German Hotels Rent Rooms as Offices During Pandemic
疫情期間德國飯店對外將房間出租作為辦公室
主持人：陳彣 (Neil)
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With family and pets around, working from home can be very difficult. That's why the German hotel group BHW has started renting its rooms as offices in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Each of the rooms has a desk, high speed internet and a coffee machine – and of course, a bed if the worker needs to take a nap.
Manager of a Frankfurt Best Western hotel that is offering the rooms, Michael Mauersberger, said that guests get somewhere quiet, where the phone doesn’t ring when it shouldn’t and where they can really get work done.
Rooms can be rented in Best Western hotel for €199 ($216) per week, €49 per day, or €89 to stay for a night.
So far not many people have booked a room for work, but Mauersberger says interest is starting to grow as the pandemic continues. However, he says the idea won’t get the 130-room hotel back all the money it lost from normal bookings.
Dirk Fischer, who runs a business in Frankfurt, says he's already used the hotel for office space a couple of times and says it is exactly what he needs.
After three weeks of having to teach his children at home and the Easter vacation, he was finding it difficult to get work done. He says that at the hotel, he can have a quiet day to work and make any calls he needs to.
Summary
有家人跟寵物在身邊的情況下，在家工作可能會非常困難。 這也是為什麼德國飯店集團BHW開始將其房間對外出租當作辦公室，以回應新冠病毒的疫情。 每一間房間裡都有一張書桌、高速網路以及咖啡機——當然也有床舖，如果工作的人需要小歇一下就可以用。目前為止還沒有很多人訂房間來辦公，但該飯店集團表示，隨著病毒持續流行，有興趣的人已開始增加。
Words & Phrases
rent 租
pandemic 大流行病
nap 打盹, 小睡
References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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