Hotel or house share

[TheFaQQer]

I prefer house share because you can leave stuff there and not have to lug it around each week. Plus when you want to cook, you have that freedom to do it.

Last time I was in London, I found a room through Monday to Friday - about 500 yards from the office, so I only had to use the tube on a Monday morning and a Friday afternoon to get to and from Euston. Nice flat, well kitted out, lovely kitchen, nice couple of guys to share with.

I did it before in a house share where I was by far the oldest in the house because they were mainly recent graduates in their first jobs. Not so good location, nice people though. I was most upset when Kate (21, Australian, blonde, 6', model / gym instructor) moved out.

[unixman]

Premier Inn for a couple of months then house share. Hotels are nice but can get boring/lonely. With house share, think I prefer live in landlord/lady.

One contractor I knew did camping, in a local field, in the summer. He was ex-army. Said the only drawback was occasional planes going overhead at night.

[FiveTimes]

Main stream hotel for a couple of weeks until you get to know the area. Then look for a smaller hotel where you can strike a deal.

However for my next gig I am looking at serviced apartments for the first two weeks

[garethevans1986]

I did a gig in London which involved me being on site for the first week and I stayed in a serviced apartment. I enjoyed it and it worked out to be cheaper than a hotel for the same length of time.

GE

[TheFaQQer]

I did a gig in London which involved me being on site for the first week and I stayed in a serviced apartment. I enjoyed it and it worked out to be cheaper than a hotel for the same length of time.

GE

I did that in Edinburgh many years back - I negotiated a deal that worked out cheaper than the Premier Inn in the same road and ended up in a penthouse flat in Leith overlooking Britannia.

[Platypus]

Hotels are nice but can get boring/lonely

What? With all those MILFs staying at the hotel for conferences, seeking some love, validation and free drinks? Pah!