Roam has constructed an international housing network for digital nomads

Re:Roam has constructed an international housing network for... by xya3453 on Monday February 12, 2018 @08:52AM (#16358502)

That is Roam's entire value add. The large majority of digital nomads are looking to find likeminded individuals with the same constraints in the same foreign city as they are. Similar to hostels when backpacking.

If you want to be integrated into the communities of whom your traveling you want to be crashing on their couches or in the very least renting a local Airbnb.

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Re:Roam has constructed an international housing network for... by venantius on Monday February 12, 2018 @12:57PM (#16360410)

That may be. But what I'm looking for is a quiet environment with high speed internet and dedicated work spaces. Most hotels are a poor match for one, if not both parts of that equation.

"Crashing on couches" or using Airbnb are both high-variance options - you don't have a guarantee of quality, quiet, or internet, let alone separate dedicated work spaces.

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Re:Roam has constructed an international housing network for... by xya3453 on Monday February 12, 2018 @01:29PM (#16360709)

Thankfully affordable co-working spaces offering a quiet environment with high speed internet and dedicated work spaces are abundant.

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Re:Roam has constructed an international housing network for... by graeme on Monday February 12, 2018 @01:08PM (#16360496)

Id do more digital nomading if the rentals were easier to arrange. Airbnb's often have poor internet, poor desks, and noise. It's also less obviously a business expense for taxes.

But when I'm in a place, I'd rather hang out with locals. Hearing about that goal of Roam puts me off using it.

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