--- title: "Accommodation for remote work: what to check | Gigapass" description: "A desk, a chair and a connection that holds. The specific questions to ask before booking a month anywhere." url: https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/accommodation-for-remote-work markdown: https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/accommodation-for-remote-work.md lang: en site: Gigapass generated: 2026-10-24 languages: es: https://getgigapass.com/blog/elegir-alojamiento-para-trabajar-en-remoto de: https://getgigapass.com/de/blog/unterkunft-fur-remote-arbeit it: https://getgigapass.com/it/blog/alloggio-per-lavorare-da-remoto fr: https://getgigapass.com/fr/blog/logement-pour-teletravail pt: https://getgigapass.com/pt/blog/alojamento-para-trabalhar-a-distancia nl: https://getgigapass.com/nl/blog/verblijf-om-op-afstand-te-werken ja: https://getgigapass.com/ja/blog/remote-work-yado ko: https://getgigapass.com/ko/blog/wongyeok-geunmu-sukso zh-hans: https://getgigapass.com/zh-hans/blog/yuancheng-bangong-zhuchu pl: https://getgigapass.com/pl/blog/nocleg-do-pracy-zdalnej sv: https://getgigapass.com/sv/blogg/boende-for-distansarbete no: https://getgigapass.com/no/blogg/bolig-for-a-jobbe-eksternt da: https://getgigapass.com/da/blog/bolig-til-at-arbejde-pa-afstand tr: https://getgigapass.com/tr/blog/uzaktan-calismak-icin-konaklama ru: https://getgigapass.com/ru/blog/zhilyo-dlya-udalyonnoy-raboty zh-hant: https://getgigapass.com/zh-hant/blog/yuanju-gongzuo-zhuchu ar: https://getgigapass.com/ar/mudawana/iqama-lilamal-an-bud he: https://getgigapass.com/he/blog/lina-laavoda-merachok index: https://getgigapass.com/llms/en.txt --- # Choosing somewhere to stay and work: what the photos do not show > A desk, a chair and a connection that holds. The specific questions to ask before booking a month anywhere. [Home](https://getgigapass.com/en) › [Blog](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog) › Choosing somewhere to stay and work: what the photos do not show Work and nomads A desk, a chair and a connection that holds. The specific questions to ask before booking a month anywhere. **Claudia Ferrán** 10 Aug 2026 5 min Photo by Carter Obasohan on Unsplash In this article › The questions before you book › Noise, the great forgotten one › The backup The photos of a place show the bed, the terrace and the view. They do not show the only thing that matters if you are going to work: whether there is a surface at the right height, a chair that survives eight hours, and a connection that does not drop halfway through a meeting. ## The questions before you book 1. Is there a desk and a work chair, not a bar stool? Ask for a photo. 2. What is the real wifi speed? Ask for a screenshot of a test run in the room. 3. Is the connection fibre or does it arrive over the air? That is what decides stability on a video call. 4. How many devices are connected in the house at once? 5. Are there regular power cuts, and is there a generator? 6. Where is the nearest socket to the desk? The second one separates a serious listing from one that only promises: anyone with a good connection sends the screenshot without arguing. ## Noise, the great forgotten one Building work, roosters, traffic, a school next door or a club two streets away. They do not appear in the photos and on a video call you hear all of them. Asking about noise at the hour you actually work matters as much as asking about the wifi. ## The backup However good the place is, the connection will drop. Your own data plan, tested on day one, is what turns that drop into five minutes of inconvenience. How much data to budget for that is in [how much data work video calls use](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/how-much-data-does-a-video-call-use). > If the host will not send you a screenshot of the speed, they have already answered you. Book a week before committing to a month whenever you can. It costs more per night and it saves paying up front for somewhere you cannot work. Know where you're going? Pick your destination, days and data. Install it before you leave and pay once. [See destinations](https://getgigapass.com/en#destinos) Claudia FerránLong trips and remote work She has worked from wherever she happened to be for six years. She works out the data for a trip the way you'd work out the petrol, and she rarely gets it wrong. ## Frequently asked questions **What do I ask before booking somewhere to work?** Whether there is a desk and work chair, the real wifi speed with a screenshot, whether the connection is fibre or over the air, how many devices are connected and whether there are power cuts. **How do I check the wifi before I go?** By asking the host for a screenshot of a speed test run in the room where you will be working. **And if the connection drops?** That is what your own mobile backup is for, tested on day one and not on the day of the important meeting. **What else gets forgotten?** Noise at working hours: building work, traffic, animals or a school next door do not show in photos and are audible on video calls. ## Keep reading - [Work and nomads](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/coworking-while-travelling) | Coworking, café or your accommodation: where you actually get work done | 5 min - [Work and nomads](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/where-to-work-remotely) | Choosing where to work remotely: the five filters that matter | 6 min - [Work and nomads](https://getgigapass.com/en/blog/cabin-crew-suitcase) | The crew suitcase: what you pack when your bag weighs on you daily | 5 min