[hackerspaces] Sleeping at Hackerspaces

[Jan Lieven]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:30:52 -0400
Agent 5 <ag3nt5 at dc401.org> wrote:

> If so whats your system like?
At "das Labor" we usually allow members to stay over night once in a
while if they do have a key for the space.
Non-members can stay over night if a member with key stays, too.
This is a per case decision, though.
> How many beds do you have?
Neither do we have beds, not any other equipment explicitly made for
sleeping. Just a few couches and blankets.
> Do you charge anything for people visiting to crash there?
Nope, we don't charge anything.
> Any suggestions or issues that have come up along the 
We made the experience that generally allowing people to stay over
night motivates some individuals to think of the hackerspace 
as their flat, which is undesired. (Especially since we don't have a
shower.)
Hence the "once in a while" rule.

- Jan
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