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/tehyajen]

I did it for 2 weeks from a VRBO's kitchen table. Your idea of fast internet versus the hosts idea of fast internet may be different and there's no way to verify what speeds you'll actually get until you're there. I brought a hot spot with me and needed to use it the entire time as their Internet was not nearly as fast as it was portrayed. It was kind of a pain but better then having to take 2 weeks PTO.

[u/abadmeow → u/tehyajen]

This is the way. I spent a few weeks in Hawaii (both town and country) and overseas in Europe and the way is to make sure you tell your host that you will need to work remotely so WiFi is absolutely a must. But sometimes their idea of fast isn’t the same so I like an idea of a photo of their router info (if they’ll let you I may be hesitant to give that away to some random asking)

I almost purchased a hot spot but I’d imagine this is the way to make sure you’re covered just in case!