Hotel in Milton Keynes offer rooms for home workers to use as interruption-free offices

Accor's new 'Hotel Office’ initiative is a new concept that allows frustrated worker to book their own hotel room for an "uninterrupted, premium remote working experience".

The company's three star Novatel Hotel near Central Milton Keynes is offering 'office' rooms for nine hours, with a check in from 9am and a check out time of 6pm.

Guests can book for a single day or select a five-day package. They have access, subject to availability, to onsite bars, restaurants and wellbeing rooms as well as all in-room amenities.

An Accor spokesman said: "With 50 per cent of home working employees saying they wish they had a better work life balance at present, operating from the quiet privacy of a hotel room could be the perfect solution."

He added: "Over 4.1 million people currently working from home say they are less productive because of distractions. Professionals can use the Hotel Office service to make a daytime booking to escape background noise, ensuring uninterrupted work and the opportunity to conduct conference and video calls in a private, peaceful environment.

The ‘Hotel Office’ is currently available in 250 hotels in the UK and a further 70 hotels across Northern Europe, with further expansion of the scheme in Europe expected in the coming weeks.

James Wheatcroft, VP Marketing Accor Northern Europe, said: “With millions of people adapting to new ways of working we have been inspired to support this trend by offering a unique office experience, blending the need for quiet dedicated working spaces with all the convenience and amenities of a hotel.

The Hotel Office is the home office only better, it ensures people can optimise their remote working experience, offering a professional workspace with room to relax in privacy.”