I was a road warrior back in the day... if I were going to be in a place for an extended stay - say a month or more - I'd look into furnished corporate housing.

I was a road warrior back in the day... if I were going to be in a place for an extended stay - say a month or more - I'd look into furnished corporate housing. Likely more space and better amenities, possibly even cheaper than an extended hotel stay. A step down from that, the "extended stay" hotels with a kitchenette and more space aren't terrible apart from the often frat-like atmosphere. My trips were always the Sunday night out, Thursday night home type, where probably the biggest issue is the disorientation. One Courtyard Marriott looks just like another, even across countries. Rental cars quickly lose any excitement. Stuck in some suburban office park with your choice of Chilibees or Ruby Garden? You can see where nutrition quickly drops to zero if you aren't really cognizant. And then there's the relationship part. If I'd been single it might have been awesome, but I had little kids at home and it was a tough few years for what in hindsight was limited financial and career gain. Glad we live in an era where more of the work can be done remotely.