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The Hostel Co - Book Backpacker Hostels Starting from Rs.250. 200+ properties across India. Brand Ambassador: Viswanathan Anand
The Hostel Co is India’s first backpacker hostel booking platform. In an industry dominated by international players like Booking.com and Hostelworld, The Hostel Co is a young Indian upstart aiming to challenge the big shots. Led by former Amazon Category Manager Palash Goel, The Hostel Co is building a hostel booking platform from India - for the world. The brand is proudly backed by chess legend Vishwanathan Anand as its brand ambassador and seed backed by leaders from Acer India, Amazon With 200+ properties across India right from popular locations such as Goa, Manali, Rishikesh to little heard locations such as Jibhi, Bir , Shangarh - The Hostel Co aims to take India to the world . With diverse experience stays right from Musical Ashrams in Rishikesh , to party hostels in Kasol to Farm hostels in Tirthan - each stay offers an experience at a price starting from Rs.250
Legal Name
:
Shapalgo Products LLP
Headquarters
:
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Business Model
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Founding Date
:
2022
No. of Employees
:
<10
Core Team
:
2025
Product Launch
Beta Product Launch
Started Generating Revenue
Started our first sales with 20 hostels across 2 cities
B2C
We target the youth age-group 22-35. -Solo travelers
User Age
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18 to 25,
26 to 34
User Income
:
Lower-middle Income,
Upper-middle Income
Location
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