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Old 03-24-2016, 08:33 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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This is a cool idea.

Rent a hotel room for $0.67 a minute.


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Old 03-24-2016, 08:49 PM
 
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This is a cool idea.

Rent a hotel room for $0.67 a minute.


Recharge lets you book a hotel room — for minutes at a time | TechCrunch
I can only think of 1 potential client of this and it's not legal.
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Old 03-24-2016, 10:00 PM
 
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That's not a new idea. lol. There have been motels/ hotels around that rent rooms by the hour for many years for things you may only a need an hour for...
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Old 03-24-2016, 10:45 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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That's not a new idea. lol. There have been motels/ hotels around that rent rooms by the hour for many years for things you may only a need an hour for...
Yay but those were hotels that no one outside of people who needed rooms by the hour would stay in.

This service has no minimum. And has hotels you'd consider staying in. Charging by the hour in the old way guaranteed will tarnish a hotel's rep.
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Old 03-24-2016, 10:46 PM
 
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Yay but those were hotels that no one outside of people who needed rooms by the hour would stay in.

This service has no minimum. And has hotels you'd consider staying in. Charging by the hour in the old way guaranteed will tarnish a hotel's rep.
Yeah but this service will be used for the same purpose and thus give it the same reputation.
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Old 03-25-2016, 01:01 AM
 
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I can only think of 1 potential client of this and it's not legal.
My first thought as well. Also thought about the 'love hotel' concept that started in Japan for that purpose/young couples who want privacy away from parents/etc.
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Old 03-25-2016, 01:07 AM
 
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My first thought as well. Also thought about the 'love hotel' concept that started in Japan for that purpose/young couples who want privacy away from parents/etc.
That has potential because no one can afford to rent without room mates.
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Old 03-25-2016, 07:40 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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That has potential because no one can afford to rent without room mates.
That $40/hour is not exactly cheap if someone wanted to stay overnight ($964.80).
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Old 03-25-2016, 08:40 AM
 
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That $40/hour is not exactly cheap if someone wanted to stay overnight ($964.80).
No but no one wants to have sex with their roommates watching.
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Old 03-27-2016, 10:03 PM
 
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This company is proof that there is a tech bubble.
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