Hi girls,

I have a bit of a dilemma and was hoping someone might be able to give some advice.
I have decided to move back the the city I was born in after missing friends and family. It's only 30 miles or so down the road from where I am living and working now, so I was hoping to continue working here after moving until I figure out  my next move (I don't want to work in my home town)

At the moment I take all my in calls in my flat and that had worked well for me, but once I leave I'm not going to have that luxury, so it would mean booking hotel rooms to work from.

How many of you work this way and do you find it easy? Or do you feel constant pressure of worrying about paying hotel room bill, being found out my staff etc. How many days do you work? I was thinking of working 3 full days and seeing lots of clients each day.

If you could share your stories that would be fab and put my mind at ease lol x

Hotels have some drawbacks, but a trade off is that you're no longer tied to one place.

I work from hotels solely. As long as you find a good one where the staff let you go about your business you shouldn't have any concerns. And yes there are a few clients who won't go to hotels but I've always been busy at hotels.

I prefer hotels. I got booted out an apartment once plus there's the issue of security as in none. At least in a hotel I feel safe.

I choose my hotels very carefully to ensure that I have as much privacy as possible. The most I would stay is 5 nights and I am comfortable with that. I haven't had a problem with a hotel yet, even though in one I use, they can see clients coming and going on CCTV but they are really not bothered.

Often I choose hotels with rooms separate from the main hotel building and they are a godsend if you can find them as there is so much more privacy. It is always in the back of my mind that I might get asked to leave but I like to think that they have enough to do without nosing about in my sex life lol.

A former client's son is a manager in a Best Western (I use them a lot) and he said they didn't care and it wasn't unusual for people sometimes to use rooms for a few hours. As long as there's no trouble he said they turn a blind eye and this is a posh hotel so I tend not to worry so much.

Finding the money can be an issue but (and Amy has given advice on this before in another thread) do NOT be tempted by the book now without cancellation option as whilst it is cheaper you cannot change or cancel the booking. I use a well known online booking site and I am constantly changing the hotels I book as I might have second thoughts or decide to change to a different one.

Good luck xxx

I agree with most girls. I have worked both from home and hotels. I think  that more than the type of premises you use, is the location and transport links that determine how busy you;ll be.

I used hotels for the first 6 months and yes, they do have pros, but I got so fed up looking at hotel rooms that now, that I work from a flat, I can't even go to a hotel for personal purposes.

There are a few chain hotels that offer early check in and late check out, which is great. But the main factor for me was the cost and therefore, the pressure to make back that cost even before a profit is made.

I feel secure in hotel, but really need the comfort and appliances of apartment

This is why I prefer hotels with a chain or latch so someone cant just barge in!!  Have had this happen a few times, its so unacceptable!