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Plan b - Serviced Apartments
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostThat being said the house shares I've had I've almost never come into anything other than fleeting contact with the others.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostThat sounds interesting if there's a lingerie photoshoot going on somewhere and you happen to pick the right house share....
Show some resolution man.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by Pondlife View PostI look at whatever a reasonable hotel chain would cost (in that city) for 9 nights and use that as a monthly budget estimate when looking for an all-in flat.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI reckon the above - clean and basic, would put you in a sweet price-point between scummy B&B/shared house and a pricey hotel.
I agree, clean and basic.
My wishlist runs to a kitchen, washing machine (a dryer is good), maybe a dishwasher so I can be lazy (but not required), a desk, half-decent wireless, a TV and a cleaner.Comment
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Originally posted by Ticktock View PostI've used them before a fair bit (paid for by clients / employers). I prefer them to a hotel if I'm away for anything over a couple of weeks. In general the price has been comparable to a hotel, maybe a little less, but not by much. Some have been in hotels - they have normal rooms on some floors, then a couple of floors of apartments.
I agree, clean and basic.
My wishlist runs to a kitchen, washing machine (a dryer is good), maybe a dishwasher so I can be lazy (but not required), a desk, half-decent wireless, a TV and a cleaner.
I'm really talking self-contained bedsit here. Not sure there's a network of those.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostMost people who stay in those types of apartments don't want someone to do their cooking and washing. Otherwise they would stay in a hotel.
The cooking would be Tuesday = 'low fat home cooked Shepherds /Vegetable Pie" order by 9am in the morning.It provides a healthy option and a quick meal at the £3-4 mark. Something a few posters have mentioned. Again can be outsourced to local pub/restaurant. Delivered to Fridge during day or at 8pm for extra.
The washing / Ironing is a standard service many middle class people I know pay for anyway. The cleaner doesn't have to do it, just organise & collect it. Leave washing in bag in room and it will be back in 2 days washed, ironed and hung in your wardrobe. We charge £2 per load to organise.
ironing service in newport : Pick Up and Press
I would pay £10 -£20 a week for that and charge it against expenses if I could.
Its basically a maid / restaurant service but at a lower cost.
It also ups the Ante, its not a house share its a hotel without the fuss.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostWhen I've looked at these, they typically cost about the same per night as a hotel but maybe I am looking at the nicer ones. For instance Serviced Apartments, Apart Hotels in Leeds, Manchester & Newcastle - or is this not quite what is being discussed?Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostI would suggest it is a chargeable extra.
The cooking would be Tuesday = 'low fat home cooked Shepherds /Vegetable Pie" order by 9am in the morning.It provides a healthy option and a quick meal at the £3-4 mark. Something a few posters have mentioned. Again can be outsourced to local pub/restaurant. Delivered to Fridge during day or at 8pm for extra.
The washing / Ironing is a standard service many middle class people I know pay for anyway. The cleaner doesn't have to do it, just organise & collect it. Leave washing in bag in room and it will be back in 2 days washed, ironed and hung in your wardrobe. We charge £2 per load to organise.
ironing service in newport : Pick Up and Press
I would pay £10 -£20 a week for that and charge it against expenses if I could.
Its basically a maid / restaurant service but at a lower cost.
It also ups the Ante, its not a house share its a hotel without the fuss."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Quite a few hotel chains have apart-hotels which I've used extensively in the past. One down in the Schwarwald I was in for 2 years, it had a kitcheonette (cooker, microwave, dishwasher, etc.) and a cleaner twice a week. For that one I used to pay monthly but go home most weekends and occasionally stay for the weekend there. I've used others such as the Westfield Suites in Stratford and some Novotel Suites as well and they all offer various packages. One of the best was Courtyard by Marriott in Poughkeepsie (and not just because IBM were paying) but the rooms were excellent and they provided a heck of a lot of amenities and extras (chilli evenings, etc.) I have also rented fully furnished apartments as well but that was just too much hassle...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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