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A more permanent working relationship between hotels and coworking providers like the one between Industrious and Wythe Hotel indicates sold-out room nights with traditional hotel guests are a long way away.
Enough people checked into hotels for their temporary office functionality rather than for vacation last year that one coworking provider is making the arrangement more permanent.
Industrious expanded its coworking membership platform to converted hotel rooms at the Wythe Hotel in New York City Monday, Skift has learned. The $300 per month program, called Oasis by Industrious at Wythe Hotel, allows members to use a hotel room-turned-office suite four times a month and tap into Industrious’ national network of more than 100 coworking sites across the U.S.
"We’ve created spaces that are comfortable, safe and functional for workers while our hotel partners help bring that extra element of warmth and service," said Anna Squires Levine, chief commercial officer at Industrious, via email. "This ‘special sauce’ combination resulted in a really unique offering that has guests wanting to return to the spaces on a regular basis and is ultimately the best testament to the success of these partnerships."
The Wythe launch builds off the growing hotel-as-office trend, where many hotel owners have offered up underutilized guest rooms as temporary workspaces to garner revenue during the cat
