If you’ve ever looked at the Moon and thought, “This would make a great vacation spot,” good news: a hotel on the Moon is officially accepting reservations. Sort of.
A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU) has launched a website where hopeful space tourists can put their name down for a lunar hotel stay planned for 2032. The small catch? The hotel doesn’t exist yet. It’s not even built. Or launched. Or installed. But hey, you know, details.
The plan is an inflatable lunar habitat designed to host up to four guests for multi-day stays on the Moon. Activities may include sightseeing, driving around the lunar surface, and, somehow, golf. Because nothing says “romantic getaway” like teeing off in one-sixth gravity on a giant rock floating in space.
GRU is the brainchild of Skyler Chan, a 21-year-old Berkeley graduate who’s already pulled in attention from tech heavyweights like SpaceX and Nvidia. The real gravity, however, comes from the price tag. Reservations range from $250,000 to $1 million, depending on the vacation package, and it costs $1,000 just to apply.
What’s included in those packages? That part is still a mystery, presumably revealed sometime between “liftoff” and “please sign this waiver.” Availability also depends on transportation, lunar logistics, and the small matter of whether the hotel actually gets installed on the Moon.
Is it ambitious? Absolutely. Is it optimistic? Astronomically. But if you’ve ever wanted to plan a honeymoon that literally no one else can top, this might just be the most out-of-this-world reservation form you’ll ever fill out.