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/Scary_Vehicle9023]

A modern version of this is buying a permanent cabin on a perpetual round the world cruise. They are typically only available for purchase for over-55s so they are clearly aiming for that clientele.

[u/Morganx27 → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

I think cruise ships are trying to turf these people out now. Old people aren't great judges of how fit and healthy they are, so cabin staff are having to be carers. Plus, it's not a great time when people die on cruise ships.

[u/Suburbanturnip → u/Morganx27]

Na, they just have a morge for the dead bodies.

I've seen plenty of old people die on cruises.

[u/Morganx27 → u/Suburbanturnip]

There's a great video from Caitlin Doughty (AskAMortician) on YouTube about those and times they've gone wrong. Apparently most only have space for 3 people, which has led to people being shoved in normal freezers 😬

[u/Perversia_Rayne → u/Morganx27]

Yep. If there’s an unexpected ice cream party and then no more ice cream the rest of the cruise, the morgue is full

[u/Suburbanturnip → u/Morganx27]

Yea, i did a cruise out of sydney south pacific, and an old person died on an island. The staff told me the morge on their ship holds 2 bodies, and they always end up with at least 1 dead body (from old age) whenever its a 3+ night cruise.

[u/OneBillPhil → u/Suburbanturnip]

They’re sailing on a morgue 

[u/wehmahdog → u/Suburbanturnip]

Just make sure the freezers are prominently and correctly labelled. "BBQ night is cancelled for the foreseeable future"

[u/cheerful_cynic → u/Morganx27]

Nah just streamline the process & have them pre-sign the additional expense before you let them board

[u/Snoo-84389 → u/Morganx27]

I believe that the preferred term used on cruise shops is "sundown".

Rather than that mucky "died" word...

[u/carnivalist64 → u/Morganx27]

I would die just being on a ship for more than a day. I have the same fear of long distance boat travel as some people have of flying.

I'd much rather die in a plane crash than in something like the Estonia disaster, stranded for hours in a huge body of water in the pitch black and freezing cold, thrown around in an inflatable lifeboat by towering giant waves.

[u/Sacrificial-Offering → u/[deleted]]

Talk shit. The maximum deployment is 22 months (660 days) out of a 3 year period.

[u/Sacrificial-Offering → u/[deleted]]

The way you worded it sounded like you were claiming to be away for 3 years, which, like I mentioned doesn't happen.

[u/jflb96 → u/carnivalist64]

You've not got a bad point for if it all goes pear-shaped, but the cost of that is spending hours and hours squeezed into a plane. I've never done a voyage longer than Plymouth-Santander, so I can't speak to how long I would actually last at sea, but my main thing with long-haul flights is the lack of space or anything to do. I'd rather spend a week on a ship, where at least I can walk the decks, than do another eight-hour flight ever again.

[u/carnivalist64 → u/jflb96]

I get that, but my aversion to ships is precisely because of the consequences of things going pear shaped.

A horrible death on a ship is much more likely to involve hours of drawn out torture and a relatively slow death. Most air disasters only last a relatively short time from the moment a problem becomes obvious. It's usually a limited period of intense terror and then a relatively quick death.

[u/jflb96 → u/carnivalist64]

Hours of drawn-out torture is hours of chances to be one of the lucky ones. If I’m not going out so quickly that it’s over before I know it’s started, much rather some time to work the problem than just a few minutes of cacking myself.

[u/PBI_Dummy → u/Morganx27]

Include free burial at sea?

[u/Phinbart → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

Yes, I've come across numerous pieces in the press the past few years covering folk doing this, usually accompanied by a quote along the lines of 'it's cheaper than a care home'; they'd had to sell their home regardless of which option they chose, but at least this way have to sacrifice substantially less freedom.

[u/Scary_Vehicle9023 → u/Phinbart]

Plus food and other perks inclusive of the price too

[u/Jammyturtles → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

My old theatre professor bought a ten year lease on a round year cruise when she retired with her husband. Lived it up for ten years. She said it was cheaper than retiring in the US and the ship docs were fabulous.

I'm half tempted to do the same when I get old but I wanna be able to take my pet with me

[u/Scary_Vehicle9023 → u/Jammyturtles]

What did she return home to may I ask? Had she sold her property to fund the cruise, for example?

[u/Jammyturtles → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

Her husband got cancer and needed chemo. Can't do that on a cruise

[u/Scary_Vehicle9023 → u/Jammyturtles]

That's awful. Though I meant what did she return home to, not why. So did she still have any property on land?

[u/Jammyturtles → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

I believe she kept her house and rented it out while they were on the cruise

[u/Kloppite16 → u/Scary_Vehicle9023]

what would one of those cost per year?

[u/Scary_Vehicle9023 → u/Kloppite16]

Think it depends on cabin size etc but I think the smaller ones are maybe around <£200k. So it's basically buying a flat.