{"id":13587,"date":"2016-06-23T15:34:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T15:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=13587"},"modified":"2016-08-14T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T14:53:19","slug":"indias-first-portable-hotel-with-discarded-shipping-containers-in-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indias-first-portable-hotel-with-discarded-shipping-containers-in-gujarat\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat Gets India\u2019s First Portable Hotel for Sustainable Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Indian hospitality sector has turned over a new leaf with portable hotels in Gujarat.<\/strong> Ushering a new era of sustainable, eco-friendly hospitality, India&#8217;s first portable hotel project titled Beetle Smartotels is the brainchild of an Ahmedabad-based entrepreneur Tanmay Bathwal who owns and runs Hirise Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Launched in Mundra-Sez in Kutch district of Gujarat, the portable hotel consists of discarded shipping containers as rooms which can be moved to any corner of India<\/strong>. Such an environmentally conducive venture is ideal for hassle-free hospitality in remote locations, venues with huge mass gatherings like Kumbh Mela and industry places where new construction is not feasible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ahmedabad-launches-first-portable-hotel-Beetle-Smartotels-with-discarded-shipping-containers-in-Gujarat.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13592 size-full\" title=\"Ahmedabad launches India's first portable hotel Beetle Smartotels with discarded shipping containers in Gujarat for sustainable hospitality\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ahmedabad-launches-first-portable-hotel-Beetle-Smartotels-with-discarded-shipping-containers-in-Gujarat.jpg\" alt=\"Beetle Smartotels, portable hotels, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indian hospitality\" width=\"660\" height=\"428\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>According to Tanmay Bathwal, India&#8217;s first portable hotel with discarded shipping containers in Gujarat will have posh interior d\u00e9cor, plush upholstery, safe lockers and fool-proof security systems<\/strong>. He is looking to add 2,000 portable hotel rooms to the existing hospitality infrastructure in India by 2018. Multi-storey room installation is the next phase of his plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u201cUnlike brick and mortar hotels which require minimum 3 to 4 years for construction, a portable hotel can be developed in only 3 months.<\/strong> The concept of Smartotels is based on recycling and sustainability. What it requires is the base support for containers. We will create an inventory of such ready-to-move rooms so that we can transport them to wherever and whenever there is a demand,\u201d says Tanmay Bathwal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>India\u2019s first portable hotel with 141 rooms across 7 acres in Mundra cost INR 20 crore. Each of the rooms cost INR 15 lakh for interior d\u00e9cor, furnishing, amenities and facilities.<\/strong> With three-layered insulation at bottom and top, the portable rooms are sound-proof and have AC cooling inside. One container consists of three rooms with a dimension of 13 x 8 feet each. It is as comfy and luxurious as a plush hotel room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian hospitality sector has turned over a new leaf with portable hotels in Gujarat. Ushering a new era of sustainable, eco-friendly hospitality, India&#8217;s first portable hotel project titled Beetle Smartotels is the brainchild of an Ahmedabad-based entrepreneur Tanmay Bathwal who owns and runs Hirise Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. 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