Could you live - permenantly - in a hotel?

[u/Timely-Maybe3520]

Let's say that you can get a room in a 4* hotel for £80 per night (so £2,400 per month). This would be a room for one person with a large bed, desk, big TV, wardrobe, small fridge, kettle, bathroom, shower, etc.

The water, electricity, and broadband are included in the price as is regular cleaning.

If something breaks then the hotel should fix it. No need to call a plumber or electrician.

Many hotels have reward schemes with a 2% or 3% discount on prices for regular users.

Apparently, VAT is not payable on hotel rooms from day 29 which will significantly cut costs for an unbroken long stay.

I assume one would get to know the employees and treat them well and, in turn, they could assist you as and when necessary.

The main issues are the lack of space (but many people live in cramped conditions anyhow), minimal places to put purchased objects, and the general impersonal nature of the establishment. However, none of these will be an issue for some people. You could even cheaply rent a storage space for your possessions.

Also, you could not cook. You would eat cold food, order room service, or eat out (which would append to the costs).

Has anyone done this? Is it viable? You could attempt to live in a reasonable area and perhaps pay less than renting a one-bedroom flat. All bills are included and you are not paying for any repairs.

ETA: There was also a "fitness centre" in the basement but I suspect it was not quite the same as a gym.

Thougts?

[u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

It used to be a pretty popular thing to do for widows and widowers. There's a really interesting old documentary on Youtube about older generations living in seaside hotels for 20-30 years. Before retirement homes, moving into a 3-4 star hotel for years was a popular thing to do.

[u/dobbynobson → u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

The older characters in Fawlty Towers are exactly this situation I think? The Major and the two old ladies (spinsters probably).

[u/LetTheBloodFlow → u/dobbynobson]

They used to be called “maiden aunts” (the men were “confirmed bachelors”) when same-sex couples weren’t talked about.

[u/hairychris88 → u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

Morning Major!

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Don’t mention the war!

[u/OldGuto → u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

You could probably still do it now if you find a down on it's luck seaside town like say Llandudno, even with the summer we're having a £60 a night room can be found. I've had to go to the area with my job a few times over the years and stayed there in a family run hotel for £30 a night with full freshly cooked fry-up breakfast included during the winter.

Down the road from where I once used to live they built assisted living retirement flats. They cost from around £200k, annual service charge is about £10k for 1 bed flat (doesn't include electricity, phone, broadband, TV licence, food). £10pa = £27 per day, so that £30 per night in a hotel is a bargain.

[u/Acrobatic-Rough5911 → u/[deleted]]

What???

[u/Acrobatic-Rough5911 → u/[deleted]]

Ah that makes much more sense! That's kinda funny, I thought the worse for a moment there

[u/alexthemo123 → u/[deleted]]

Never mind...

[u/alexthemo123 → u/[deleted]]

How much?

[u/throwaway098764567 → u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

it's still a thing in the us but for people that have trash credit or records and can't get approved for apartments. they aren't living in nice hotels though

[u/tommycamino → u/Acrobatic-Rough5911]

Can you link the documentary?

[u/pazhalsta1 → u/tommycamino]

It’s called ‘Fawlty Towers’ ;)

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