Space as a destination in itself seems fine to me. On the other side of it, what's the point in making a space hotel if you have to pay the Russians an exorbit

Space as a destination in itself seems fine to me. On the other side of it, what's the point in making a space hotel if you have to pay the Russians an exorbitant amount of money to get 3 people into orbit? Now we can put 7 people up for less money more frequently.