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How do you handle looking for accommodations? That was the biggest hurdle for me when I was doing the digital nomad thing. When you're settling in for the long
by leppr 5y ago
How do you handle looking for accommodations?
That was the biggest hurdle for me when I was doing the digital nomad thing. When you're settling in for the long term, you can take the time to do multiple visits in order to make an informed decision. When you're settling short term, you don't care that much if the accommodation you booked online isn't good. But when you're doing the temporary-but-mid-term thing, it's complicated because short term rentals are often icky about visits, while making a bad decision has more serious consequences for you: getting stuck for months in a bad accommodation isn't fun, especially if you plan to work out of it.
- jsonne 5y agoYeah so I mean there is always that risk. I think the big thing is we look for price range first and then we carefully read reviews. Once reviews are good and we study the pictures to make sure its at least nominally friendly for a toddler we start research about the neighborhoods etc. Also since I run a company anywhere we go has to have a coworking space nearby (luckily they're super common at this point so it hasn't been a problem). I should mention we're also super flexible on "where" we go. Mostly it's not the Paris and Rome sorts of place because they're expensive. We tend to stay in more regional hubs (Hence Florence) that are a bit cheaper and stay around there rather than take lots of day trips.