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Many US workers have had no choice but to adapt to working from home in recent months since offices shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.And for many, the lack of structure and boundaries is taking a terrible, emotional toll¹. A new 

A special program titled Work Perks² aims to reposition some of 94-year-old Hotel Figuero's 268 rooms as day-use offices.

 

According to Managing Director Connie Wang, the set-up launched in June and is a great opportunity for work-at-home warriors³ to get out of their houses and spend workdays in clean, quiet and socially distanced spaces that come with high-speed WiFi, unlimited⁴ printing privileges and free parking.

 

"They want a calming and relaxing atmosphere, away from the distractions⁵ of working at home," Wang said, noting that the 350-square-foot rooms sell for $129 per day, with an option to extend to an overnight stay for an additional $20. "For some people, this has become a real treat."

 

Take The Wythe, a boutique hotel in Brooklyn. The hotel recently announced a partnership⁶ with co-working office space company Industrious⁷ through which it is repurposing 13 second-story guest rooms to serve as offices for up to four people.

 

Each of the rooms has a small outdoor terrace, and dogs are welcome. Pricing starts at $200 and goes up to $275, depending on how many people use the space.

 

The Sawyer, in Sacramento, California, is offering pool cabanas for use as outdoor offices, complete with fast WiFi, free parking and catered⁸ lunch for $150 per day.

 

The notion of designating hotel rooms for day-use only certainly is nothing new; Yannis Moati founded an entire company on the concept back in 2015. That company, HotelsByDay, has grown to include more than 1,500 hotels, and has seen a significant uptick in the number of inquiries⁹ for day-use bookings since the pandemic began.

 

Moati said the current situation will force hotels to reinvent themselves to stay alive, and he predicted that offering rooms for day-use only is one of the directions they will go.

 

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