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What are you comparing to? Even chain extended stay hotels have affordable suites that are similar to a typical apartment outside of the USA. From a studio [1] to a 2bdr [2]. If you have money you can go for something flashier, like MGM Signature in LV [3]
[1] https://www.extendedstayamerica.com/hotels/il/chicago/westmo...
[2] https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mspeihw-homewood-suites-edi...
[3] https://signaturemgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en/hotel/one-bedroo...
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An electric range for $60 goes a long way. Hell when I was homeless I used a portable gas stove that even works on siphoned gasoline, and packs up in a bag about the diameter of a cellphone wide, hardly ever needed to eat out.
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You really do want at least a kitchenette for any real length of time. I'm pretty good with just a refrigerator--assuming decent eat out and takeout options--for a few weeks but probably wouldn't want to go much longer than that. A hotel room doesn't have a lot of space but then a furnished studio apartment won't either.
It also helps if you know you'll be back in your house in a month or even two--and you're fine with just not doing some activities/hobbies while you travel.
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Ha. We clearly stay in different hotels and live in different kinds of apartments. I find most hotels I've ever been in to be quieter and often nearly as spacious as any apartment I've ever lived in.
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I’ve traveled at least 6mo/yr for the better part of the last 10 years. These points mentioned are exactly why Airbnb has been as successful as it is.
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Nope. It's stuff like:
Lack of space. Think how much smaller your hotel room is compared to an apartment. You want to buy your own TV, with a sound system, and do an Arduino project? No space.
Poor sound proofing: Lots of noise from neighbors.
No kitchen: It's fine if you're gone for a few days, but if you're in one for a month, you likely will need to cook something. Most people can't afford to eat out all the time (and it's not healthy to do so).
I recall once while in school, there was a new fancy apartment complex being built that students had signed a lease for. Unfortunately, there were delays so the company set them up in a hotel for 2 months till the apartment was ready. These are all the complaints those students had about the hotel experience. Nice in the beginning, but not a good long term solution.