Suggestions for surviving a two week self isolation stay in a Five Star Hotel

gmisk

Amazon kindle loaded with books.

Netflix, amazon prime and any other streaming service you have on a tablet.

jam_mac_jam

Greyfox wrote: »

Definitely a nintendo switch, Zelda breath of the wild will take up about 100 hours but get marios karts and mario 3d allstars for variety

You beat me to it. Buy Zelda and the switch. Definitely will help. Such a good game.

Loads of books. Selection of hard and easy reading.

Also would suggest some exercise. There is a good series 30 days of yoga on utube.

Sam Harris has a free first month on his ap for meditation as well. Good time to learn.

Not sure how accurate they are but would you consider getting an antibody test if they are available in this country, if you do have antibodies for the virus there's a possibility you could skip the 2-week quarantine.

smurfjed

Only two weeks, that’s a breeze, I started doing this in March complete with armed guards, who are apparently there for our protection

Get a ROKU, it will allow you to access NETFLIX using the hotel WIFI rather than your data allowance or always using your phone.
Try to get a room with a window that opens.
Get room service to give you plenty of drinking water.
Bring washing powder for your clothes
You might also think about getting a Raspberry PI with a keyboard, as you can turn your TV into a screen
Download a VPN, check which one works best for your destination
Bring a mini speaker.
Bring a bottle of dettol and a spray bottle

Have fun

Feisar

Get one of those exercise DVDs like Insanity, no need for bands or anything.
Kindle
Tinder, have a ball of women lined up
Baldur’s Gate run
Films and of course porn.

Also if not mentioned already I would suggest having a plan in place, an isolation itinerary if you will

Ficheall

How is this even a problem? (Assuming you have Internet..)

Capt. Autumn

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure how accurate they are but would you consider getting an antibody test if they are available in this country, if you do have antibodies for the virus there's a possibility you could skip the 2-week quarantine.

I will definitely bring this up with my manager. The science is still too fuzzy around possible reinfections though so I'm note sure if this would fly.

Capt. Autumn

Feisar wrote: »

Get one of those exercise DVDs like Insanity, no need for bands or anything.
Kindle
Tinder, have a ball of women lined up
Baldur’s Gate run
Films and of course porn.

Also if not mentioned already I would suggest having a plan in place, an isolation itinerary if you will

Yes, absolutely, a plan is the key. I need self discipline or I could go a bit stir crazy. Great ideas everyone. Thanks so much.

And to think some people believe it's only mindless messers that inhabit the halls of After Hours.....

smurfjed

smurfjed wrote: »

Only two weeks, that’s a breeze, I started doing this in March complete with armed guards, who are apparently there for our protection

Get a ROKU, it will allow you to access NETFLIX using the hotel WIFI rather than your data allowance or always using your phone.
Try to get a room with a window that opens.
Get room service to give you plenty of drinking water.
Bring washing powder for your clothes
You might also think about getting a Raspberry PI with a keyboard, as you can turn your TV into a screen
Download a VPN, check which one works best for your destination
Bring a mini speaker.
Bring a bottle of dettol and a spray bottle

Have fun

I've been doing the following for years:

- Unlocked 4g hotspot from CEX - 32euro.
- When at the arrival airport, buy a pre-pay SIM. Something with 3-5 Gigs
- Amazon fire stick. Preconfigured with your hotspot's SSID. ~45 quid.
- Firestick allows NetFlix, Amazon Prime, also Kodi
- Loads of movies downloaded onto your laptop(legally of course), shared over the hotspot, so you can watch your movies on the big screen TV in the room.

I've used this solution in the following countries:
Morocco
China
Canada
Holland
Germany

Assuming the TV has a HDMI slot, which every modern TV does, you're golden.

colm_c

If you haven't already, get a vpn (Private Internet Access) or similar.

Also don't forget, more isolation awaits you when you get back home. So save some stuff to do for then!

cannotlogin

It could be worse.

Bring multiple chargers and an extension led because most of it will be spend online no matter how much other stuff you try to do to amuse yourself.

Is there an intense online course do or a language you want to learn or something productive like that that might interest you?

some hotels don't let you access the hdmi input as a source on their remotes tho

Nintendo switch with Zelda Breadth of the Wild, Hollow Knight, Super Mario Odyssey will certainly while away a good few hours. Even if you don't care for video games Breadth of the Wild is amazing.

Podcasts are great also- True crime like Casefile, sports, business, documentary etc.

ask for a treadmill to be put into your room? or an exercise bike?

