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Oyo ventured into Nepal quite recently. From my viewpoint I see rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates. That's

Oyo ventured into Nepal quite recently. From my viewpoint I see rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates. That's the type of visitor they are looking to attract.

mav3rick 7y ago
What's wrong with that ?
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- ryanlol 7y ago
  Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex. Odds are that the hourly-rate rooms would be on a different floor than the daily-rate floors for logistical reasons, which makes it even harder for me to see any problem with this. There’s significant a cultural difference here too, in the areas where Oyo primarily operates young couples need these rooms just as much as prostitutes.
  - mav3rick 7y ago
    So true about the young couples bit. Look up "Stay Uncle".
    - puranjay 7y ago
      They were on sale at Flippa a while back: https://blog.flippa.com/flippa-seller-showcase-stay-uncle/ https://blog.flippa.com/flippa-seller-showcase-stay-uncle/
  - lotsofpulp 7y ago
    > Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex. What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. It’s not about being a prude, it’s the fact that hotels frequented by pimps, hookers, and drug dealers offer a less desireable experience.
    - CaptainZapp 7y ago
      What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. After having a neighbor who thought it's a good idea to turn her rented appartment into an illegal hotel I'd say exactly the same thing, regarding quality of life, about Airbnb.
    - ryanlol 7y ago
      We’re discussing a Nepalese hotel, not a US hotel.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
  Nothing, if you don't mind a constant stream of professionals turning tricks and their drunken clients marching through the corridors at all hours of the night.
dmix 7y ago
They were low end hotels before they bought them. Considering they own the whole property it’s not like this is a big deal like it would be for Airbnb (which is already used extensively for that).
- notahacker 7y ago
  It's a pretty big deal if the theoretical rationale for your brand's existence is to offer a chain of budget hotels suitable for lower middle classes travelling on business and with their families, especially if you're tending to charge quite a bit more than the bottom end of the local hotel market.
goatinaboat 7y ago
rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates I wish we had something like that in Wales. Sometimes after a day in the hills I’d like a hotel room for an hour just to have a shower and change into dry clothes before driving back down the A470. Fellow Welshmen may mock me now, I’ve grown soft from spending too much time in England.
- CaptainZapp 7y ago
  Check with local hotels. Hotels (alas mostly the business oriented ones) absolutely rent day rooms at reasonable prices if they have stock available. Just ask around.
- TwoHeadedBeast 7y ago
  I was driving from Berlin to Skopje once, and at one point really needed a rest, having not found a hotel in Austria. In Croatia, I did find a place that I could rent a room for 4 hours so I could have a shower and a nap before continuing my journey.
- rchaud 7y ago
  Would you be OK with this kind of flex arrangement if it meant that the hotel couldn't guarantee the state of the room or bathroom when you check in? Hotel management needs time to send cleaners to change the sheets and such after all. If booking is on an hour-by-hour basis like say a hotel meeting room, it isn't feasible to clean the place in between every booking.
  - goatinaboat 7y ago
    They could be in the process of cleaning even - I don’t need sheets on the bed or anything.

mav3rick 7y ago

What's wrong with that ?

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ryanlol 7y ago
Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex. Odds are that the hourly-rate rooms would be on a different floor than the daily-rate floors for logistical reasons, which makes it even harder for me to see any problem with this. There’s significant a cultural difference here too, in the areas where Oyo primarily operates young couples need these rooms just as much as prostitutes.
- mav3rick 7y ago
  So true about the young couples bit. Look up "Stay Uncle".
  - puranjay 7y ago
    They were on sale at Flippa a while back: https://blog.flippa.com/flippa-seller-showcase-stay-uncle/ https://blog.flippa.com/flippa-seller-showcase-stay-uncle/
- lotsofpulp 7y ago
  > Nothing, some prudes just don’t want to stay in hotels where other people have sex. What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. It’s not about being a prude, it’s the fact that hotels frequented by pimps, hookers, and drug dealers offer a less desireable experience.
  - CaptainZapp 7y ago
    What you write may be true for Asia, but if you’re from the US, it makes sense to be wary of hotels offering hourly prices since it attracts a clientele that reduces the quality of life at the hotel. After having a neighbor who thought it's a good idea to turn her rented appartment into an illegal hotel I'd say exactly the same thing, regarding quality of life, about Airbnb.
  - ryanlol 7y ago
    We’re discussing a Nepalese hotel, not a US hotel.
9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
Nothing, if you don't mind a constant stream of professionals turning tricks and their drunken clients marching through the corridors at all hours of the night.

dmix 7y ago

They were low end hotels before they bought them. Considering they own the whole property it’s not like this is a big deal like it would be for Airbnb (which is already used extensively for that).

notahacker 7y ago
It's a pretty big deal if the theoretical rationale for your brand's existence is to offer a chain of budget hotels suitable for lower middle classes travelling on business and with their families, especially if you're tending to charge quite a bit more than the bottom end of the local hotel market.

goatinaboat 7y ago

rooms often can be charged by the hour on some of their signage, not just daily rates I wish we had something like that in Wales. Sometimes after a day in the hills I’d like a hotel room for an hour just to have a shower and change into dry clothes before driving back down the A470. Fellow Welshmen may mock me now, I’ve grown soft from spending too much time in England.

CaptainZapp 7y ago
Check with local hotels. Hotels (alas mostly the business oriented ones) absolutely rent day rooms at reasonable prices if they have stock available. Just ask around.
TwoHeadedBeast 7y ago
I was driving from Berlin to Skopje once, and at one point really needed a rest, having not found a hotel in Austria. In Croatia, I did find a place that I could rent a room for 4 hours so I could have a shower and a nap before continuing my journey.
rchaud 7y ago
Would you be OK with this kind of flex arrangement if it meant that the hotel couldn't guarantee the state of the room or bathroom when you check in? Hotel management needs time to send cleaners to change the sheets and such after all. If booking is on an hour-by-hour basis like say a hotel meeting room, it isn't feasible to clean the place in between every booking.
- goatinaboat 7y ago
  They could be in the process of cleaning even - I don’t need sheets on the bed or anything.