[spoondan]

Have you actually worked in an environment like that? In my experience, hoteling as the only option is deeply unpleasant. People like to have a single place to go. They like to have a desk they can personalize. They like to have a place they can leave their stuff overnight.

If you only provide hoteling, I think the majority of people will just claim a desk as theirs, and you effectively have no hoteling at all.

[BerislavLopac]

"People like to have a single place to go."

I'm pretty sure some do, and I'm pretty sure some don't. Heck, some people would prefer it for some time, and then not for some more. I certainly know that describes me pretty well.

My idea is not hoteling-only; it's the option you can choose and request, like any other you prefer; in case of any conflicts it would be up to the leads/managers to make the decision.

"If you only provide hoteling, I think the majority of people will just claim a desk as theirs, and you effectively have no hoteling at all."

The operating words being "I think". I think otherwise, and there is only one way to find out.

[Fomite]

Yeah, I really dislike hoteling, because I'm not in an office - I'm in a weird office display space, like you'd find in Office Depot or Ikea. If you're giving me space, give me space I can decorate and make my own.