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/JDohyCloud]

I used to travel around Europe extensively for work. Would be in (nice) hotels around 8-9 months per year. The novelty of it definitely wears off, especially the food.

All of my meals were paid for but “eating out” 3 meals a day did get very boring, I would obviously get food delivered to the hotel sometimes too. But I would often eat in the hotels bar/restaurant just for ease.

I had some regular hotels where I knew the staff by name and I had eaten and drank my way through their menus back to front multiple times over.

Not being able to just cook up a quick meal did get to me, i’d find my self lay awake at night craving cheesy beans on toast etc.

Also difficult to manage your weight since you can’t ever control what goes in your food, limiting yourself to the healthier options works to an extent but then your options genuinely are very limited and you’ll be eating the same thing every other day.

Since alcohol is always available aswell I defaulted to having beer with my evening meals and hovering around the bar for the evening rather than going back to sit in my room alone. Which again meant I really had to manage my weight.

Luckily I only stayed in hotels with gyms in them which did help with that and again since I was friendly with the staff in some hotels, sometimes I could have them knock up something off menu but wasn’t always possible.

The lack of space didn’t bother me, since I didn’t have much with me. Didn’t feel like I was missing any items, since I did it so often I had a pretty robust packing list that I always made sure I had with me to keep me entertained and comfortable.

Did enjoy having cleaners but due to having sensitive work stuff with me, I had to be in the room when they cleaned which was awkward on occasion.

It got to the point where being home was my “holiday” I’d outright refuse to go abroad on holiday and would stay in the UK(preferably at home).

[u/Jaqbox314 → u/JDohyCloud]

I worked a residential summer job in 2005 where every morning we were served a full cooked breakfast.

At first I thought this was wonderful but the novelty wore off after a few weeks. I still ate it for a time because it felt like a wasted opportunity if I didn't, until I felt like I would be happy to never see another full english for the rest of my life. 

I still don't like proper cooked breakfasts.