What BreviStay does

BreviStay (legal entity: Brevistay Hospitality Private Limited) operates a B2C online travel marketplace that enables travelers in India to book hotel rooms in flexible hourly durations of 3, 6, or 12 hours, with anytime check-in and pay-per-use pricing. Founded in 2016 by five co-founders (Prateek Singh as CEO, Nikhil Pathak as CTO, Aditya Naithani as CMO, Shubham Agarwal as CBO, and Avnish Kumar as COO), the platform was built to address rigid check-in/check-out conventions that forced travelers to pay full-day rates for partial-day needs. The product surface has expanded beyond hourly stays to include a Full-Day Bookings option (launched 2025), a BreviStay Luxury sub-brand featuring premium chains (Radisson, Hyatt, Grand Mercure, Novotel), a loyalty currency called Brevi Cash, and a gamification module (BreviStay Games). The technology is delivered through a self-serve website and native iOS/Android applications (with 5M+ downloads), supported by integrations with Unlimit for payments and Google/Facebook for identity SSO; no public API or developer platform is offered.

The business model is a two-sided marketplace monetized via transaction commissions on bookings completed through the platform. Hotels list inventory on BreviStay and pay a commission per booking, while consumers transact on a pay-as-you-go basis with pricing varying by hotel, star rating, duration, and location. Distribution is product-led and self-serve — direct digital acquisition through app downloads, referral programs (Refer & Earn), social media, SEO, and earned media coverage. The go-to-market targets four primary persona segments: business travelers needing short stays between meetings, couples seeking privacy-friendly accommodations, budget travelers, and transit travelers needing brief rest during layovers or delays. BreviStay is headquartered in Noida (Uttar Pradesh) with a registered office in New Delhi, operates with 11-50 employees, and reports 10,000+ hotel partners, 80,000+ rooms, and 200+ cities of coverage across India.

In June 2026, Ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Ltd) acquired a 54.66% majority stake in BreviStay for Rs 65.69 crore, making BreviStay a subsidiary and providing distribution access to Ixigo's 82M monthly active users and 96M train-passenger base. Prior to this, the company had raised only a Rs 3 crore seed round from Indian Angel Network in August 2022, and reported unaudited turnover of Rs 18.1 crore for FY26. BreviStay continues to operate under its existing brand and leadership team post-acquisition, with Ixigo retaining the right to purchase the remaining stake.

Name

BreviStay

Legal name

Brevistay Hospitality Private Limited

Website

https://brevistay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BreviStay is an India-based B2C online travel marketplace that enables travelers to book hotel rooms in flexible 3, 6, or 12-hour durations with anytime check-in, monetizing via transaction commissions across 10,000+ hotel partners in 200+ cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Travel Agency - Hourly Hotel Booking

NAICS

Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (56159), Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Last-Minute Travel & Hotel Deal Apps (THAKAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Accommodation Booking Platforms (THALAFAB), Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA)

Keywords

• Hourly hotel booking
• Micro stay hotels
• Hotel booking marketplace
• Flexible check-in stays
• Couple friendly hotels

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hotel Booking Commissions: Platform generates revenue through commissions on hotel bookings made through the platform. Hotels list on the platform and pay a commission for each booking completed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BreviStay is an online marketplace that enables travelers to book hotel rooms in fixed hourly slots of 3, 6, or 12 hours across 10,000+ partner hotels in 200+ Indian cities, paying only for the hours they use. It supplements hourly bookings with full-day stays, a luxury hotel sub-brand, and a mobile app with app-exclusive deals and loyalty cashback.

Product overview

BreviStay is a B2C hotel booking marketplace operating as a single unified platform (website and mobile app) that enables travelers to book short-duration hotel stays. The core offering is hourly hotel bookings (3, 6, or 12 hours) with flexible check-in times, supplemented by full-day stay options launched in 2025. The platform also includes a luxury hotel sub-brand (Brevistay Luxury), gamification features (Brevistay Games), and a loyalty program (Brevi Cash). The ecosystem connects travelers with over 10,000 partner hotels across 200+ cities in India, offering budget, premium, and luxury properties, including couple-friendly options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BreviStay Luxury: Luxury and premium hotel segment offering hourly stays in renowned hotel brands including Grand Mercure, Radisson Blu, Howard Johnson, and Hyatt Place.

