A question for the business travellers here.
If you were on a 2-3 week business trip in continental Europe (Western) staying in various cities only for 2 to 3 days at a time would you choose to stay in a private room at a hostel or at a bland but reliable chain hotel on the cheaper side (e.g. Holliday Inn). For longer term stays apartments are my preference, but due to the limited time in each place they aren't really feasable here.
I may be making such a trip shortly and am wondering whether it's worth convincing the powers that be to "allow" me to stay in hostels rather than bland hotels. Has anyone here gone on a serious business trip for a company and stayed at hostels? What was the reaction of the company; and the clients if it came up.
I am late 30's, will meet potential clients at their offices nbot hotel/hostel, and really do not want to spend three weeks holed up in crappy Holliday Inn's. While they may also be crappy sometimes, at least Hostels have some sort of atmosphere. Just wondering whether it would be too weird having a business traveller staying there. To be honest it's been a while since I've stayed at a hostel.
If you were on a 2-3 week business trip in continental Europe (Western) staying in various cities only for 2 to 3 days at a time would you choose to stay in a private room at a hostel or at a bland but reliable chain hotel on the cheaper side (e.g. Holliday Inn). For longer term stays apartments are my preference, but due to the limited time in each place they aren't really feasable here.
I may be making such a trip shortly and am wondering whether it's worth convincing the powers that be to "allow" me to stay in hostels rather than bland hotels. Has anyone here gone on a serious business trip for a company and stayed at hostels? What was the reaction of the company; and the clients if it came up.
I am late 30's, will meet potential clients at their offices nbot hotel/hostel, and really do not want to spend three weeks holed up in crappy Holliday Inn's. While they may also be crappy sometimes, at least Hostels have some sort of atmosphere. Just wondering whether it would be too weird having a business traveller staying there. To be honest it's been a while since I've stayed at a hostel.