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Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by echelon on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:00PM (#21541305)
If there was a network of such living accommodations you could stay at all around the world with the flexibility to book at a moment's notice, that might be compelling.

I would pay $1-2k/mo to have the ability to stay in any major city in the world. I wouldn't even sell my condo. This would be an extra luxury.

Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by maerF0x0 on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:35PM (#21541485)
I think this would actually undermine their market. People dont want a revolving door of out of towners, they want to build community with people who stay >1Month at a time.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by CriticalCathed on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:39PM (#21541504)
you could mandate that you can only move locations every 6 months, unless you pay double rent or something. it could work.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by flukus on Thursday November 14, 2019 @09:06PM (#21541644)
It already exists and millions of people have been doing it since the 60's, backpacker hostels. I think as a general rule you'd be paying over $2000 a month for a private room, but if you're willing to share you can get well below $1000 a month.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by safog on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:34PM (#21541477)
Inspirato keeps spamming me on Instagram with this exact ad. $2500 / mo, any of their hotels across the world. No idea if this is some glorified time-share.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by reggieband on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:01PM (#21541877)
Add in some sort of trunk/container service ... like you can take you possessions and put them into a secure trunk/container of various size that gets shipped to the new location. Add in high-speed internet work rooms/stations. I might sign up!
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by ta999999171 on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:44AM (#21543050)
The CEO plane equivalent for tech-nomads...
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by navigatr on Thursday November 14, 2019 @09:04PM (#21541633)
This is called a hostel or a flop house.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by xtiansimon on Friday November 15, 2019 @08:41AM (#21544634)
AKA SRO, single room occupancy.

Funny companies wrap $#i+ in tech and call it the Next Big Thing—-Taxi hacks become Uber. Subletting becomes AirBNB—like, who knew being poor and having a lousy job and strangers in your house could be so hip. /rant

Disclosure. I’ve live in several SROs and they’re sad.

Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by CPLX on Friday November 15, 2019 @05:54AM (#21543875)
The laws, taxes, and zoning surrounding residences for stays under one month and over are typically wildly different.
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by _asummers on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:40PM (#21541522)
Like some sort of WeWork (WeLive?) type of arrangement?
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by cvhashim on Thursday November 14, 2019 @09:20PM (#21541694)
Pretty sure that's what Arrived does. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20682603
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by wyxuan on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:02PM (#21541317)
Airbnb and hotels? No?
Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by echelon on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:06PM (#21541337)
I think that'd be much more expensive than an adult dorm for long-term travel.

I'm imagining a scenario where I work remotely and visit different cities every month between returning home. Sort of as work tourism. Get to spend lots of time visiting other cities for largely just the cost of airfare, and still have enough budget to support your existing rent/mortgage back home.

I'm thinking you'd want something closer to cheap capsule hotel rates. It gives you the flexibility of not being tied down, but at the same time lets you maintain your life back home for when you want to return to it (since it's affordable). There's no hassle of searching for hotels that satisfy {safe,clean,cheap,accessible} criteria since you're in a network.

Imagine having these available internationally as a part of your subscription service.

I'd love to have something like this.

(Edit: whoops, I just double posted instead of editing. Deleted the duplicate message.)

Re:Live in an adult dorm? Starcity thinks you would, for the... by wyxuan on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:36PM (#21541492)
Hostels seem to fit the bill: cheap, worldwide, and willing to accept you for long-term travel