A pod is not a place to sleep: how we keep it that way

Private, comfortable and open late does not mean overnight. Here is how the rules are enforced.

A private, air-conditioned room in the middle of a city is exactly what some people would like to spend the night in. That is not what POD ON ME is for, and the pods are designed so that it does not happen.

The booking sets the limit

Every visit is a booking with a start and an end. The longest single booking is a day pass of up to twelve hours. When the booking ends, the door code stops working for re-entry, and the only way to stay longer is to extend, which is charged and only allowed when the next slot is free.

The pod knows when someone is still inside

Pods have occupancy and air-quality sensors (never cameras). If someone is still inside after the booking ends, the pod warns them on the screen, then charges the overstay to the card on file, and our operations team is alerted. Repeated overstays close the account.

Late-night rules

Overnight hours can be closed to new bookings entirely at a site, and late bookings can be limited to verified accounts. There is no bed and nothing that reclines into one.

Placed where people are

Pods stand in lit, busy, watched places: plazas, promenades and concourses with exterior cameras and, often, venue security nearby. That is good for customers, and it is part of what keeps the pods from being used in ways they were not designed for.

Safety always comes first

None of this ever locks anyone in. The door always opens from the inside, even during a power outage, and the screen connects to support at any hour.