Workers' accommodation or hotel? Costs and benefits compared

For one or two nights a hotel may be convenient. But as soon as a stay lasts weeks or months, the sums change considerably – both in costs and in everyday life.

The costs

A hotel room is charged per night, often without the option of cooking for yourself. Furnished accommodation, on the other hand, offers weekly and monthly rates and your own kitchen. If you cook for yourself, on a longer job you can quickly save several hundred euros compared with eating out every day.

Everyday life

• Your own kitchen instead of restaurants: healthier and cheaper
• Parking in front of the house instead of hotel parking fees
• More space and quiet than in a standard hotel room

When a hotel still makes sense

For a single night with a breakfast buffet and daily housekeeping, a hotel remains the simpler choice. But when it comes to longer stays that can be planned ahead, furnished workers' accommodation plays to its strengths – especially in an industrial area like the one around Grünheide.