Products and services

• Hourly Hotel Booking Core hotel booking product letting travelers reserve rooms in fixed 3, 6, or 12-hour slots at pay-per-hour rates with flexible anytime check-in across 10,000+ partner hotels in 200+ Indian cities; intended for individual consumers including business travelers, couples, budget travelers, and transit passengers.
• Full-Day Stay Extended stay booking option launched in 2025 that lets consumers book full-day hotel stays on the Brevistay platform in addition to its core hourly slots, complementing the existing micro-stay product.
• Brevistay Luxury Premium and luxury hotel booking sub-brand offering hourly and full-day stays at high-end properties including Radisson Blu, Grand Mercure, Howard Johnson by Wyndham, Hyatt Place, and Novotel, targeted at consumers seeking upscale accommodation through the Brevistay platform.
• Brevistay Mobile App Native Android and iOS mobile applications (5M+ downloads) offering the full Brevistay booking experience for hourly and full-day stays, including app-exclusive deals, Brevi Cash loyalty rewards, refer-and-earn functionality, and Brevistay Games for engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5M+ customers served
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Ltd)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Ixigo acquired a 54.66% majority stake in BreviStay for ₹65.69 crore through a mix of primary and secondary share purchases. BreviStay became a subsidiary of Ixigo, with the combined entity accessing over 10,000 directly contracted hotels. Ixigo retains the right to purchase the remaining stake in the future.
• UnlimitcoreTechnology or Integration · 29 April 2026Unlimit partnered with BreviStay to provide payment infrastructure for its micro-stay hotel booking platform. The partnership enables BreviStay to access UPI and global card networks through Unlimit's unified programmable layer, addressing India's fragmented payment landscape and supporting future international expansion.
• Hotel Partners (10,000+)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 April 2026Network of 10,000+ hotel partners across 200+ cities in India offering hourly stay inventory. Hotels benefit from increased revenue per room through monetization of idle daytime hours.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Yatra: Indian online travel agency with hotels, flights, and corporate travel products. Overlaps with BreviStay on hotel supply and customer segments; relevant as a broad incumbent competitor in Indian hotel distribution.
• MakeMyTrip: India's largest online travel agency with broad hotel, flight, and holiday inventory. Same hotel-supply ecosystem and customer base as BreviStay; now its parent group's platform following the Ixigo/BreviStay alignment. Represents the broadest incumbent competitive threat if it launches hourly booking.
• Goibibo: Major Indian OTA (now part of MakeMyTrip group) with broad hotel and flight inventory. Same hotel partner base and end customers; relevant as a broad incumbent that could launch a competing micro-stay product.
• Cleartrip: India-focused OTA owned by Flipkart/Walmart, offering hotels, flights, and holidays. Overlapping hotel-supply network and target audience; competitor in any expansion of hourly inventory by an Indian OTA.

Direct peers

• Dayuse.com: Global micro-stay / day-use hotel booking platform operating across Europe, Americas, and Asia. The closest direct functional competitor to BreviStay's hourly-stay model; same core proposition (book hotel rooms for a few hours at a discount) but with international scale.
• FabHotels: Indian budget hotel brand operating a curated network of standardized rooms across India. Direct overlap in target customer (value-conscious Indian travelers) and partner-supply model; comparable on price-point positioning though without hourly inventory.
• OYO Rooms: India's largest budget hotel aggregator with deep hotel-partner network across hundreds of cities. Highly comparable business model (commission-based marketplace connecting travelers to budget hotels) and overlapping target customers, though OYO focuses on overnight stays rather than hourly micro-stays.
• ByHours: Spanish-origin micro-stay hotel booking platform selling 3/6/12-hour room packages in Europe, Latin America, and Middle East. Operates the same hourly-stay product structure as BreviStay, validating the model globally and representing the most direct category peer.
• Treebo Hotels: Indian budget hotel chain/franchise with a multi-city footprint. Comparable in serving price-sensitive Indian travelers with a standardized room product; competes for the same hotel-supply base and overlapping demand.

Emerging players

• Hostelworld: Global hostel and budget accommodation booking platform. Adjacent rather than direct — focuses on shared/budget lodging for backpackers rather than hotel hourly stays — but comparable in serving flexible-duration, value-conscious travelers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mybrevistay
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brevistay
• Instagraminstagram.com/brevistay

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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