You Can Now Put Down a Deposit to Stay at a Hotel on the Moon
There is something quietly astonishing about the idea of booking a vacation that does not exist yet, especially when the destination is the Moon.
A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space) is now accepting $250,000 deposits from people who want to reserve a future stay at what it calls the world’s first lunar hotel.
The company’s vision is a small habitat that would orbit the Moon, offering guests sweeping views of Earth, gentle artificial gravity created through rotation, and a handful of carefully designed suites meant to feel more boutique than bunker.
The stay would last just a few days. Getting there would be the real journey. Guests would launch aboard a commercial spacecraft, dock with the orbiting hotel, and spend their time floating, gazing out oversized windows, and watching our planet rise and set across the lunar horizon.
No one is pretending this will be affordable anytime soon. The deposit alone costs more than most homes.
But the symbolism matters. For decades, space tourism has felt like science fiction or billionaire fantasy. Now it is inching closer to the world of hotel reservations and confirmation emails.
It is a strange new chapter for travel.
The most exclusive getaway on Earth may soon be somewhere that is not on Earth at all.
A $1000 non-refundable deposit on the GRU website will supposedly claim your initial spot, while a $250,000 to $1,000,000 deposit will official reserve your space to be one of the first to vacation on the moon’s surface.
