Plans for the first-ever hotel on the Moon have been unveiled, with the aim of welcoming tourists as soon as 2032. The project, led by Galactic Resources Utilization (GRU) Space, is backed by investors linked to Elon Musk's SpaceX and technology firm Anduril. Prospective space tourists are being asked to pay a deposit of up to £750,000 – 10 per cent of the estimated £7.5 million ticket price – to secure their spot.
The inflatable hotel, designed to accommodate four guests for five nights, will be constructed on Earth and landed on the lunar surface. It will feature rooms with views of the stars, air and water recycling, oxygen generation, temperature control, an emergency escape system, and a radiation shelter for solar storms. GRU Space plans to host 12 tourist trips to the Moon each year once operational.
Before the hotel opens, GRU will conduct a test mission in 2029, inflating a small version on the Moon. In 2031, a larger inflatable structure will be erected near a lunar pit, which may offer warmer subsurface temperatures. The full hotel is slated for deployment in 2032.
Guests can expect unique experiences such as moon walking, viewing Earth from the lunar surface, and even playing low-gravity golf, reminiscent of Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shephard’s 1971 moon shot. GRU’s founder, 22-year-old Skyler Chan, envisions the hotel as a stepping stone toward building cities on Mars by 2060, stating: 'We believe that humanity will become interplanetary before we die.'
After the initial phase, the hotel will be expanded to accommodate ten guests, modelled on San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Construction will utilise 'moon bricks' made from lunar regolith – the most abundant material on the Moon. According to NASA, a journey to the Moon takes approximately three days with current rocket propulsion.
