7 athletes show what it's really like to stay in Tokyo's Olympic Village

• Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics are posting TikToks to show life in the Olympic Village.
• They sleep on cardboard beds, and some of the athletes are too tall to fit in the showers.
• They must follow COVID-19 safety guidelines in the village, including in the two dining halls.

The Olympic Village, where athletes go to refuel and rest when they're not competing, is often shrouded in mystery.

This year, however, athletes are giving fans unprecedented access to their living quarters by making TikTok videos about Tokyo's sprawling Olympic Village, which can house up to 11,000 athletes.

Here's what seven Olympians said it's like.

On some teams - like the men's USA volleyball team - the more seasoned players get their own rooms, while the younger athletes share

There are 3,600 rooms across 21 residential towers in the village, Insider's Scott Davis previously reported. Teams stay together in apartments that measure approximately 1,200 square feet, and each team gets to decide how many people are in a room.

Erik Shoji, a volleyball player on Team USA, showed off his team's suite, which has several rooms and a makeshift kitchen. The team gave the older players their own rooms.

Their beds are made from recyclable cardboard, but they're not that easy to break

Francisco Caffaro, who is part of the Argentine men's basketball team, jumped on the bed with his teammate, proving that even 480 pounds won't break the cardboard.

Team Israel's Ben Wanger showed it actually takes nine men to break one of the beds.

Some of the Olympians can't fit in the bathroom showers

Caffaro is 6ft 9 and cannot fit in his suite's shower. When he steps into the tub, his head hits the ceiling.

The bathrooms also come with bidets. Remedy Rule, a swimmer for the Philippines, posted detailed instructions for the bidets so athletes can properly use them.

When the athletes want to leave their rooms and can't go to their venue, they train at the High Performance Center

Shoji, of Team USA, gave a tour, showing off the lounges, sports medicine area, a weight room, and a spa.

Otherwise, athletes find any corner they can to practice

Shoji said his team only gets one hour before their game to practice at the venue, so they practice outside wherever they can.

Plus, there's an entertainment center where athletes can hang out

Cody Melphy, a rugby player on Team USA, called the entertainment center the Olympics' "best-kept secret." It has table tennis, arcade games, and large TVs.

When it's time to eat, athletes head to the main dining hall, which has over 700 menu items

Since there are thousands of Olympians from different countries with different dietary restrictions, the dining hall has hundreds of options.

The dining hall is one of the places where large groups of athletes congregate, so there are a ton of safety protocols

Tilly Kearns, an Australian water polo player, demonstrated how athletes sanitize their hands and eat behind plexiglass.

There's a second dining hall, which only serves casual Japanese food

This dining hall has everything from rice balls to grilled pork, which Shoji said is "pretty good."

There are vending machines where athletes can get free Coca-Cola drinks any time of day

"This might be the coolest thing about the Olympic Village," Melphy said in a TikTok video.

Each athlete on Team USA is given two duffel bags to bring home all the free products they get while in the village

The Olympians get a ton of swag, including branded clothing, sunglasses, and even headphones. Melphy said they don't have to pay for the bags to be shipped home.

It's a good thing the athletes get free clothing because they have to wear Olympic gear at all times while in the village

Sam Fricker, a diver on Team Australia, said he has to wear his Olympic outfit all day long, but he isn't mad about it.

"Hey, when I go home, I'll probably be wearing it still anyway because I love it," Fricker said.

In another video, he explained that Olympians were each given a laundry bag for dirty clothes. They can drop them off at the laundry service and pick up their clean clothes a couple of hours later.

Each morning, athletes have to take a COVID-19 test

Fricker said he does a spit test first thing every morning.

Athletes are not allowed to leave the Olympic Village to explore Tokyo

Fricker said the athletes are "in a bit of a bubble" while in the village and must stay there to prevent the spread of coronavirus.