RoomLion.com is a discovery and reservation portal exclusively for short-term rentals and serviced apartments.
Every temporary accommodation listed on RoomLion.com has been verified by our in-house team and is accompanied by real photographs, detailed information and 360-degree virtual tours. Such comprehensive and trustworthy data helps you in choosing the right accommodation for you and ensures that there are no unpleasant surprises awaiting you.
With upwards of 7,500 rooms across 9-major cities in India, you are sure to find your temporary home on RoomLion.com.
2. Team @ RoomLion
Ashish Agrawal
Founder ~ Product Management & Sales/Ops at RoomLion
Experience
5 years in Senior Managerial roles at Google, Mountain View
Bioinformatics research at Los Alamos National Lab
Academics
MBA from Carnegie Mellon; MS in Computer Science from Univ of New Mexico;
BE in Mech Engg from Univ of Pune
Tushar Dongare
Lead Engineer - one man engineering army
Experience
Pragmatic Techsoft, Pune
Academics
BE in Comp Engg, Amravati Univ
Business Development
3 members (previously with Zomato, DocSuggest)
Online Sales & Customer Support
3 members
Akhil Gupta
Head, Sales & Operations
Experience
Jombay, Venky’s
Academics
MBA from Univ of Pune
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What is RoomLion?
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Portal for Discovery & Booking of Short Term Rentals & Serviced Residences
Virtual Tour of
Each Apartment
We visit &
collect data
Data that Matters
(eg. Power Backup)
Ideal for day, week
or several months
NO Hotels, Hostels,
Lodges, PGs
NO peer-to-peer or
couch-on-rent listing
Corporate & Expat
Friendly Housing
In 9 Cities with
~7,500 rooms
4. Why Serviced Apartments?
Avoid “hotel fatigue”. Avoid hassles with furnishing & setting up utilities at a rental!
SPACIOUS
Cook food in your
own kitchen
Greater privacy in a
casual ambience
More spacious than
a hotel room
Less costly than
equivalent hotel
Perfect when
traveling with family
Ability to customize
Magical Housekeeping
Your
“second home”
5. Elephant in the Room!
We are not an AirBnB clone!
Majority Serviced Apartments
NEVER List on AirBnB
Why no serviced apartments on AirBnB?
No Business Travellers
AirBnB for budget tourists
Dilutes brand image
Few professionally
managed properties
Not even in US or EU
Not ideal for Multi-unit
properties
20% overlap across
AirBnB & RoomLion
6. What’s in it for Guests & Hosts?
Guests
Furnished
Apartments Only
Data Minimizes
Surprises
Online Booking with
Credit Card
Contact Hosts
Directly
NO need to block
room inventory
Not Just Leads but
Booking Requests
Hosts
Focus on Serviced
Apartments
Zero Cost for
Listing Property
8. About RoomLion
Timeline
Nov 2012
Apr 2013
Sep 2013
Nov 2013
RoomLion.com Social Media
Initiated Product Development
Launched as AnekHomes.com
Renamed to RoomLion.com
>5,600 rooms across 9 cities
Current Headcount - 9
Headoffice
Scrappy Ventures Pvt Ltd
Unit #5 Gulmohar Court
Lane B Koregaon Park
Pune 411001
Phone Number
020-2614-0051
Ashish Agrawal
RoomLion Founder
Former Googler &
Carnegie Mellon alumnus