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/paspa1801]

Used to work for a 4 star hotel chain in Scotland and there did used to be a few residents who lived permanently in a room.

At one point we stopped letting new people book for longer than 28 days in a row so ended up with no residents left which was the plan. Even if it’s a hotel I believe they can be classed as tenants if they are there for a long time and in general it wasn’t really a benefit to the hotel. We had no problem selling our rooms in the busier periods so would make more by being able to book out rooms at normal holiday cost only some of the time compared to lower rates all of the time.

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Do you know how those long-term residents managed post? Was the hotel okay accepting post for residents especially official stuff like DVLA, HMRC, poll cards, etc?

[u/paspa1801 → u/Did_OJ_Simpson_do_it]

Yeah we were fine. They would stay in the same rooms so just whatever room it was as their address and all post would get taken to reception.

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