Houston-area man retires at Holiday Inn

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/man-plans-to-live-out-golden-age-at-holiday-inn-instead-of-retirement-home/ar-BBU4eXm?OCID=ansmsnnews11

For me, it's 5- or 6-star hotel or no go.

I lived in a hotel room for about five months as lodging related to a job. No thanks!

I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

One thing I like about hotels: the constant availability of ice (at least in the US).

I'm an ice freak; I always like ice in my drinks.

Is that the one that leaves a light on for you?

Nope...that's Motel 6.

Motel 7 leaves the seat up for you.

lol

I'd rather just live in my own little house or something, where I could be left alone. Perhaps some animals to keep me company that sounds like a nice way to spend old age.

For those that don't like clicking on links, here is the text from that article. It is interesting how he's compared the cost of staying in a hotel as "extended stay" versus the cost of nursing home care. Looking at it from that perspective, I could see where the idea of living in a hotel would have many advantages.

"A man on the brink of retirement found an alternative way to live out his "golden" years: by spending them in a Holiday Inn rather than a retirement home.

Spring, Texas, resident Terry Robison, 64, worked out a detailed comparison between the two options, and the mid-priced hotel chain appeared to win out by a landslide.

Robison wrote on Facebook that the average cost of nursing home care is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is $59.23 per day.

"That leaves $128.77 a day for lunch and dinner in any restaurant we want, or room service, laundry, gratuities and special TV movies," he wrote. "Plus, they provide a spa, swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge and washer-dryer, etc."

The benefits of Holiday Inn, Robison added, also include free toothpaste, razors, shampoo and soap. An additional $5 a day in tips will "have the entire staff scrambling to help you" as well, he wrote.

"They treat you like a customer, not a patient," he said.

Holiday Inn also provides a spa, swimming pool, gym, lounge and washer-dryers, but the amenities don't stop there. The location where Robison checked out reservations has a city bus stop right in front, where seniors can ride for free.

In addition, guests can "take the airport shuttle bus" to eat at one of the restaurants at the local airport for "a change of scenery," he wrote. From there, they can take a flight to another Holiday Inn as well, he mused.

"You're not stuck in one place forever -- you can move from Inn or Inn, or even from city to city," he wrote.

The competition to find a comfortable room isn't as steep either, Robison wrote.

"It takes months to get into decent nursing homes," he wrote. "Holiday Inn will take your reservation today."

And the maintenance is virtually nonexistent, Robison figured.

"TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem," Robison wrote. "They fix everything, and apologize for the inconvenience."

Robison did not mention what kind of health he is in, but said staff like a security guard or maid could check to see if he is OK as well as call an ambulance or an undertaker, whichever is needed.

"If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life," he wrote, adding that he'd face his "golden age" with "a grin."

A representative for InterContinental Hotels Group, which Holiday Inn is a subsidiary of, did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment."

Its sort of funny though....does anyone here between lets say 20-35 years old think there will be any retirement funds left for us when we get his age?

I miss the old Holiday Inn signs.

A few additional thoughts:

"Nursing Home" is a term that can mean different things to different people. It can be a "catch all" term which some people regard to encompass everything from senior living and assisted living to actual 24/7 bedside care. This is true more so today than in the past because many complexes offer all three times of services under one roof or on one campus.

Given that the man in the article is talking about taking the bus places, he's still ambulatory. He's simply starting to use the hotel as an alternative to an apartment. He didn't indicate, so therefore we can assume, that he doesn't yet require frequent or daily medical care. I don't think his idea will hold as a true alternative to true "nursing home" care (ie requiring bedside care daily). Even if he could pay for nurses and doctors to make "house calls" to his hotel room if and when his health declines, I don't think the company who owns the hotel would allow it.

I like how room service cleans your "home" everyday.

I have considered retiring to Las Vegas condos, Disney condos and cruise ships.

Woman pays $164K per year to live on luxury cruise ship
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/c ... /22030011/

Living on cruise ships is estimated to cost $2,370 per month.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/r ... illion.asp

...I.find it interesting that he was at a " regular " Holiday Inn and not a Holiday Inn Express or Holiday Inn Extended Stay (Is that a chain that exists?) or any other " secondary " versions of Holiday Inn? I kind of thought that the " regular " Holiday Inns, such as the ones with the traditional signs that Vegtable remembers. had been fairly heavily demphasized, in favor of the " newer " versions of Holiday Inn - Just as, as it happens: I'm sure some people here remember when Howard Johnson's, both HJ motels with a restaurant, and stand-alone restaurant s without any motel, were a big deal? Well...there is only one stand-alone HoJo's left anywhere! It's in New York State. There's still a few hundred HJ diner-and-restaurant combos left, but I think that's considerably down ffrom their heyday. I could check.Wikipedia about these versions of Holiday In6n, I seem to recall my father, in the Seven times, saying that he thought Holiday Inn tended towards overpriced/pretentious/not very good restaurants, IIRC.

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