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Anyone who has lived in hugely expensive and/or densely populated cities like New York City, London, Mumbai, Seoul, or Tokyo is no stranger to living in small homes. Here’s a number: According to the Economist, the world’s population will grow from almost 7 billion now to over 9 billion in 2050. (For reference, in 1950 the population was just 2.5 billion — yikes.)

Let’s face it, the more populated this world gets the smaller hotel rooms will become. Not only that, but budget travelers — especially millennials who seek the experience over material goods — are looking to save cash so they can properly hit the streets and explore. There are plenty of options popping up around the world catering to these travel types with expanding brands like Yotel, citizenM, easyHotel, and Pod — along with quirky one-off properties — that provide a clean place to rest thy head. Plus, for you and your travel buddies (or romantic partners), what better way to bond; if you can make it through this, you can make it through anything. Here is a list of 21 tiny, itsy-bitsy hotel rooms you have to see to believe.

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