A proposal: Motel 4 (hostel, airport, flights, Spain)
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With barebones airliners popping up all over Europe in the last two decades, I wonder if the idea has been applied to lodging yet. Imagine a hotel stripped to its barest, with every luxury costing extra. '
It would be named "Motel 4", and it would advertise $4 / night, no matter what.
For $4 / night, you get a tiny room with a fold-down mattress, a faucet, a toilet, a sheet, a pillow, and a shelf to put your stuff on. There would be complimentary USB charging of phones, but plugging things in costs $1 / kWh.
At $4 / night, the showers are down the hall, and cost $5 for a 5-minute wash and 5 minutes after that to dress. Rooms with en-suite showers begin at $24 / night but are showers are still limited to 15 minutes per day.
There would be a 19" SD TV in all rooms, but by default the only thing you can watch are promotions for pay-per-view movies and Motel 4 commercials. Luckily, you are able to watch network TV and a limited selection of basic cable channels for $4 / hour or $10 / day. ESPN is available for another $5 / day. Movies cost between $10 and $16.
Wireless internet is free, but it's limited to just above dial-up speeds. To unlock the full speed costs $4 / hour or $10 / day.
Cleaning service is an additional $4 / day.
Booking a room carries a $4 credit card processing / transaction fee. You can also pay up-front in cash, but that requires a $4 till fee or a $4 credit card processing fee unless you use a Motel 4 Pre-Paid Visa.
Parking is a necessity as most of the hotels would be run out of abandoned malls, motels, and big-box stores. However, that would carry an additional fee, usually $10 / night.
What do you think of my proposal?
This was Motel 6 and Super 8 many years ago, so it isn't new. In fact, for the most part they are still that way with very few frills. It is just the $6 rate is now $60 or more. We used to have to pay for even local calls. You mention $4,no way matter what was or was not included could a hotel or motel operate with such a low charge. BTW, most of those low budget airlines lonely really stay that was for a year or so. Then their prices start creeping up just like everything else.
For kids wanting to travel cheap, there is always hostels and for those who want to cruise: well that I don't know, but there was a line about 10 years ago based on cheap rates, with noting offered. It came and went about as fast.
There would be a 19" SD TV in all rooms, but by default the only thing you can watch are promotions for pay-per-view movies and Motel 4 commercials. Luckily, you are able to watch network TV and a limited selection of basic cable channels for $4 / hour or $10 / day. ESPN is available for another $5 / day. Movies cost between $10 and $16.
Wireless internet is free, but it's limited to just above dial-up speeds. To unlock the full speed costs $4 / hour or $10 / day.
Ditch the TV's. People, even poor people, have smart phones and other devices.
Ditch the free wireless internet. They can use 3G/4G for free or pay you $4 for WiFi for a day.
Think about how much criminals, drug abusers, dirt poor people, and welfare types would be able to save on rent by staying at Motel 4 every night. It's only $120 per month!
How in the world do you hope to have a prayer of covering even the minimal costs of this operation?
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