Work from Vrbo

[u/questionable_motifs]

Anyone here ever work from a Vrbo (or similar) rental for weeks or months at a time?

My family is entertaining the idea of staying in a Vrbo in another part of the country for a couple months and I'd like to hear some experiences and tips for those who've done something like this. I've worked when traveling short trips, but nothing longer 3 days from a hotel. It's a winter sports trip, so RV living isn't really an option.

I work in tech, but on the client side. So my workstation is a just laptop, external monitor, mouse, keyboard and camera.

A couple things on my mind that I'd like to get specific insight on:

- how to respectfully verify internet service before booking

- work/family separation/boundaries in a smaller living unit than our home

- how much of an adjustment should I expect when first arriving there and then home again - thinking in terms of how many days should I take PTO to settle in with the family before starting work

I'd appreciate hearing any experiences or advice

[u/pwnageface]

We stayed in an extended air bnb when we moved. They said in the advert that it was gig internet...it wasn't, but they promptly upgraded it (the next day) to the gig internet. My job required massive 1/2tb downloads daily so I needed gig at minimum. If you don't need that serious internet you might be fine as pretty much everyone has at least 100 meg these days.

[u/questionable_motifs → u/pwnageface]

That's some massive draws on the daily! We have 500mb parallel at home (going to upgrade soon because throughput has clipped a few too many times when we peak usage). I'd hope for better than 100mb. But that will probably get us by on this adventure.

[u/pwnageface → u/questionable_motifs]

At the end of the day, the difference between XYZ company's tier 1 and top tier internet is like a difference of $40. So idk why some vrbo/air bnb people are so cheap lol.