For some reason there aren’t many short-term apartments available currently, even though Virginia Beach is a military town. The options the agency sent me were either 30 min each way from the clinic or had wall unit a/c (it gets really hot here in the summer).
So, I was put in a Courtyard Marriott hotel. I thought it would be for only 1-2 weeks until they found me something. I even searched myself and no short-term units were available close to work. After living in a hotel with just a minifridge and a microwave for one month, I was finally transferred to a hotel with a kitchenette. I didn’t complain too much because the hotel was 5 minutes from my job.
I am currently staying at a Hilton Home2Suites 10 minutes from work. It has a full-size kitchen minus an oven. Apparently, the Marriott Residence Inn hotels were out of budget.
It’s funny because I sort of forgot what it was like to live in a hotel for a long period of time. It’s actually not that bad because they offer breakfast and someone cleans my room. I even have an extra bed for guests.
Another bonus is that all of these stays are contributing to my elite status qualification, and I am earning thousands of points that I can use for leisure travel.
I’m in the Virginia Beach area on assignment also. Girl, finding housing was such a struggle…so I stayed in the exact same hotel when I first got here! Lol!
Oh cool! How long are you here for?
Until the end of the summer! 🙂