exists! Its website does not explain how works but it seems a usual bar where you have spaces to sleep, not like Nap & Go in Madrid where you pay per time.
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1. I think it’s an original idea for tourism. Honestly, I think most people using this service might be foreign, because most Spanish people has not the possibility to take a nap. I think only old people are able to keep this tradition, and they would do it at their homes.
2. It could be, but just for curiosity. I would like to know how they keep a calm ambient and how many people use it. Of course, I would visit this place in a weekend…
3. Yes, I have this superpower. I think it is due to I’m used to travel a lot for work, which means I get up early and sleep late. That situation in addition to the lovely train/flight movement, are perfect to me to fall sleep. But wen I’m in a friend house, or a familiar house, or any extraordinary situation, I’m able to sleep too. I use to be always the last one getting up…
4. I think it depends of the person. In my personal case, I don’t think so because I have a very deep sleeping so If I take a nap, then I’m not able to sleep at night.
5. After reading the post, I have to say yes, because I live in Madrid, but I didn’t know about this place. I think 1 is enough for Madrid because I don’t think much people have the opportunity for using this. I think it is useful in a big city as Madrid but not in other Spanish cities.
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1. I think is a very different company with an original service. I think the place should be very strategic, allocated in a place with a lot of offices, in order to allow people to go if they are near.
2. I am not interested on it. I do not like sleep with people who I do not know, and usually I do not have this time, even if it is near my offcie.
3. I am able to sleep anywhere, I can relax when I try it. For example during every trips, I can sleep without any problem in the trains or planes.
4. I think are beneficial, but not mandatory in order to have a productive evening. Maybe depends on each person.
5. I live in Madrid, so following the article it already exists. I did not hear about it before. I do not have information about if the people frequently go.
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1. This is the first time I hear this new. I didn’t know about this place in Madrid.
I don’t like it. Because I think the best place for a nap is your house.
2. No, I would not be interested in visiting a nap bar. I don’t like the idea. As commented previously, I think the best place for a nap is your house or sofa. I think the same as the person interviewed in the reportage: It’s a Spanish tradition, but I think it’s more of a legend than a tradition.
3 I’m not able to sleep anywhere.
4. Yes, I think that naps are beneficial for one’s health: for example less stress… but always short naps and no longer naps.
5. No, I think no nap bars in my city.
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