[traviagio]

$1600 will get you a room in more than 10 locations by the end of the year, that's where the real value is. I am actually staying the the Ubud location at the moment. It's very well done, the community is great and location is just right. This is not something you can find on Airbnb.

[Ao7bei3s]

So can you occupy rooms in more than one location at the same time?

No?

Then it's just a really expensive room with high booking/cancellation flexibility and customer lock-in (you won't pick another room in a city if you've already paid for this).

So this seems to be basically just a premium version of what a youth hostel line membership gets you. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I can imagine that the business model might work.

(If the answer is actually "Yes" then I'm surprised and 1600$ doesn't seem so bad.)

[traviagio]

Here is one scenario that I see happening - "I leave my $2500 apartment in NYC and I put my freelance developer job in my carry-on. I buy my flights and pay rent for a year at The Roam. I want 2 months in Bali, 4 months in Japan and 6 months Miami." I am taken care of and I don't have to worry about searching for the right location or meeting the right people. It seems pretty good to me.

[rplnt]

But you could live in a hotel for that kind of money in great part of the world.

[thinkdevcode]

$1600 is roughly an 8 night stay in Miami, at a decent hotel. I think this is a great deal for me as I can stay anywhere they are available when I want. I already pay over $2000 for a single bedroom apartment in downtown Fort Lauderdale - and I am stuck here in a lease for a year.

[FanaHOVA]

Just pay for this when you're in Miami then, not when you're in Indonesia

[carsie]

What happens if all the rooms are full in Japan when you get there?