Fund the beds. We run the hostel. You earn the return.
Back the fit-out of a goSTOPS hostel and own that asset. We lease it from you for five years — earn up to 24% IRR.
One of India's best-known backpacker hostel brands
ABOUT goSTOPS
goSTOPS builds and runs design-led hostels — social spaces, private and dorm beds, F&B and community, in the cities people actually travel to.
Founded in 2014, goSTOPS creates, lists, operates and manages hostels end to end under the goSTOPS brand — now 30+ live properties and 2,500+ beds across the country — from property and design to bookings, operations and guest experience. That means a partner backs a business that's already built to fill beds.
The Invest and Partner Program lets individuals fund the physical fit-out of a property and share in how it performs, while goSTOPS carries the operational risk of running it. You own an asset; we do the work.
Your capital, from check-in to check-out
HOW IT WORKS
Four stops. You put money in, we turn it into a working hostel, it pays you monthly, and we buy the assets back at the end.
- 01Invest
You commit capital
You fund the furniture, fixtures and fit-out of a specific goSTOPS property. Your ticket is sized against the property's assets — you know exactly what you're backing.
- 02Deploy
We build the hostel — the assets stay yours
goSTOPS procures and installs everything and operates the property. Throughout the term the assets legally remain your property, held by us as custodian and insured at our cost.
- 03Earn
You get paid monthly
Each month you receive a set share of the property's bed-sale revenue, paid directly to you. When the hostel books more, you earn more — you share in exactly how the property performs.
- 04Exit
We buy the assets back
At the end of the five-year term, goSTOPS purchases the assets from you. If your payouts haven't yet met the floor, the shortfall is topped up at buyback — so the floor is honoured.
India is travelling younger, longer and more often
THE MARKET
Budget and experiential travel has moved from niche to mainstream, and branded hostels sit right in the middle of that shift.
A generation of travellers
Young, mobile Indians are travelling more — solo, in groups, and for longer. Hostels are their default: affordable, social, and built for the way they move.
Branded beats unbranded
Travellers increasingly pick trusted, consistent brands over one-off stays. A recognised name fills beds more reliably — which is what a partner is ultimately backing.
A market on the rise
India's hostel market is projected to grow around 7.6% a year into the 2030s, led by domestic travel, student mobility and digital-nomad demand — concentrated in the metros and Tier-1 cities where goSTOPS operates.
Two ways to read the same deal
INVEST & PARTNER
The structure is designed to feel like fixed income with an asset behind it — not like running a business.
You invest
A single, defined commitment to one property, sized against its assets.
- ✓Capital deployed into real, physical hostel assets
- ✓You retain ownership of those assets for the full term
- ✓You choose the specific hostel you want to partner with for the full five years
- ✓No operational involvement — goSTOPS runs the property end to end
You partner
A monthly return linked to performance, with downside protection built in.
- ✓Monthly revenue share tied to the property's bed sales
- ✓A 9% IRR floor — topped up at buyback if returns fall short
- ✓Assets insured at goSTOPS' cost; audit rights on the numbers
- ✓Nomination built in, so payouts pass cleanly to your nominee
See what your capital could earn
PROJECT YOUR RETURN
Across our properties the model projects roughly 20–24% IRR over five years. Move the sliders to see how occupancy and room rate change the picture — including on the downside.
Jaipur- Property size
- 106 beds
- Total received over 5 years
- ₹45.3 L
- Average monthly payout
- ₹75,501
- Average yearly payout
- ₹9.1 L
9% floor. If your actual return works out to less than a 9% IRR over the five years, goSTOPS pays you the difference — so 9% is your minimum floor, not zero.
Illustrative projection based on goSTOPS' property model (₹40,000 per bed, ~5% annual growth, and a depreciation-linked tax benefit that assumes you can absorb it). Figures are estimates, not guarantees of profit, and actual results vary with occupancy, rate and market conditions. The 9% floor and all commercial terms are governed by the definitive agreement, which prevails over anything shown here. Not an offer or investment advice.
Returns vs the alternatives
HOW IT COMPARES
Projected annual return (IRR) from our hostels, next to typical fixed-deposit and equity mutual-fund rates.
The structure in plain terms
TERMS & CONDITIONS · SUMMARY
Read the ten headline terms+
01Nature of the arrangement
A genuine operating lease of movable assets by the partner to goSTOPS. Not a deposit, loan or security.
02Term & lock-in
60 months from the effective date, with a lock-in for the same period on the partner's side.
03Return & floor
Monthly rental tied to net bed sales, protected by a 9% IRR floor over the term.
04Ownership & custody
Partner retains title throughout; goSTOPS holds assets as custodian and may redeploy them across its properties.
05Insurance
goSTOPS insures the assets comprehensively at its own cost for the full term, including any transition period.
06Buyback
At term end goSTOPS purchases the assets; any shortfall against the floor is settled at buyback.
07Early termination
Specific liquidation and force-majeure events are exceptions where no further amounts are payable — see the agreement.
08Taxes
TDS on rentals and GST as applicable under prevailing law and the partner's registration status.
09Audit & transparency
The partner may audit the bed-sale records twice a year on notice, at their own cost.
10Confidentiality & disputes
Commercial terms are confidential; disputes are resolved by arbitration in New Delhi under Indian law.
The definitive agreement governs in all cases
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Risk disclosure: this page is for information only and is not an offer, invitation or solicitation to invest, nor investment, tax or legal advice. Participation carries risk, including that returns may be lower than illustrated. Projected IRRs shown are illustrative and not guaranteed; the 9% IRR floor is contractually committed by goSTOPS. Any decision to participate must be based solely on the definitive Invest and Partner (Asset Lease) Agreement and your own independent professional advice. Past or projected performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.