Family move into hotel to save money - would you consider it?

theaman

Did anyone see the story in The Sun today about the family considering renting out their flat and moving into a Express by Holiday Inn hotel - just because it's cheaper?!

Interesting to see how they worked it all out - according to the article it says living in the hotel will save them £20 a day :eek:

Have to say I'd be quite tempted to do that - saving some cash while having a holiday? Sounds good to me

What does everyone else think? Would you consider it?

poppysarah

Nightmare. Cheap hotels are often noisy, in noisy locations and about an practical for a family as a shoebox.

LittleMissAspie

There was another story a while back about a pensioner couple living in a Travel Lodge and it only cost them something like £450 a month.

You get all the cleaning done for you and free linen, but where do you keep your belongings? And what do you do for meals, there's nowhere to cook.

PasturesNew

I would do it if it were cheaper, or about the same, but the hotels offering a discount aren't ever anywhere near where I'd want to be. And, being a sole occupant, the cost is 4x on a per person basis so it works out pricey.

To be worthwhile for me the room would have to be £15/night and it would be a most unusual occurrence for one to actually be that much.

poppysarah

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

And what do you do for meals, there's nowhere to cook.

Pot noodle.
You can heat soup in a travel kettle. (A !!!!!! to clean though!)

I'm sure if you had a cooker ring in your room they'd stop you though.

My neighbour goes and has a hot meal at the supermarket cafe virtually every day. Probably a lot less hassle than cooking for himself.

PasturesNew

There's no washing machine either.
And no letterbox.

QTPie

PasturesNew wrote: »

There's no washing machine either.
And no letterbox.

Use a laundrette for the washing and get a PO Box for the post?

Be ok for a few weeks, but after that... (especially if it is a family in one room!)

QT

lincroft1710

People have been living permanently in hotels for many years, usually retired and on south coast. Remember the Major and the 2 old ladies in "Fawlty Towers", all 3 permanent residents and characters probably loosely based on real people.

chickmug

PasturesNew wrote: »

I would do it if it were cheaper, or about the same, but the hotels offering a discount aren't ever anywhere near where I'd want to be. And, being a sole occupant, the cost is 4x on a per person basis so it works out pricey.

To be worthwhile for me the room would have to be £15/night and it would be a most unusual occurrence for one to actually be that much.

How about £9 per night per room with Travel Lodge when they have their sales?

chickmug

lincroft1710 wrote: »

People have been living permanently in hotels for many years, usually retired and on south coast. Remember the Major and the 2 old ladies in "Fawlty Towers", all 3 permanent residents and characters probably loosely based on real people.

True I have handled a number of hotel/guest house sales where there is a permenent resident or two included in the inventory.

nearlyrich

I hope it's not the Holiday Inn Express I stayed in with worms in the damp carpet and lots of lovely silverfish and woodlice sharing the bathroom...yuck.