Why I live in a hotel…

Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:16

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about how I would never live in a rich neighborhood. Funny enough, when I wrote it a few of you called me out because you knew that I own a place in the Hyatt hotel.

Around a year ago, I moved to Seattle from Orange County California because they have a better entrepreneur community and no state income tax.

So, here is my place…

The building

Parking

If you are bad at parking, you can always give your car to the valet.

Lobby

Bar

Café

Restaurant

Hallway

Conference center

There’s usually some cool conferences going on that you can typically attend.

Ballroom

Meeting room

Gym

Relaxation

If you stress out like me every once in a while, you can always go to the relaxation room to put your mind at ease.

Spa

The spa has some cool features like a steam room, which I use 5 to 6 times a week.

Pool

I have never used the pool, but it’s supposedly a salt water pool that has music playing underwater.

Yoga studio

Common area

Game room

Outdoor area

Pet area

I don’t have any pets, but the weird part about the pet area is that it’s on the 18th floor instead of the ground floor.

Green roof

I am kind of a hippy, which is why I live here. The building is LEED certified, which means my electric bill only comes out to $9 a month.

Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen

I never cook, but one day I am going to learn how to.

Room service

And if you don’t know how to cook or clean like me, you can always call up room service.

Living Room

View

Painting of me

My friend from Globalizer sent me a move in gift… which was a painting of me holding up a black American Express credit card. I don’t have the card anymore, but I did when I was 21 or 22 years old.

Sponsors

That’s right, I have company logos on my wall. Companies such as Online Poker, Nerdy Shirts, Shoemoney Capital, Revenue Enhancement Group, Train Signal Computer Training, Chitika, Get Ads, Globalizer Network, Device Doctor, Driver Library, Buddy TV, John Chow, Five Q Enterprises, and Big Door Media paid for everything you see in my place. If you combine the presents I got from these companies, it added up to around 30,000 dollars. Everything from the 3 tvs (one for the bathroom), bed sheets from the Wynn Las Vegas, furniture, and even a computerized toaster came from these great companies. I personally didn’t have to pay for anything.

Conclusion

I know I said I would never live in a rich neighborhood and I am still sticking with it. I live downtown because it’s convenient for me and although my place is decent, there are a lot of places that are close by that aren’t “fancy”. For example, I lived in a 275 square foot apartment that was located across from a drug park for 6 months when I first moved to Seattle… and I loved it. But I couldn’t live in a place that didn’t have a kitchen or a closet for too long…

And the main reason I chose to live in a hotel wasn’t to showoff — I am an entrepreneur that has very little free time on my hands. If I learned how to cook and clean (I used to clean restrooms for a living) I would technically lose more money than if I paid someone to do those things for me.

Lastly, I know the pictures look “great”, but it isn’t as fun as you may think. I still prefer living in a 50 year old home in La Palma, California. You never end up using the fancy amenities places like this provide…