Book a Hotel Room for Minutes at a Time

Travelers who hit the skies multiple times per week or who connect two or more times per flight can find travel utterly exhausting. It’s no wonder people tuck away into the corners of airports for naps next to their luggage. Some airports even installed nap pods for weary travelers who need to catch a few winks before their next flight. A new mobile app takes the idea of a sleep pod out into the streets of your destination.

Recharge is a new luxury accommodation app that lets users book nearby hotel rooms by the minute or hour, with last-minute and same-day availability. Craving a power nap before your next business meeting, but your hotel is on the other side of town? Need to freshen up after a long day at work but don’t have time to run home for a shower? Open the app, find the nearest participating hotel and book a room in seconds. The billing cycle begins upon check-in at the hotel, with rates ranging from 83 cents to $2 per minute.

Guests can enjoy access to hotels with nightly rates that may be out of their budget range. Hotels benefit, too, as most of their rooms are unoccupied after check-out and before check-in.

Conceived and introduced in San Francisco in 2016, Recharge is now also available in 16 luxury Manhattan hotels.