Re:Show HN: Roam – Global co-living subscription
by traviagio on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @07:44AM
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Here is one scenario that I see happening - "I leave my $2500 apartment in NYC and I put my freelance developer job in my carry-on. I buy my flights and pay rent for a year at The Roam. I want 2 months in Bali, 4 months in Japan and 6 months Miami." I am taken care of and I don't have to worry about searching for the right location or meeting the right people. It seems pretty good to me.
Re:Show HN: Roam – Global co-living subscription
by rplnt on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @08:35AM
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But you could live in a hotel for that kind of money in great part of the world.
Re:Show HN: Roam – Global co-living subscription
by thinkdevcode on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @12:21PM
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$1600 is roughly an 8 night stay in Miami, at a decent hotel. I think this is a great deal for me as I can stay anywhere they are available when I want. I already pay over $2000 for a single bedroom apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale - and I am stuck here in a lease for a year.
No?
Then it's just a really expensive room with high booking/cancellation flexibility and customer lock-in (you won't pick another room in a city if you've already paid for this).
So this seems to be basically just a premium version of what a youth hostel line membership gets you. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I can imagine that the business model might work.
(If the answer is actually "Yes" then I'm surprised and 1600$ doesn't seem so bad.)