also: かんいしゅくはくしょ
simple lodging house; budget accommodation
Refers to low-cost, basic lodging facilities such as pensions, private lodging, and capsule hotels. Often used in legal or administrative contexts.
There are many simple lodging houses in this area.
Simple lodging houses are defined by the Hotel Business Act.
簡易宿泊所 is the formal, official term used in administrative contexts for cheap lodging facilities, while どや is the casual slang word for the same thing.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate reading; しょ is a common variant of じょ in this compound.
Compound of 簡易 (simple, easy) + 宿泊 (lodging) + 所 (place). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.