Urbanpod Launches India’s First Pod Hotel in Mumbai!

Pod hotels have been a rage in Japan and Singapore for quite some time, and it looks like they’re about to catch up in India too! Keeping in mind new traveller trends, and of course, the forever-soaring real estate prices, Mumbai has become the very first city in India to come up with a ‘pod hotel’.

For those unaware, pod hotels can be best described as ‘comfort in a capsule’. The rooms are just large enough for one or two human beings to fit in, but there is no compromise whatsoever on quality and amenities. You still get to have a Plasma TV, free WiFi, air conditioning, reading lights, charging points, a personal safety locker and a dresser. Urbanpod recently kick-started its operations in Opus Park in Andheri’s SEEPZ area, with 140 pod units. These include pods for single and double occupancy, as well as pod suites with queen-sized beds. The smallest of these is just 3.02 square meter in area! The hotel also has exclusive women-only pods for solo women travellers.

The rooms at Urbanpod are designed by a Singapore-based company, and are futuristic, minimalistic and very chic. Luggage is deposited in a secure locker room upon check-in and the bathrooms are unattached. There’s a 60-seater café downstairs serving complimentary breakfast and mini-meals – a great place to network with fellow travellers. The prices range between INR 1800 to INR 3200, which is unbelievably economical for a place like Mumbai.

An excellent option for solo and budget travellers looking for a clean, comfortable and safe place to shack up, the concept of pod hotels might just take the Indian travelling scene by a storm. Urbanpod is certainly something worth trying out on your next trip to Mumbai – if not for the sake of budget, then just for the experience!

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