Online platforms for arranging short-term flat rentals were once seen a long-term threat to the survival of hotels. But with Czech hotels currently not allowed to offer overnight services, some are in such need of turnover that they’ve joined a new website offering short-term, day-time room rentals for use as offices. The service, spotted by E15.cz, is evidently targeting people who are finding it difficult to get work done at home, or who need a bit of privacy from their children or partners. Hotels who sign on to the service are offering full or half-day rentals of rooms, with parking, coffee and assistance in handling food deliveries. Six hotels, such as Mama Shelter, Hoffmeister and Vienna House Diplomat Prague are offering a full-day for between CZK 500 and CZK 1,090 per day. The website pracujzhotelu.cz is rolling out the service in Slovakia, but at the moment is only allowed to offer rentals of 10 days or more.
