Are you looking for OYO rooms for unmarried couples in India? Most of the person reading this post would excitedly say yes to this question. In the recent past, there have been cases of inconvenience an unmarried couple face while booking a hotel room in OYO hotel. However, with the passage of time, there is a relaxation of rules in booking hotel rooms for unmarried couples. Now, OYO terms and conditions have undergone a change which led to the introduction of “Oyo rooms relationship mode”. This step has facilitated the stay of unmarried couples in OYO hotels provided they both are above 18 years of age. Also, unmarried couples need to provide valid identity documents to hotel staff to verify their identity.

Although there is no law in India to prohibit an unmarried couple from staying together in any Hotel. But still, it is the moral policing of hotels in India which used to create inconvenience for an unmarried couple at the last moment. OYO hotels had witnessed a number of cases where unmarried couples were not allowed to book hotel rooms in the partner hotels. Also, the company faced a huge loss due to the poor impact of this policy. Hence, it took the decision to introduce “OYO Rooms Relationship Mode” in which a couple can easily book a room in OYO based hotels. To enable relationship mode, one needs to make changes in the

Earlier, the startups such as StayUncle, which was specifically introduced to book hotel rooms for unmarried couples took a huge jump. So, OYO felt the need to undergo a change in its moral policing. To enable relationship mode, you need to visit “My Account” section of the OYO app and make changes related to it. OYO claims to provide about 70,000 rooms in 200 cities of India. And 60% of the total inventory of OYO partners allows “OYO rooms relationship mode”.

Despite this landmark step, the safety of OYO rooms for unmarried couples can be ensured when the Indian mentality would undergo a change. The attitude of hotel staff would definitely change towards unmarried couples. Below we have enlisted the steps to book hotel rooms for unmarried couples. Also, we have mentioned the steps you need to take if there is a police raid in OYO rooms.

Steps to Book Hotel Rooms for Unmarried Couples

• The first step to book hotel rooms for unmarried couples is to have OYO application in the mobile phone. Then, you need to register your mobile number in the field which appears after opening the OYO app.
• After that, an OTP will be sent to your mobile phone which would be automatically filled in the given field on OYO app.
• Once you logged in, you need to set your profile by clicking on “You” icon which is displayed at the bottom right corner of your mobile screen.
• Then, click on profile where you have to supply your personal details such as “Name”, “Mobile Number” and “Email Address” in the respective fields.
• When you click on “wallets”, you will notice the availability of many different wallets such as “PayTm” and “Mobikwik” which you can use to book hotel rooms. Also, you will be provided with some “OYO money” which can be utilized for hotel rooms booking.
• To book hotel rooms, click on the search bar visible on your mobile screen. First of all choose date of check in, check out and a number of adults in the respective fields. And at last, click on the “apply” button given below.
• Once you have clicked on “Apply” button, you have to click on the search bar and type the “city name” in which you desire to book a room in OYO hotel.
• After entering the city name, you will see the variety of hotels available in that city. You can view the image of rooms given in each section and then make your selection accordingly. Price and rating of each hotel can be seen by clicking on the images.
• Once you checked all the details and made selections according to your preferences, then click on “Book”. After clicking on this button, your hotel will be booked and your check-in time will be shown at the top.
• On scrolling down, you can see the option of finding direction for hotels. Also, you will see the “Pay Now” button which you should use to pay for your hotel booking amount successfully.
• You can also opt offline way of payment on checking-in into hotel rooms. Also, you can pay by clicking “pay now” button. Various means of payments such as Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI, Paytm will be shown on the screen.
• On visiting your hotel, you need not pay again if you have already paid via online mode. You need to tell your name as well as booking ID to the hotel staff to confirm your entry into OYO hotel rooms. Also, on entering hotel, you need to show your personal ID to the hotel staff. According to OYO rooms terms and conditions, the age of male member should be more than 21 years and that of the female member should be above 18 years. Only then can the hotel staff allow you to stay in rooms.
• You can also cancel your bookings if you don’t want to stay in hotel rooms.

What to do in Case of Police Raid in OYO Rooms?

OYO rooms are considered safe as police do not raid in the hotel rooms of unmarried couples without a valid reason. According to Section 294 of IPC, there should not be any obscene activity by an unmarried couple at any public place. Since OYO room is not a public place, so you need not to worry about a police raid in OYO rooms of unmarried couples. Police only raid in hotel rooms if they obtain any information related to conducting of prostitution. And also in the case, they come to know about the presence of criminals in hotel rooms.

According to Article 21, Right to life, every girl of above 18 years of age and boy of above 21 years of age can stay in a hotel room with their consent. Only they need to keep their identity card with them. Also, Indian Hotel Association does not bar any unmarried couple from staying in any hotel room if they conform to the terms and conditions stated under the law.