Originally Posted by
kangarooflyer88
Sonder offered hotels which were inexpensive compared to many of the alternatives but I wouldn't say cheap. If you stay at a Premier Inn in the UK or an Accor ibis property in many parts of the world you can often stay for well under $100 per night. And these chains have been around for decades. So the model can in theory work. It's just that Sonder doesn't seem to have figured out how to make it work for them.
-RooFlyer88
Theres also the extended stay category (Residence Inn, Hyatt House, Staybridge Suites, Adagio Aparthotel, etc.) that has long operated successfully in several parts of the world under a ‘small apartment for the price of a Fairfield/Courtyard’ model, even with more staffing and amenities than a Sonder.
They also typically have a communal laundry room each floor or so.