PMBC

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Try and write a story each day that 12 sentences long. Write a poem every 2nd day that's 6 lines long.

Other than that its BBC world news for 12 hrs a day. Brilliant.

Bring a SW transistor radio with you for BBC World Service as BBC News on TV becomes very repetitive - even hearing the sig tune used crack me up. Other puzzles, if you are into those - Sudoku and those on NY Times; cheap sub of 4e per month were available. Take up Yoga and bring a manual with you.
Will you be working in the hotel, I mean outside your room? Best o f luck if you do.

Collie D

Two weeks indoors alone could be a good time to go cold turkey on the cigarettes.

If you don’t smoke - start before you leave and develop an addiction.

JohnnyFlash

Massive bag of cans.

Akrasia

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sign up to the Great Courses Plus two week free trial. If it's good enough for Bill Gates, it's good enough for anyone.

Did Bill subscribe after his two free weeks ran out?

Strumms

Games console is a great shout. You can while away shîtloads of time gaming. Buy a couple of new games too so it stays interesting.

On your tablet phone, have Spotify. I play FIFA these days with the sound off and music playing on Spotify, nice and relaxing...

Bring something like resistance bands, a weight, so you can do some health based work to kill the time.

On your tablet download some mind friendly apps like crosswords, wordsearch, World Series of poker... you can be in bed and just still keeping active.

glasso

glasso wrote: »

some hotels don't let you access the hdmi input as a source on their remotes tho

Not experienced that myself, but with 2 weeks stuck in a room, I'm sure the OP can get around that.

dxhound2005

Capt. Autumn wrote: »

An opportunity came up in work recently for installation of vital equipment in South East Asia. When I volunteered for the job it sounded great, interesting, challenging work, an opportunity to see a different part of the world for a short time and best of all, a break from the old routine.

And then Covid happened.

The work is vital and is still going ahead, but obviously there are major precautions to be taken to reduce the risk of the spread of this pesky virus. One of the main conditions, and the one that I will find most challenging, is that on arrival in the foreign city, I will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

The country I'm heading to is very strict and I'm told security will be assigned to my floor to ensure that I stay put. I will be unable to leave my room in my five star hotel for two weeks. Basically locked in a gilded cage. It's only hitting me now how difficult this experience is going to be.

So, I'd like to put it out there. What would the good patrons of After Hours do to pass the time, perhaps productively, but, most importantly, in a way that will not affect my mental health. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Dress up as a local and give security the slip. They can't be watching you 24 hours a day for a fortnight. Some of those countries are known to be amenable to a bribe as well.

https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30332063

Maybe you'll be lucky and get the ride off a security guard :P

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/australia-coronavirus-surge-linked-guards-22388421

Australia coronavirus surge linked to guards 'having sex with Brits' at quarantine hotels

An inquiry is under way to determine whether the huge spike in coronavirus cases in Victoria, Australia, was caused by a bungled hotel quarantine programme which reportedly saw security guards having sex with guests

corner of hells

Bring a sniper rifle with you , crack open a window and shoot every pigeon you see , hotel will thank you profusely.

MarkR

If you are bringing downloaded materiel, make sure it's legal. Aren't some countries super strict about piracy?

Stan27

Bring a PlayStation and download fortnite (free)
Do a short course also (good deals available)
Read a few good books.
Few yoga and gym sessions.

Make sure you have a VPN if it’s China you are going to so you can get around their stupid censorship and access sites you want.

Spore

Capt. Autumn wrote: »

...the job it sounded great, interesting, challenging work, an opportunity to see a different part of the world for a short time and best of all, a break from the old routine.

[...] The work is vital [...] I will be unable to leave my room in my five star hotel for two weeks.

World's greatest humble brag

Ish66

Can you get a gargle ?

Larbre34

Do a qualification in something. A language maybe.

cj maxx

Ish66 wrote: »

Can you get a gargle ?

Oh bring drink, Porn , books and computer games. Crosswords, puzzles. Set up your phone & computer with a vpn and make sure they’ll work ok.
Relax , you’ll have a whale of a time

The Continental Op

Get Amazon Prime for the country you are visiting (the free trail offer) and get anything you want delivered to your hotel room.

Feisar

Capt. Autumn wrote: »

Yes, absolutely, a plan is the key. I need self discipline or I could go a bit stir crazy. Great ideas everyone. Thanks so much.

And to think some people believe it's only mindless messers that inhabit the halls of After Hours.....

Deep thinkers one and all!